The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-25

| The lot on First street, Sanford, between
! Park avenue and the South Florida rail-
/ road, north side, owned by the Plant
| Investment Company, will soon be covered
/ by mammoth brick block, the largest in
/ tue state, the lower portion Of which will
| contain twenty-five handsome store rooms,
/ for commission merchants and wholesale
/ dealers. Several of the stores have already
been engaged. Work on the building will
| commence in few weeks, so as 70 be ready
for next seasons business.
The French government has consented 10
detray tue expense of carrying the members
OF family named Commeau, now living at
Jacksonville, back to France. The laws Of
France, by special enactment, provide
a fund to bo applied TO the repatria-
tlon OF such subjects as may be
| DESTROYS OF returning To their domestic fire.
sides in la belle France" This favor
however, Is only granted by the French
government to deserving patriots, after
having obtained all the Information it pos
si6ly can from the agencies at its command,
wherever such applicants may reside, in any
part of the world.
The killing of A. n. Creighton, Of Ro-
chelle, by his stepson, Tennison Hook, on
Monday evening, created considerable ex-
element in the little burg. While under
the influence OF liquor, Creighton attempted
TO gain admission into his wires house, and
as they had been separated, it was refused.
In his blind rage he called for an ak, with
which 10 break in the door, and while in
the act, his stepson came up, with double
barrel shotgun. Taking in the situation,
he fired both loads into Creighton killing
him instantly. The coroner's verdict de-
clarei the killing justifable. The boys
name is Tennison Hook. and his age IS
years
Barlow Informant: One day last week
we were shown an insect peculiar we be-
lIeve, to this portion of the country, and
which, as far as we can learn, has no scien-
tlfic name. 1t is known in FlOSda under
the various names of "mule-kller,n
'scroncher," and "grampus," but is not
mentioned in any book Of natural history
which we have been able to examine. A
specimen, sent for name to the proper
authorities in Washington, only elected
the names above mentioned 1t
is an insect about 2 inches
in length, with huge mandibles, resembling
those of lobster, and long, pointed feelers,
which might easily be mistaken for a fourth
pair Of legs. But the business end of the
creature is represented by a slender terIni-
nal appendage which is held. like that of
the scorpion, over the back. The sting
from this is most severe, but not, as there
seems to be a general impression, fatal
The insect burrows in the ground under
rotting logs.
On Wednesday the Democrats OF Orange
county elected delegates to the State and
Congressional conventions. The admins
tratlOn of President Cleveland was in
dorsed, and the delegates instructed to sup
port Judge Speer for Governor. The dele
gates to st. Augustine are j. F. Welborne,
B. f. Whitner, g. NJ Nolan, King Willy,
E lgar Harrison, George H. Browne, W. j.
Proctor, J. H. Saddler, E. r. Prince, j. G..
Bradshaw, G. T. Gaines, J. B. Parramore,
j. D. Beggs, I. W. Shine, j. L. Bryan, NJ.
r. Marks. Alternates: s. b. Hill, E. w.
Peabody, T. NJ. McRae. j. n. Winer, j. J.
Clifford, NJ. f. Brock, Andrew Wise, ]. q.
Mcdonald G. f. Smith, R. B. F. Roper,
Thomas Osborn, George R. Newell S. S.
G. G. 4''i Vaughan, D. E. H. '0n' Walker II.
The delegates to tho Congressional con
vention are: j. S. Simmons, J. N. Whitner,
7. NJ. McRae, f. W. Peabody, P. J. Parra-
more, J. H. King, Andrew Wise, r. II. F.
Roper, c. E. Smith, J. q Mcdonald, r. G.
Robinson, E. NJ Hammond, w. l.. Palmer,
j. G.. Sinclair, NJ. Gore, S. S. Waterhouse.
Alternates: w L. Guild, 2. Woodruff, w.
M. Shrine, b. NJ. Robinson, Enoch Bell,
Andrew Auln, d. C. Hart, w. B. Rush, J.
c. Stewart J. F. Harrison Thomas Osborn,
George Self, E. d. Holeman, o. 2. Preston,
George r. Newell, E. f. Sperry.