The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-22
TWO DIE AND THREE SICK
THE FEVER REPORT THE MOST
CHEERING IN MONTHS.

CHEERING IN MONTHS.
Both of the Dead Negroes-A Knight
Of Labor Agitator the Only White
Man on the Sick List-Senator Mann
sick-News Notes of the Stricken
Metropolis.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. .21.-President
Noa1 Mitchell's official bulletin for the
tyenty.four hours ending at 6 o'clock to-
night is as follows:
New cases. .........,...........'.... j
Deaths. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. y
Total number of cases to date. 4,646
Total number of deaths to date ......... 405
THE TWO DEATHS.
Those who died to-day are:
JOHN EVANS tcolored).
S. GRANT (colored).
The new white patient is T. J. MOTT, a
we-known politician and Knight Of Labor
spitator. The other two are colored.
STEAMBOAT CONNECTIONS.
The steamer Gov. Stafford will connect
with all the Clyde steamships until they
commence running to jacksonville leaving
Palatk ka every Wedns sday.
Senator A. s. Mann is sick at Brooks
Vile He thinks bis ailment is only Inala-
rial fever.
Some of the citizens of Fernandina are
endeavoring to have the board of health
remove the quarantine restrictions from
that town. There are only about a dozen
cases of fever in Fernandina, but the woods
arouud there are full of cases.
John T. Graves, editor of the Tribune, of
Rome, Ca, has sent to Jacksonville for the
benefit of the yellow fever sufferers since
the epidemic began $40.
Dr. Porter expects this evening to receive
official notification from Surgeon General
Hamilton that the United States govern
nent will pay for all infected bedding de-
stroyed, and he viii then move actively in
the matter
MRS. MITCHELL OUT OF DANGER.
A dispatch received here last night re-
ports that Mrs Alexander Mitchell, wife
of the late Milwaukee millionaire, who was
reported to be seriously i'll at the hotel
Buckingham New York city, is said by her
physician, DIR. Edward Bartlett, to be now
out of danger.
Crazy jack well known in town as a
reddler of all kinds of bottles and other
similar things, was knocked down and run
over by dray this morning. The dray
was being driven by John Burroughs, an
other negro, who was promptly arrested.
AwEATHER vANE BLOWS DOWN.
The weather vane weighing twenty
poundz) at NJ Conaut's dock, Mayport,
blew down last evening just after Messls.
Pelot, Stead and Conant, who had been
S andinG underneath waiting for the steamer
Georgia, had left. They had a narrow
a minute had elapsed when the heavy
weight came down with crash.
The city council met this morning to dis
cts, tn budget of expenses and also to take
steps about levyng a tax. Nothing definite,
However, was done about the matter. The
e n.
fe department 1000 feet of extra hose,
which viii be ordered Immediately.
NO SEXTON CHOSEN YET.
The vote for city sexton was then taken.
1t seems that the council is determined on
not electing one just as long as the epidemic
Lasts. Three ballots were taken without
any successful result. and the council then
adjourned until Friday.
D. Raymond. a furniture dealer, has re-
oiened his store.
an effort is to be made to send the non
resident negroes now in the city to their re-
spacuve homes, as the amount of money in
the GuTiliary associations treasury is rap
Idly diminishing.
It's reported that G. W. Taylor of this
city has become paralvzed in Michigan,
Where he is at present suffering greatly.
STEAMBOAT CONNECTIONS.
The Clyde steamer Delaware will be off
-Ats lDi Oo-iicl wv az ufIJ NJ anu ITelSuJ
Will be delivered in jacksonville Friday.
Last night there was a good prospect of
frost. The wind blew a northeast gale off
tie har and if it calms down it will bring
trost sure, SO old sailors say.
The certificates of election were issued to-
day by the supervisor of registration for
the county of Duval to the successful candi-
dats
The refugees who arrived at Camp
Mitchell from Oct, to Nov. 20, numbered
405
Four policemen were waiting for Billy
hazen this morning ut the steamer Geor-
gas dock, but BOLD Billy" fooled them
again.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Julia Huas (colored), living at No. 118
ocean street, attempted to commit suicide
last night by drinking laudanum. She will
DIR. t. o. Summers yesterday trephined
the skull of John T. Carkeet, a young
9cotchnan, who was recently knocked
Gown by runaway horse on Pine street.
ne IS III critical condition.
he weather is cold and heavy rain
storm prevails.
Two New Cases at Enterprise,
SANFORD, FLA, Nov 2l.-The latest re-
port obtainabe here from Enterprise is
e~9 new cases in the past twenty-four hours
n A1nf 4 l.