The morning news., 1889-05-18

About twenty union printers Of Talla-
hassse have just forwarded to Washington
! their contribution to the Chlldg-Drexel
| fund, which is to be used in building home
for aged printers. Each union printer east
| of the 81 ssisEippi contributes annually, on
May u, and those west Of tnst river, on
| Sept. II, the price OF 900 ems to the fund,
these dates being respectively the birthday
anniversaries Of the two gentlemen who
originated the fund by present Of s., 900
| each to the International Typographical
| Union
| While fishing at the long dock at Punta
Gorda one day last week, 0. B. Armstrong
hooked large tarpon, which made one leap
| high enough for all to see him, and then
was gone, taking hook aud line, leaving a
bsvy Of astonished fishermen gazing at the
streak he left behind. Mr.. Armstrong was
fishing with piece Of catfish for small fish.
This is the second tarpon which has shown
its silver sides at the wharves there. No
doubt if some one would fish for them with
a proper outfit they could be caugEtin large
numbers.
Last Saturday afternoon about o'clock
the residence of Charles |. Hudaon, situated
on the west shore of Lake Weir, was de-
stroyed by fire with everything contained
therein. The structure being of wood and
more infiammable than usual by reason of
the continued dry weather, was practically
destroyed, so says an eye witness, in about
ten minutes after first discovery of the
flames. So rapidly did the flames do its
work that it was impossible to save any Of
the contents without great risk of life
there being no one present at the time
either but the lady of the house and her
children. The origin OF the fire was in the
stoveroom adjoining the dwelling. There
was no insurance, q policy having expired
about ia nh
s., 900.
At O'Clock Sunday morning /. A. Stew
| art of DsLand perceived smoke arising
from the roof Of his barn and packing
house. He Immediately ran ont and found
piiS OF nay in the upper stcry on fire, but
| 1t had had too good q start and refused to
be squelched. He got his horse, wagon and
buggy out, and by that time the entire
building was in flames. The fire spread on
the fat pine as il it were straw and the
building was burned to the ground in a few
minutes. The barn was valued at $500 and
had over ton of hay in it at the time.
| Several large orange trees were also badly
scorched. The insurance on the building
was $3.50. Mr.. Stewart thinks that some
one slept on the hay Saturday night, and
that the fire originated either from a pipe
or an intended incendiary.
Friday B. z. Dyson, Of Palatka, deputy
sheriff, left for Crescent City to arrest Ike
| Glover (colored), charged with having shot
| at Josephine Glover, also colored. Mr..
| Dyson on arrival made inquiries about the
party for whom he was in search, and was
told that he was IN a little shanty on the
| suburbs of ths town. Going to the house
| indicated, he saw about a dozen negroes en-
gagged In game of cards. Not having ever
seen Glover he was in quandary as to how
| TO pick him out in the molly crew. An idea
| w a arH Il
the deputy, and walking up rapidly to the
crowd, he called out in quick tone Of
voice. "Ikem The negro answered to his
| name, and Mr.. Dyson, covering him with
his pistol, induced him to succumb uncon-
ditionaly. He was handcuffed aud brought
to Palatka Saturday, where he is now con-
fined in the county jail.
Lake City Tobacco Plant: We have be-
fore us letter from one of the Oldest and
largest leaf tobacco warehouses in the
| world, in western city, reporting sales OF
Columbia county tobacco at 81, So and 46
| cents per pound. The writer says: "We
| have no hesitation in stating our belief that
| Florida tobacco will equal that of Cuba if
grown ahd handled in the same way The
sales above quoted "were made at auction, y
says the letter, "sfter a thorough test Of the
tobacco by rolling it into cigars and allow
| ing buyers to smoke and decide upon its
quality. Though it was in little broken
packages, and not in proper condition to
sell, yet it readily brought the prices
quoted. We believe were the same prop
erly handled we might expect, without a
doubt from 30 to SO cents a pound for it,
We would have no hesitancy in advancing
upon it what we would consider fully two
thirds its value"
Pensacola Netgs: There is a little rail
road, with its southern terminus about
| z AfrrVr lnu Eu-1Y,
| few people Of this city know ANYTHING
about and it is SO situated that some day,
when the fever Of railroad construction
| shall spread TO this section, it must prove a
valuable property. 1t extends north from
a point on the Escambia river just opposite
Molino for distance of about fifteen miles.
1t is only logging road but even at that
is admirably equipped with engines
and cars. 1t is owned by Skinner & Nc
David, lumber manufacturers of Escam-
bia, who. as occasion demands, extend
the road to meet all requirements. They
contemplate putting down an additional
three miles Of track during the present
summer. That will take the northern
terminus to within thrty-Ssven miles of
| Andalusia, Ala. Some day the whole of
that state will want to pour its mineral
metal and agricultural treasures into Pen
sacola's accommodating lap, and the little
road herein referred to will doubtless then
be part of the main stem of a great system
that shall reach into and spread out over
the whole Of Eastern Alabama.
At Palatka Tuesday courier from
Riverside, Putnam county, brought news
to Mr.. White, young Englislman en-
ployed IN the auditors Office of the Florida
Southern, of the death OF his brother Satur-
day at that place. MIR. White was lying in
hammock, and when the MONDAY meal was
announced went into the house to partake
of it, His friend, Mr.. Richards, after
dinner picked up pistol and snapped it.
the friends laughed at its missing fire, when
the attempt was repeated, and the leaden
messenger passed through the bow
els Of the unfortunate young
! Englishman. Medical aid was summoned.
but nothing could prevent the life blood of
the unfortunate man from ebbing away,
and on Saturday night he died. Before
death resulted he told his friends that the
shooting was accidental. The remains were
| inferred Sunday morning. Mr.. White bore
good character in the place in which he
lived, and was spoken Of by those who
knew him IS being an excellent young man.
He was a brother Of Mrs Bland who spent
the past winter in Palatka. She sailed
few days since for England. aud the news
of her brothers death will be a severe blow
on her arrival in the mother country The
young men lived together at Riverside and
we're the best Of friends