The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-09

At q regular meeting of the board of
directors of the Merchants National Bank
of Ocala, r. r. Mcconnell was unani-
mously elected cashier.
w. II. Holden Of Orlando has shipped
already 1900 boxes Of oranges. Two hun
bred ard Atty Of them went to Liverpool
to Messrs. Mills q Daniel
William Fox, president Of the Ocala Ice
Manufacturing Company has about com
pleted on Ocklawaha avenue, one Of the
most elegant residences in Ocala.
The private car of H. NJ. Flagler is at the
Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West depot
at Palatka, he having come down several
DAYS ago, and is now in st. Augustine.
Marcus Loeb of Palstka, is furnishing
the material for 100 tents, to be used by
Contractor r s. Hodges on the new rail-
road from Jupiter Inlet to Lake Worth.
An entirely new board of health for
Orange county has been appointed with the
exception of one member. 1t consists Of
DR.. F. S. Chapman, DR.. H. w. Brewer,
Mahlon Gore, W. B. jackson and Nat
Schultz.
Messrs. Harvey & Mcneil, contractors.
are now at work putting up an iron build
Ing on Bridge street, Tampa, for j. p.
Andrew & Son. The sides and end are to
b. of iron, and the front Of plato glass, and
no wood will show in the building.
Key West factories are oil running full
handed, and have all the orders that they
can we'll attend to- Each one wants more
hands, but it is hard to get them at present
in Key West. Some of the largest manu-
facturers speak Of importing cigar makers
from Havana and New Orleans.
The efforts Of the Episcopalians at Lees
burg have been so far successful that they
now feel confident of having n church of
thpfr II ba nil Iax-
Sufficient funds have been raised TO Justify
them in beginning to build, which they
propose to do within the next month.
A serious riot and murder oc-
CURED Mt St Cloud on Mon
day night last, in which ono Italian
and three negroes we're killed outright, aud
another Italian and a negro died subse-
quently. Several othors were wounded.
The cause OF the outbreak is not stated.
On last Sunday evening gang of negroes
were gambling at the water works, near
Tampa, and difficulty arose between Abe
Jasper and Gus Woods, when the la ter
shot Jasper through the abdomen with
3S-caliber pistol, making an ualy aEd prob
ably fatal wound. Woods made his
escape.
Some ST the Methodist people of Ocala are
interesting themselves In an effort to have
their state paper, the Christian AdUocate,
brought 70 Ocala for publication. 1t is now
published in Sanford, but the paper is on
the lookout for more central quarters, and
is ready to receive propositions from differ
emit places.
A petition is being circulated among the
citizens of Ocala and Marion county.
which, when signed by proper number of
the tax payers, will be presented to the
county commissioners and city council of
Ocala, for an appropriation toward the
building of a race track in connection with
the Central Florida exposition at Ocala.
The expectations of the past month from
Pensacola consisted of 1,0S0 cubic feet of
Usage wood, 2,067 feet of cedar, sc, 563 Gu
bic feet of hewn pitch pine timber,6 1923, 600
superficial feet of sawn pi chpine timber, and
$500, 900 superficial feet OF pitch pine lum-
Der. OF this shipment but 1.057 900 super
fetal feet Of lumber went to domestic ports
The value of the foreign shipments Is
s!50.45 the coastwise approximately
sig, 6S4.
The Ocala Company offered forty acres
of their land west of the city, a mule, q
handsome dwelling for the superintendent,
e pod stables and durable and ornamental
fauc9 around ten acres, and of course the
proposition was promptly accepted by toe
trustees of the agricultural college, and,
thanks to the enterprise of the ''Ocala Com
pany,n Ocala has another attraction added
to her borders to mark the progressiveless
Of her people.
The following have been elected officers
of the Escam ia Rifles: Geor,e Slocumh.
captain; M. Z. Pames, first lieutenant; ].
t. Whiting, second lieutenant Knowles
Hyar, first sergeant; r. NJ Cary, second
sergeant; Theodore Pfelferle, third ser
geant; Simpsou Reese, fourth >ergeant; r.
A. Bushnell. fifth sergeant: John Touart.
fret a.. I I.
E. c. Maxwell, third corporal; Walker
Anderson, fourth corporal-all reflections
At Jupiter, Frank Houston, pilot. and
Archie Lindsey, cabin boy of the s. "
White, decided on Sunday Dec. 2, to take a
cruise upon the ocean. Starting with fair
tide for the inlet in a skiff they found the
breakers much heavier than expected, and
in trying to return capsizsd the boat. Capt
Fitzgerald of the steamer Chat
tanoochee, his son Eddie, and S.
HOLSTER being on the ocean beach,
heard the cries OF distress, and started in
metallic life boat to the rescue. They
helped the unfortunates into the life boat,
but when they start d to return, found the
tide SO strong against them that they cou d
not stem il. In this plight they were seen
by the man on watch at the life saving
station, and reported to Capt. CaIlin, who
Immediately launched his surf boat and
rescued Houston, Lindsey and their would
be rescuers. The skiff which capsized
drifted out Of sight at sea, and but for the
timely aid rendered, might have carried
two souls with it,
jacksonville Metropolis: Some chronic
kickers have been finding fault as usual
about the kind of comfortables which will
be furnished by the government and Ne,
tropotiS reporter was dispatched to investi-
gate and examine the reported "light-wear
government stuff as it is STYLED by these
fault-finders. NJ. Isaacson, who is a
thorough clothing expert, having been con-
nccted with several well-known firms hore.
and who is at present in charge of Cohen
dry goods house, besides being connected
with the government relief measures, when
asked as to the truth Of this statement re-
piled that the rumors about the comfort
ables being of inferior make were
false in toto "Why, seq re-" said he, as
held up heavy, good-looking quilt, "there
are no fles on that quilt, it weighs six
pounds and is worth from - to IS if it is
worth q cent ! suppose continued he,
that the rumor Of iuto"ior quilts got out
from the first sample, which was sent here a
day or so ago. That sample was rather ligh
weight, but it was sent by mistake, aud
Wanamaker promptly informed us Of this
fact, and sent us this latter kind. which is
above the average quilt made" DIR. Porter
says that he has oriered 5000 quilts Of this
kind, and more will be telegraphed for If
necessary.
Brace Up.