The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-16

t away. He started in pursuit, but the
, WHOM captive now master OF the situa--
=, ton, drew bead on his late captor and
told him to stop. Mr. Glenn stopped The
negro unconcernedly walked away, pos
sessed, undisputed, Of freedom and pistol.
FLORIDA.
The senatorial convention meets at Cara
belle on Sept. IS.
A great deal of cotton is being shipped
from Chipley this season.
A rise of from eight to ten feet is reported
in the river above Apalachicola.
At Chipey real estate is changing hands
very RAPIDLY. ID at good figures.
Unless the quarantine against Florida is
raised no green oranges will be shipped
north this season.
Pensacola's new daily, the Pensocoledn.
has made its appearance. 1t is neatly
printed and well edited.
s. Davis brought into Chipley a day or
two ago a pepper that measured eleven
inches in circumference.
Fully 1000 people attended democratic
mass meeting at Key West a day or two
ago to ratify the national ticket
The corpse of an infant was found in some
weeds at Key West few days ago. 1t is
supposed that it was killed by its mother.
Tho surveyors on the st. Johns, Lake
Weir aud Gulf railroad are progressing
rapidly, and are now up about Orange lake.
1t is announced that Capt Burke will
make the run between Chattahoochee and
| Apalschicola entirely by daylight when the
! Lotus is put on the route.
At meeting held at the postoffice by the
citizens of Lake Weir, last Friday, it was
decided that all Jacksonville papers be dis
continued until the yellow fever is over.
At Gainesville the different churches
have united their forces, and a union prayer
meeting is held each Thursday night alter
mating between the Methodist, Presbyterian
and Baptist churches.
| The fever has prevailed in Jacksonville
| just forty -seven days, with an average of
alb ut 15h cases per day. 1t is SAID the
! foyer requires ninety days TO run its course.
which caves forty three days yet for its
continuance.
The board of health of Orange county left
Orlando Wednesday for Sanford for the
purpose of giving that city a thorough in
! spection. This Is the beginning of series
of inspections to be had of the various
towns in the county.
At Orlando, Wednesday, the board of
health of Orange county inspected the pre-.
misses on Orange avenue Immediately north
Of the First Nationa Bank, and condemned
| the rear building and an open well in the
yard. The city officials will be notified at
once to tear down the building and fill the
| we'll
st. AuPustine's yellow fever hospital was
completed Monday night. There are two
| buildings. One 30x60 feet is divided into
two apartments for the sick and convales-
cent, and well ceiled. Plenty of doors and
| windows give the necessary ventilation.
The other building, l5x30, is for the use of
physicians, nurses and dispensary.
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a day or two ago by Sheriff George A.
Demeritt on warrant sworn out by William
Morton, before Judge A. de Lono, on a
charge Of arson. He is accused of setting
fire to the house of Elijah Morton. on the
| night of Sept 5, which was only saved
from total destruction by the prompt action
OF the fire department and citizens.
| Sanford Journal. The jacksonville pa
pers are not allowed to be sold or distrib-
uted in Orlando, by order of the county
board of health. II the board considers It
unsafe for the Jacksonville papers to be-
distributed in Orlando, why are they al
lowed to come into Sanfordl Mavor Lii
ienthal says he will not take action in the
matter unless instructed by council.
Lake Weir Independents Judge C. F.
Benson gave us, Monday sweet potato
that was planted on common pine land last
Jupe and has had no fertilizing. 1t was
the largest one we have seen this season.
Seven hungry people ate off Of it for break
fast yesterday morning. it was warmed over
for dinner and was served cold for supper
and the remainder has been put in the pen
to fatten the pig for Christmas.
The Tallahassee cotton compress is receiv-
ing so many consignments from all along the
line of road, and from various Georgia
towns, that 1t requires the constant services
of one engine to move empty cars out of the
way and put loaded cars alongside their
platform The consignments were so
heavy last week that their platform could
not hold all the receipts and they had to
unload several cars on the railroad wharf
Apalachicola Times: The Mdnufdctur'-
er's Record of Baltimore writes to please
not send the Times to that office for the
present. What! Scared of a yellow fever
microbe! Lord bless you, we have not bad
any yellow fever in Apalachicola since 1912,
and are not likely to have any for wears to
come. Apalachcola Is nearly 400 miles
from any infected point, and microbe can
slip in here just about as easy as some chris
tians can slip into heaven.
Sanford Journal: Frank TAYLOR arrived
in our city day or two ago from Camp
Perry Frank gives rich account of how
| refugees at the camp have TO crawl into
| their tents aud get on their cots to undress
| He also relates the experience of fumiga-
| ton, having to be locked i'll an air tight box
car, with sulphur burning in one corner,
from 4 p. m. to q a. m. He was glad enough
to get away from camp. Frank says, under
any circumstances aud is particularly
pleased at being back with friends and rela-
tives in Sanford.
A party of hunters are depopulating
Orange lake, around Citra. Last week $40
saurians we're made to bite the dust by the
unerring aim OF the hunters. The gators
are slain for their hides and teeth. DR.. Ellis
of Citra, under the profound conviction
that he has found splendid substitute for
whale oil soap by distilling the remains of
the slaughtered alligators and applying
them in liquid form as wash TO the in
fected trees. Another idea has entered the
head of the doctor, and that is the manu-
faoJure of insect soap from the fat sub
stance of the gator, at whose boast mos
quitoes, gnats, flies and tleas will disappear
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