The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-03

his gun aside, and it was emptied into
the ground Nathan, jerking away, fired
the second barrel. which took effect. No
arrests have been made, as no warrants
have been sworn out. John Roberts had
been working at Nathan Roberts house
for some time, and was drinking.
There was probably an unsuccessful at
tempt to abstract the ballot boxes, con-
tanning the ballots used in the late cleo
ton, from the county court mouse al
starke, and change or destroy their con-
tents. The returns Of this election have
been disputed and canvass Of the ballots
ordered by the court. The sheriff OF the
county saw and heard enough Wednesday
afteroon to make him uneasy about the
safety of the ballot boxes, WI were not
then in the county vaults. In conference
with his lawyer, Wednesday night, he was
advised to place guard at the court
house, IN order to make sure that these
boxes were not molested. Shortly after
this guard was placed, party appeared,
but left Immediately upon discovering the
guard. The boxes are now safely locked
in the county vaults, and considerable IN
terest is manifested over the recount,
which will commence Monday next.
Marshal e. A. Brantley of Tampa has
been removed from office by the mayor.
Saturday afternoon Mayor M E. Gillett
summoned Marshal Brantley into his Of
fee, and requested him to remove his
badge and to don his citizens dress. He
stated to the marshal that he had found
it necessary to remove him pending an IN
vestigation of the affairs in the office.
Mayor Gilett then summoned Police Capt.
Jones into the office and placed the at
fairs of the marshars office in his hands,
giving him the reins of office at once. rhe
investigation into the marshaPs affairs
is said TO have shown a shortage of some
thing like 1850, and the investigation has
not closed as yet Marshal Brantley says
that this apparent shortage is no short
age at all. but is due to the fact that the
system of bookkeeping in use in the sta
ton house is faulty, and that the right
kind of books have not been provided for
the business. He says that he has never
used a cent of the city's money.
The representatives of the United
States fish commission left Miami Sat
urday for Tampa to investigate the fisher
les along the west coast. The party spent
several days in Biscayne Bay looking after
the fish and fisheries of that locality. A
large number of specimens, about seventy
FIVE species in all, was secured, and will
be taken to Washington, d. c., for scien-
tfc purposes. The commissioners also
obtained many specimens of sponges for
a like purpose. Dr. Hugh Smith and
Prof. Barton w. Everman, who are in
charge of the party, were at Miami in 1895,
and again last year, making Investigations
to determine the advisabllity of planting
shad and oysters in the bay and rivers
along the east coast. One of the re-
suits of that visit was the planting of 1OO.-
900 shad in st. Lucie river last May, The
shad are said to be doing very we'll
If that experiment shall prove TO be a
success, other plants will be made by the
| commission. The furthering Of the sponge
interests that are being developed at Mi
ami is likely to be one OF the useful feat
ures OF the government work