The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-04

view. some time ago. and who was sup
posed 90 have been drowned Oh a boat.
was eXnumed ana his neck was found
broken one 81 Ills companions has n0u
confessed THAI he was killed Dy party.
ana then thrown into the river.
Marshal Cameron OF Sanford arrested
Julius Richardson. c0lored. about d years
old Richardson was wanted for recent
IS shooting five times at negro. none
Of the shots taking effect. lie was found
hiding boz an OLD boiler al the saw mill.
ana was armed He is a young desperate,
and is just our OF jail having served
sentence for theft
Lakeland Sun. The first through run
made by way Of Leesburg. Ocala and
Gainesville. was made last Sunday with
engine - with Mr r. u. Trammel at
the throttle. and Capt. Sebring al the
rear end The engine was beautifully
decorated with fruits and flowers The
Plant System. in establishing this new
route. gives through passengers change
Of scenery, al the same rate OF fare as by
Juliette and M0rristOn.
a very severe electric storm occurred
at Sanford on Friday afternoon at
O'Clock. Lightning struck the large resi-
dence OF Charles W. Ratoul, four miles
from Sanford. The bolt came down the
chimney and set fire 10 the house ana
% was burned to the ground. MT. RAJ
tout and two servants were on the place
but the shock, which was felt by an, tn
capaeltated them for saving any Of the
household goods. Mr. RatOu Is partially
covered by insurance on both house and
furniture.
Pensacola News: The work Of extend
ing the wharves Of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. and the building Of the
immense warehouses and grain elevators
Us progressing rapidly. Soon the work or
changing the dummy line TO an electric
railway VIII be begun, to be followed by
extending and changing the entire street
car service 20 an electric system. These
improvements and another large indus
trial enterprise in the Improvement Of
which fully $4,000 Is TO be expended, will
put into circulation here this summer and
next fan between S300.0O0 and 100000 In ad-
dition to which will be the large sums
OF money to be expended by the govern
ment In the work of improving our coas.
detenses and In harbOr improvements.
Surely Pensacola ought 10 take a new
life with all this money In circulation.
J. b. secSinger Of Tampa was standing
in his front door. about 10 O'Clock. when
two men came up and stopped near the
house. Mr.. Seckinger turned 10 go into
the house when a pistol shot was fire1.
lie did not notice 10 particularly at first,
but after a few moments decided to 20
out and see what IL meant. Neither one
Of the parties were in sight and Mr..
Seckinger walked down the street some
little distance, and then returned to his
house. As he came back a man sprung
out OF some bushes directly in front of his
house and ran. Mr.. Seckngcr then de-
cided that the man had been after him,
and reported the matter to the police. An
examination of his house failed to show
that the bullet had struck it anywhere
and II the man had shot at Nc. Seckinger
ne was certainly "a very bad marksman
10 miss the entire house.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: The decree OF the lower court con-
demniug NJ. NJ Driggers of Bradford
county TO death for murder has been at
firmed by the supreme court-A good
story Is being told on the town council
of Mariana, which demonstrates the
higher appreciation its members entertain
for the pork supply as compared with
the physical well-being of It's citizens. 1t
Is said that the bicyclists of that town
have in the past so frequently cOlided
with pedestrians that quite a clamor was
created by the passage OF an ordinance
to prohibit fast cycling on the streets
to which no attention was paid, until
recently one of the cyclists ran over and
injured pig, the property OF a council
man, when the desired ordinance was
promptly passed Elk Gov.s w. ID. Biloxi
ham, Hon. George F. Raney, Presidential
elector; Attorney General w. b. Lamar
State Superintendent w. N. Sheats and
Hon. William A. Rawls, chairman of the
state committee, left Sunday for Jack
sonville to speak at the opening meeting
of the campaign there Tuesday night.
from which place they will start on
tour OF the state I'm the interest of all
democratic nominees.