The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-21

Pensacola and Memphis railroad. TINS,
followed as il IS believed IL Will be ny t.at
of s., 900 bv the Pilots Association, ana ~
other organizations % iaborlns men, VIII,
of itself, run up the subscription - ssO,oU1.
Capt j. VI. Powers. Of Palatla, who
some weeks ago was seriously injured m
being caught between two large piAngS,
while at work on his pile driver N the
Southern part of Georgia, has been
pronounced out of danger by the attending
physician, and is now on the read b rapid
and complete recovery.
Charles II. Pratt, city editor Of the Pa
latka Herdtd, who attempted % shoot Beng.
j. Boyd, was taken before Judge Haughton
on Wednesday and held in $1,000 for his
appearance at the next term OF the Superior
Court. He was afterWard taken before
Mayor IeaSdale and fined 81 and costs for
shooting off firearms in the city limits.
On Tuesday two families of twenty-ore
persons arrived at Loesburg in four double
teams from Newton county, Mississippi.
They consisted of men, women and chill
dren. all heal,hy and robust looking folks,
and evidently Of a wellto-do farming class.
They were on their way 10 Barlow, where
they intend taking up their permanent resi-
deuce
Hon. Dennis Eagan, who had just com
pleted his arrangements for returning 70
his home in Florida with his wife, ami who
has for some time past been sojournIug at
Westfield, y. j., slipped and fell ON the
Icy street of that place, on Friday last,
breaking one Of the bones Of, aud severely
sprainng, his ankle. the painful accident
will result in keeping him confined 10 the
house and delay his return TO Florida for
several weeks
c. l.. Anderson and r. VI. Caffall, Of New
York, have been visiting Gainesville in The
interest of a syndicate, which contempateS
cutting Il canal across the State from the
st. johns t. the Suwanuee river II this
is done, vessels trading from the Gulf ports
- ports on the Atlantic will be saved the
dangerous voyage round the Peninsula,
distance Of about 800 miles, and il will also
bring into value a great deal of what is now
worthless land.
Wednesday afternoon while John Hart, a
son of William Hart, VINO resides near the
English settlement east of Orlando, was
chasing some cattle near his fathers house
he fell over zine stump and accidentally
discharged a gun which he carried, the con
tents of both barrels entering his arm Just
above the wrist. Both bones of the fore
arm were baIly shattered, necessitaung
amputatlon, which operation was success
fully performed by DR. Avery, OF that city.
Wednesday a coored man was riding
dIOultu Inc StTeelS OF OTlhDuD III a spring
wagon comfortably seated in wicker chair
TO protect hinseff from the rain. The chair
was so constructed that it had very much
the appearance of a large demijohn. Con-
sequentlY great many citizens who d MT
believe in dry town, notwithstanding It
was raining, became so much interested IN
the thing that looked like a demijohn that
they followed it around like crowd Of
small boys after hand-organ.
There was unloaded from the cars at San
ford Thursday, the only 81 900 organ ever
shipped to any church in South Florida
The instrument is t. be used in the prCsby-
terrain church of Sanford, and is now being
put in position by the manufacturer, 50 as
10 be in readiness for to-morrows service.
The organ is Florida work, the factory
heing located at Plymouth, three miles from
Apopka. w. f. Greenwood is the proprie-
tor The organ is feet wide, feet deep
and 10 feet high, with power sufficient for a
very large building.
Wednesday evening as Ramsey Hall, who
was out at is place on Lake Gatlin. near
Orlando, clearing land for the purpose of
planting an orange grove and peach Or
| chard, was stepping into his buggy to return
home his horse became frightened and
sprang forward with such force as TO
wrench the lines from Mr.. Hail. who. fortu-
| nately, having only one foot in the buggy,
fell back to the ground uniujured. The
horse then bounded forward through the
clearing, carrying the buggy at lightning
speed over logs and stumps. but before
| much damage had been done TO the vehicle
| the horse succeeded in freeing himself from
it.
The Indian River Steamboat Company
expect their new stern-wheel steamer Geor-
giana to arrive on the river in about n week
The boat will take the place Of the Cleo,
running from Melbourne to Jupiter The
Georgiana is about 1870 feet long ami built
expressly for her route. She is moored at
the ship yard docks at Jacksonville await
ing inspection before going on her route.
In trial trip, with the exception of slight
defect about the boiler, which was soon set
Alright, she worked like a charm, gliding
swiftly and smoothly over the waters. her
| large stern wheel, fashioned after those
mostly used by steamboats, upon the Mis-
| sissippi and Ohio rivers, driving her ahead
with marked rapidity.
A den of thieves was discovered in De
| Land last week friday. Thursday night
| BushnelpS store was burglarized. Friday,
Marshal George, assisted by T. r. Webb
and ii. +. Seaman, started out on a thief
hunt. In house in the Wellman saw mill
| settlement, they found about $500 worth of
| goods of all kinds, the posSesSors of which
| v.
| Nearly all the goods stolen the night pre-
vious were recovered, and besides, there
were over 5000 worth OF dry
| goods, groceries, shoes, iewelry.
etc. Evidence was found TO prove
| that l.. B. Brown, Peter Reddick and VIII
liam johnson knew more about the stolen
| goods than was healthy to tell. Brown was
arrested and carried before Mayor Good
| rich, who turned the case over TO Justice
| Lowrie, i'll whose court the prisoner was
! tried, Saturday evening, and, owing to
! some little bitches between conflicting
! authorities, was acquitted. Peter ReddicG
and William Johnson were sought for and
| not found, and it Is not over-hIely that they
will be. Enough evidence was forthcoming
| to show that the aforesaid Brown, Reddick,
and johnson are an organized gang OF
! thieves, who have preyed on the community
| some time, and that Howard and q woman
named jackson are not much better.
William u. Durant an employe Of tho
| Florida Southern railway shops at Paatka,
| has been granted patent for a fire extjn-
| guiShcr for stoves IN railway ears The
| Palatka Herdid SAYS: 1T is well known
| that oxygen gas is the life of fire. and that
carbonic acid gas is, SO to speak, its death.
! In other words, if the latter gas can be
| made to come in contact with fire, it will be
| eXUnguisheI. When car is wrecked the
! lighted stove is almost invariably upset and
| broken, and the rel-hot Goals set the sur
! rounding woodwork in flames Mr.. Durant
| conceived the idea that If, before the fire
! could reach the combustble part of the car,
| carbOnic acid gas could be introduced
! into the stove, the Goals must in