The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-06
THE MORNING NEWS SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1895.

DAYS ago by one Menendez at the Casino
at Tampa, fell in fainting spell on Frank
lin street Thursday. He was restored 70
| consciousness and taken 10 the court
house. Dr. Bartlett extracted the ball
| from bis head a few days since, but his
| condition IS serious.
The Ta.nEa Building and Investment
| Company are doing much TO advance the
material growth o. the city. while they
are making paying Investments for them
selves Up 10 date they have completed
| l04 houses and every one is rented at
| paying rates They expect to build fifty
more during the summer.
Green Hodge. baggagemaster at Ocala.
was tried Thursday by Judge Hin for
assault with intent to kill The assault
was committed upon NJ. Crown, agent Of
the Plant system at DunneliOn- Hodge
was Temanded 10 jail in default of 500
bond. Hodge was at one time sherin OF
Levy county. but has served a term in
the penitentiary for murder. Whisky
caused the deed.
A terrific hail storm broke over Acme
Wednesday, between and p. m, ac-
cOmpanied by the most violent peals of
thunder and flashes OF vivid lightning.
The hailstones. which were as large as
wild pIums, could be swept up by the
bHshel, and cattle fed wildly for shelter
from. the hard hitting, frozen globules.
some days. No casualties have been re-
ported.
The most interesting case that occupied
the attention Of the county court, in ses-
.
state of Florida VS.. William Woods of
Lemon City, charged with selling brandy
peaches. The evidence in the case brought
out the fact that one man had drank the
juice out Of four bottles. and was not at
all intoxicated. Four OF the jury were
for conviction. while two were for ae-
quittal. The two for acQuittal finally
brought the other four over. and Wood
was acquitted.
Judge J. b. Wall purposes to establish
a new method in the handling Of the crimi-
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the new law recently passed by the legis-
lature, he viii set aside Monday In each
week as the day on which those of the
county prisoners charged with offenses
coming under the jurisdiction of the Grim
inal court who wish to plead guilty can do
so, receive their sentence or fine, and be
discharged, If able to pay out. The other
prisoners will be remanded over to the
regular term of the criminal court.
Barlow Courier-Informant: on Tuesday
there was on exhibition al j. J. Mills store
the finest lot Of melons ever seen in this
county. There were thirteen melons, the
largest weighing 57A pounds and the small
est forty pounds. The combined weight
of the thirteen was CIT pounds. making an
average Of ara pounds. They were pluck
ed from volunteer vines and had no spec
ial fertilizing or attention. Six of these
melons were gathered at the same time
from one Vine the six Weighing BOG pounds
or hfty-one pounds each average. X.
Taylor Of Lake Garfield raised the melons.
Upon the arrival of the midnight train
from the south at Orlando Wednesday,
the conductor reported to Officer Mat
thews that robbery had occurred on his
train below Kissimmee, and pointed out
the supposed thief. The officer arrested
the man, and, upon searching him, found
the pocketbook which he had stolen from
negro woman, together with her money,
amounting to $25. The fellow had on his
person, including the amount he had stolen
from the woman. $lS6.S6. He had ticket
from Barlow to Jacksonville. He was
locked up. and will be sent back 10 Os-
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Cured.
At special session Of the county crimi-
nal court at Palatka Thursday Judge
w II. Whigg, presiding, Charles F. Deni-
son entered plea of guilty to the charge
of carnal intercourse with Bessie L. Greek,
under the age of 16 years, and was fined
800 and costs of court. He also compro-
missed the case of bastardy with Bessie l..
Greek by paving her $50 He paid all the
fines and costs against him and was dis
charged. Denison is the white man who
raised the white girl, Bessie l.. Greek,
from a small child, ruined her and be-
came the father of her child, for which
charges were preferred against him by
the girls brother.
The Norwegian ship Austriana, which
was burned 10 the waters edge in the bay
several months ago, just as she was ready
to sail from Pensacola, with full cargo
of timber and lumber has been towed to
Central wharf at Pensacola, where her
cargo is being discharged. Some time after
the fire the wreck was sold al auction and
1t Is stated that Capt. Jack sold the tim
Der as 1t lay in the hull for 81 per stick for
all good pieces and rs cents per stick for
mated nls oha by competent pets judges that
| not less than 1900 sticks of good timber
| win be saved besides the charred pieces
| and deals. The hull is pronounced to be
! perfectly sound and a good round sum will
/ likely be realized for 1t.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Kissimmee writes as follows: The sum
I CAke 81 fnH n az fnr Gnrafh
| Florida opened July ], at Kissimmee, with
| Profs. Tom +. McBeath and David l..
| Ellis as instructors. There are ten coun-
ties tributary to this school, and II Is ex-
pected that from $50 to 200 teachers will at
tend during the session. The people of
/ Kissimmee have made every arrangement
/ for the entertainment of the visiting teach
/ ers, and low rates. of board have been Sc
! cured at hotels and boarding houses. Dur
| ing the session of the school a number
/ Of public addresses VIII be delivered by
| able and popular speakers. The state SUI
| perintendent will visit and inspect the
work of the school during the session. The
| plan of work in this and the other state
| summer schools Is to have studied and
! taught the subjects upon which the teach
ers will be examined in September, lead
ing to first second and third grade certi-
| flcates. Besides this work, a regular
| course of lectures on the science and art
of teaching is presented, affording OPP
| higher type to all the teachers in attend
ance
| Jacksonville Times-Union: Work on the
| jetties of the st. Johns bar has been com
pleted, and the last dollar of the 81, Az
| 600 appropriated by congress paid over to
| l. II. Hathaway & Co of Philadelphia,
| contractors. The project contemplated a
| low tide depth of fifteen feet Mai Hand
| bury, the government engineer says that
the low tide depth is now within a fraction
of foot of the expected mark. He adds
that the work is in a satisfactory condi-
ton, and fully equals the expectations of
the engineers The jetties are walls of
rock built from the mouth of the river
| seward, and converge as they extend.
The north jetty is 10, 900 feet long and the
south jetty 10700. They were begun in
$780, and were built according to the pro-
ject of Gen. Q. A. Gilmore. At that time
| the mean low water depth on the bar was
| seven feet Steam and sailing vessels of
| ordinary size were always compelled 10
| walt for high water. After a material i'm
| proyement in the depth of the bar had
| been made the Clyde line of steamships
was established. These ships were of larg-
| er size than any steam vessels which had
| heretofore entered this port. The depar-
| ture of these ships, however, until during
| the last year was always regulated by the
| tides. During the last year they loaded
| with heavier cargoes than they had ever
| before loaded. and came and went with
| out regard TO Tides The iattias baes5o-