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

Taylor county's new postofiice, Beaufort,
with ID. w. Holcomb postmaster, is now
open aud ready for business.
Joe Orange was killed on the night of
Sept. at Meanwhile by negro, Orange
and the negro were on hunt for hogs,
and the negro mistook Orange for a hog
and filled his back fun of buck shot. Mr..
Orange was about IS years of age and a
son of w. i. Orange, formerly of East
Palatka.
o. ID. Seavey, of Ponce de Leon fame has
been secured by the owners of the Cham
plain at Plattsburg, New York, to manage
that hotel, beginning next season. The
Champlain is n new aud magnificent sum-
mer hotel not quite completed. 1t is situated
on Lake Champlain and back of it are the
Adirondack mountains. This will in no
way interfere with Mr.. Seavey's manage
ment of Mr.. Flagler's hotels for the seasons
do not conflict.
Sumterville Times: Capitalists of Ocala,
who have recently become greatly inter.
ested in the phosphate deposits of this
section, last week sent competent chemist
Prof. Frost of Charleston s. c., to make
an investigation. We are confident his
report cannot be otherwise than favorable,
aud are hopeful of great results A con
siderable amount of money has recently
been invested by Ocala parties in phosphate
land near Blue Springs, and it is believed
that the deposits in the vicinity of Sumter
vile are superior to those both in extent
and convenience for working.
In 1856 Edward NJ. Andrews of Florida,
formerly of Connecticut, mysteriouSly dis
appeared, and it was thought that he had
been murdered by negroes So strong was
this belief that an insurance company paid
to his supposed widow the amount of his
insurance policy, but lately it is claimed to
have been discovered that he is still alive.
lie Is said to have Travelled in China and
Japan since his supposed death and to have
settled in Portland, Ore. While in Florida
Mr.. Andrews established the second largest
saw mill in the state, but as pecuniary
venture it was not a success.
Sumterville Times: Tom Knott and Jud Y
Branch, who left here last Tuesday morn
ing for the Branch plantation, Well supplied
with guns, dogs, etc, had a terrible fight
with huge alligator. 1t appears that the
boys were out hunting some cattle, accom-
panied by their pet dog. In hunting asound
they came across an immense slligator, but
as his 'gatorship was engaged in watching
| some calves, he did not notice the two
| "bloodsn from Sumterville The dog not
| being very well up in the gator business
| commenced the attack at once. AS soon "a
| his 'gatorship could change his mind from
calves to dog, he made a sweep with his tail
| that brought the canine around to his bust.
ness end, and before the dog had time
| think of his part, made q snap that would
have ended his career then and there, but
the gator miscalculated his distance, and
instead of taking the whole dog, tail and
all, he goD his tail only. The dog being thu
| freed, started on home run, but the gator
wanted dog, if he could not get calf, there
! fore started after him, rolling over and
over. This method of locomotion wa,
so unusual that the dog became Disguised
and made such good time that the
| gator gave it up, and turned his attention
to his human enemies. They in return
were frightened so bad they lost their GU o S
! armed themselves with fence rails, and ther
the fight was fast and furious. The gator
would take the rails between his teeth and
crush them up as if he enjoyed them as
diet. To vary the exercises ne would
snatch a rail and sweep it round over tina
section of the country, making his assail
ants give him plenty of room. Finally
after terrible struggle, he was forced t.
go where all gators go, and hunt calves
and dogs no more.