The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
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and will raise enough to keep the work
going. BY their efforts the cemetery is
now in a splendid condition.
Jacksonville Times-U Union: Private Do
zier L. Colbert of Company A, First North
Carolina Regiment, who was shot on Mon
DAY by Provost Guard Clint Robinson of
Company l, Fourth Illinois Regiment. died
at the Second division hospital al 1870 last
night. Colbert was thought to be improy-
ing for time, and it was considered that
ne mad chance to recover. The tide
turned, however, and he suddenly grew
worse, the end coming last night.
Robert Diamond charged with enbez-
element by Robert Muzze at Tampa, was
arraigned for a preliminary hearing
thursday, but the case was continued I'M
III Monday, $4,000 bond being required Of
Diamond. The case is a tedious one in
which set of books have to be gone over
l.. d. Register of Middebury has a fine
Jersey COW and a good horse. On Tues
day night he retired, the horse being shut
up in the stable and the COW in the yard
Wednesday morning he woke UP to dis
cover his cow still loose in the lot. minus
her tail, which he found in the horses
feed box. The horse bit it off during the
night.
Barlow Courier-Informant: 1t is a fact
road companies of Florida are refunding
l cent mile to parties who purchase tick
cts at cents a mile and take a receipt
from the agent or conductor and send
same to the railroad commissioners at
Tallahassee. In recent case which came
TO our notice the agent of the East Coast
Railroad a. Miami refused to give a re-
cetpt, the purchaser got on the train with
out a ticket and demanded a receipt for
the money the CpD5uct0r who aleN no
fused to give it. The party paid the fare
and made affidavit setting forth the above
facts TO the commissioners, and the extra
l cent mile was refunded and the com
missioners stated that no more receipts
would be refused by the employees of the
road OF course there are many people
who do not apply for receipt. and hence
their 4 cents a mile is gone, but they need
no longer be in ignorance of the fact that
they can ride for 3 cents a mile if they
want to-
Tarpon Springs Correspondence Jack
sonville Times-Union and Citizen: The
whole population was thrown into the
widest excitement yesterday morning at
about O'clock by hearing pistol shots,
cries, and wild Tumors of men shot and
killed in Safford's quarters, Men and
women were screaming and running from
all directions City Marshal John f. Co
gan was the first white man to arrive on
the scene, just after William McNeal,
noted negro desparado, had shot and
probably fatally wounded Alex Russell,
another colored sponger. They had had
some trouble on the previous evening, and
this morning McNeal called Russell out
of a restaurant to talk 1t over, and make
friends" but after getting him outside,
deliberately shot him through the wind
pipe and in the hand. The Marshal then
approached McNeal to arrest him, when
the latter began firing on him. which was
returned by Mr. Cogan. Both emptied
their revolvers, after which McNeal bru-
tally hit the marshal with his pistol just
under the right eye, infiicting a cut, which
was not serious, but the blow was sufn-
Gent to fell the marshal to the earth.
Standing over him, McNeal pointed his
weapon at his head, and pulled the trig-
ger but the pistol only snapped. and by
this time others appeared on the scene,
and helped in the arrest of the desperate
man. He was safely lodged in jail, but
many and ominous were the threats made
of vengeance, and If he had been success
full in ending the life of the marshal moth
ing could have held back the excited and
determined men who were well armed with
shotguns, rifles etc. The Jail is securely
guarded tonight, however, and no trou-
BILE is expected. Both men are in terri
BILE suffering. and may not live until morn