The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-16

News Only few years since Tallahassee
was eighth or tenth in the list of Florida
cities, but her growth the past year has
brought her up to the fifth city in the
state. Her institutions are all on a sound
financial basis, her business men are doing
well, and new settlers are coming ia every
week. New residences and business houses
are TO be seen in course OF construction on
every hand Florida has rs pensioners, at
a cost Of $5S,S70. 49 a year.
West Palm Beach Sun: Frank Idner
took some pieces of i cracker box. "a few
parts of an old telegraph instrument a
piece or two of an eyeglass, an old eight
day clock movement a watch crystal, q
jewel out OF a ring, a piece Of Indian
tanned buckskin, a sheet of writing pa
per, some castings made out of solder,
a few screws of his own make and a tin
horn made by tinsmith; then he bought
one CogW heel one screw, two plain rods,
and set of hearing tubes. put them ali
together, and now, with the help Of eigh-
teen or twenty wax cylinders that he
bought north, he has a machine that viii
talk, sing or laugh at you as well as the
best.
In the contested election case of F. A.
Hentz against J. D. McAlily, for the Of
flee of clerk of the circuit court of Liberty
county, the testimony will be taken by a
commissioner at Bristol on the 18th. Mr..
Hentz received the nomination to the
clerks office by a large majority in the
democratic primary elections, ana a short
time before the general election Mr.. Me
Ally came out as an Independent repub-
lican. and defeated Mr. HentZ by only 2
majority. The allegation is that several
Illegal ballots were cast and counted for
contestee, and that fatal irregularities APP
peared and gross fraud Was perpetrated
in his favor at one precinct, by which
the result of the election was falsitied.
Saturday a ST ecial agent of the treas
ury department was told that several
boxes Of arms and ammunition were at
the depot at A,iami. He went there and
found several army chests, tents, etc,
consigned to Capt. J, j. Hayden. The Off
Ger went to the station agent and demand
ed that the boxes be opened. The agent
would have nothing to do with the opera
ton, but the department official obtained
a screw driver and opened the chests
himself Upon investigation he found
that the boxes contained household goods.
lie fastened the lids back in their proper
position and left in disgust. Capt. Hay
den IS a retired army officer. lie Is at
the Rock Cottage in Cocoanut Grove. He
has expected his household goods for some
time.
Two unknown negroes took from DR..
Cooks stable at Meals Landing, on the
hattahoochee river Saturday, a horse
and buggy and escaped via Greenwood,
Mariana and CottOndale. Sheriff Al
len was notified that they were en- route
to Chipley and summoned Il. S. Blake to
assist III making the capture. The two
met tie negroes about three miles from
ChlpeN. with the stolen horse and bug
g% Allen commanded them 10 surrender,
WhereUpon they pointed their rifles t him,
and tol him to halt. Blake fired at
them, when they took refuge behind some
trees, ana after firing several shots made
their escape, leaving the horse and bug
gy Later on they were intercepted three
miles west of Chipley. After severe en-
counter one of the negroes was captured
and posse is in close pursuit of the
other. The negroes are supposed to be
escaped conVicts from Alabama.
Fire on Oneida street at st. Augustine
Sunday afternoon destroyed the paint shop
OF the st. Augustine Transfer Company,
including several coaches and carriages
ana large supply of materials, one two
story frame dwelling and one one-story
frame building ajoning together with a
lot of fencing and out-houses. Louis Co.
lee, manager of the transfer company,
states that two large coaches, valued at
$1,000 each, four smaller carriages and
large quantity of stock were in the shop
ali of which were destroyed The two
houses burned were owned by w. w
Dewhurst. The large one was recently
vacated by Mr.. Hockey and his family
and the smaller one was occupied by Mrs
G.. e. Bragden and her family. Neighbors
assisted her in removing her household
effects, and she lost nothing. The total
loss is estimated at SIC, 900, on which there
was but little insurance. Mr.. Colee car
ried no insurance on the paint shop Mr.
DeWhurst carried small amounts on his
two houses.