Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-25

| the Charleston sufferers. Donations 10
the cause will be thankfully received at
the Catholic parsonage.
The State Fruit and Vegetable Grow
ers' Convention met at Ocala tuesday
and went into temporary organization,
w. X. Cessna, of Alachua, was in the
chair and George w. Wilson, Of Marion,
secretary. They completed their labors
| Tuesday night and vent into perma-
nent organization. Represent atlves from
a great many counties are present and
much interest is manifested.
Bradford COlvin, at Point Washington,
writes OF a CHASTITY find on the Gull beach
near East Pass last week. A part OF the
| cabin and other pieces OF a small vessel.
/ with the name OF "Topsy, OF Apalachi-
cola" painted on the cabin, were found
! strewn on the beach, and also the dead
| body OF a child, apparently 10 or II years
| old The cabin was much charred, and
/ had evidently been on fire on the inside
The first train from Jacksonville going
straight through to Tampa without
! change left at 1890 O'Clock Wednesday
/ over the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key
| West railroad via Sanford. The change
! from narrow to standard gauge on the
/ South Florida having been made Tuesday
enables all trains now Of the standard
gauge to pass over the South Florida,
which was, up to Tuesday, OF the narrow
gauge style.
-Four carloads Of material for the San
! ford gas company's works have arrived,
and work Will be pushed vigorously. The
laying Of mains will be commenced next
Monday, and the service pipes VIII be
laid as rapidly as ordered, Work on the
! excavation for the receiver has begun, and
/ everything will soon be humming. Inc
| plant will be an excellent one, much bet
Ter and more complete than was at nrst
contemplated.
The statement just issued by the Treas
| ury Department shows a gratifying in
crease in the business Of the national
banks of Florida during the past year.
| The capital stock has increased from
! $500, 600 to $3.50, 900, Loans and discounts
have increased from $644, 900 to $1,000, 900,
and deDoslts have increased from $lo2, OOO
to 81, 446. 900, showing that the business OF
the banks has just about doubled in the
year just ended.
The fishermen along the river, both
above and below Jacksonville, appear to
nSve had unusually fine luck Tuesday
| and Tuesday night. The kete Spencer
from the bar, and the smaller boats from
up the river, brought in an unusual guam
| tity Wednesday morning. Among the lot
was pile OF 5000 mullet at Melton's
fish house. where number of hands were
engaged in packing them for shipment.
sturgeon weighing 140 pounds was also
one OF the sights.
a Young man employed at the Orange
| Grove Hotel In Tampa, K. r. Pearson, of
! Leeds, Eng, turns out to be skilled
| wOOdcarver IN ornamental designs Tor
furniture and interior finishing. He left
Sara Sofa because he could not make a
living and walked to Tampa, leaving his
tools and clothes for debts due, and took a
job at the hotel to wash dishes. 5. A.
Jones, learning of his skill, advanced him
money to get his baggage and tools, so he
could work at his trade again.
At Live Oak Tuesday Suwanee county
held her convention. The session was
marked bv the greatest harmony and
good Will. Before proceeding to ballot
for Senator and Representatives a pream-
bic and resolution was introduced by A.
l.. Woodward favOring and recommend
ing the adoption OF the new constitution,
which was unanimously adopted. After
a number OF Intellectual ballots the fol-
lowing ticket was nominated: For the
State Senate, Hon. d b. Blackwell; for
the Assembly, B. r. Umstead and j. r.
Newland.
The w ar Department. much exercised
over the prospective disposition of Gero-
nimo and his band of willy Apaches. Gen.
Miles has not communicated the terms of
the Apache chiefs surrender, but 1t Is
reasonable to suppose that it precludes
any trial by civil or military authority.
The only course yet proposed that is
looked upon with favor is the confinement
OF the prisoners in Fort Jefferson, at Key
West, Fla. This appears to be species
of retributiVe justice, as the whole hand
would doubtless be carried away In a
short time by languishing confinement.
Here is how they raise funds to build
churches in Palatka, so says the Herald f:
Speaking OF the success of the exercises
in the opera house for the benefit of the
Methodist church on Thursday night re-
minds us that the ladies of this COM
munity have done wonders In behalf of
the good cause. But for the ladies of the
Methodist church, and in fact the other
churches assisting them, the fine new
church, of which all feel commendable
pride, would never have been built.
Several years ago they commenced by
fairs, suppers and other entertainments
to raise funds to build new church.
One OF the Keuka and Orange Springs
transfer drivers had "a very narrow escape
from being crushed to death the other day &.
lie was driving a covered wagon from the
Spring to KeuKa, and mad his seat well in
the ar of the wagon. A strong wind
suddenly began to blow. An old dead
pine on the edge of the road succum bed to
the ierceness OF the wind and fell be-
fright, the animals broke loose, tearing
harness and shaft to pieces and almost
demolishing the wagon. The driver came
ont little more frightened than hurt.
How he ever landed on his feet he does
not know. 1t was a miraculous escape.
AtJacksoHville the jury of inquest 10
inquire into the killing on Tuesday OF
solomon Williams by his brother John,
eight miles south west OF the city, rem
dered verdict Wednesday morning 10
Justice Marcy, acting Coroner, to the
effect that the killing was not Justltabls
and IN self defense, as alleged by the
murderer when ne came To the city and
surrendered himself that night. Justice
Marcy held John in bond OF $500 until q
preliminary examination can DO had
The want OF witnesses will probably dc.
lay this examination for several days, at
t they all live at a long distance and in a
dark corner OF the county, and IL seems
to be the idea Of some cOlOred people "a
keep mum as long as possible about affairs
a concerning their own race.
= Not at the States Expense.