The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-23

Daniel Campbell and his wife OF Walton
county are said TO be respectively III and
ll2 years old.
The erection Of a large sanitarium at
Disston city, on B0ca Ciega Bay, OF at
St. Petersburg. is the next event on the
programme OF progress on the west coast
W /. Chamberlain has employed F. W.
Pope TO defend him I'm his trial for at
tempting to rob the Southern Savings and
Trust Bank Of Jacksonville Aug. Z. The
defense. IL Is said, viii probably be tenn
p0rary insanity.
DuvaTs lilywhites have been outgener-
aled again. and despite the bitterness with
which they have wagcd their fight the
poetic figure Of the nlustrious Joseph +.
Lee. preacher. politician, philosopher and
lawyer, sits smilingly upon the bodies
political Of McMurray, Greeley q CO.
The extensive improvements that have
been under way at the Florida Insane
Asylum for many months are finished.
and the institution is prepared 10 accom-
modate many more patients Florida now
has an insane asylum that will compare
favorably with any institution Of its kind
I'm the United States.
Jacksonville Citizen: John seeley. a
weu-known pawnbroker. made his will
yesterday. 1t is learned that he has set
aside a portion Of his property TO be
used as a home for Migrants for a term
Of five years. A number Of other chart
table clauses are contained in the will.
The old man is supposed TO be very well
supplied with this worlds goods.
DR.. J. E. Brecht, special United States
Indian agent for the SeminOles, reports
some progress toward civilization among
the reds. The government has saw-mill
at the agency. and the doctor is instruct
ing the natives in agriculture and the vas
rious industrial pursuits. He is having
an experimental pinery made and looks
hopefully for the outcome. The doctor
reaches the everglades via Miami.
Sylvester Page. a prominent citizen OF
Madison. Fla. was in Jacksonville a day
or two ago looking for his pretty 16-year-
old daughter, Minnie Page, who had elop-
ed from her home with a married mar
from Madison, Ca. The father finally
found his daughter. through the assist
ance of Constable Land, in a building
near the corner of Bridge and Adams
streets. The father was so overjoyed al
finding his daughter that he concluded
not to prosecute her abductor.
William G. shehee. the murderer o,
billiard and Taylor at High Springs las
Sunday. was lodged in the county jai
at Gainesville Friday night. The party
that captured Shehee came 10 this city
with the prisoner to thwart any attemp
that might be made by Shehee's friend.
to release him from custody. Shehee il
a young man, about q years old, anC
rather good-looking. When sober he il
said 10 be a very clever fellow, but Z
terror when drinking.
The engine for the new railroad connect
ing Crandall with the Florida Central an,
/ Peninsular is now on the side track a
Yulee 1t is named Port Henry, the orig
4 inal name of that place, and by which
+ name it is still known in shipping circle
and among old settlers. The name wa
+ changed to Crandall some years ago t
meet the requirements of the postofhe
/ department. With the revival of ship
ping an effort viii be made to have tn
postal authorities allow Crandah its oil
| name.