Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-28

nah. Florida ard Western depot, az
Gainesville, is nov solid stone and
plank road. Freight eau now be hauled
10 and from the depot with pCcn greater
dispatch and ease than he7et jiore.
In a sto-e window at Pslatka can be
seen a fine collection Of trilobites, corals,
shells, vegetables, reptiles. stone ham,
mers. etc. This valuable coll elton has
been presented to the Putnam County
Natural History Society by Ed Rumiey.
Toe South Florida Baptist Association
was in session at Tampa last week. Much
work was accomplished. and among other
things $40 was subscribed for chapel
At Ybor City, the cigarmakers' town, near
Tampa. They adjourned to meet in Plant
City Oct. 8, 1897.
The mail boat Franklin, with mail on
board from Little Mauatee, was struck by
a whirlwiDd last Monday OF Gadsden
point, Tampa Bay, and capsized. she
was beacbed with difficulty and the mail
transferred TO another boat, which brought
1t through to Tampa safely.
Merchants and planters are more cheer
full now over the prospects OF the cotton
crop ia Leon county than they have been
for three months past. The yield g larger
than was anticipated by the most san
guine. and the quality of the staple is de-
cIdedly superior TO last years crop.
Akin Stivender, of Leesburg, will pack
his oranges in hay ana hold them for good
prices, For this purpose be has an amply
large packing house, in which be will
place his otanges developed in straw
eighteen inches 10 two feet deep. He has
experimental on this line anu teels con.
1dent or success.
Saturday afternoon, about fifteen miles
out from Sanford on the Sanford and Lake
Eustis railroad, an ugly difficulty arose
between two OF the workmen, which may
have resulted in the death of Spencer
Curtis, young negro man. Some NJ the
hands from the road were in town Satur-
day evening. who telegraphed to Gurus
mother, living at Orlando, the condition
Of her son. They did not expect to find
Curtis alive on their return. The diff
Guilty arose from a Joke, and Curtis oppo-
nent used club, with the above result.
Time hangs heavy on the hands of those
unfOrtunates who. through force Of cir
cumst&Hces and by their own misdeeds,
ere confined in the city jail at Jackson
vile, and many are the devices to which
they resort in order to "kill it, and thus
forget their misery. A visitor at the Jail
the other evening observed d string hang
ing from one Of the cell doors and extend
ing along the floor of the corridor. Upon
examination ne found a FISH hook bated
with piece of bread attached TO one end
OF the string and a prisoner at the other
end waiting for a rat to "bte," and in
this amusement he seemed to forget bis
Incarceration.
A large number of the yachtsmen Of
Palatka and vicinity met at Capt. j. Z.
Lucas boat house Monday, when the
organization OF the st. Johns Yacht Club
was perfected. John c. Gould. Of East
oil a.
the club starts off with 10 act We mem bers
ana prospect ola great increase in the
membership, as quite an active in crest
is being taken In such sport by the young
men Of the city. Preparations have be n
under way for several days for A race,
which tOok place Monday afternoon. In
the first class the boats a HIshed in the fol.
lowing order: Tidal Wave, Wigwam,
Addie. In the second class the boats
nnished as follows: Eva, Paul, Katie,
Ellen Douglass, Agnes.
At jacksonville Tuesday a colored
woman living on Washington street sent
her little son, aged about 8 years, to get
a dollar changed. The boy took the
money and ran down the street, where be
met one OF those MI sances that are now
infesting Jacksonville, namely tramp,
whom he requested to change the dollar
The man TOOK the money, fumb in his
pocket for few moments till ne espied Il
street car approaching, which, when
abreast OF him, he hastily boarded TIL
little urchiu on seeing the man and dol-
lar disappearing commenced CRYING,
when his mother, who wondered at his
long absence came upon him and wanted
to know what was the matter. The little
fellow at once told her, and she started
out in hot pursuit OF the car. After run.
ming for several blocks she sigualed the
conductor, who stopped the car and
awaited her. Upon reaching the car her
child pointed out the man who had the
money, whom she Immediately asked for
the same. He at first denied all kBOwl-
edge of the affair, but, on the woman
threatening him with the law, he at once
delivered to her the money, and the car
proceeded on its way.