The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-09

dates on dates to be hereafter named by
the committee
The declaration was fled in the United
States court Tuesday IN a new suit for
damages against the city Of Jacksonville
lien Of Great Britain. and the damages
are placed at $500 The cause alleged in
the declaration IS defective sidewalk
Collector Wilson of the Internal revenue
department at Jacksonville, has given out
the following figures as the receipts for
the month OF April in his office; From the
sale Of cigar stamps, SD,SSiO4. tobacco
stamps, S16f.16; cigarette stamps, $3.50,
special tax stamps, Sl33.Si; and miscellan-
eous $l5.42.
small vote was polled in the munich
pal election at DeLand Tuesday. The re-
suit was as follows: For mayor, J. Z.
BigelOw; clerk, J. H. Hibbard; treasurer,
W. a. Allen; councnmen, W. II. Bristol,
5. a. Wood, J. II. S;oddard, O. F. Fish;
member of board of public works, W. ).
Cleaveland.
The county school board has declared IL
legal the recent election for trustees OF
the Ocala sub-school district. owing to the
fact that It was not conducted according
to the new election law. and that the board
had failed TO provide for official ballots.
etc, and had also neglected 10 have the
rate of mileage voted on.
At Apalachicola Tuesday George Tuck
er and Clare Marshall. each about 10 years
of age, quarreied over knife. George
stabbed Clare in the neck, seYeriug the
Jugular vein. Clare, with a younger broth
er, has been the sole support OF two 1t
tie sisters for about a year. Fears are en-
tertained as to his recovery.
The Jupiter and Lake Worth railway,
known as the Celestial Line. was sold a
the court house door at Juno Monday to
Sabel Bros. Of Jacksonville for A315. The
sale was to pay an Indebtedness of about
5000. Five bids were in competition. X.
b. Gable. receiver was present. The sale
was confirmed by the court.
At masters sale at Orlando Monday.
Samuel F. Wilkes of Boston, Mass, bid
in for $3.50 the track, tools, five cars, all
materials right of way, etc, belonging
70 the defunct Orlando Electric Street
Railway Company, which was sold under
a lien issued by Judge John d. Broome of
the Seventh judicial circuit court, in ia
vor of the South Florida Foundry and Ma
chine Company.
Messrs. Hogarth & Higginbotham, the
deputy sheriffs who arrested and shot a
peddler near Callahan. some days ago.
were arrested on warrant sworn out by
John COpelan, the man at whose house
the peddler was shot. Preliminary hearing
was waived by their attorney. and the de-
PENDANTS were placed under bond IN the
sum of 500 for their appearance at the
next term of circuit court
The people of Archer do not intend to
be outdone in the way of entertaining can
didates for the county officers June 3 is
the date set for the assembling of Caudl-
dates and voters at that precinct to dis
cuss county and state politics. On that
day the people of Archer will give a bar
becue and basket picnic. The candidates
will meet the voters of Newberry On
Thursday, when banquet will be given.
The democratic executive committee of
Walton county met at DeFuniak Springs
Saturday and ordered meetings to be held
on May % to elect delegates TO a conven-
tion to be held on May 30. Then the dele
gates to Ocala and Tampa will be chosen.
A resolution TO recommend the appoint
spector was tabled Norwood MCGUIRE,
editor of the Herald, was recommended
as supervisor of registration.
The amount of mail handled at the Jack
sonville Office during April shows a very
decided increase over the corresponding
month for last year. During the past
month the number of pieces of first-clas SIS
mail matter handled was 1,603605 special
delivery, 975; all other classes, 1896 max
ing a total of 2,5SS.254. During April, 1895,
matter handled was 9iS,629; special deliv-
cry $40; all other classes, 5Sl, AS; the total
being 1,5SS, 254.
At Winter Haven Monday r. T. Crouch,
an elderly man, while standing in an out
house, was Frustrated by a stroke of
lightning A wire clothes line was at
tached to the building, and the electricity
seemed to follow it into the house, leav-
ing 1t and striking Mr.. Crouch on the
right shoulder, running down his arm,
the side of his body and leg to the heel
of the foot, burning the flesh severely. He
was Frustrated for a time, but in a few
hours seemingly had recovered, except the
severe burns.
c. G. Ward, a well-known citizen of
Citra, has been arrested for embezzle-
ment on a warrant sworn out by R. l..
strlngfeliow of the firm Of Stringfellow
Bros. of Gainesville. He was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff c. c. Warren and taken
to Gainesville. Mr. Ward was before
examination. He waived examination,
and gave bond in the sum of $500 for his
appearance a. the next term of county
court. The sum he is charged with en-
bezzling is SAL