The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-23

| are all young negro men, scarcely Of age.
! Ihey, with one or more Others of similar
/ age, were living in a cabin near the Florida
southern railway on the rear premises OF
/ the John A Hunter lot. Most of the stolen
/ goods were found concealed in the cabin.
II the alligator hunters keep up the vigor-
! ous warfare they have lately inaugurated
/ IN the neighborhood Of Panasoffkee against
I the reptiles, the streams tbereabouts will be
/ bereft of them. When the business first
/ commenced, some time ago, there were only
/ two or three al il, but now their name is
! legion, and they find Ii no longer profitable
! 10 hunt on the lake and outlet, and are
! going gradually farther and farther down
the river. The business is paying, as two
! men get on average fifteen to twenty
| gators night. aud the hides bring from
% cents to 81 p each according to length.
| Leesburg Commercial: 1t is expected
| that the supreme court will render de-
! cision in the Lake county seat matter some
/ time next week. Private opinion is that
| the decision will sustain the legality Of the
location OF the temporary county seat at
! bloomfield, and require the election to re-
move and locate it permanently to be
/ ordered by the commissioners only on a
| petition to that end signed by one-third Of
the registered voters of the county, as pro-
ylded In the general laws of the state. II
this should be the decision, then the election
ordered for July IL will likely be declared
off.
A great many exhibits are now going for
ward TO the Cincinnati exposition from
Florida. Mr.. Hellfrisch, the Jackson vile
orange wood turner, has obtained large
supply OF orange wood Of great diversity of
shape, both symmetrical and grotesque. He
also has his lathe in perfect order, and a
good variety and supply of various Florida
curiosities, shell work and painting, canoes,
fish scale and feather work, sea beans and
other interesting objects, all of which are
now at the depot awaiting transportation to
Cincinnati. Mr.. Hellfrisch will go on and
operate throughout the exposition, display
ing these branches of Florida's interesting
industries.
plSn is being discussed by some public
spiritedS citizens of jacksonville and of the
state looking to the erection in the near
future OF an extensive cotton factory at or
near that place The plan as presented to
some Of the business men and to a number
OF directors of the Farmers exchange con-
templates the raising of a sufficient cash
capital within specified period, the money
70 be paid in on the lnstallment plan and
covering two, three or four years, as NAV
be deemed advisable 1t is believed, saws
the Times Union, that from 5000, 900 to
$4,000 can be easily raised in this manner
and the enterprise placed on a solid founda-
tion that would insure its success beyond
reasonable doubt.
Jacksonville Times Union: A new inven-
ton in the line of car couplers is that owned
by w. A. Mccain Of this city. A substan-
tai lock Is swung upon pivot, the upper
portion, which is supplied with a strong
hook, passing through the cup-shaped orifice
into which the coupling link is thrust. Upon
tnrqsting the coupling link into ths lock a
slight pressure causes the lock to revolve
which drops the hook into the link, and by
the same revolution allows stay block to
drop into cog, thus securely coupling the
cars. Each lock is supplied with three cogs
thus admitting of the use Of link of any
desired length. To uncouple the cars re-
quires but to turn a handle upon the end of
rod which Is attached to a chain secured
to the stay block. When the rod is turned
the chain wraps about it, raising the block
and permitting the lock to fall open by its
own weight, loosening the coupling link.
A telegram in Fridays NEWS announced
the arrest of G. c. S. Keech on a charge Of
robbing the mails. The Times Union has
some additional particulars: Mr. c. C.
Boykin, special agent for the United States
mail service, arrived in the city Yesterday
with prisoner, @. c. s. Keech, in charge
who was arrested for stealing money pack
ages intrusted to his charge while being
pOluO W anDU06r.
Keecb on being arrested, admitted his
guilt, but stated that he had a widowed and
crippled mother in Tampa dependent upon
him for living, and that his income was
not sufficient to meet the necessities of his
family, and consequently he appropriated
money packages to make up the deficiency.
BE is man about 43 years of age, but looks
very much older. For twelve years he ran
as head postal clerk between Chicago and
New York, and was regarded as one of the
best men in the service. About five wears
ago he came to Florida for the benefit of
his health, since which time he has been
running as postal clerk, chiefly between
Monroe and Tarpon Springs. as a substitute
for other clerks in the service About six
weeks ago he was regularly appointed as a
postal clerk, but his appointment was with
held for the reason that about that time
there was some suspicion Of his crooked
ness. Since then detectives have been on
his track, which resulted in his arrest YES
terday morning by Special Agent Boykin
at Oakland