The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-25
FLORIDA.

Monticello is in very good sanitary condi-
tion.
The Jefferson base ball club disbanded
last Friday.
The democrats of jefferson county will
have big rally at Monticello Sept. 5.
About twenty-five more refugees have
arrived at Monticello during the past week.
A large panther was killed at Dunnellon
last week. 1t measured seven feet from the
head to the tail.
st. Augustine is erecting hospital build
ing, so as to be ready for yellow fever
should an emergency arise.
The steamer Hays was blown against the
wharf at Apalachicola, Wednesday, staving
in portion of her guards.
Hon. j. E. Grady of Apalachicola has
been appointed an honorary vice president
of the Chattahoochee valley exposition,
which opens in Columbus in October.
DR.. s. NJ. Gonzalez Of Pensacola has re-
ceived word from Washington saying his
application to go to Jacksonville has been
placed on file for use in case of an emergency.
On Saturday afternoon last John Thomp-
son, while driving to his home, about two
miles west of Palatka, dropped dead. The
cause is supposed to have been heart dis
ease.
At Lake Wier, Mr.. Griner of the firm of
Dame & Griner 'confectioners, has sold his
interest to Pearce Williams, the go-ahead
and business son of the worthy sheriff, L.
7. Williams.
The trade of the Muscogee, Robinson and
Michigan lumber company's mills, at Pen
sacola, still hangs fire. The duke of Cum
berland has not yet put down the cash
which is one Of the chief requirements of
the trade.
The preliminary trial Of Green Hodge
took place before Judge McConathy at
Lake Wier last Friday. After all the testi-
mony had been given in he was remanded
to Jail to await the action of the circuit
court, which convenes in October
II is said that a man going to Palatka
tried to evade the quarantine officers on
mail train, the other day, by crawling into
a mail bag, and was then showed under a
bench as newspapers. But when that bag
was taken out to be fumigated, he con
cluded to take his chances and run the risk
Miss Fambrough of Scul Shoals is a
young woman of nerve and mind. The
other day her fathers jersey bull attacked
him, and was in a fair way to kill him. His
wife saw him fall and ran toward him, but
the daughter, more thoughtful, first got the
ak, aud running up, hit the bull such a
tremendou, whack that it stunned him. so
that the father had a chance TO get up,
grab the ak and bury its head in the skull
OF the brute.
j. d. Foxworth and son of Tompkinsville
were struck by lightning on Aug IA. Mr..
FoXworth is not expected to survive the
shock, and his son was instantly killed
Mr.. Foxworth and family moved from
| Peachtree, Ala, 20 Florida about six wears
| ago, and settled on a large lake near Temp
| kinsville, where they have since resided.
Mr. Foxworth lost his wife about year
/ ago, and has since nobly discha "ged the
dltics of father and mother to his six moth
| er.ess children.
There came near being a serious accident
among the men engaged in tearing down
the shed in the rear of Miss Thomas build
| ing, on tho north side OF the square, ut
! Gainesville Wednesday. Willie Wood.
with twu Others, was standing in { le center
OF the room when the one prop that |. Id no
the ceiling gave way. Willie was knocked
down, ard when taken from the debris tne
muscle of his left arm was found to be badly
bruised, and one of his legs was numb for u
few moments n bones were broken