The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-26

were also shocked more or less, but the bad
effects did not last long. The cause OF this
explosion is a mystery 70 all concerned, un-
less 1t was the heat of the sun through a
crack in the boards. The loss can De
replaced for about 81, 500. The wonder IS
that no man was hurt
FLORIDA
The pilot commissioners Of Fernandina
last week reduced piiotage fees, etc, to cor
respond with the rates Of other Atlantic
ports.
Only twentv-three tax delinquents' prop
erty is advertised for sale in Citrus county.
The property advertised TO be sold Is 1888
acres Of land to pay S5S 81.
Gov. Stafford has been clearing ten acres
Of land in South Tarpon, adjoining the
RAIDER and S. Thornton groves. he will
plant grape fruit and peaches.
At Brooksville the Knights Of Honor
have rented the old Masonic hall in the
Springfield building at SIS year. The
Masons paid Sl60 for it last year.
During the four years there has not been
one serious case of sickness among the stu
dents Of the State Agricultural college, nor
has the monthly expenses OF students ex-
ceeded $40.
". ]. Bennett, foreman Of the Key West
Democrat, got his arm caught between the
cvlinder and the bed of the press last
Wednesday. The injury is quite painful,
but not serious in It's nature.
Robert A Holmes, formerly a lawyer of
Orlando, but whose falling health COM
PEELED him to give up practice some two
years ago, has decided TO move to Tavares
and return to his profession.
An insolent young negro went to the
house of w. II. Cramer az Quincy during
l. ~. ,v,A fhnaofapa1 MEs ot,a.a -
children and otherwise behaved badly The
black rascal was arrested and sent to Jail.
While aiding in raising pavilion at Cas-
tillo City key Vest young Cuban was
probably fatally injured by the structure
falling upon him. One shoulder was
crushed ami it is feared that his back is
broken also.
George E. Wolfe, county clerk, city clerk
and clerk of the board of public works of
Fernandina, has resigned the two latter
positions, but was Immediately appointed
chief of the fire department at the last ses-
sion of the city council.
Thomas Dennis gives notice in the Key
West Democrat that as heir of the late
William G. Dennis, he owns an undivided
two-thirds interest in Duck Key, which is
advertised for sale by the SHERIFF on July 1
as the property of Lewis w. Pierce.
the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad
reaches Lake Butler, which will, no doubt,
be by Dec. next. that village, now remote
from transportation in the rural districts,
will soon be the booming town of East
Florida, and Capt. H. +. York's infant
pottery industry will be the mammoth
bozanza of thet section of the state.
DIR. Burke of Walton county, who is 90
years old, Is the father of thirty-nine chill
dren, five of them being girls. He has
been married five times One Of his wives
was an Indian, of whom six of his children
were born. The old gentleman, who is
humpbacked carries himself we'll for his
years, and says that he is at all times ready
to go, having done his duty by his country.
His residence is near DeFuniak springs.
Lakeland Advocate: NJ P. higgins has
Just finished an old-fashioned Kentucky
tobacco barn. 1t is 20424 feet and 20 feet
high, which will do to cure about two acres
of tobacco at time. Mr.. higgins has an
acre of nice tobacco, from which he will
probably make from 300 to 400 pounds. and
expects TO plant four or five acres another
year. Mr.. higgins feel confident that
tobacco raising will prove success in this
section when properly tested.
Palatka Herald: A. R. Elmore of Are
donda, Alachua county, is in the city for a
old son Tom, who is a natural born musician.
Tom has shown his skill with the violin
several times since being here, and critics
say he is perfect in every detail, going SO
far as to say that teachers could not in.
struct him. The little fellow can play any
sort of an instrument by ear and note, and
any piece of music on first hearing it.
The OcaIa Free Press says: Upon read
ing the horrors of Jonnstown, Marion
county little dreamed she had any precious
freight upon the Ill-starred train lost there,
but such is the case, A lovely and beauti-
full christian young lady from Anthony 1--WE
failed to learn her name) offered herself to
the Methodist conference south, as mission
airy to Brazil. She had been attending the
conference in Arkansas and was on that
train bound for New York when overtaken
by the food. Her baggage has been found,
but the body had not been, when we were
informed of these sad facts.
The greatest military event that has taken
place at Pensacola since the encampment at
Magnolia Bluff, in 1884, when the old relia-
BILE Escambia Rifles crowned themselves
champions of the state was the drill at the
base ball park Saturday afternoon, between
the Escambia Rifles and the Chipley Light
Infantry for a handsome gold badge set
with diamonds. 1t was given by Maj.
Williams of the Third battalion and his
staff Though the Chipleys are still in their
infancy (not having been in existence a
year yeti, the old reliables by no means had
walk-over in beating them.
A writer in the Starkc Telegraph esti.
mates the amount of liquor shipped to
Starke yearly under prohibition at 5000
gallons. He says in this connections: II
heard gentleman say the other day that
the country people are drinking more whis-
key now than they ever drank while sa-
looms were in the county. Now this gentle
man is not one Of those who are in favor OF
whisky. Before the saloons were voted out
whisky was only secured here in Starke,
now they can get it at Lawtey, Hamp-
ton, Starke and various other places.
Then they bought it by the drink, now they
| buy it by the gallon. Then the man that
bought whisky left his money closer home
now he sends his money off. Then our towr
and county received the benefit of the
license on the whisky which was consumed
now they get nothing"
A Sorrento letter in the Tavares Herald
contains the following: There is a mystery
surrounding the disappearance of Mr.
Leonard, who came here from Ponce Park
having traded for the Thomas Ferguson
place, two miles north of town. He pur
chased provisions of A. S. Matlack g. Co.
and intended to "bach" until some of hi
relatives came. He made arrangements t.
step nights with 2. s. Alvey until he coult
arrange his bed. de stayed Thursday night
and started for his place Friday morning