The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06

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erect the trestle across the head Of Lake
K.ss nmee for the Sugar Belt railroad.
j. Benedict brought to the office of the
Barlow Courier st week a sample OF leaf
! tobacco from Martin Hayman's field a.
Fort Meade which measured 1Sx3413 inches,
and was Of very fine texture, suitable for
fine wrappers.
Mr. Bucki has a large crew engaged in
building the wharf and log hGu up at Hud-
son. on the Suwanne. tue terminus OF the
Suwani ee river railroad. and ii is hoped
that the road will be open for public use in
about month.
Sanford Journal: We were informed
this morning that in all probability the
Orange Belt railway would move their
shops to Sanford if they are allo to
come into tue city as they desire. viz, so as
to tap the railway lines now centering here.
The Chipley light infantry, a new mill
tary company, was partially organized at
Pensacola Tuesday night. Bud Pames is
captain; Moreno Jones, first lieutenant;
johnson HootOn, second lieutenant The
election Of the other officers was deferred
to future meeting
The new uniforms for the Orlando Guards
have arrived. The uniform consists of
dark blue coat with buff facings and cord
ing with metal shoulder scales and United
States regulation infantry helmet. The
pants are of sky blue doeskin, with buff
stripe down the side of the leg,
The lighthouse and buoy tending steamer
Laura, Lieut.. Blocklinger in command, is
now engaged in distributing supplies for
six months to the various and respective
stations within the Florida district, after
the completion of which service she will
go to Now York for re- airs She wilH
probably arrive at Key West to-day
A new railroad is proposed, under the
corporate name of the Leesburg, Lisbon
and Palatka railroad, to extend from Lees
burg to Lisbon, thence via E.neralda island
to GrahamvilIe, and on to PalatlIa. The
incorporates If this road are j. S. Hopson,
William ID. Mendenhall, Mark +. Strauss,
u. T. Alsobrook, a. j. Cassidy, z. B. Also
brook and w. j. Barnett.
J. r. Clake had the misfortune TO have
his left hand cut off while at work at his
brickyard, at Deep creek, fifteen miles north
OF DeLand, Saturday. He was working
with a buZz-saw, and looked the other way
for moment to attend to something else
When he again turned his attention TO tho
saw he missed his left hand, which had been
cut off while he was looking the other way
Supt. Mccormick, who, as previously re-
ported, was shot at EllaVlllo some tune ago,
is slowly improving. He issuffering good
deal still, and two physicians are attending
able to leave his bed. AS soon as he will
have regained strength enough to make a
journey, he probably will accept an invita-
ton of Mr.. BuCki to spend few months in
New York
w. B. knight has on his fruit farm one
mile south OF Lake City Japanese perSlm-
mon tree about ~ feet high aud 4 years
old that put on over l 900 fruit this season
Mr. Knight has quite nursery of paper
ehnll T..
plums, pears and honey peaches. The same
gentleman has about one.eighth of an acre
from which he has already taken three crops
this season and has painted with two others
now, viz, watermelons and peas.
Tampa Journal: The city council of
Tampa at its last meeting cut off the last
approach to the river by leasing the foot of
Whiting street to w. Morrison for term
of ten years, the consideration being $500,
payable in annual installments. Mr. Nor
rison's object is to secure landing for brick
barges, matter which interests the whole
city, but the principle is wrong, and the
practice will not, in legal point of view,
hold water. The city cannot grant the ex-
elusive use of the streets and public
grounds.
Brig. Gen. John Baltic Mcintosh, United
States army, retired, died Friday night at
his home, New Brunswick, N j., from dis
at Tampa Bay, June 6, 1929. His father
was Lieut. Col. James Simmons Mcintosh,
United States army, who commanded q
brigade in the Mexican war and was killed
while leading his column at the assault on
| Molino del Roy. His grandfather was
Lieut.. Col. John Mcintosh, a gallant officer
of the Georgia line il the revolutionary
war. Young Mcintosh was appointed as
midshipman in the navy, served two years
and resigned. At the outbreak of the late
war he joined the army as a second lieu
tenant in the Second cavalry The follow
ing year he was made first lieutenant in the
| Fifth cavalry, served in the PeninSuar cam
paign and was appointed colonel of the Third
! Pennsylvania cavalry. He commanded a
b igade at Cbancellorsvile gettysburg
and other important battles He was en-
| gagged i'll the Wilderness campaign and the
battles around Petersburg led brigade of
! cavalry at Winchester and lost leg ut
Opequan. In July, 1864 he was made a
! brigadier general of volunteers At White
Oak swamp Gen. Mcintosh was breveted
major III the regular army for galantry,
and lieutenant colonel for Gettysburg
colonel for Ashland aad brigadier general
| for Winchester; also major general OF vol
unteers for distinguished gallantry and
good management at the battle of Opequan,
and, in 1869, major general for meri 'orious
service during the war. In 1866 he was
commissioned colonel of the FJrtv-second
Infantry, and 1870 was retired with the
rank of brigadier general. Brig Gen James
Mcqueen Mcintosh, the confederate general
who was killed at the battle of Pea Ridge
was his brother In 1850 Gen. Mcintosh
married daughter of John w. Stout. by
wuom he had four children. The widow
and two children survive