The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-10

". Skinner. of Wilmington, s. c. The
boat " III return TO Cedar Key to do little
work at tee Derrick island entrance to the
Su%aHnee river. After completing the
WORK there she wi open q clearer passage
| through the rapids betwee Suwannee City
and Branford, on the upper river ana viii
then go TO ths With!acOochee fer work
there.
The trial (court-martian Of Sergt Fred
cooper. for striking an officer, came TO
close at Warrington several days ago.
SerSt. Coopel's sentence was discharge
ana 10 receive all pay coming to him. The
| lghtness OF his sentence was surprise, and
IL is probably the first case of tie kind
where the prisoner was not sent 10 the
ve1worth prison. Cooper has in
huentlal friends in AT anita, and it is to
them, likely, that he owes his freedom. Mr..
Cooper entered the army, very probably,
Tor the purpose of getting commission.
Tor he is a geatle nan and was at the tire
he enlisted receiv ng a good salary in A.
Ianta. He is brother of the former mayor
of Atlanta.
At st. AUGUSTINE Tuesday Johnnie Ca
nova, Gonzalez Oliveros, Washington Say
erS and Z. Capeiia assembled in G. Seguis
saloon IN answer to an invitation TO sup
per. After having eaten supper and drank
considerable vine the parties became in
volyed in discussion as TO who could drink
and later Oiveros cut Canova across
the face, laying open the cheek and expos
ing the teeth to view, and again across the
arm above the elbow severiug the muscles
and an artery. Canova bled profuselg, the
blood gushing fort in spurts, saturating
his clothing and ling the floor crimson.
A uraquet made of rope was tied
around Canova's arm and he was taken to
DIR. Alexander's drug store, where the
wounds were dressed and the flow of blood
stopped. Canova hal lost so much blood
that it was a question whether be could
survive, but be is now out of danger.
The annual meeting of the Florida Fruit
Exchange was held at the Office of the asSo-
citation in Jacksonville Wednesday, many
OF the mos prominent and Influential
growers in the state being present, among
them James A. Harris, F. G. Sampson,
Isaac Stone, George 4. Fairbanks, D.
Greenleaf, Rev. w &. Stanton, R9v. T. W.
Moore, col. r. B. Church, c. V. Hillyer
and DR.. Dave Green Many ether growers,
not members Of the exchange, we're. also
present A large amount of routine bust
ness was disposed OF, sIch as the reading
OF President Fairbanks annual address, re-
ports OF General Manager Ives, treasurer,
and the executive committee The report
OF the ex acutlve CON II tee stated that the
books and accounts of the treasurer, secre-
tary and the aulit)r had been Examined,
ana iaC he So ne were found t. be cor
rectly and neatly kept. The gene al man
ayers report, among other Things, states
that the total business handled during tho
season just closed, amounted To Isl, Q68
packages. an increaGA of ~. 006 packages
over the previous season. OF the above, all
except 100 packages recent saip neuGs) have
been accOu ted for to the slippers The
executive committee reported that as the
financial condition Of the exchange war
ranted them in recommending a small divi-
dend, they deemed il advisable to suggest
that a dividend of 10 per cent.
be paid to each Shareholder. The
following named members were elected
TO serve as DIR ctors for the ensuing year:
E. G. Hill Of Bradford c0u ltv, D. Green
leaf of Duval county, B. NJ. Baer Duvel
county, a. j. Pnares of Lake county, +.
q. Sampson of clarion cOu lty, c. V. Hill
yer Of Nassau county, George R. Fairbanks
of Ma sau county H. S. Ked -ey of
Orange count, Rev. William E. Slant N
of Putnam county, NJ. s. Mooreman of St.
johns county, Rev. y. w. Moore of St.
Johns county, a L. Eichelberger of Sum
ter county, c. F. A. Bielby of Volusia
county, Isaac Stone of Volusia county,
James A. Harris for state at large The
new board Immediately met and cleo ed
the following officers: George R. Fairbanks
president, D. Greealaaf vice president, A
M. Ives ge eral manager and treasurer, M.
P Turner secretary, AzJr Marvin auditor.