The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29

was down. and the only way the accident
Is accounted for is either that in turning
the buggy JOlted over palmetto roots, or
else that in putting his gun down Mr..
Young struck the hammer Of Mr. SEQ
bells gun with the butt of his. Mr.. Young
was driven home as speedily as possible,
and DR.. 5. 5 Sargent called uDOn. who
pronounced IL a flesh wound; no bones
broken. painful and serious, but not
dangerous in itself.
W. ". Miller of Eustis, who went to
Chlckamauga last week, returned on the
18th. While on the battle ground, some
scoundrel, not having any respect for
old vets, managed to relieve him of
his purse and $50 and his return ticket
but such petty thefts were just as COM
mon there as in every crowd. Mr. Miller
speaks OF one man who lost 500 and an
other all the money he had.
Roswell King Of Sanford has purchased
the wreck of the ocean steamship BrecOn-
SHIRE, OF 4.500 tons burden. which found
cred on the East Coast of Florida, about
a year and half ago. This three-masted
steamship is, or was, 800 feet long, has a
steel hull. believed to be yet in fairly
good condition, with valuable machinery
nearly intact, presumably and many other
items of cargo, including 800 tons of coal
John Avery of Benton had a narrow
escape from being bitten by a monster
rattlesnake this week. The snake struck
him and fastened his fangs in the hem
OF AVery's pants. Then there was a
wild race across the fields before the
snake could be shaken loose. Avery.
though frightened nearly to death, es-
capped without being bitten. The RATHER
was killed, and measured five feet IN
length.
J. E. Bryan, a contractor, has entered
suit against the city of Jacksonville,
through his attorneys, w. NJ. Bostwick,
Jr., and A. w. Cockrell q Son. for $4,000.
Ihe suit is brought on account of the city
breaking the contract made with MIR.
Bryan for the paving of Forsyth street.
the reason the city gave for breaking the
contract was that the company which Mr..
Bryan represented had not been manufac-
turing brick for two years.
News of the suicide of ]. W Bowers,
proprietor of the hotel at Whitfield, ons
Choctawhatchie Bay, has been received a
Pensacola. The deceased had been drink
ing for day or two, but was sober on the
day of his death. After dark he lay down
on the front Veranda of his hotel and
when found by his wife he was uncon-
scious, with an empty bottle of laudanum
by his side. DR.. Fitzhugh was summoned,
but 1t was too late to save him. The de-
ceased bore a good reputation, and des-
pondency is assigned as the cause of his
rash act.
Through an oversight the names of the
different departments at the pOstofhce at
Jacksonville were not painted over the
windows in the screen at the postoffice.
Postmaster Clark called the attention of
the pOstOffice department to this
and his communication was re-
ferrsd to the treasury depart
ment. The department learned that it was
not included in the contract with the firm
however, has received word from the de-
partment that it has instructed Collector
of Customs Bisbee. who is the custodian
of the building, to have the signs painted.
Those living along Lemon Bay who
looked out of their window on the water,
during a recent night, saw a strange
sight A1essrs. Pope & Chapman had NOV
ed the wooden office building of the Lee
mon Bay Land company onto two large
lighters and, in the calm of the night, aid
ed by favorable tide, were polling ii from
Grove City to Englewood, where il is
now located, the office of the company be
ing removed to Englewood. Mr.. Arnold
has completed the new two-story postoti1ce
and store building for the Lemon Bay
Mercantile company, at Englewood, and
is now at work on the warehouse at the
rear.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Abbeville writes as follows, under date
of Sept. q: Wilcox superior court con-
vened last Monday, Judge c. G. Smith
were continued. The criminal docket was
lowing cases were disposed Of John
Honell (colored) was convicted of the
murder of Tony Williams (colored), and
was sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
Calvin Hall, a negro, was sentenced to
ten years for stealing a mule, and Willis
ing. G. S. Nasworthy pleaded guilty to
several indictments and got off with pay
ing fines to the amount of 500 in the ag
gregate. Court adjourned Thursday to
the second week in November. A land and
improvement company and new and en-
Gently organized in Abbeville. New stores
and newcomers are plentiful; trade is
active and improving, and the outlook here
is very cheering.