The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-01

afternoon. The wedding was "A very quiet
one, owing to the recent death Of the
brides father. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. b. NJ Galloway. After
the marriage an elegant reception was ten
dered the bride and groom at the residence
OF the groom mother.-Cards are out for
the marriage OF NJ. a. Pope and Miss LOta
Smith. The marriage will unite two Of
the most prominent families in this sec
tion. Mr.. Pope has been for a number Of
years Wilkes cOunty's tax collector and Is
member of the wealthy Pope family Of
Wilkes.-COl. William Howard will oppose
Judge Lawson for the nomination for
congressional honors for the Ninth dis
trist
FLORIDA.
The Cubans of Tampa and Key West are
supposed to contribute $4,000 a month to
the Cuban insurgents.
Friday VIII Erwin Of Mariana shot
and killed seven wild turkeys with one
load of shot, the whole weighing eighty
four pounds.
George w. Childs-Drexel, editor and
proprietor of the Philadelphia Ledger,
with his family. is stopping ait the ST.
Elmo hotel, at Green Cove Springs, for a
while.
on last Saturday Joe Davis. a white man
about 60 years of age, who lives on the
Ocklochonee river in the Concord neigh
borhood, Gandsden county. has mysteri-
drowning is not improbable.
The dead body of Bent Knutsen, a Nor
wegian sailor on the British bark Mime
haha. was found floating in the bay at
Pensacola Friday. knutsen disappeared
last Saturday night, and his shipmates
think that he jumped overheard.
The driver of the bus which knocked
down and nearly ran over a gentleman and
little girl, riding their bicycles at St Au-
gustine a day or two ago was fined S25 and
costs. Another bus driver by the mcrest
accident, missed crushing George ODDS lit
tie children on King street Friday. He will
be fined.
The Florida Finance Company Of Jack
has paid to the city treasurer
81 200 for back taxes on city property, and
VIII pay the balance, amounting to be-
tween 5000 and 5000, as soon as the re-
cetptS are properly made out. The company
has deposited 5000 on account of its taxes
for 1895.
Capt. James Mckay, United States mar
shall for the southern district of Florida,
received a telegram from Congressman
Cooper Friday informing him that the bill
fixing the salaries of the United States
marshals was coming up in the House,
and asking If he had any suggestions to
make. The marshal promptly informed
Mr.. Cooper that he wished the salary of
the marshal of the southern district Of
Florida increased from 5000 to $4,000 per
year, as the size of the district is so great
that the amount named in the bill is not
adequate compensation.
A. Lowenstein, butcher on Bridge
street at Jacksonville was attacked by
Mrs. A. L. DaCosta and severely beaten
about the head Friday, at his place of bus
mess. The cause of the attack was a dis
pute over business matters. Mrs. DaCOsta
it seems, owed Mr. Lowenstein a small
amount of money She sent around to his
store for some lard and a barrel of -four
The purchase would have amounted to
s., and she went a bill of that denomina-
ton to pay for the flour and lard. Lowen-
stein, instead of sending the amount of
goods ordered. took out the amount due
him en- the old account and sent a small
Ter quantity of lard and -four Mrs. DaCos-
Ia called on him and demanded that he
return the amount of the old account. This
he refused to do, and Mrs. Dacosta pro-
Ceeded to get satisfaction. She got in one
or two good blows on Lowenstein's head
before she was pulled away by one of the
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