The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-01

cannon in this country The secretary
had examined Mr.. Herrington's plans and
models and decided that they were prac-
ticable and valuable. 1t was in this gun
that the firing pin or plunger now in use
in nearly all small arms was first employ
ed and making was at once practi-
cally revolutionized This was adopted
by the United States government and in
1856 or 1857 the government entered extern
siVely into the manufacture of the pres
ent breech loading muskets and rifles
which it has kept up with Improvements
ever since. In addition to the guns men,
toned, Mr.. Harrington made many valua-
BILE designs for the government, notably
the Misunderstanding minnie musket, which
every soldier in the late war knew as the
Springfield rifle. This gun was first in
vented and built at Harper's Ferry by Mr..
Harrington, but the government recog-
nizing its value had duplicate draughts
made and sent to Springfield, Mass, where
the guns were manufactured in much
larger numbers, and after the armory at
Harper's Ferry was abandoned, the man
ufacture of the guns was continued at
Springfield, which gave them their name
FLORIDA.
While drunk at Jacksonville Monday. r.
W. Williams was assaulted by Martin
Nyland and so badly injured that he may
die.
The farmers around Miami are now busy
transplanting tomatoes and elephants. The
acreage in vegetables will be many times
larger than last year. The prairie lands
which, during the rainy season, were over
flowed, are fast drying out, and-4nen and
teams are busy turning over the rich Soils
The Sanford Tobacco Growers Associa-
hoe
president j. K Mettinger secretary, D.
l.. Way treasurer, and Judge D.
j. Lulling genral manager. A piece of
land will be selected by the general man.
ager and five acres of tobacco planted as
an experiment.
The negro who defied arrest at Starke
Saturday and was subsequently shot and
captured by a posse of citizens near Hamp-
ton, gives his name as James Smith. and
says he is 20 years of age and that he is
an escaped convict from McDonald's mill
in Georgia. He was shot in the arm, and
is not considered in danger from the
wound.
The residence of Mrs. NJ. A. Bridges, one
and one-half miles north of Live Oak, was
destroyed by fire early Monday morning
The origin of the fire is unknown The
by 500 insurance policy. Mrs. Bridges
face was badly scorched, and one son.
about Il years old, also suffered injury
Nothing worth mentioning was saved.
A horse belonging to L. NJ Taylor of
Taylor had his entire tongue pulled out
by a mule one night last week. The horse
and mule were in adjoining stalls with
only a board partition between them, and
it is not known how the mule got hold of
the horses tongue, but the tongue was
found in the mules stall and the print of
the mules teeth were on the tongue. The
horse had to be killed.
Circuit court for Levy county adjourned
Saturday. There were a number of pris-
oners in Jail, but the grand jury succeeded
in finding true bills against only three of
them. The jury in the case Of j. ]. Big
ham, who was charged with killing Ed
Gosselt last February, near Williston. re-
turned a verdict of mot guilty" after re-
naming out for about twelve hours. Big
ham is son of the late W. H. Bigham.
who was sheriff of Levy county for many
years, and who at one time represented
Levy county in the state legislature.
A destructive fire broke out at Kings
Ferry Sunday night at II o'clock in the
store owned by Dave Chevious, (coloreh
resulting In the complete destruction of
that store, the store of V. j. Carleton.
which was also the Masonic hall the drug
store of Dr. T. w Hawkins, an old store
used by Bob" Houston, (eoloreD, the
store of w. 7. Russell and also an unoc-
cupied house owned by Mrs. Foster of
Folkston, Ga. DR.. Hawkins estimates his
loss at $500, no insurance; Mr.. Cartoons
loss is $1,000, insurance 81 900; loss to the
Masonic hall $1,000 insurance $3.50. The
other losses will probably aggregate 81 800
more, with little or no insurance. The
origin of the fire is not known.
WAYCROss NEWS WAITS.