The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-02


Marina.
While Hi Douglass and f. G. Sachett
We're working last Saturday on the scaffcld
of a building at Crescent City it gave way,
precipitating them to the ground, breaking
Mr. Douglass arm below the elbow and
otherwise bruising him.
At Crescent City Fred Waterman has
purchased a grove lot from j. i. Torrey,
and he will begin to set orange trees in a
few days. H. NJ Weed is setting out sew
eral hundred orange trees. He will build
residence this summer.
A dastardly assault was made upon Capt.
Petty at his home south Of DeLand one day
last week by q negro namei Joe Goodson,.
who was employed by Mr.. Burlington 70
clean some trees out of his orange grove ad-
joining that owned by Capt. Petty. The
negro was fined S..
The steamer Bessie NJ. has been bought by
Capt. Charles Marks, Of Alphabetical, who
VIII run her between that place and Cara
belle, carrying mails, passengers ard freight.
Thirteen miles of d railroad from the latter
place to Tallahassee have been built, and
the town is rapidly growing.
At Chattahoochee the LeConte pear trees
are in full bloom and the vegetable gardens
well advanced, but fears are entertained
that the pear crop will be short, and some
Of the vegetables lost by the present cold
snap. Wednesday morning ice was visible
for the first time since December.
The Young Mems Christian Association,
of st Augustine having rooms in the
Lyons block fronting on st. George street
and the Alameda, are to have a fair on
Wednesday and Thursday of next week,
for the purpose of raising money for the
running expenses of the institution
At Chattahoochee, as a result of the re-
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the river, which is still rising rapidly A
good many cattle have been drOW ned, and
the river planters are sustaining heavy
losses i'll the way of fences being washed
away and the drowning out of the oat
crops.
At Punta Gorda day or two ago Rufe
Taylor, while drunk, assaulted Henry Sim
mons (colored), chasing him twice around
Stolls' fruit stand and firing at him with a
revolver. On the second round Simmons
knocked Taylor down with a club. Five
shots We're fired but none took effect. Tay-
Tor was fined SIS and costs by the Mayor.
The advance corps of surveyors and en-
gineers of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia road have reached point within
ten miles of Harris road with the survey of
their extension to jacksonville. The party
will reach Jacksonville within tho next two
weeks, and steps will be taken at once to
secure the right of way from Jesup to Harris
road.
Another meeting in regard to the court
house question was held at DeIand Thurs
day night. The report of the soliciting
committees were read, and showed that the
campaign fund was making good progress.
An executive committee was formed to
have complete control of the campaign for
DeLand. 1t consisted Of A l.. Wellman.
as President, and A. G. Hamlin as Score
tary; these two being empowered to select a
third.
1t is reported that c. B. Benedict. of
Jacksonville, who owns the Dennis block
in Gainesville, is about to make a valuable
Improvement on his property He is said
to have purchased tho lot in the rear of the
aforesaid block, and is now arranging to
erect three-story brick hotel thereon. The
present building will be taken in with the
new one, story will be added to it, and
the whole will constitute a building Of over
100 rooms.
j. L. Maull & Son have their mammoth
floating saw mill anchored off the banks of
Burton q Harrison's hammock at Crescent
City. This structure is a marvellous piece
of mechanical ingenuity and was built by
j. w. Maull and Edward n. Maull II is
90x40 feet, and stands about five feet out of
the water, drawing only about seventeen
inches. 1t is solidly built, and according
to the Judgment of Mr.. Carl, an od-time
ship builder, is capable of enduring the Sc
we're strains of even the waves of the ocean
Charles L. Bucki, owner of the extensive
milling interest at Ellaville, has been push
ing line of railroad south from Euavilie
for the past year, and it is now within three
miles of good deep water ON the world
famous river, the Suwanee. Mr.. Bucki
will at once put down the remaining three
miles of the track, the steel rails being now
on the ground A connection will be made
at Norton's Ferry with steamers for Cedar
Keys, distance of about 1876 miles, and
this will make one of the pleasant Florida
trips.
The State Convention of the W. G.. T. u.
met at Gainesville Wednesday. A large
delegation is present. The convention was
called to order by Mrs. Cadwallader, Presi-
dent. The address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mrs. j. II. Post and the response by
Mrs. Lupsey, of Archer. The Seoretarvis
and Treasurer's reports were read and
adopted. Several reports of departments
were read. In the evening Mayor Scott de-
livered an address of welcome for the CITY
and Mrs. Sallie Chaplin addressed the con
vention.
Work on the old Catholic Cathedral in
st. Augustine will be completed in about
one month. The rectangular shape of the
eulllCe mas Deen CnauKeu lnJO a CruCltOrm
shape and the seating capacity thereby
doubled. The new belfry is going up and a
fine chime of bells will be hung therein.
The old bells will remain as mementos of
the past, and will only be rung on specially
important occasions. Palm Sunday, March
p, has been set apart for the singing of
mass and the opening of the old church
doors once more. Soyce'S ochestra is to
participate.
Prof. H. Hunault, of st. Augustine, bas
just received news of the death of Gen.
Perrier, of the French army. Gen. Perrier,
then Colonel, was sent to st. Augustine
with a corps of scientific assistants bv the
French army TO observe from this country
the transit of Venus, which they took from
the ramparts of old Fort Marion. A tablet
commemorative of the event is placed in
the fort giving date and names Gen. Per-
rier, while in this city, made many warm
friends by his courteous and gentlemanly
demeanor. They will be sorry to know that
he is no longer in the land Of the living.
At Tallahassee Wednesday, the State
Board of Revisers, consisting of the Secre-
tary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer. At
torney General and Commissioner of Lands,
rendered a decision on the appeal of the
jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Rail
way Company from the action of the Rail-
road Commission. There were six grounds
of appeal. The Board of Revisers, in their
decision overruled the action of the Oom-