The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-08

al quarantine properties at Pensacola.
Inc board refused, as IL had received no
ohcial Information of the state boards
rlght to demand or of their right to turn
over the property.
The final hearing in the case of Mary
Brickell VS.. James A. Waddeu, admins
traitor of the Barron heirs, will take place
at Miami soon. The case involves the
tltle to the Punch Bowl property, which
has been in the possession of the Brick
els, who have paid taxes for the past
tWenty-seven years. 1t is claimed by the
Barron heirs that DR.. Barron of Key West
hved on the property in the fifties. The
Punch Bowl property is considered the
finest piece of land in Dade county. 1t
fronts on Bay Biscayne.
The circuit court has decided that the
town of East Tampa does not exist legally,
and so ruled, consequently there is no
municipality by that name now. 1t was
claimed that this Incorporation was got
ten up simply to favor certain schemes
and to provide offices for some people, and
me opponents to the measure carried the
matter into the courts, with the result sta
TED. Those who fought the matter are the
cigar manufacturers in that section, and
they say that if they are going into any
incorporation, it will be Tampa.
liz NAASeACOld toidI llluS OGSCTlDGS d part
of the new armament now in process of
installation at Fort Pickens: A gun car
riage weighing about thirty-two tons ar
rived at Muscogee wharf. 1t will be pac-
ed on the government barge, which will be
towed to Fort Pickens by the tug Elan
ders. At the fort it will be arranged for
one of the large disappearing guns that
are to be used there. Several more car
riages are expected in few days, and
after their arrival it will be only short
time before the fort is completed.
The Manatee Advocate tells the follow
ing: Quite an accident happened to some
of the girls last week. While driving
across the bridge this side of Braidentown,
the mule was afraid to cross over an open
ing in the bridge, and there was a railing
missing just behind the mule, and he back
ed off into the water, mule, buggy, driver
and all three girls. One of the girls fe.i
under the buggy, but the driver succeeded
in getting her out before anything occur
red more serious than lot of girls badly
scared and as wet as water could make
them.
Fernandina News: Vincent Mooney, a
lad about IA years of age, who lives with
his grandmother six miles down the island,
near the beach, had an unwelcome bed
fellow a few nights ago. Shortly after
retiring his hand touched a cold object,
but on arising and making an investiga-
ton he could see nothing unusual, and
thought it was a sheet which his hand
had touched. The morning following he
changed his mind about this when a large
chicken snake arose from the bed with
him. The lad was nervy enough. how
ever, to dispatch his snakeship and now
goes to bed without fear of being annoyed
by the reptile.
Near O'Brien, five miles north Of Bran
ford, young white man named Elem FL
lis was found dead Saturday morning,
having been shot in the back with buck
shot. The manner in which he was found
indicates that he fell in his tracks and
died instantly. He was found near a ne
gro house, at which there had been a fes-
tival Friday night. and a large crowd of
negroes were there, and il is said chat
young Ellis was at the festival selling
liquor to the negroes. 1t is thought that
he got into a difficulty with some of the
negroes, which resulted in his being shot.
Some money was found on his person,
and a SS-calibre revolver lying on his
breast.
Two sons of George Gray, who resides
mile and a half north of Switzerland.
visited Fred Jennings Saturday, and while
engaged in play the Jennings boy brought
out an OiQ-ldSnlOHeQ nuSkel ana, point
ing it at the younger Gray boy, a child
oil years, snapped two or three caps, the
last causing an old load to be discharged
which was not known to be i'm the gun.
The load was composed of irregulary cur
lead slugs, and when discharged struck
the child in the right side of the fore
head blowing a wide furrow to the bone
across the forehead and tear
ing the sink loose down to
the middle of the bridge of the
nose and to the eyebrows. The skull was
also fractured but the boy is expected to
recover.
Tampa Herald: John Crenshaw had been
fishing for four hours, and the bass were
biting like mosquitoes on the sea coast
He had secured fifty-five beauties, and in
order to keep them safe and fresh he put
them in a large gunny sack, and let them
over the stern of the boat into the. water
Between bites he sat on the open end of
the sack and held it down. A monster
bass, that must have weighed at least
twelve pounds, struck the hook and fast
ened. In his excitement and anxiety Mr..
Crenshaw stood up so as to play the fish
better, and the sack slipped off, and the
captive bass scattered like boys surprised
in a watermelon patch. JUST at this mo-
ment the big fish snapped the line in wO
and went of with the hook. leaving the
unlucky fisherman completely stripped OF
all ne had caught and unable to catch any
more.