The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-02

| lease on MS mining property In COLORADO
to the effect that a rich strike has been
made in mine near by, and that four men
are taken out ore each day valued at over
| 81, 900
Capt. Malcolm Anderson, of the Santa
Rosa Rifles, left on Tuesday for Denver,
COL, where he will remain during the sum
mer months, TO attend to his mining inter
ests. The company gave the Captain re-
| cepuon on Monday night in the shape OF an
ice cream supper.
R. F. Williams left Tallahassee last
wednesday for Liverpool where he will
hunt up important records needed to COM
plete chain of proofs III contested will
case. If he is successful, two Tallahassee
families, now of only moderate means, will
become millionaires.
The amount of business done in the Pa
| latka post Office during the second quarter
of 1885 was 81, sos II. the business done
during the quarter just ended was 5000 ~,
showing a gain of l405 90. The number
of stamps and stamped envelopes sold dur
| ing the quarter was 1l5, 39l.
An alligator killed in the Ashley river,
South Carolina, was received in Palatka
Sunday by w. S. Fry, taxidermist, for
mounting. 1t was shipped by Pierre Loril-
lard, and when mounted is to be sent to
him in New York The "gator" weighed
255 pounds and was nine feet eight inches
! long
On Saturday Sheriff Anderson, of Or
laudo, received divorce papers from Howell
Titus, of Titusville, to serve on his wife,
Lucy D. Titus, who elope1 with Cunning
ham, few days ago, and went to that city.
The Sher fl went Immediately to serve the
papers, but the guilty wife and her para
mour had departed for parts unknown.
The planning mill lot owned by George
II. Vincent, located out Lemon street, OPP
osite the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railroad depot, at Palatka, and on
which stood the Gem City Planning mill, has
| just passed into the hands of the jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West Railroad Com
pany; also several lots adjacent, so says re-
| port.
The Mexican Gulf Navigation and Trad
ing Company has been organized at Pensa-
cola under the State laws and the following
| officers elected: President. s. n Van
Praag; secretary, A. G. Moreno; treasurer,
II. w. Simmons; attorney, John Eagan.
The capital stock for the present is limited
to Sl50000, but will be enlarged as circum-
| stances suggest.
As Capt. John B. Cole, accompanied by
his wife, was trying to make landing at
one of the docks at Palatka, Sunday, he
found so many boats tied up to the wharf
that it was impossible to get his boat in, so
he pulled alongside of another boat, and
Mrs. Cole, in attempting to step out, lost her
balance and fell into the water. 1t was all
the captain could do TO get her out, and she
came near drowning before he could get to
her.
The transactions in city and suburban
real estate at and around st. Augustine
were unusually heavy for the month of
April, and including the sale of the Casa
Monica, by +. w. Smith, the aggregate
sales do not fall much short of $500, 600
The ST. Johns County Savings Faux and
Real Estate Exchange disposed Of city and
suburban property during the month 10 the
amount of S37, 975, most of which was sold
for building purposes. Other real estate
firms also made large number Of sales.
Inc transfers during the past three months
have probably exceeded that of any similar
period in the history of the city. Inquiry
for property is still brisk, and the outlook
for the summer is very promising.
Sunday morning, between 2and 3o'clock,
fire broke out IN the building on Orange
avenue occupied by the Orlando Steam
Laundry. The inmates escaped with great
difficulty. The building and machinery
were owned by Mrs. Tom Adams, and
were insured by White a. Guernsey for
| s., 900, 81 1000 of which was in the Spring
field Insurance Company and the other in
the Western. The blow co Mr.. White is
severe one, as he was unable TO save sin
gle thing, not even their own clothing his
family having escaped in their
$50 in money. which was
total loss. Miss Rosa Munroe loses,
besides her personal effects, about $50 in
money. Mr.. White had no insurance on
his furniture or household goods. There
was but little washing left in the laundry,
the most having been delivered ON Sat
urday
There is located near McKennon Station,
on the South Florida railroad, a camp of
tie cutters, composed Of a number of
negroes, and one white man as foreman.
For sometime past number of them have
been in the habit OF going to KiSslmmee on
Saturdays, returning ON the fast mail at
midnight to their camp, and invariably
more or less drunk. On Saturday night
last this mob was more noisy and trouble
some than usual, and before reaching
McKenuon raised quarrel with Capt.
Moseby, the conductor, and chased him out
Of the car they were in and into the next. Mr..
Pickett, deputy sheriff, happened to be
on the train. and, in company with Mr.. 4.
c. Bearden, went to the assistance of the
conductor. Neither OF them were armed,
and they were met by au infuriated mob Of
eight or ton well armed negroes and this
white man, some with knives and some with
pistols. The leader, a large muscular no.
gro, inflicted two severe cuts upon Mr.
Bearden, one on the hand aud one in the
breast, which would undoubtedly have
proved fatal had the knife not struck
rib. Another one commenced firing at
Mr.. Pickett, and fired three shots in rapid
| succession before he could grapple with
him. Mr.. Pickett succeeded in getting
hold OF the barrel of the pistol-which
he forced down just as the negro
| fired the fourth shot which took effect in
the negroes knee, shatterng the kneecap.
Capt. Moseby, seeing the danger of being
overpowered by the mob, slgnalled the
train to go ahead-whch had stopped by
the mob pulling AMI cutting the rope during
the rowland mono Of the negros were ar
rested Sunday, Sheriff Anderson and
Deputies Pickett an Anderson returned to
! McKennon and captured five of the gang
and among them the wounded one. They
| failed to catch the one who did the cutting
but he is known, and no effort will be
spared to capture him.
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