The morning news., 1888-07-29

lie made narrow escape from burning to
death.
The tobacco crop of Alachua county will
be short this year. Seed we're s)wn for
planting large area, but the drought pre-
vented the setting out of the plants, and in
many eases the plants went to seed in the
plant beds.
The fresh ilsh receipts at Pensacola Fri
day embraced 400 snappers from the
Bloomer, 1900 snnppers from the -Four
Friends, 800 snappers from the David
Mitchell, and l 800 pounds of blue fish from
snall boats
Seven rev buildings are now going up at
Starke d. Newingham's dwelling, the
Commercial hotel, Young & Knights saw
mill, j. I. Fewkes' cotton gins and the bank
besides the Chris ian church, which is not
yet quite finished.
DR.. Richmond of Riverside, Okahumpka
is engaged, in behalf Of the State immigra-
= ton scciatiOn, in an active canvass west
ward, along the line of the Florida Rqi way
and NavlR itton company, seeking exhibits
Tor the Cincinnati exposition.
The present cotton crop Of Madison
county is said TO be the finest grown for
years, and if the present weather continues
and the C0terViliars delay their visit for q
reasonable length Of time, the crop will be
the largest gathered for many years.
While Berlin Wright and family of Lake
Helen were walking up the railroad track
Mt Nov > nyrna his six-Year-old boy fell off
the wharf, striking on his face on the rocks
SIX feet below sustaining quite severe
thougn it is hopodno dangerous injuries
An extraordinary feat was performed at
| LcesbIrg last week by g. \. Schneider, the
expert accountant in Morrison, Stapylton
u Co.'S bank. Without spurs or any other
artificial aid, he climbed to the top Of the
tall flagstaff in front of the Diamond drug
store.
Capt. E. N. Dimick, of the Cocoanut
Grove house, Lake Worth, has a lime tree
that brought in S27 in 1885, $50 in 1886 and
$50 in 1887. This year he has not kept track
OF his income from it. This tree is nine
years old. He has several other trees as old
that do not pay quito as well.
At jacksonville, Friday, at the Office of
the Florida railway and navigation com
pany, the employees ard officials of a few
co Meeting lines presented Col. T. A. Phil
Hp~, assistant general superintendent with
an ebony & ld-headed cane, finely engraved,
and also valuable oil painting.
1t is understood that Judge Broome will
soon ISSUE an order for the holding of a
term Il the circuit court in Lake county
for tho purpose Of cleaning the Jail which
IS sald to b. full TO overlooking there baving
been no circuit court held there since the
organization of the new county.
There was lively row in a house of i'll
repute at Ocala Sunday night between four
white men. 1t is reported that one of them
was shot, but not seriously wounded. The
landlord was arrested, and carried before
the mayors court and fined $40 and costs
The other parties will also be arrested.
On Sunday morning last the lightning
struck down in the marsh just north OF the
Wilson grove at Canaveral and fired the
dry grass, starting serious blaze. A num-
ber of willing hands fought it for about
a half hour and succeeded in extinguishiug
the flames after it had burned up some five
acres of marsh and come dangerously noaB
the orange grove.
Wednesday afternoon F. J. Packwoo1 of
New Smyrna put saltpeter and sulphur in
an old whisky barrel and then put a burn
ing rag in the bung hole to prepare the bar
rel for holding honey. The mixture ex-
ploded and burst the barrel, one of the
pieces Of which struck him in the foreh ad
lnfilctlng a severe wound, though DR..
Cowie, who attended him, does not consider
1t especially dangerous
The verdict in the case of Charles r.
Cook, tried in Volusia county at the fall
term of the circuit court for the kill ng of
q. A. Hoyt i'll Titusville, Brevard county,
a change Of venue having hecn taken from
Brevard county, and found guilty of mur-
der in the first degree with a recommends
supreme court, to watch an appeal was
taken. Cook now goes to the turpentine
farm for the balance Of his natural life.
Some excitemont prevailed at Holman's
ferry, half a mile below Muscogee FRIDAY
mOrning, over the sinking of the ferry boat
while transferring freight wagon over the
ferddo river The team consisted of two
yoke of oxen. Thev were saved by the
GOODNESS of the driver, who lOOsei them
from the wagon while it was sinking, and
drove them ashore. The wagon and load
sank. The wagon was saved, but the entire
load Of freight, worth $3.50 or more, was
lost.
1t is not improbable that there will he a
regular stampede of colored people from
Gainesville and vicinity for Buetlelds,
Nicaragua, in a few months. The news re-
ceived by citizens residing at Gainesville
who have friends in Nicaragua is of the
most encouraging character and many are
talking OF moving TO that region as soon
as they can arrange to do so. Among those
who Will 60 is Gen. Walls Of Arredondo
who,it is said, has disposed of all his prop
erty and will emigrate to Central America
about the first of September.
At Melbourne, "A few DAYS ago. Can't.
Fitzgerald and r. W. Andrews, walking on
! the wharf, noticed school of needle-fish
playing in the water some distance away
| Pointing out one ,Omewhat larger than It's
fellows, Capt. F. took aim with his revolver
and shot oif the tail of the fish Hanling
the weapon to Mr.. Andrews he laughinglv
asked whether he could do better Mr. An
drews replied that he would try, and, awaii-
ing a cessation Of the disturbance among the
fish caused by the former shot, Mr. Andrews
took quick aim at the wounded one and cut
off its sword-like bill
The following civil appointments have
been made during the week: Henry Files,
TO be county commissioner in and for the
| county of Dade; A. j. Matthews. to be
| county commissioner in and for the county
of Holmes; Theodore A. Melter. to be notary
public in and for the state at large; w w.
Hunt, TO be notary public in and for the
county Of Orange, W. f. Scott, to be tax
| collector in and for the county of Nassau:
| G. w. Wallace, to he member of board of
health in and for the county o. Nolusia; A.
c. Boatright, to Toe Justice of the peace in
and for the county of Taylor; Foster S.
Chapman, 10 be member OF board OF health
in aud for the county OF Orange; William
{. Patton, TO be superintendent of reg istra-
tion IN and for the county of Manatee
Thursday night a thief entered the house
of DR.. Miller in East Jacksonville. The
doctor on retiring put his vest, which con
tanned his money and watch under the
mattress Of lis bed, and was suddenly
aroused by SOME one feeling around the bed.
| On walking up he saw a mau IN MS room
and sptq np ant of Iva kNI n,,I ,,s ,., Ia 80.