Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-21

! Ject say that at least $50. 900 are annually
PAID out ofthe State for the manufacture
OF blank books for court and county
| State. Wv
Inc POMONA people are preparing to
erect brick church, the brick for that
purpose having arrived there day or two
ago. Work will be begun Immediately,
ana the house will be ready for the CON
Sregation early in the fall.
Inc Florida Southern railway is making
preparations for carrying big crowds to
the brooksVille and Ocala Congressional
conventions which meet in August next.
special trains will be run to each city,
a nu all VINO wish to attend the conVen-
lions Will be given special rates.
William Hamilton, VINO manages the
farm OF q. w. Yulee, near Fernandina,
has shipped this season over 300 crates of
tomatoes from an acre and a half.
among the shipments made this week
were forty crates OF large and smooth to-
mstoes, averaging eight ounces in wei GIT.
mere is prospect now Of Palatka's
demand for building brick being met by
people near her own door, Messrs, Mad
aux n 90. have, we are informed, about
perfected all the details for setting up a
factory at Rice creek. One of the inter-
ested parties has gone to New York to
purchase machinery.
Capt. W. B. Watson, formerly manager
OF the DeBary-Baya line of steamers, and
at present engaged on the east coast Sc
curing the right OF way for the St. Johns
and Halifax railway, has determined to
open up Wholesale grocery business in
Palatka, and has leased one of the hand
some storerooms now in course of con-
structIon by the Florida Southern rail-
way.
The artesian well at the court house at
falatka, which gave promise of having
the best flow of any in the city, has about
tailed, and the pressure of the water now
amounts to hardly anything. 1t is sup
posed that the remarkable flow of the
Putnam House we'll has drained the court
house well, as it has been flowing for sew
eral weeks remarkable volume OF water.
The well will not force the water up to
the new jail, which is only four feet above
the top OF the well pipe.
On Tuesday morning a serious cutting
ARRAY occurred at PembertOn's Ferry, in
which man named Hogan was seriously
though fortunately not dangerously
wounded with a knife in the hands of j .
X. PembertOn. The difficulty started
with ''the lie," being followed by blows.
Pemberton drew his knife, when Hogan,
VINO was unarmed, beat a retreat, but
falling over a cart shaft, was cut in nine
places, on his head, neck and body, by
Pemberton. Hogan went to Leesburg
and had his wounds dressed by Drs.
Green and Thomas, who say that he will
recover.
Mr.. Leonard, employed at the machine
shops of the Florida Railway ana Naviga-
ton Company at Fernandina. met with a
serious and painful accident on Monday
last. A force OF men, he among the num-
Der, were engaged in putting new trucks
under box car. One of the trucks got
away from the men who were handling it
and it brought up against the-supports OF
the car, knocking them down, and the car
tumbled over. The rest of the men got
clear, but Leonard was caught, the car
striking him on the hip. Medical aid was
at once summoned, when it was discov.
ered'that the bone had been fractured
DIR. Pope, the cOmpany's surgeon, thinks
he will recover, but that he will be Grip
Dle for lite.