The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-15


St Johns viii be iuaugursted by a dual
celebration. in which it Is expected that the
citizens Of Jacksonville. under the auspices
OF toe board Of trade Of that city. will join
| with the citizens of St. Augustine and the
people Of the east coast.
William j. Rifles met with painful acct
dent at Buffers mill near Palatka Wednes-
day. While in the act Of throwing belt
from a wheel his right hand became en-
tangled in the betting, and three fingers
were badly injured, the fOrehager being
amputated by DR.. Strauss.
At ST. Augustine Wednesday, Special
| Officer Mechanics attempted 70 arrest
Tom Jacobs (coloreil when the latter re-
sisted, and wre lching away the revolver
| from the officer, snapped It at him
! four times. The weapon was evidently a
| poor reliance, as it failed to go of.
The motion to appoint a receiver and OBJ
tain an injunction restraining Il. A.
| Croker from acting as receiver in the case
CT George NJ. Tower OF st. Augustine was
argued in Jacksonville Tuesday before
| Judge Baker. The motion was denied, and
| Col. Croker was confirmed as assignee.
The first solid coal train that ever came
\ into the city arrived in Pensacola, over the
/ Louisville and Nashville railroad, WedneI-
day night. lt came from the Alabama
mes, was made up of fifteen cars, and the
whole was consigned to the Export Coal
| Company, which viii ship the mineral to
Cuba and other points across the seas.
The south-bound local freight train on the
Pensacola and Atlantic railroad met with
an accident at Bagg5tt's creek, near Mill
gsn's station, Monday last. A car loaded
with local freight broke ia two, scattering
freight of all descriptions in every direction
Some of the crew got lively shaking up,
and the train was delayed several hours
At St. Augustine Tuesday Charles Brown,
brakeman employed On the Jacksonville,
st. Augustine and Halifax River railroad,
jumped off train and ran ahead to turn a
switch He miscalculated the speed of the
train, and it caught him, knocking him off
the track, infiicting severe wound in the
back, and his foot catching in trestle, his
leg snapped at the ankle.
A guest at the Lawrence house at Tampa
arose in his sleep and walked about the city
on Tuesday night for hours without wax
ing. When discovered he was trying to
get into the Tampa Machine Works claim
ing that he had slept there. He was finally
led to his bed, and upon waking in the
morning was astonished upon being in
formed of his adventure.
James A. Foss has lust consummatel
the purchase OF 1000 acres of land for a
Boston syndicate, midway between Middle
burg and Lawtey; and also purchased the
Hon. John F. Dunn's one-third interest in
the Beckett tract, 4S0 acres splendid lands,
several miles west of Belleview. and has
bonded K. w. Agnew's one-third interest
in the same tract, the remaining third
being owned by Mr.. Foss.
At Tampa, Gorton, the minstrel man.
kicked up a row with Mai. Wright as to
the amount to be paid for haul
ing the baggage of his troupe
Five dollars was the majors charge
Gorton refused TO pay more than
$780, upon which the major attached the
baggage. The case came up before Judge
Harrison, and was settled by Gorton pay
ing the amount claimed by the major with
the costs of court
Tallahassee Florididn: In 1866 Mrs. Rob-
ert Howard Gamble of Tallahassee, then
Miss Angelica E. Robinson. was at Fortress
Monroe. Jefferson Davis was then in prison.
and gave her the following note, to be re-
tanned for the sake of his autograph, and
we are permitted to copy it. Mrs. Gamble
prizes it highly. It is as follows: ST Mon
roe, Va, 18th July, 1S66.-With prayers
for your happiness, / am sincerely your
friend, Jeffn. Davis. Miss Angelica E. Rob-
inson."
Col. Trabue Of Trabue, otherwise known
as Punta Gorda, was in Key West this
week. He was Offering inducements in
town lots to cigar manufacturers to locate
in his place, which is situated at the head
of the railroad at Charlotte Harbor. It is
healthy place; they have 800, O00-hotel
there, an artesian we'll, telegraph and ex-
press offices, and daily mail by railroad.
Three cigar manufactures have commenced
operations there, and get more orders than
they can fill.
James II. Meeks of Hillsborough county,
county organizer of farmers alliances, was
in Braidentown Tuesday. He has just COM
pleted a canvass Of the county on the north
side of the river, where he organized six
alliances. He proposes to spend about eight
days on the south side of the river organ
izing the farmers, and will return to Braid
entown on Dec. 10. at which time central
or county alliance will be organized by the
delegates representing the different organl-
tons of the county.
At special meeting of Veteran Post No.
~, G. A. R., at Palatka, Wednesday, the
following officers were elected: Comman-
der, A. F. Vogelbach senior vice COM
mander, j. C. House; junior vice-com-
mander, w. Nichols; chaplain, A. Robinson;
officer Of the day, P. L. l.. Queen; surgeon,
Dr. w. Fl. Cyrus. The staff of the COM
mander, consisting of adjutant and quarter
master, was deferred. J. r. Dean and Rev.
Mr.. Spencer were elected delegates to the
State encampment, which meets at Jackson
Vile IN the third week in January.