The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-17

has been completed.
The different section bosses or the South
/ Florida railroad are thoroughly overhaul
ing their different sections, putting in new
rails in place of old ones that are at al de-
fe ttive, and putting everything in tirst-ciass
order, which, when finished, will make the
road, for safety and comfortable travelling,
| second to none in the State.
Melia Wane, a colored woman, of Bar
tow, is erieving over the loss of a silver
watch and gold chain that was taken from
! her trunk. The watch is an old fashioned
one, and winds on the face, and she prizes
1t as gift from her son, now dead. A
| ladys gold chain with tassels, and little
knife charm attached to pin, were with it.
AT Pensacola year ago Richard Wagner,
young German, became infatuated with
Melissa King He left the city at the time,
but returned Tuesday night, and, finding
that his affections were unrequited. took
dose of laudanum and died at 6 o'clock
Thursday morning. He had no means, and
! the body was given Lurial by the city au-
| thoritieS
They have had a monkey and parrot time
| at Clifton about the registration books. w.
w. Butler was appointed registration clerk.
Before he received his appointment he
went to Tomoka and the books were sent
after him. When the books reached TomOka
Butler was at Port Orange. When last heal
of, the books we're at Port Orange and
Butler was at a logging camp, off in the
woods.
Next Monday, March 10, was the day APP
pointed by Gov Perry for the execution of
the young negro murderer, Alexander
Jones, Jr., but, in response to petition
from some of the citizens, the Governor has
| granted respite of forty days. Alex says
that. he is prepared to die, and is going
straight to heaven. This being the case it
| seems hard to keep q man waiting at the
| golden gates for forty days.
AS the owner of the Sanford market
| building has failed to comply with the
mandates OF the Aldermen in regard to
cleaning and fixing it up, the tenants have
been ordered TO vacate the premises within
eight days. This action of the Council will
| probably cause the owner of the building
to at once put up the long promised brick
market hou e. The present building has
been condemned, aud cannot be used after
| the time mentioned.
Another mass meeting of the citizens, to
act on the court house question, was held at
DeLand week ago Friday night. A. l..
Wellman was elected Chairman, and urged
the necessity of raising sufficient funds to
| carry on the campaign. F. S. Goodrich
then stated that he would loan, on a note
signed by thirty of the citizens, the sum
| thought necessary. F. s. Goodrich, J. d.
Ross, G. A. Miller, J. j. Banta, G. A. Dreka
and c. E. Kirk offered to 90 on such a note
or pay their pro rata in cash. Subscriptions
are now being solicited.
In the coming election to fix the site of
| the court house of Holmes county, the com
peting points are Bombay, Westville and
Ponce de Leon, on the railway, and Cerro
Gordo and Bears Head, both some seven
miles distant from the road. 1t is not prob
able that either place will get majority of
the votes cast IN the county, and i'll this
event a new election will be ordered and
the two strongest places put in nomination
There are strong symptoms that the voters
are seriously considering the offer made by
the West Florida Land Company of Boni-
fay to grant site and erect court house
and safe, all free of cost to the county.
The Pensacola Commercial has received
from M. G. Gonzalez a marine curiosity in
the shape of a sea burr. Mr.. Gonzalez, who
has lived in Pensacola all his life, says that
while he has known of the fish, he never be
fore saw one OF. them The specimens sent
| the Commercial were caught in Big Bayou.
They resemble somewhat the porcupine fish,
being covered entirely with short, sharp
quilts. The fish is enclosed in shell as
hard as an oysters, which opens underneath
in q most curious manner and it is alto
gether one of the most wonderful specimens
of submarine life the writer ever beheld. 1t
| is also an edible SO Mr. Gonzalez says, aud
| is so highly prizod by the Italians that they
| fetch quarter for three with no dickering.
The swamp land Immediately south Of
the water works, and east of Pine street,
jacksonville, is being reclaimed and its I'M
slightly condition will soon be transformed
into beautiful park. with lake of clear
| and sparkling water in the center, dotted
over with little islands. Engineer Ellis has
a large force of men constantly at work
cutting away the underbrnsh, filling in
with slabs, and excavating a large area
| which will be converted into lake, 100 to
$50 in diameter, and feet deep. The over
| flow of artesian water from the we'll near
| the entrance to the water works grounds
| will be turned into this lake. When the
| work is completed it will be one of the
most beautiful and attractive resorts in the
city.
At Jacksonville Thursday Sligo Myers, of
Ell Modelo cigar factory, received the fol-
lowing personal letter from President Cleve-
land: Executive Mansion, Washington,
March II. FL Modelo Cigar Manufacturing
Company have received by express the
cigars kindly presented to me by you dur
ing my recent visit to Florida and the Sub
Tropical Exposition. The elegant manner
i'll which they were encaSed, and their fine
quality make them a valuable and very ac-
cepltlDle present. L desire TO return my
sincere thanks for the gift aud the kind SEN
timents of which it is proof. Yours, very
truly, Grover Cleveland The object which
inspired the above appreciativc Presidential
epistle was a gift of 200 cigars, presented
by Mr.. Myers on the occasion of President
Cleveland's visit to Jacksonville on Feb ID
The cigars were of the finest grade manu-
factured by this company, and were en-
caSad i'll handsome cabinet made of orange
wood and cedar. The same brand of cigars
retail at Soc each
Lake Helen has leaped to the front as a
candidate for the county seat. As is well
known a convention was held at New
Smyrna about week ago, composed of
delegates from the towns on the east coast,
and from Orange City and Lake Helen
The result was unsatisfactory, as the dele
gates could not unite on any one of the
places represented. Afterward, seeing the
hopeleSsness of the situation, the delegates
from New Smyrna, Glencoe aud Oak Hill
agreed to cast their votes for Lake Helen if
Orange City would do the same. Wednes-
day night an informal convention was held
at Lake Helen, at which delegates from
the places named were present, and amid
great enthusiasm Lake Helen was chosen as
the candidate. and n strong executive COM
mittee was chosen, with b. II. Wright, Of
Lake Helen, as chairman TO carry on
vigorous campaign, and about $1,000 was
raised at once rs a campaign furd. Among
the means EMPLOYED will be a grand barbe.