The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-21


ed in score of % for the New Yorks and
| for the Fernandinas. The game was wit
messed by large crowd.
The business of the Oviedo post office has
| increased to such an extent that the Post
master was notified last week by the de
| partment that his present bond was INSULT
Gent security, and another bond for much
larger sum had to be drawn up.
Lacoochie is a new place, but is certain
| to be an important one. Here the Orange
Belt line intersects the Florida Railway and
Navigation Company southern division,
and circumstances indicate that, for an in
terror town. it will have rapid growth.
One of the handsome little depots built at
Oakland was sent to Chipco, while its mate
goes to Cedar Hammock 1t was a curious
sight to see them moving off, on platform
cars, one day in the early part of last week,
and suggests the idea that a manufactory
might be readily established at Orlando for
ready -made houses.
About six weeks since J. r. Wise, of Oak
land, shipped twelve crates of fine cabbage
to firm of commission merchants at Phila-
delphia. The returns are just iT1-or rather
they are not in. On the whole twelve
crates but 81 40 was reported as due to Mr..
Wise Wise & McDonough), and at a time
when cabbage was quoted at from So TO "a
per crate.
j. b. LETTERS, of Punta Gorda, last week
related wonderful tale of an extraordinary
big catch of fish by Blocksom & Lewis of
that place. He said that after a stiff south
wind, nets were staked at Punta Gorda at
the mouth of several creeks, and when the
wind changed, blowing the water out of
these creeks, they captured over 5000 null
let and several thousand pounds of bottom
fish.
At Pensacola Sunday, the dead body of
Peter Hansen, Danish sailor, was found
on the rocks near the end of Sullivan's
wharf. Hansen was last seen eight days
ago. He was drinking at the time, and it
is supposed that he fell while crossing from
his vessel TO the wharf, and having been
drunk, was drowned. The remains were
given burial by the authorities.
1t is said that one of tho objects that has
attracted as much attention as anything
else are the words suspended in plain sight
at the Sub-Tropical: "Oysters growing on
trees, Charlotte Harbor, Fla.n While under
the sign hangs large cluster of "coon"
oysters clinging to mangrove limb It's
John Cross scheme and has already adver
tised Charlotte Harbor more than the sale
of 10000 acres of land would have done.
J. Hopkins Smith, of New York, one Of
the passengers on the i'll -fated train of Sat
urday, arrived at st. Augustine on Sunday
from Jacksonville, accompanied by his wife.
Mr. Smiths left leg was fearfully crushed.
and he was also wounded about the head
and on one hand. He was taken to the
train on a cot, and on his arrival at st. Au-
gustine was met by DIR. F. F. Smith and his
friend, Mr. John G. HecKsher, who saw him
safely to the Casa Monica, where he will re-
main until he is well. Mr.. Smith bears his
sufferings with wonderful fortitude, and
when at the wreck, notwithstanding his Sc
we're injuries, endeavored to render assist
ance to others.
Brooksville Ne,cS: Messrs Marshall,
Saxon and Mcclure blew up the hounds
Thursday morning and started for a drive.
They went out about two miles and jumped
two fine bucks. A short run brought the
game near Mr.. Mcclure, who wounded the
smaller buck and shot down the big one
The wounded deer turned round the hill
where Tom Smith, who had Joined the
party, bagged the game George says he
don't care who kills em so he can get
chance to run them on his fine horse He
does love to see them spread themselves.
The buck brought in was a magnificent ami
NAL and weighed about 100 pounds, and had
just shed his horns.
At Fernandina four sailors signed arti-
Giles of agreement for six months service
on the steamship g. w. Jones and after
ward deserted, but were arrested in Bruins
wick and returned to the steamer, where
they were confined and shackled together.
Securing file they released themselves,
and when the door Of their room was opened
Wednesday morning by the mate the four
made rush for liberty, several jumping
overheard. The mate fired shot to intimi-
date them and finally secured three of
them, but not without a struggle in which
one man was severely beaten. The fourth
man succeeded in getting ashore and ran
for the woods. He has not been captured.
The other morning, while the Mayor of
Key West and a number of persons were in
the Council room there, a strange commo-
ton was heard, which startled the crowd
and sent them running into the street. A
horse, Charlie, which is said to be very
vicious, was tied to the rails of the steps
leading to the tower. The signal halyards
leading from the flagsta were also tied to
the rails. Charlie made a splurge, pulling
down the whole staircase and breaking the
flag pole, which came tumbling down, max
ing such a noise that those inside thought
the whole tower was tumbling over, and
consequently rushed out, but found that it
was only the flag staff instead of the tower
Jose r. Estrada, editor of the Cuban daily
La Propaganda, who was shot in the head
at Key West last Wednesday while in a
quarrel with Mr.. Laborde, died from the
results of his wound Friday morning. Es-
| trada bore the grade Of Colonel of the Cuban
army ana passed the whole lnSurreCtiOn
fighting in Cuba against the Spaniards He
had been wounded several times which had
caused him to loose the use of his left leg
Edwardo Laborde who shot Estrada has
held important positions with the Key West
Street Car Company. The general opinion
is that he will be acquitted by the courts, as
there is no doubt whatever that the shoot
ing was done in self-defeuse. as Estrada
struck Iaborde with chair while the latter
was in his place of business. Laborde is in
Jail.
John Hecksher arrived at ST. Augustine
Saturday night from Charlotte Harbor,
where he had been spending some time on
Pierre Lorillard's yacht Reva Mr. Hecksher
is now famous as having landed the largest
tarpon by thlrty-eight pounds ever caught
with the rod and reel. The monster silver
king was caught by the fortunate fisherman
near Pine Island, after an exciting contest
which lasted exactly forty-two minutes.
Any one who has ever fiShed for tarpon and
understands the skill it requires TO land one
of these gamey monsters Ia single false
move being fatal can imagine the anxiety
of thos exciting forty-two minutes. When
the fish was safely landed and put upon the
scales it tipped the beam at 1S4 pounds.
Mr.. Hecksher is having the fish carefully
prepared by an expert and will have il
! mounted on a background of Florida woods
| He will send it TO the Smithsonian Institute,
where il will be- placed on exhibition