The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-18


Tor tins St Augustine and North beacn
railroad, the work on which viii be begun
IN two weeks. This bridge will be 1000 feet
in length. besides trsstle in the swamp Of
considerable length.
The vital statistical report Of Dr. Joseph
Y. Porter, state health officer, for May,
contains the following summary: Number
Of counties in the state, 45; number of coun
ties having boards Of health. 30; number et
counties reported from, II; number Of gov
eminent institutiols IN the state, 8; number
OF government institutions reported from, 4;
also, South Florida railroad hospital at
Sanford-number Of cities having 10000
Inhabitants or over, >; reported from,
| 4 number of cities between 1000 and
10000 inhabitants, 80; reported from. 4;
number Of cities between 500 and LOU
inhabitants, 20; reported from, 3;
number Of villages Of between 100
and 800 inha itants, 35l; reported
IRON, 10; number Of hamlets of less than
100 Inhabitants, PIG; reported from. ,; total
number Of births reported, "a; total number
Of marriages reported, l27; total number Of
deaths reported, I94.
Pensacola NetCs: An article appeared in
the Nashville american Of July A. setting
forth that, at Heudersonvile, Tenn, lady
had called upon the relatives and announced
herself to be wife No. ! Of Harry s. Dunn,
of that city, a young gentleman who had
few months previous taken unto himself
wife IN the person Of one Of the most charm
| ing OF the HendeTS1nylle bellies. The artls
Gle stated further that Dunn, while rail
reading in Florida in 1873, had become on
aluored at Pensacola of the young lady who
| claimed to be wife No. l, whom
ne married; that be subsequently
went to Panama, and after
time showed himself at his home in Hendsr
sonvllle with no reference 10 his i,~rlda
| marriage. The Banner of july contained
a card from Dunn. IN wnich all Of the fore
gong statements are denied. Dunn is very
generally known IA this city, and by mono
Of his acquaintance is the Aalerican'S
article given the least creience. He visited
| a certain Pensac ia young lady while he
was resident of tais city, but she has slnce
married. j. T. McConaughy, who was
| intimate with Dunn, says positively that
the latter did not marry in Pensacola. Dunn
and his wife are very respectfully connected
| in Tennessee.
Melbourne Nelcs: The old established
custom of a Fourth Of July picnic upon
Lake Worth was changed this year TO suit
| circumstances, anu mark a new era among
| our progressive people. The jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railroad Company
| having completed the road between Jupiter
and Lake W orth, kindly rendered the set
| tiers along the line a free excursion. Mr.
Grant, who has charge of Hotel Chatta-
hoochee for the time being, tendered the
| excursloniSts the use of the fine old steamer,
| while Capt Hendrickson carried the party
| to the head of the lake il his jaunty little
| steamer, the Lake Worth, with the captain
| himself at the wheel and Capt. Ii. p. Dye
| as engineer. With his accustomed gen
crosby, the captain made the circuit of the
settlement, gathering III the crowd until
| the little vessel fairly staggered under q
nf Ahf.f Of
men, women and children besides lunch
baskets, boxes, bundles, etc, v ithout num-
| Der. The little steamer was equal to the
| occasion, and CALAMITY bore its heavy load
| Of humanity to the terminus Of the rail
road at the north end Of the lake. A large
force Of workmen are building a substan-
tial wharf into deep water in the lake,
upon which the cars will run out when
completed to make immediate connections
with the steamer upon the lake, and thus
the last link that connects Lake Worth with
| the outside world by steam is completed.
George Brush, colored man of Palatka,
died day or two ago, aged l0S years.
| About 1924 he worked in AT Indian trading
store or post, run by Dr. Brush, on the site
| where Palatka now stands. The PelaUka
| Herald adds concerning him: George
served at the store as trader, interpreter
aud peacemaker. He spoke African, his
mother language, the Spanish, Indian and
| English. He was well acquainted with all
| the Seminole chiefs, and often made expe-
| dltions with them into their country They
| contided in George and SO did Or. Brush.
| Many of the chiefs owned considerable
cattle and horses and some negro
slaves. There were no steamboats,, only few
sailing vessels. George made many
| expeditions by oars and sails to st
| Mary's, Ca, for his master Palatka was
first named by the Indians as Waka-Pa-.
| latka, COW crossing place-because the In
| dams crossed cattle here from one side to
the other. In 1888 George selected a wife
| in st. Augustine, and Dr. Brush purchased
| her, and they occupied the kitchen depart
ment of the Storehouse i'll Palatka until the
| Seminole war in 1886, when the Indians
| burned the buildings. George had notice
aud escaped in a canoe, and witnessed the
| burning at a distance. In the war with
| the Indians George was hired by the United
| States war department from his master for
interpreter and guide, and headed as guide
many dangerous expeditions against the
| Indians, and was witness to several fights.
| He did not fight He liked the Indians
| better than the white soldiers. He was often
| In consultation with otticers-Scott, Taylor
| Gaines Harvey and others. The younger
| officers had a race track about where the
jacksonville, Tampa and Key West station
now IS in Pitatka. He saw sherman, then
| a young lieutenant, thrown from long
| legged horse he rode in the race. When
| Gen. Sherman was here about nine
years since, he remembered George very
well