The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-18

ran into the Manatee wharf Wednesday
doing considerable damage rtee D.
tween the Tarpou and Manatee is SAID
10 have been the cause
New York papers announce that the
steiner Lizzie Henderson was burned
near that city a feW days ago This
steamer We built for HendersQn g. Aiiier
iu 1sff hv Neahe e. Levy Or Fhilalfa 2 ma
for the Guif coast trade. passenger ana
mail service. she was drst put tn the
run between Tampa and Cedar KY Wnicn
was the only means Of reaching that
city by public conveyance. and taen eN-
tended the service 90 Key West. touch
ing az other points along the coast, ana
later Stiu on various other runs on tfe
Gulf. until bought by NeW YORK nrIn
and run between that city and Philadel-
phia.
The Three Friends viii be held in Jack
souviue by the revenue csItter officers
until instructions afe received from Wash
iuEtou. When the steamer was seized by
the Boutwell, at M8rport Saturday morn
Ing. the officer PLACED on board OF her
imme ilately commenced a search OF me
vessel for arms and ANN Iultion- Inc
search was frultless IN that respect and
an that was found were three medi-
An extra boat. The chances OF the Three
Friends TO secure indemnity from the
government for detention. IL the event Of
release. are considered 10 be very slim
on account OF its pas, record.
s. r. Clark and Joseph Shaw started
out 10 hunt wild turkeys from Alachua
on Saturday. on entering the hammock
they separated. going In Opposite dlrec-
tions. After going s1me distance, Clark
"yelped." initiating a turkey thinking
II there were any turkeys nearby they
would answer him. MT. shaw heard the
noise. and. thinking ne had found a drove
OF turkeys began 10 zselp also. Each OF
the men iaboring under the impression
that the noise they ard was made 10y
turkeys. kept crawling on their knees
in the direction OF the yelping. Finally
Clark saw a small object which he thought
was the turkey. but instead was his COM
pauion's head. Clark ired. The whole
load of fifty No. turkey shot entered
Mr. Shaw's head and neck. Clark ran
10 get his game. and when he realized
what he had done he was overcome with
grief
High Springs correspo 1dence Morning
News. Aug. l6: A double murder was cOm-
mitted here at noon to-cny. Five pis; oil
shots In succession were heard from the
direction OF the lot in rear OF the Audi
torium bar. and on going there two dead
men were found. O. NJ Taylor, "a Plant
system painter, who has been painting
the new Plant system depot here, was
found dead, with two bullet holes through
his body and ranging from the rear. Mr..
Taylor had cigarette in one hand and
nothing in the other. His home is al
Barlow. where ne has an invalid wife,
whom he has not seen since last Febru-
airy, she having just returned from At
lanta where she had been undergoing an
operation. The other dead man was H..
s billiard foreman of the new depot
building here, whose home As at st. Pet
ersburg. where he has a wife and three
small children He has a married son
at High Springs. Mr.. Hilliard was shot
from the rear also, and had n pipe in his
right hand and a package of smoking to-
bacco IN the left. All OF which shows
that this foul double murder was com
mitted not IN self-defense, but in cold
blood. The jury Of inquiry is out on the
case at this writing. We anxiously await
their verdict. The town is greatly excit-
ed over the the affair. Both men were
said 10 be peaceable and good citizens at
their homes.