The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-17

and one half pounds is as solid and palat-
able in the center as the smaller varietles.
Harry A. Blake. President Of the ITALIA
has-ee, Thomnsville and Gulf railroad, was
in Tallahassee last week, but he was non
cummijtal further than 10 say that the work
Of construction would be pushed onward
with all the speed practicable. He went to
Carrabelle.
David BLACKBOARD of Tallahassee, has
patch of Irish potatoes that have formed
several large leaves. He saws that they will
he ready for digging in time TO ship back to
his old home in the Northwest before the
land Jhat he left there will be sufficiently
thawcd out to plant
Arcadia Arcdd'da: A Ger ain young
amateur farmer called on us Monday and
wanted 10 jump us because histOSaccO seed,
which had been planted SIX weeks had not
yet appeared After considerable perSua-
sion the young man took scat, and in reply
to our inquiry as 10 how he planted the ed
sad he had powed them in. Our | Ig
printer, who doe. all orr lighting, threw
him out the window fully convinced that
the young mans reward must be in heaven,
it certain is not on earth.
Hon. Henry W Grady President of the
Piedmont Exposition, of Atlanta, recently
visited the Sub-Troplcal, and has expressed
himself as being highly pleased with it,
Pasco exhibit. He offered the commission
ers of these counties purse of S. 900 il they
would duplicate their exhibit the Pied
mont next fall. The offer is under COusid-
GRAFTON and will no doubt be accepted, as
the enterprising people of these counties
know tho advantage Of advertising.
The case brought before Judge Houghton
at Palatka, wherein the FIuitand PENN
sula Stock Association has sued the Jack
Voc has
been postponed until March IL, }. r. Par
rott, the railways attorney, not putting in
an appearance on account of illness. The
suit was brought by the association for
j. II. Green, Of Fruitland, who recently
lost five head of cattle by the above rail
road. Full value is claimed in the suit,
whereas the railroad company only allow
IS a head,
The following tickets are in he field at
Tallahassee: Peoples ticket-For Mayor,
L. D. Ball; for Marshal Charles Dent; for
Clerk and Treasurer, j. L. Demilly; for
Collector, W. +. Thompson; Assessor,
James jefferson Councilmen, j. Sheppard,
Ii. S. Harmon, II. V. r. Schrader, b. n.
Shay. Citizens ticket-For Mayor, r. B.
German; for Marshal, P. d. Demilly; for
Clerk and Treasurer, J. L. Demilly; for
lectOr, John G. Collins; Councilman, f. c.
Gilmore Julius Ball, B. n. Shay, II. n.
Douglass
Monday evening at about 5 o'clock,
n kerosene lamp exploded in the
iewelry store Of c. o. Smith, on Church
street, Orlando, and had 1t not been
for the prompt action of Philip
Smith, who grabbed the burning lamp and
threw it out of the store, most serious fire
might have resulted. Unfortunately, as the
lamp was thrown into the street it hit a
young boy by the name of Lewis Virgins,
a paper carrier on the Daily Record. The
oil. spreading over the clothes of the boy,
burst into flames. Several parties rushed
to the scene and finally succeeded in eX-
tinguishing the flames with their coats and
sand, but not until the lad had been severely
burned from his waist down.
At st. Augustine on Monday, during a
thunder storm, Col. T. S. Cooglers mansion
was struck by lightning. 1t is a two-story
structure with mansard roof, the fat por-
| ton of which is covered with tin. The
| lightning doubtless struck the tin and was
dispersed over the whole surface of the tin.
| The roof also being wet assisted to dispense
| it still more, and it descended on all sides
! but no fire resulted, though the walls were
very much torn up. Col. Coogler was sit
| ting at window reading at the time. Part
| of the current struck him OH the right
shoulder, passing along his right limb TO
| the hoor into which 1t knocked a hole,
| thence followed the sill until Ii reached
| Ive-oak block, which it shattered and passed
away The Colonel was temporarily para
| lyzed, his right knee being drawn towards
| the shoulder The mansion is considerably
| damaged, but is fully covered BY insurance.
Sheriff Sessions of Suwannee county,
| while attempting to get off the east bound
train at Live Oak, Wednesday afternoon,
| slipped and fell underneath one of the cars.
The wheels passed over both feet, severing
them from the legs. One foot was cut off
below the ankle and the other just above.
Mr.. Sessions boarded the train from ITALIA
haSsee to jacksonville with his nephew, for
the purpose of bidding the latter good-by.
just us the train started to move off Mr..
Sessions shook hands with his nephew and
Sheriff Holland who was also ON DO lrd,
and Attempted to jump Off while the train
was in motion. MIR. Sessions nephew and
Sheriff Holland at once saw the danger
Sheriff Sessions was in His nephew caught
hold of his arm and attempte to hold him
up, while Sheriff Holland jumped to
the bell cord and rang the bell
to stop the train. The unfortunate
mans nephew held on to his uncle manfully,
and would have perhaps prevented his
being injured had not the moving car
reached the platform before the-traiu could
be stopped The suspended form struck
against tho steps, which broke the hold of
meath the moving train, with his body be-
tween the cars and the platform. Medical
aid was summoned at once. and the sufferer
given every attention possible to relieve the
intense pain, after which he was removed to
his home. Mr.. Sessions has family, and is
said to be- a faithful and efficient officer
The injured man asked the doctors what
the chances We're, who replied that they
hoped he would live, his tone implying that
the hope was without much foundation,
causing the wounded man in his agony
to exclaim: my God This will kill my
wifer
On Monday Sheriff Holland, of Duval
county, received a letter from Gov Perry
stating that his resignation as Sheriff OF
Duval county would be accepted II the
letter the Governor eXonerated the Sheriff
from any improper COLLISION with Carpcn-
ter i'll his recent escape, throwing The blame
on others, but stated that he could not see
any possible excuse for the Sherlffs actions
in allowing Carpenter any privileges more
than We're accorded other prisoners, IN view
Of Judge Bakers commitment, in which the
accused was ordered taken To the county jail
and kept i'll close confinement until
the proper requistion papers were
received from New York The
Governor stated that the other
Sheriifs OF the State were watching the re-
salt OF Carpenters escape, and il it was
allowed to 60 unnnticed, it would have
demoralizing effect, consequently he saw
no other course than 10 r,qusst Sheriff Hol-
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