The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-30

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/ Lawson and Henry Bryant, living about
! five miles west of Live Oak became involved
in a difficulty Thursday night, in which
/ Lawson shot Bryant in the lower part OF
the bowels with a shot gun. jackson
Lambert went before Judge X. w, Philips
Friday morning and swore out warrant
against Lawson for murder.
DeLeon Springs Courier: Lewis ]. Bill
ings and DR.. Brandt, who lately purchased
the Breland grove, have undoubtedly paid
more money for two oranges than any 9TH
er men in Florida. The grove is just com
ing into bearing and this year produced tv o
oranges, which the former owner Of tho
grove has received 81 900 apiece for, that is
counting the land and improvements as
nothing.
The Norwegian bark Johan Ludwig was
libeled at Pensacola Friday at the instance
of W. l.. Witch, the ground of action
beng the alleged refusal of the captain to
sign the bills Of lading and proceed to sea
The damage claimed is $500 The captain
claims demurrage TO the amount Of 1850
sterling, and would sign only under protest
Bond was given Saturday morning for the
vessel in the sum of 81 900, and the vessel
viii proceed TO sea.
The third race Of the st. Johns Yacht
Club for the two placques and the cup was
sailed at Palatka Friday. The Tidal Wave
Npu Itb DilLt lOI VIC llISJ ClusS, bllb Vi
unteer" placque, for good and all, this being
the third time she has come in winner. The
Martha has now won the Thistle PLAGUE
twice and the Bertha once, and in the third
class the Jessie has won the cup twice More
races will be necessary to decide the own
ership Of the second and third class prizes
DIR. Greene, of Ocala, has secured a very
curious and valuable specimen of fossil III
his lime quarry. 1t is either part of the
g
don, which he could not quite determine, as
he only discovered it Wednesday morning
and had to leave for Tampa on the noon
train. The scientific doctor will bring his
geological knowledge to bear on il on his
return and determine the species to which
the fossil belongs The fragment of bone
was found in blast made ten feet from the
surface
Wednesday evening Jacob Biebighauser
was severely burned by an explosion OF gas
in the basement Of the opera house wind
mill tower at Pensacola Mr.. BiebghauSer
went into the room where the gas machine
which supplies gas to the opera house is
located for the purpose of examining it, As
soon as he struck a match an explosion oc-
Cured which severely burned HIM about
the face and hands. The superstition is that
gas had escaped from leak in the machine.
lie will suffer no permanent injury.
Frank Taylor, L. A. Louder and Richard
Kendall, three knights of the road, have
gotten themselves into trouble of a serious
nature at Eustis. On the affidavit Of
Charles Winnie, of that place, they were
arrested a few days ago, charged with
breaking into his house and stealing from
Whine an overcoat, a gold watch, a purse
containing So and a pocket rife Sunday
they langui-hed in the Eustis bastle. and
on Monday were brought before Judge
Church, who, after hearing, bound them
over to court with bail affixed at 500 each,
and they, not being able to give the Sc
curity, were taken to Bloomfield Tuesday
by Marshal Kimball.
Oviedo Chronicle: The Orlando and
Oakland newspapers are discussing the de
STABILITY ana Importance of railroad
through the eighteen miles that separate
the two places They also note the fact
that it would connect with the Orange Belt.
the Tavares, Apopka and Gulf, and the
Florida Midland railroads, and thus secure
for Orlando another direct line to the Gulf
of Mexico aud to an important section of
country to the southwest. The line should
be built at once, and continued from Or
lando to the northeast to Oviedo, theace
crossing the st. Johns at Cooks Ferry and
on to New Smyrna, or Mosquito Inlet
Here it might connect with the line Of rail
road soon to be built to that point from
Daytona, thence to st Augustine. Jack
sonville and the whole railroad system of
the country.