The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-10

ofAhe frane.of the machine to completely
| Protect the rider from the hot sun. II
can be folded when desired, and can be
used as a sail when the wind Is in the
right direction.
a new postOfice has been established
al Meadow. Marion county, two and a
half miles south Of Citra- Jacob b. Al
bert has been appointed postmaster.
BY official announcement Mr.. Flagler
has changed the name Of the Jackson
vile, St Augustine and Indian River
railway, 10 the Florida East Coast rail-
way.
The state pardoning board has refused
70 commute the sentence OF Joseph b.
Merton OF Hamilton county, who will
hang on the 2lst inst, for the murder Of
James Danmark.
a hot municipal contest at Apalachicola
Thursday resulted in the election OF II.
W. Johnston. mayor, and G.. A. Campbell
marshal. Great dissatisfaction exists and
a contest IS threatened
The schools Of Alachua county win not
open until the first Monday in October.
The board passed an order at its last
meeting prohibiting any school from
opening until that time.
w. T. Young, the merchant, postmaster
and railroad agent at Sp0rr, Marion coun-
", has sold out everything and took bis
departure for Rienzi, Miss, where he
viii In the future reside.
A postoffice order has been issued, d.
recting that the star service between La
mont and Harmony, Fla. be changed so
as 10 omit Sunnyside, decreasing the dis
lance Of the route ten miles.
For the next fiscal year 1t viii cost
Orange county about 81, AS to keep her
roads, not including bridges, in condition.
That includes the contracts as just let for
regular work and the salary of the su-
periHtendent-
George Floyd, the son of Capt. Floyd of
the Jacksonville, st. Augustine and IN
dian River railroad, was held up and
robbed by a negro foot pad while riding his
bicycle In the outskirts of Jacksonville
Thursday. He is only IA years old, and the
negro secured only pocket knife.
The city authorities Of Ocaia have been
notified by "A party in Jacksonville that
suit has been entered for the payment Of
5000 issued in scrip. The council dis
cussed the matter at its meeting Tuesday
Mght but took no action in the premises.
IL is said that J. NJ. Shumaker is the
party aggrieved and the payment was
made on the First National Bank.
g. r. Sheftall Of Jacksonville. the in
ventor of the nailless horse shoe, has re-
ceived a letter from the Pennsylvania
Iron and Steel Company of Pttsburg,
Pa, in which an offe1fs made TO buy his
invention outright for $4,000 Mr. Shelf
tan has written to the company refusing
this offer. An offer was also made to
take the contract for manufacturing the
shoes, if he did not want 10 sell. He has
the latter proposition under considera-
ton.
Max Furchgott Of the firm of Kohn,
q
tired from the above firm ana has sew
cred. his connection with the firms store
in New York. The business Of the firm
will hereafter be carried on by Leopold
FNrohgott Of Jacksonville. No change of
name will follow the dissolution OF part
nership. This action of Max Furchgott
has been contemplated by him for some
time, on account Of his failing health,
and the consequent inability to attend to
the interests of the firm.
julius Brownett, F'renchman who
has been employed on the st. Cloud farm
at Kissimmee killed himself accidentally
at St Cloud Friday afternoon while fool
ing with pistol He had been warned
against shooting against an iron wall that
there was danger in the bullets glancing
of. He had fired all the chambers of the
pistol except one and remarked that there
was no danger in the pistol, and 70 em-
phasize his remark, fixed the hammer on
what he supposed to be the empty cham
Der, pointed IL at himself under the chin
and began swapping II. The hammer
and the pistol fired killing him instantly.
So far this year fifteen divorce cases
have been filed in the county clerks Of
flee at Ocala.
white, was before Justice Willard at jack
sonville Thursday, on warrant charging
him with bigamy. The warrant was sworn
out by another white man namedS A. L.
Burns. jackson was sent to jail in de-
fault of bond, in the sum of $3.50. to await
the action of the criminal court. Jack
son, or BaliJack, came to this city about
ten months ago, and secured a position
with the Cleveland Furniture Company, as
q mattressmaker. Some time ago he met
a Mrs. Nellie Whitney, who keeps a board
ing house on Monroe street, and last
wednesday he secured a license and they
were married. A. outns heard of the
marriage, and knowing that Jackson had
a wife at High Point, N. c., small town
on the Southern railroad. he swore out a
warrant charging him with bigamy. Burns
claims that Jackson has a wife at High
Putnt, and that he lived with her for sew
eral years. He knew both of them at that
jackson. swore that he had another wife.
Jackson made a statement, and said that
he did not have another wife, and that
the woman is North Carolina was not his
wife, but that he only lived with her. the
couple never having been married. Fur
Their than this he refused to talk He could
not give the necessary bond, and was COM
mttted to Jail