The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26

Two small boys of Bagdad had trifiIng
DISPUTE. Next d ~ the fathers of the bows
settled the trifiing by biting one another on
the cheek.
The probabilities are that the engineers
will be n the fed inside OF thirty days to
locate the route for tue Manatee and Sara
sofa railroad.
The old log building at Pine Level, once
used as a court house, was burned to the
ground last wesk. 1t was a relic of the old
pioneer times.
The steamer ScythiaD, loaded, with the
Loaded barge Marcello In tjw, made the
ip from Pensacola TO Havana ia less than
seventy-two hours.
the Arcadia phosphate company re-
ceived lot of screening machinery Tues
day. and are placing It in position at the
works on Peace river.
The building Of Mrs. W. A. Walkers new
residence at Mo ticello IS progressing very
rapidly. IL viii be one Of the handsomest
houses in the city when completed.
James L. Williams, aged about IS years.
died az his home, four miles east of Madison,
last week, Of blood poison. He leaves u wife
and four children to mourn his loss.
The hall Of the Browning Literary So
cietv, OF Jacksonville, composed of colored
people, viii be draped in mourning for
thirty days, on account Of the death of the
poet.
l. L. Whiddon of Chipley was kicked in
| the face by horse Friday morning and
very seriously injured. Several of his teeth
| were displaced and his face badly mutt
| lated
William H, Dixon, aged @, was buried at
DeFuniak Springs Saturday. He was a
| known ~ Pensacola, and at one time mayor
Of Milton.
The Florida bureau of immigration will
soon begin the publication Of the Monthly
| Bulletin, an eigdt-page fve-colunn journal
| devoted t. the interests Of Florida and the
| home seeker.
Col. Alexander Lynch, register of the
| United States land office at Gainesville,
received a telegram Saturday from Wash
| ington informing him that his name had
been sent to the S.nate.
Frank Crawford, a negro from Balm
bridge, was arrested at Alphabetical Satur-
day for picking the pocket of Gilbert Arm
strong of S33. Tle IA pney, minus Sl.O5.
was recovered from Crawford.
At Jacksonville, Saturday, a gambler
tried to get solIdn with Sheriff n. B.
| Broward by making him present of a big
roll OF bills. The sheriff thereupon arrested
him on charge Of keeping a gambling
house.
| ID. +. Gamble, one of the most careful
| and paiustaking ia "mers in Taylor county.
| made this year 445 pounds of lint sea island
cotton on one acre of land Should he sell
the cotton at 20 cents per pound he will re-
ceive $102 35
w. L. Bloodsworth, who has been teach
ing public school at Bagdad, has been sus-
| pended for whipping two of his girl scholars
IN the street, while going home after school
hours. The girls, 1t is said. were fighting
each other and calling bad names
David Allen of Bagdad has Just taken
his first ride over the Pensacola and Allan
tic railroad to Pensacola. Mr.. Allen says
that the "razor-backn train RUS a little
faster than the one-ox-cart used to do in his
| young days, the ox-cart being then the only
convenience of travel.
I. A. Hall has recently sold his fine
plantation in Madison county, aud is making
| arrangements to soon move his family to
Brunswick. Mr.. Hall has been one Of the
most pro ninent cltiz9ns of the county, has
represented her in the state legislature, aud
| held other positions of honor and trust
| The city clerk or Key West has received
letter from the attorney general III reply
to question asked by the board Of city
| commissioners whether or not one man
could fill both the tax assessors and COL
lector's office, in which he says that he can
see no legat reason why one man could not
be elected or appointed to both offices.
The st. Andrews Messenger says: "a
| gentleman here who owns suitably located
land and every natural advantage for the
production of the best quality of salt wishes
to associate himself with parties who will
| contribute small amount of capital and
engage extensively in the manufacture of
that staple. With the tons of fish that are
taken out OF our waters daily, there should
be big money in the enterprise.
| The NJ 'nticello Constitution has been
shown curiosity in the way of an ear of
corn. Each grain on the cob is inclosed in
a thin shuck, and the whole ear is covered
| with shuck. The seed came from the
West India islands, and was planted on Abe
Slmons' plantation by one of his hands.
Only one stalk came up, and bore one large
and one small ear. Mr.. Simons SAYS he in
tends saving the seed to plant next year.
Tor II II can be made success in this coun-
| try 1t Will be superior 20 the old corn for
stock and wfll probably be weevil proof.
The cesspool at the county jail in Jack
sonyliie, as well as other places surround
ing, were dfinfected on Dec Is by Adolphus
Alvarez, but lately from Havana. Tnis was
done by means of apowerful disinfectaut of
his invention. The disnfection was almost
instantaneous, and in about ten minutes
| after being used all offensive odors had dis
| appeared, much to the relief of the inmates.
Mr. Alvarez proposes to disinfect some
other place, and at the time to invite the
health officials, board of health, members
of the city council and Of the press to be
present, 50 that they can judge for them
selves OF the efficiency Of this invention,
which he intends to patent.
Apalachicola Times: Quite a Joke was
perpetrated on Joe Vincent Tuesday. Some
one procured an Apalachicola and Marian va
telegraph blank and wrote upon it what
purported to be telegram from New Or
leans, announcing that the ticket he he d in
the Louisiana lottery had drawn $4,000
You ought to have seen Joe when that
telegram" was handed him. He rushed
up home, put on his best suit of clothes.
bought ten-cent cigar, and was seen
walking down Chestnut street as big as the
Duke Of Wellington. In short time he
bad taken 81 900 worth of stock in the
Lotus, negotiated for a partnership in one
OF the saw-mills, and proposed to his best
girl. But If You want to make Joe mad
just ask him to lend you thousand.
Ocala Banner: Tuesday some eighteen
manufacturers of ice in the state OF Florida
held meeting at be Ocala house for the
purpose OF comparing views and opinions
on the machinery employed and to organize
for mutual pro ection and assistance against
dead-head consumers Sol BENJAMIN. man.
ager Of the East Florida Ice Company, this
city, was elected presid mt, and Mr. w are.
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