The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-18

would hereafter get $500 per year instead
of $50.
In the grove of L. @. Dillard at Summer
field, is an orange tree that measures feet
inches around the trunk. is 40 feet high,
and 80 feet through the branches. Last
year IL bore 1000 oranges. The tree Is
healthy, and bids fair to eclispe itself this
year. There are several other trees nearly
a. large in the same grove.
The total earnings of the Florida Railway
and Navigation company for the three HrSt
weeks IN July amounted TO Sl0,5S0, against
$l5,232 for the corresponding period last
year, an increase IF 81 24s. Since Jan; !
the earnings were $i3l4ll, against s5S5, 06l
for The sGmo poriod last year, an increase OF
1850 The mileage IL j74.
81. Augustine Press: Elitor Chonto has
retired from the 81. Johns WeekiB. This
e bod fo;' tho Weekly and bad for 81. An
gustine, because Brother Choaie is one Of
the foremost journalists of tho state, and
moreover a friend o. st. Augustine. The
J. eekSy still continues under some otho
management, but It's days are numbered.
Mortgages amounting to moro than double
wtat the whole establishment would sci! FOR
are hanging over it, and it Is only quos-
ton Of time when it must succumb to the
inevitable.
At 81. Augustine, Tuesday, Charles w.
Cook, young man about III years Old, and
contractor in charge Of thc coacreto work
Oh tho cathedral, lel 20 ftet fr"fd t.4s 1elfiy
~ ths ground. Ho broke his nra and diOd
q few minutes later Only a few months
ago his wife died. He WAS mom er Ct the
Young Mems Christian association, very
Industrious and popular. lie had arranged
a chair on pulley with small hook,
catching doubie-sJrand large rope. The
,tnpe rla1 f,-n,N, N
and fell to the ground.
A raft, with 1000 feet of lumber, started
from Duryee's wharf last week, consigned
to J. Buzzell, ct Amelia. After reaching
Cashen's creek it was stolen by two negroes
and taken to Bells river. The negro in
charge discovered the theft and started in
pursuit, when the thieves deserted the raft
and took to their heels. Not hearing from
his lumber, Mr.. Buzzel mounted his water
velocipede and started in search of it, find
ing it at the mouth of Clarks river. Reach
ing the drawbridge the raft was too large
to pass through the draw, rushing with
great force against the Instructions and be-
Ing completely demolished After much
hard work the lumber was gotten together,
a rope tied around it, and III this condition
1t was lowed to its destination.
At Lake Helen, Monday, Andy Thompson
stabbed Q. I. Gaskins, successor to G. H.
Redding in the general merchandise busl-
ness. DR.. J. N. Taylor went at once to at
tend the wounded man, and found that the
cut was about one inch in depth and about
six inches in length, starting in the center
of the back below the shoulder blades and
extending toward the left side of the wal &,
severing one muscle. The patient had 80
far improved on Tuesday that the doctor
informed him that there was no necessity
for any further attendance Immediately
on receipt of the tidings at Tavares,
Deputy Sheriff Yorke and a posse started
in pursuit of the negro, who had taken to
the woods after the cutting. The trouble
arose over the collection of a bill of 81
At Jacksonville, Tuesday, the Pine street
hose cart was rushing to a fire, and when
near Bay street Mr.. Jacobs, who drives a
kerosene wagon, was seen near Dr.
L'Engle's drug store driving deliberately
along. He was called and mottoned to stop
and allow the cart room to make the turn.
Instead OF doing SO he turned as if to cross
Bay street directly in front of the flying
vehicle. The horse attached to the hose
cart was too close and coming at too furi-
GUS a pace to be checked, and he came
almost Immediately upon the wagon at a
furious galop, and tried to clear the OBJ
struction at jump, but, this being impcs
sible, only succeeded in landing full on the
oil wagon, which at once flsw to pieces, and
for few moments there was wild con-
fusion of flying kerosene cans, sticks, splin-
tiers and struggling horses, both animals
being thrown down and much Frightened.
Fortunately, and almost miraculously, no
one was hurt.