The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-11

The proprietors Of the Suwannee Sulphur
Springs are erecting a very hands )ine hotel
building on their grounds, which, with the
already extensive house room at their COM
mand, will make this resort one of the best
equipped in the south.
Jupiter inlet is closed entirely. The sand
extends across the mouth or the old inlet.
This is a serious drawback to the small
boats coming up from Lake Worth and re-
turning there. 1t is said also that Lake
Worth inlet is in bad condition.
At recent meeting of the new board of
trustees of Paiatka public school, j. y.
Freeman was elected principal of the school,
and Miss L. l.. Fowler assistant. Mr. Free
man is O native of Georgia, and q graduate
of Mercer University in the class of 70.
c. J. Crantz of Auburndale brought to
Lakeland last week some large hOrss
banana. One was 81 inches in length,
aud ~ inches in circumference. They were
from plants one year old, which are grow
ing on ordinary pine land that has not been
fortified.
Can't. W. NJ. White will take a side
wheel, light draft steamer with him, when
he goes back to Fort Myers in November
She will lie about the same kind of a
boat aS the Manatee that formerly ran be-
tween Fort Mye s and Tampa aud is now
on the 81. JOHNS river.
At Cat Fish Point, Lee county, one day
last week, bad boy rubbed CAYENNE pep
per all over the back of his jacket, and
then laughel out loud III school, The
M ster logged him severely, but dismissed
/ school soon after on account Of a severe
attack Of sneezes, and to 60 and find an eye
doctor
The republican county convention, to
nominate candidates for the legislature and
for county offices, has been called to meet
at DeLand on Sept 81 George Parker and
John Stillman for clerk and A. NJ Bailey
for county judge, is what the Orange
county republicans are talking as their
share OF the offices.
The other day, while Shorty" Wash
burn of Fort Myers had gone home to din
ner, some unregenerated scamp tied a
yellow rag on his door Washburn came
along and removed that quarantine flag in
hurry, and he intimates that quicker
death than y. t. awaits the perpetrator,
provided he is found out.
An attempt was made before the county
commissioners while in session at DeLand
last week to get an appro priation 10 help
build larger court house than the S15, 900
promised by that town in consideration of
making it the county seat. The matter
net with such opposition that the board de-
On account of the Volusia county school
board of education not being able TO make
an apportionment for the various schools in
time, no contracts will be made with teach
ers probably until the board finds out the
amount each school in the county is en-
titled to. In consequence the public schools
Will not begin before November or De-
cember.
A petition was circulating in Lakeland
last week for the pardon of W. w. Willing
ham, who was sentenced to the penitentiarv
for life, year or two ago, for the murder
of William Mclaughlin, at Fort Meade,
and who, had it not been for one of the jury
dan Mann, who was subsequently, lynched
at Barlow, who insisted on a recon uenda-
tioD TO mercy, would have been hanged.
At ST. Augustine, Saturday, several citi-
zens indorsed notes to the extent of SIC. 900,
with which the quarantine force Is TO be
maintained. There is much discussion on
the streets concerning the Jacksonville
mails. Public opinion is in favor of not adj
uniting jacksonville mails of any kind
whatever into st. Augustine What action
the boad Of health will take in face of this
pressure remains TO be seen. The opinion
of the board is that there is no danger,
provided the mails are thoroughly fumi-
gated.
A few days ago Ben Daniels of B,leview,
with his l2-year-old boy, and some other
colored men, went out to Gum swamp on a
deer hunt. On coming - the swamp the
horse, which belonged to D. Z. Caverly was
Embarrassed and hitched 10 tree. The dogs
were turned loose and soon jumped fine
buck, when the entire party started on the
chase, with the exception Of the boy, who
was left to take care of the horse. II wasn't
long before the boy got excited too, and
harm essing the horse TO the wagon, drove
after the party full chase. He hadn't gone
100 feet before he struck deep bog hole
and drove directly into il, drowning the
horse. just at this juncture one or two OF
tho party returned, but too late TO save the
animal, Mr.. Caverly is thereby loser of
valuable horse
Great indignation is felt against Sheriff
Ellerman among the citizens of Fernandina,
and, in fact, throughout Nassau county.
The sheriff has been acting in such a man
ner as to lead many to believe that he is be-
friending the strikers. So great was the in
dignatiol that a meeting of the leading citi-
nens OF Nassau county was held, and a
Gov. Perry, requesting Euerman's immedl-
ate susl ension. TIE democratic county OK
ecutive committee also met and passed the
same resolutions, which were also sent to
the governor. Sheriff Ellerman refused to
allo@ the negro, jackson, and others tried
by Mayor Barr, to be put in the county Jail,
which is much more secure than the city
Jail but he was finally prevailed upon to
allow Jackson to be placed in his Jail.