The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-07

Neal Mitchells Office, was taken out with q
high temperature Mr.. Mcdonald, one Of
the former secretaries, and who is just con-
valescng, again fills his old seat. Mr..
Seward is the fourth secretary to be taken
there, and no end of door boys have been
seized. AS the NEWS correspondent has to
be there an hour or more every night, and
call there six or seven times daily, it is GER
talnlystrange that he has not been taken sick
Mr.. Seward is Harry Miner nurse. John
Blrney, another Harry Miner nurse, who
has been doing noble duty at the Jail, was
carried to the Sand Hills this noon. With
the exception of those stationed at the Sand
Hills, every one of the Miner nurses has
been ill.,
DR.. A. w. Knight is the grand secretary
of Florida Masons during the absence from
the state of d. G. Dawkins. Secretary
Judge Dawklns is in the north.
All during the epidemic, Frank Gray of
the firm of Hubbard & Co., has stuck to
his post and given employment to large
number of men, who, lad the establish
ment closed, would have been thrown out
of employment. Jacksonville is to be con-
graduated on having such a buSiness con-
Germ as S. B. Hubbard d Co, who, although
losing money, still help their faithful en-
ployes by keeping them at work.
DR.. Babcock, who died in this city Thurs
day was insured in the National Temper
ance Insurance Company, and besides his
knights of Honor
The only business that has been left in
Fernandina is lumber shipping, and there
are only five vessels at the wharves loading.
They employ about seventy-five men. Most
of them will finish loading this week, and
but few more win come. Then all labor
will be dependent
.>f ~, II t~a
tween the health boards of two neighboring
counties:
Resolved, That the various transportation
lines entering Putnam county be notified that
no freightS for St Johns county be permitted
to enter or pass through Putnam county until
further notice.
1t was hoped that cold wave would
reach here this week, but that hope has
been dashed to the earth. and it is quite
warm for this season of the year.
A HOME FOR AN ORPHAN
Surgeon General Hamilton sent a letter
to DR.. Porter to-day from a lady named
Mrs. Sarah T. Miller of Lynchburg, Va.
Mrs. Miller's letter was to the effect that
she had learned through the newspapers of
the sad fate of the Storck family, with
the exception Of the little Storck boy, and
she was very anxious to adopt the little
fellow, and said she would send him to
school and take good care of him. This
kind woman'S offer, however, came too
late, as the boy has been adopted by C. B.
Rogers of South Jacksonville.
DR.. b. +. Sheftall of Savannah is gaining
many friends here by his skill aud courage
as a physician and his genial disposition.
His success has been very great and he has
received many commentators from his
fellow-physicians. Savannah is to be con-
graduated on sending such a good repre-
sentative of her medical men.
The following nurses were sent off to-day
to Camp Perry: Mrs. Laura B. Wilson and
Mrs. E. J. Hamilton of New Orleans; J. r.
Smith and j. r. Walker of Key West; G.
w. Colbird of Savannah.
The Masons of the city are looking after
the orphanage and home of the friendless.
The matron and seventeen children have
suffered with the fever, but were comforted
by that blessed society so far as it was
possible
LAUGHING IN DEATHS FACE
The boys of the relief restaurant and
wagon corps have not all yet succumbed
to the fever They can be seen at the
restaurant coming in on their wagons full
of glee and in the evening they come down
Bay street with their bread wagons all
decorated with flags.
DR.. Van Hood is improving and in fair
way TO recover.
DIR. Is. II. Sheftau discharged the follow-
ing patients to-day: Hamilton Bronson, G.
Lamon. Alcina Clark and Hattie c. Scott.
DIR. Matthews, who has been down with the
fever, is up again.
Mrs. F. Frisbe of Springfield is not ex-
pected to live through the night.
1t is feared that Mr. Conolly, foreman of
the Times Union job Office has relapse.
The foreman Of the Times Union newspaper
department will be discharged by DR.. Pa
cetti in day or two.
DIR. Sollace Mitchell and p. ]. Stolen
werck divide the honors as favorites with
the lady nurses.
F. S. Perry, Of the Florida Railway and
Navigation road, has great faith in Webb's
electropoise machine, and says that it
brought his wife through safely after she
had the black vomit, but he is one in a
thousand here.
The item last week of $40, 900 for bills
approved, should have been $33, ZOO. 1t
was an error of the clerks of the association
in giving out the wrong figures.