The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-12
FLORIDA.

Donald Mcclellan, the postoffice clerk
who attempted TO commit suicide at Pen
sacola Monday, is still alive in the hosp-
tai and the physicians are OF the opinion
that he will recover. The ball has been To-
Gated at the base of the brain, which was
seemingly not injured.
Mrs. N. Lehman and Miss Rosa Lehman
while out riding at Jacksonville Wednes-
day escaped death with an extraordinary
ly close shave. Their horse was torn
away from the buggy by swiftly passing
Florida Central and Peninsular engine,
and killed, while they were left unframed
and sitting in the buggy.
starke correspondence Morning News:
Mrs DR.. ". s. Burnham. formerly Lucy
Vanevear, who committed suicide here
early Tuesday morning, was put away in
a metallic case in the Johns vault at this
place. Rev. Mr.. Blackburn conducted the
funeral services. Nothing had been heard
of DR.. Burnham, her husband, up to We'd
nesday afternoon.
Fire broke out Wednesday morning at
4:sO o'clock in the store occupied by w. f.
Courier at Fernandina. He sleeps just
above the store, and his room filled with
smoke and led to the discovery. His stock
was damaged about $3.50, and the build
ing about 500. The latter is owned by G.
s. Altman. The loss on the building is
covered by insurance, but there Is none
on the stock. The fire was caused by the
during the night.
Tampa Tribune: Some disgruntled and
misguided citizens of Tampa are circulat-
ing a petition to have the city put in the
hands of a receiver, and IL Is rumored
they have retained the services of an at
torney for that purpose. Chauncey Wells
is the prime mover of the scheme.
II is understood that the people who are
backing up the absurd move are disguised
with the present city administration and
Ia
they have been unfairly dealt with in the
assessment of their property and the pay
ment of their taxes.
Gainesville Sun: A very amusing Incl
dent has been brought to light by City
Clerk Sigsbee. At a recent meeting OF the
city council James Doig asked for re-
duction on his East Gainesville property
from 81 800 to 1880. The request was
granted and the valuation fixed at $500.
The books were not present and the coun-
Gil acted in the dark. Upon examining
the books Mr. Sigsbee learned that the
valuation, far from being lowered, was
actually raised $500. as the property was
only assessed at $500 in the first place.
Now Mr.. Doig is sorry that he spoke"
A negro named John Wiley was killed by
a pistol shot in Harry Wears store at
Pebble last Sunday about noon. The ne
gro was drinking and seemed to be look
ing for trouble. He was spoken to Ivy
Thomas Kersey, who asked him to put
up MS revolver, ana AFTER dMnlle the ne
gro hunted up Kersey and began drawing
his pistol, but as he was quite drunk and
consequently slow in his movements Mr.
Kersey grabbed the barrel of the revolV-
er and turned il from him so that the
ball from the first shot struck the counter
The two men engaged in a scufile and as
they fell, Kersey still holding to the bar
rel Of the pistol II was discharged again.
the ball striking the negro in the face
making wound which killed him.
Persons who have arrived at Tampa
from Tarpon Springs give further details
of the killing of Constantine Stevenson at
Hudson, five miles from there, week ago
Stevenson was planting watermelon
patch al the time OF the shooting, and his
two daughters were in the field with him.
When he jumped over the fence he fell
as his wife reached him with the gun, but
be died before he could use it. Ever since
the killing of Whitehurst at Tarpon
Springs three years ago, Stevenson has
carried his gun regularly, and 1t Is said
that this was the first day he had ever
been without IT, Close by the field where
he was at work Is a bay, and signs show
that the assassins lay In walt for him
there some time. After shooting Steven
son, the men stopped down and ran away
They were tracked as far as Erin, on the
Sanford and st. Petersburg railroad,
where they went into the big cypress
swamp one OF them wore a No. 6 plain
shoe and the other No. pointed-toe
shoe.
The Pensacola Times. OF Feb. 3. prints
column skitch OF DR., James S. Heron
the health officer Of that county. He is
q brother OF DR.. Charles II. Heron OF
Savannah. lie served as a surgeon dur
ing the war and was selected by Surgeon
A. j. Ford, late United States army, and
then medical director OF Gen. Bragg ;
army. TO attend Gen. Anderson-second in
command-who had been severely wounded
IN the attack on Fort Pickens. Tnaided
10y older OFFICIALS the young graduate re-
stored his distinguished patient 10 the
army He was also selected BY Or, Ford
20 convey from Fort Pickens under a flag
or truce, the dangerously wounded Lieut.
sayrei VINO. though considered dying was
so skilfuliy transported that he Aiffered
no injury and eventually recovered. At
the general hospital was In Dr. Herron's