The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-30

Irwin L. Johnson. coloreI. aged y years.
was struck by lightning ln South Jack
s5uviue Thursday afternoon and was ln-
stantly killed.
Dr. Tate Powell and his brother. j. H.
Powell, both OF starke, have invented q
new strawberry refrigerator and have ap-
piled Tor patent on their invention.
The first carload OF watermclons Of
the season was received al Palatka Thurs
day by Walter Thomas. They were grown
by Francis and Long of Iuferlacleu. and
were of the Kolb gem variety.
Ia Liberty county there are four candi-
dates for clerk of the county. nine for
sheriff, three for assessor Of taxes. and
four for collector of taxes. No one has
yet announced for county Judge
Congressman Sparkman of Florida has
introduced I'm the House bin appropriat-
ing $1,000 for the establishment of fish
Matching and FISH culture station III lor-
ida AT point 10 be selected by the United
States commissioner Of fish and fisheries.
The democrats OF Hnlsborough county
met al Ybor City Thursday and elected
delegates 70 the state congressional con-
ventlOn ana chose new executive COM
mittee. The convention declared that
democrats should be governed on the
financial question by the action OF the ma
tiOnal convention.
At Tampa Thursday night, at 10 o'clock.
"A Cuban by the name of Ramon Planchi
was shot in the stomach. the bah rang
Ing downward DR.. Bartlett and two as
sistants are doing what they can to save
his life. The wounded man VIII not tell
how or who shot him. and Il is believed
that ne was shot by a Jealous lover. No
arrests have as yet been made.
A frame house at Quincy, occupied by
Max Oestreicher was totally destroyed
by fire Thursday morning at 3 o'clock.
Mrs Oestrelcher was I'm the kitchen wi.h
a lamp, and, seeing a rat became fright
eued and dropped the lamp, which eX-
plOded. The dwelling caught fire and the
flames spread so rapidly that the occu.
pants, Mr.. OestreiCher and family, bare
ly escaped with their lives. The builC-
ing was owned by AdOlph Ottinger and
was fully insured.
Mrs. Lula Branton died of heart failure
at Bayard Thursday under sad circum-
stances Mrs Branton had only arrive
the day previous. having come from her
/ late home in Green cove Springs, to join
| her husband, who had been at Bayard
about six weeks preparing for her arri-
val. At night she retired in usual health,
and happy in the thought that their fam
lily was again reunited, but
woke early the next morning
ana died Immediately Deceased
was about % years Of age, and leaves a
| babe Of 4 months and boy about years
old. Mrs. Branton's mother also died only
about four months ago of heart failure.
Capt. Ackley of the war department
sent to Fernandina by Secretary Lamont
at the request of Senator Pasco, arrived
Thursday on the buoy tender Wisterta.
He met the members Of the chamber OF
commerce and the pilot cOmmi ssloners IN
the First National Bank building, ana
discussed with them the desirabillty OF
putting gas buoys on the Cumberland
bar. Capt Ackley advised against this,
though il has been desired by the peO-
| pie of Fernandina and by many others
| Capt Ackley thought the breakers too
heavy and the depth of water insufficient
| for the safety and permanency of the
| buoys. He will advise that the range
! lights be elevated and made larger i'm lieu
! of the gas buoys.
Letters have been received concerning
another sensation at Center Hill, in Sum.
ter county, said to have grown out Of the
| Grace Darrell case. The Information re-
| ceived IS that on Sunday night last -four
| young men, raided Jefferson Vaughn's
1 house. During the melee the men tore
| all of the clothing from Mrs. Vaughn
! who, with her husband and little baby
went to a neighbours house for safety
| The men IN question then went off to hold
! q consultation, and in the meantime
| Vaughn with his family, fled through tho
/ woods to the little town of Webster five
miles from Center Hin. Vaughn arrived
/ at Webster at u o'clock Sunday night
| and great excitement Is said to prevail
/ over the affair. The reason given for tho
| assault is that Vaughn Is said TO know
| too much about two of the men in refer
| ence to the Grace Darrell case. which ere
/ ated so much excitement in that littl,
| village several months ago. Large crowd!
/ are said to be gathering in Webster from
/ the surrounding country, and trouble Il
/ feared on account of the assault Vaughn
/ is well-to-dO farmer at Center Hill.