The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-29

all night. So they broke out through the
plate glass front. The crashing of the
glass quickly brought a large crowd TO
the spot, but not until the would-be rob
bers had escaped.
It IS rumored a. Key West that a spec
ial revenue detective has discovered ex-
tensive custom house frauds In a city
within SOD miles OF Key West, which has
cles.
Letters patent have been issued S. d.
Smith Of Orlando, for a centrifugal water
lift. which will doubtless solve the prob
lem Of cheap Irrigation II Is so ar
ranged as to be operated by wind, horse,
steam or hand power and costs anywhere
from $40 up to 500, according TO size.
W. =. Underwood has been appointed
postmaster at Roseland, Brevard county,
vice ]. L. HOenler, resigned. A new post
Office has been established at Kenilworth,
fernando county, three and half miles
southwest OF lstachatta. The postofiice
at WhitepiIe, Calhoun county. has been
discontinued. Tho mail viii go to
BlOuntstown.
J. W Bryan. ex-deputy sheriff of Hills
borough county, met with a quite serious
accident at his residence Saturday even
ing. He was sitting on his verandah. and
on attempting to rise his left knee, which
IS weak on account Of having been once
broken, gave way, and he fell heavily of
the verandah to the ground breaking his
shoulder and dislocating his arm.
A movement is on foot at St. Augustine
among the leading residents to celebrate
the Fourth of July this year In grand
style. A suitable programme VIII be form
ulated for the day, such as bicycle races,
yacht races, speeches, and sprinting
matches A chorus is being organized to
sing patriotic airs. and a platform will be
erected under the large trees in the plaza.
Postmaster f. NJ. Brown OF Silver
Springs, while out walking in the woods
near his home recently. found the nest Of
a eoot Ga species Of wild duclO on the
edge Of saW-grass pond. The nest was
fun Of eggs, which Mr.. Brown carried
home, and by the aid of an improvised
incubator. made of an old lard can and
an oil lamp, Matched out thirteen lively
young coOts, which are growing finely
and show no trace Of wildness. They fol-
low the members of the family around the
yard. and will eat food from the hand
of any person. Mr.. Brown thinks they can
easily be domesticated, and will prove a
valuable addition for table use.
Capt. c. McFadden, accompanied by NJ
McFadden. Robert Sanders and Robert
Curry, have arrived at Fort Pierce from
Key Largo with a cargo consisting of 600
dozens of pineapples of fine variety for
shipment to the northern markets. While
at Key Largo the party had an experience
with a 16-fuot shark. that came very near
upsetting their boat. The men were In
large boat fishing, when one of them had a
pun. He drew in his line, and as he got
II close to the surface of the water Mr..
Shark appeared, turned on his back. and
went for the fish As the shark was in
this position and very close, one of the
gentlemen stuck IL with an ak. The mon
ster made one lunge and almost upset
the boat. The shark disappeared, but the
blood from its wounds attracted other
sharks, and some thing like a school of
them must have been about the boat, and
probably devoured the wounded or dead
shark.
Robert b. Wolseley and his son, ". w.
Wolseley, left Daytona on Friday MAY a.
to Atlanta to look for employment Elk
animation of the bank books shows no
dishonesty in the management. The fail
ure is attributed to extravagant manner
/ of living. The committee acting with the
assignee submitted a detailed report in
which the valuations We're quite different
were Liabilities, s4s,5i927 and assets. ST.
093 80. The committees estimate, $l, 337. 5S,
and assets $29. 966.3l making a deficit Of
$11, S71.27. The real ty'i is a house and land
on the peninsula, a very pretty home
partly encumbered the bank and lot one
of the fine Beach street corner lots an
interest in two lots in the southern part
of Daytona, and some wild land In Citrus
county. But even at a fair estimate, these
properties would not balance the amount
due .depositors. Some of the notes in the
/ assets had been discounted by other bank
ers, and some, because of depreciation of
values following the freeze, were no good
at all.
James Allen has just been acquitted of
a charge of murder at Chipley. On Dec
20. 1857 J. 7. Pippin was the marshal of
| the town of Chipley. While acting in that
4 capacity ne attempted TO arrest a man
named Lamb, and in his effort to do So
| shot Lamb, infiicting two slight wounds.
/ Lamb escaped to another portion of the
/ town, where he informed Allen that Pip
i pin had shot him, and that he expected
I to die. from the effects of his wounds,
1 and requested Allen TO arrest Pippinl AL
I len ran through the street, pistol in hand.
until he met Pippin coming down in the
! direction Lamb had gone. Here the tes-
4 timony of eye-witnesses as to what oc-
Il Cured when the parties met was very
/ conflicting. The evidence for the state
| tended to show that without any provoca-
ton, and unnecessarily, and while Pippin
was begging Allen to go away and let his
| alone, Allen deliberately shot and Killed
Pippin. The evidence for the defence
Il seemed TO show that Aliens Intentions
| were only to arrest Pippin, whom he
thought had comitted felony in shootInp
| Lamb, and that Pippin made violent and
hostile demonstrations toward Allen and
actually shot at Allen first. and that AL
len, acting in self-defense, shot and killed
deceased. Afterward Allen immediately
fled, and was never seen here until about
a month ago, when he returned from the
Indian Territory, after an absence OF
more than seven years, and SURRENDERED
himself TO his brother, who is now sheriff
of this county. After hearing the charge
OF the court the Jury was out less than
an hour, and returned with a verdict OF
not guilty.