The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-09

Springs. These people will enter extern
siyely into the culture of tobacco.
William McCabe Of Toronto, Canada, a
regular winter visitor TO Tallahassee, and
lsr1ely interested in Middle Florida lands,
has negotiated the sale of the attractive De
Leon Springs property, of which he is halt
owner, 70 an Ohio syndicate for the sum Of
$50, 900.
Mrs. T. W. Corbett went to the rescue Of
young hooking bird in cage upon her
back piazza at St. Augustine Thursday. A
small hawk had him by the wing endeavor-
ing TO pull him between the wires while the
young bird braced himself in opposition and
Justify squeaked.
Many thousand oranges are being placed
in the old cold storage warehouse at Waldo
for spring and summer use. There appears
to be no doubt about the successful opera
tion Of the enterprise. If successful, its
value cannot be estimated to the vegetable
and fruit growers.
The Kest West Commercial Company is
having large additional freight shed built
on its wharf, which is to be 295 feet long
and IS feet wide, with an ell 40x35 feet.
This addition has long been needed, and
will give the company ample room to store
all its freight out of the weather.
Two colored men were seated in front Of
a colored saloon fronting the bay at St.
Augustine Wednesday. One held in his
hand revolver they had been examining.
when by some careless movement it was
discharged. The ball passed through the
other hand Of the owner and both hands OF
his companion.
A deer farm, several hundred acres in
extent, for the purpose of furnishing veni-
son for the market, is the bright dream of
several of the prominent citizens of Char
lotte Harbor and Tampa. They say they
can fence in 300 acres that they know Of
aud can inclose from fifty to seventy-five
deer to start on without having to catch
them.
The report of the collector of internal
revenue for the district of Florida shows
that for the year ending Dec. 81, 1888, the
number of cigars manufactured in Florida
was 1l8, 80, no. The number of pounds of
tobacco used in the manufacture of these
cigars was ., 356,9l5 AMI the amount of in
ternal revenue tax paid upon these cigars
was 1855, 739 81.
An informal nesting Of citizens of Polk
county was he d at Barlow on March to
discuss the troubles now incident to ship
ments Of fruit. The meeting was addressed
by ex-senator Mann and w. H. Mitchell of
Philadelphia. A committee, consisting IF
T. w. Anderson, T. j. Williams. G. Darby
shire and G. A K. Stevens, was appointed
to prepare an address calling the people to-
gether to take action on the matter of
importation.
Several Of Milton's young men met at the
court house on Monday night last for the
purpose of organizing a Debating society,
when it was decided that those present
would constitute committee for the pur-
pose OF inviting others, both ladies' and
gentlemen, to meet with them on Monday
night next to further organize and ell ct
officers, and it was also decided that the =
ciety should be a literary society which
would include lady membership.
Last Tuesday, while Messrs James John
son, Charles Bogges and w. B. Gray were
pushing a heavy laden freight car over
Coram's wharf, at Charlotte Harbor, with
out a seconds warning one side of the
wharf gave way and deposited car, -four,
grits, corn, etc, and the three men III one
pile in the bay AS soon as each man could
get his head above water and find out that
he was not hurt, the ludicrous part of the
situation appeared, and they ia rly roared
with laughter.
Some interesting specimens in the form of
human bones were recently found on a
mound on one of the inside islands in Char
iotte Harbor. This high mound that con-
tanned them was packed with human skulls
of all sizes, and in all directions Bones are
sticking out here and there all around. The
bones present nothing peculiar, except tae
skulls seen had very receding frontal bones.
The most Of the bones are soft and decayed.
On the beach there are also bits Of antique
pottery Another curious feature of this
island is that high up in this burial mound
an old gopher has its home
Last Saturday night H. W. Sindorf Ct
Bagdad, who was visiting the family of f.
d. Scott, at Pensacola, lost is pocket book,
containing about 500 IN money, a check
on F. e. Brent & Co., for 81, 800 and other
valuable papers. He stopped payment of
the check, but was unable to find the lost
pocket-book. The matter was reported at
police headquarters, and the officers at once
went to work on the case. From the first
it was evident that the book had either been
stolen, or found by some person who was
concealing it, Mr.. Scott had in his employ
young negro boy, George Pollock, and to
him Chief Roberts directed his attention.
with the result Of proving him the culprit
and recovering part of the stolen property.
Robert W. Campbell of Waldo member
Of Company F, First Florida Battalion Vol
unteers, Finegan's brigade, makes tho fol
lowing statement: | was in tho Olustee
fight, under the command of our beloved
and lamented general, Joseph r. Finegan,
and having q vivid recollection of the
bloody scene, beg leave to say that the
statement regarding the strong fortified
tons occupied by Finegan's brigade in the
engagement Is erroneous. Gen. Finegan
had selected position, and had thrown up
some earthworks preparatory for the antic-
ipated conflict, and, no doubt, it was his
intention to decoy the advancing federas
into the deadly snare. Gems Fine
gan and Colquitt were seemingly in
concert of action with each other. The gal
liant Colquitt with a few shattered regi-
ments of Georgia veterans which ia-
cluded the old invincibles, tine first Georgia
Regulars moved forward about noon on
Feb, 20, 1864, and met and engaged
the enemy about two miles eastward from
Finegan's intrenched brigade. Gen. Col
quit very likely intended at the opening of
the engagement TO decoy the federals and
draw them out to Finegan's Notifications.
But Gen. Colquitt after about one hour
desperately fighting deemed it practicable
for Finegan to vacate the fertilization and
to advance and join him in open, square
combat. Gen. Hnegan, acting on the ad-
vice of Gen. Colquitt, hastily moved his
command, and joined Colqutt in
the enemy's front We ,y found
the enemy at an almost
dead stand, directing their volleys Of
leaden hail into our forming columns.
Colquitt's men-manv OF them were with
out ammunition. but were standing in close
range, like a stone wall, in the opposing
enelnys front, and cheering us on TO vic
tory as we advanced. Thus you can see,
that, instead of fighting behind strong aud
almost impregnable Notifications, as state 1
by Col. Hay, the fight throughout was con-
Quoted in an open level nine woods with