The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-30

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Fort Myers Press: "The South Florida
Tropical Fruit Company, Familiarity known
here as the Tobacco farm, has 10 acres in
promising tobacco, raised from Cuban seed
grown here. About two acres of the above,
it is feared, was fortified too freely, and
the plants are not doing frst-class; but the
remaining eight acres will yield fully 900
pounds to the acre."
The Gadsden County Tobacco Company
has been experimenting with a tobacco
transplanter (Which has been used very ex-
tenslvely in the North and Vest, and 1t
works very successfully on old land, or land
that has been cultivated before. With this
mschine one man and two boys can put out
hYe acres or tobacco a day very easily,
which is equal to the work of ten men.
At Pensacola Friday night, shortly after
Z DC ock, the chief mate of the British bark
Chiettain shot one of the crew-a German
named Peter-with a pistol, the bullet tax
ing effect In the neck. The doctor says it
is possible that the wound may prove of an
extremely serious nature, as, in the event
OF swelling tracheOtomy would be neces-
STATED, the bullet having passed through
the larynx.
DeLand Ne,os: G. D. Gould had quite a
picnic with shark, at Ponce Park, last
week He caught the shark, cut his jaw off,
cut his liver out and then put him back in
the water, when blamed If the shark didn't
SWIM away and meet some other sharks.
lie told them he had been on shore to be
treated for toothache and liver complaint.
Mr.. Gould will show the sharks jaw to any
one who doubts the truth of this story.
j.. Pickrens saw mill, near st. Cloud
was destroyed by fire Wednesday night
With the mill was consumed some 81, 900 or
faaN 81 .,v,,E . = ~.
fine cypress lumber, $500 worth of commits
sary stores, 800 worth of carpenters tools,
all the mill and blacksmith tools, and the
commissary book, containing from $500 to
$500 worth of accounts. The fire is sup
posed TO have caught from the furnace
The total loss is $1,000. There is no insur-
ance.
Robert Hazens, an employe of the Ocala
Lime w orks, was preparing to do some
blasting Thursday afternoon, and went
after the powder. He took the lighted torch
in one hand and keg of powder in the
other, when suddenly there was an explo-
sion that left him in lacerated condition
The key was In his right hand, and his right
arm and the side of his face is considerably
injured. He is expected to recover. The
force of the explosion was upward and the
report was heard for some distance around.
The Marlborough County Board of Health
met in Plant City on last Tuesday to make
an inspection of the place and inquire into
the reported sickness there. They found
but two cases of sickness, and they were
both convaleScing. In order to satisfy the
public they virtually quarantined the place,
by ordering that all persons who were sick
with any infectious disease be isolated, and
no one allowed to visit them but physicians
and nurses. No one will be allowed for the
present to stop over III the place, nor will
any one be allowed to leave it.
The Kissimmee Light Infantry re-or-
gained at their meeting Tuesday evening,
and elected the following officers: Captain,
J. w Watson; First Lieutenant, E. B.
Given; Second Lieutenant, G. B. Provins
First Sergeant, T. G. Dickson; Second Ser
geant, J. w. Southern; Third Sergeant, w.
n. Golf; Fourth Sergeant, w. A. Sigsbee
First Corporal, Samuel Mckee: Second
Corporal, Strick Graham; Third Corporal,
Howell SaSser; Fourth Corporal, E. T.
Smith; Fifth Corporal, W. H. Reed Drum
mer, c. K. Headley; Treasurer, e. NJ.
Earnest
The Democrats of Hamilton county held
their convention at Jasper last Monday.
On the first ballot the following persons
were elected as delegates to represent Ham
llton county in the State convention: r.
Albert Jennings, S. S. Sharp, G.. f. Cone,
William Back, J. d. Tuten, f. Adams,
William Robarts. On motion, the conveu-
ton proceeded to select the Democratic
Executive Committee, which shall serve
for the next two years. The result was as
follows: First district, Walter P. Jennings
Second district Joseph D. Tuten; Third
district, William Robarts; Fourth district,
Dock Parish; Fifth district, NJ. l.. Burnett
Sixth district, Robert Rawlins; Seventh
district James +. Stapler.
At Tallahassee, the jury which has been
hearing the case CT Henry Mann (colored),
who three years ago was caught up in the
mesheS OF the law, charged with the murder
of Edmund Dubois, young white lad,
brought in a verdict Friday, finding him
not guilty. The circumstances will be re-
called by the fact that the boy supposed to
be murdered was stranglsd by a rope in
such q manner as to lead to the belief that
he might have killed himself while playing
circus, which this final verdict now con
firms. On previous trials he had been con-
victed, but this, ON new trial ordered in the
higher courts, ends the case. The prisoner,
when released, marched down the streets
shouting his deliverance from the Jaws of
death and in songs.
At St Augustine, Franklin w. Smith,
who recently sold the Casa Monica Hotel
to Mr.. Flagler, is now getting ready for the
erection of another elegant concrete build
ing on the corner of Grenada street and the
Alameda, or King stfeet. 1t is to be of
moresque architecture, and in keeping with
the general plan of construction of the
group of buildings of which the Ponce de
Leon is most conspicuous. The building
will be used as an apartment house divided
into elegant suites rooms, which Will be
furnished with every modern convenience.
The structure will he four or five stories in
height, and will be surmounted by a
moreSque dome, similar to those on the
mosques in the East. Work on the build
ing viii! probably begin early in the fall
Starke Courier: Being one among the
banner Democratic counties of the State
we feel that Bradford has right TO expect
and CAIN some recognition in the next
State Cabinet. Placing Bradtord's demand
on the grounds of party service, there are
no men in the State who have stood more
firmly and fought more bravely for Demo
cratic aScendenoy since the war than Hon.
John c. Richard and Capt. Hem y f. York
OF this county. Either Of these gentlemen
would ill the position of Comptroller, Treas
erer or Secretary of State most acceptably.
The name of Capt. J. c.. Richard is promi-
nently mentioned for Congress in several
localities OF East and South Florida. Should
he be selected as Mr. Dougherty'S success ;or,
BradfordS demands will be efully satisfied
otherwise, we shall firmly, but with becom.
ing modeSty, insist on having the brave and
gallant Democracy of Bradford represented
in the new Cabinet.
SOUTH CAROLINA.