The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-03


tie Invitation is couched. and my best
wishes for the success of the exposition, and
all other efforts 10 forward the interest and
osperity of Florida. Believe me faith
fully yours. Jefferson Davis.
President Rude Aldermen Llambiss,
Watts, Iwanowski and Pappy formed the
quorum which met on Saturday night and
completed the laborious task Of eqlalizing
and correcting the assessment at st. Au-
guStine for 1880 Assessor Rite il was on
hand and reported that With the 20 per
cent. reduction the total valuation as it
stands on the books to-day foots up to
81, 3SS. ESQ. On motion the tax was ordered
spread at once. The general tax If per
cent. will bring in a revenue Of Sl3, SS2 80,
and the special tax Of half Of l per cent.
Tor water and fire protection, $6,94l 40.
This will be an increase of about 81 900
over the revenues Of last year, which fell
short of meeting expenses by about IS, 900.
On the other hand revenues from licenses,
mayors court etc, will fall short Of that
OF last year by ZOO or $1,000, so that the
revenue will only be sufficient to meet run
ming expenses of the city government, and
II there are to be any Improvements, other
provision must be made for them.
Mrs. John R. G. Hamilton of Sumpter-
vile met with mishap last week, which
nothing less than a miracle prevented being
fatal. She had occasion to enter lot in
which was COW with a young calf, by
which she was, attacked and knocked down.
Some Of the children were present and en-
deavored to protect their mother; but the
cow could only ba beaten Off to pursue them
until they escaped over a fence. The COW
then returned to the PROSTATE woman be-
fore she was able to rise. With great
presence Of mind, tbs lady chung as close
to the ground as possible, ald by catching
hold of the cows horns kept from being se-
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animals feet. The COW continued the at
tack for fifteen or twenty minutes, until the
calf wandered away when she released her
victim to follow. The cow was a pet with
her first calf, and was thought to be PEI
fectly gentle. Mrs Hamilton is again able
to be about the house, though for several
days she was confined to her bed with very
painful aud, it was feared, dangerous
wounds.
George Bennett of Glencoe sent a lot Of
oranges to a New York firm, and after
waiting a long time wrote TO the commits
sion men in regard to it, and was told that
they had sent HIM a check for $21 in pay
ment for them, and that it had come back
to them Cancelled and that his name was on
it. He then made affidavit that he had
never received it, so they issued a new
check and began to trace the first one back.
The following history Of it has been learned:
Rev. Watson, pastor of st. PauPs church in
the Wilderness (coiorod), found the check,
and not knowing how to read, took it to
Ben Anderson, another colored gentleman,
who wrote Benefits name and Watson's
and his own on it and took it to Orange
City and had it cash d at Growers bank.
He then came back to Glencoe and made
Watson a present. of 81 and departed for
parts unknown. His wife has since re-
turned and says they have parted and she
does not know where he is. The check has
been returned to Grover. Watson says
that he did not know what it was and that
he supposed that Anderson just gave him
the money for the church.
Under date of March IA, the young son of
DR.. r. B. Burroughs of Jacksonville writes
as follows to his friends from Cutler p. o.,
Fla: Dear Mother and Father-We have
just returned from the Everglades, after
being there ten days. We are the first
white men that have been well into the
Everglades tinc9 the Indian war. We
camped with the Indians several tin,es.
TEey are the most hospitable people l ever
saw. The first thing they say to you when
come and eat" There were four of US,
and we had a pretty hard time.
The panthers would come arou d
the camp and howl at night We
Shot at several, but withEno success. The
Indians are afraid of them. They say
Panther scratch too much" We saw the
Old Chief Micho. He is about ITO years
old. Heis neutrality-suspicious. One
of their slaves three weeks ago killed their
chief and five other Indians, and then they
killed him. The Indians say: "Lastalus-
chae haliwagus to help'-negro no good to
hell. We leave for Lake Worth tomorrow.
| expect the trip will last from two to four
weeks longer. We are all we'll and getting
along nicely. Your son, R. B. Burroughs,
Jr