The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-02

church, through the Rev. Y. X. Weeks,
Sc IS.
Eight negroes from Jacksonville have
been reported by Granville Beale to be in
custody at FruitlaRd, thirty mics south of
PaiatEa. A guard of men, supplied with
shotguns, are keeping the dusky sons OF
Ham in custody.
News has come to st. Augustine, OF TIE
death Of the Mother Superior at Mocca-iu
Branch. Two sisters obtained permjssio
from the board of health to attend her
funeral. The Mother Superior had become
well advanced in years, aud died of old e.
William Reeves, a respected citizen of
Lake county, WAS found dead IN his bed
his home at Orange Bend last Tuesday
morning. The cause of his death Hnkaow 8.
He came to Florida just after the war NJ d
bought up large quantities of land, prime
pally in Lake county and along the Ockla
| waha river.
J. n. Colley of Kissimmee has fms n
his contract Tor building cane shed 7Jx1 Is
feet for the st. Cloud Sugar Company, to
the satisfaction of the general manager, Coz
! Bringier. Mr.. Colley has been awarded .
contract for the erection of boiler sh'
32x4S feet, with an addition 6x32 for TIE
| same company.
Rumors were rife at Ocala Monde y morn
ing that John +. Dunn had been throw.
from a buggy in New York state an
killed The Merchants matt nal bank o.
which Mr.. Dunn is president, telegraphed to
ascertain the facts in the case and found
that he was all .. K, but that a man who
resided in Florida town, now in New York
state, had met the fate indicated.
A regular old-fashioned barbecue will be
held by the democrats at Stewards hum
mock, Osceola county, tomorrow. Hon.
+. T. Fleming, the democratic candida
for governor; Hon. K. w. Davis, Gov.
Mabry, E. NJ. Hammond, candidate for
senator, and others, are expected to be
present, and address the people on the living
issues Of the day. TIE Orlando and Barlow
bands are expected to be present.
Last week was sad one for many resi-
dents Of the Lake Tkonotosassa geighbor-
hood. Harry w. Ritter was killed by the
accidental discharge of his gun; Mr.
Moore's family received news of the death
of Mrs. Moore's brother, Charles Dorches-
ter, son of Or. Dorchester, Of Thonotosassa,
in Waldo, with the fever but whether it
was yellow fever is not positively known;
Mr.. Cooper of the firm of Cooper q Davis,
received news of the death of a brother in
Ohio; Rev. Mr.. Green received news of the
death of his brother in Illinois, and Mrs
jefferson of the death of her father in Vir-
ginia.
Last Friday morning dispatch bule-
tined at Ocala from Citra, seying hat
Health Officer VIII Harwell, in iumIing
from freight train which was moving at
the rate of fifteen miles an hour and re-
fused to stop for him to get off, was thrown
under the cars and his legs cut off DR..
Ellis rendered all medical aid necessary to
the injured man, but grangrene set in on his
amputated leg and he died Sunday. This
young mans death is particularly sad and
unfortunate, as he was the sure maintenance
of his mother and several younger children,
who live at Anthony. Great Indignation is
expressed at the conductor who refused to
slack up his train and permit Harwell to
get off.
DR., Carver of ST. Augustine has pencil
ant for anything that is antique. The doc
tor owns the Oldest dwelling in the Unite1
STATES, and has it adorned with sope of the
most beautiful and odd antiquities that il
has ever been ones pleasure to gaze upon
At his office he also has these antiquities
and oddities. Que of the most curious
specimens that the doctor possesses is an old
acknowledging box, used half a century
ago. IL is patented, and resembles in
mechanism the scales which weigh one
when nickel is dropped in slot. In this
instance, however, one drops an old time
big penny in the box, shoves a button, and
little iron drawer shoots out with the
penny's worth of tobacco, and when taken
the drawer Immediately flies back again,
ready for the next customer.
When the feyer broke OUT in Jacksonville
the little town of Seville on the Jackson
vile. Tampa and Key West railway, was
almost panic-stricken, and the cry went up
from every mouth, "Stop the ira ins, shut
down all traffic" AS soon as the managers
of the road heard of this they sent out
agents and purchased every ounce of pro-
visions in the town. While they were
busy doing this the city was busy making
their arrangements to stop all trains from
entering the city. They accomplished
their purpose, but the next question was
how to get something to eat. The railroad
refused to sell provisions and the people re.
fused t. let the railroad bring anything.
Well, things went along pretsy smoothly
until they were on the ragged edge of
want, when a committee of citizens waited
on the railroad and asked them to run and
bring provisions. The railroad consented,
but while things We're being ordered, they
sold what they had bought at big profit.