The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-28

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The mangrove has failed this year on the
lower Halifax and HillsborO 10 furnish the
bees OF that section with the usual supply
OF honey, and the crop Of honey Is there
fore short.
At Lake Baldwin Monday Sheriff Pons
Of Baker county arrested Nelson Flowers,
who is supposed to have been implicated
with Bill Brown, both colOred, IN the mur-
der of a man about April last in Suwan-
nee county.
At the last meeting Of the city council Of
BrOOksville, the assessment rolls were pre-
sented for inspection, and the estimate
showed at the total amount Of taxable
property was Sl56.0j5 The rolls were
accepted and approved.
Councilman Boyd Of Jacksonville, has
received from Gov. Fleming the acceptance
Of bis resignation from the city council.
Mr.. Boyd said he had good reasons for re-
signing and will give the people Of Jack
| sonville the facts, aud he feels that they
| will b. with him.
The old Conaway building on Rich avenue,
| DeLand, just east iOf the railroad track
was burned Thursday. II took hard work
to save the adjacent houses. The house
belonged to s G. Brooks, and was beng
remodeled by him at a considerable expense.
| Loss, ~, 900; insurance, 500.
/ y y. 1
| week in the Lake Bird section of Taylor
county thirty rat-lesnakes. The largest
| measured six feet, had fifteen rattles and a
| button, and was thirteen inches in circum-
ference. The other twenty-nine we're all
small, measuring from eight 10 twelve
inches.
| For some time past it has been a practice
with a few parties at Palatka to kill the
fishes of the bay with dynamite bombs, and
TO such an extent in wanfol destruction Of
the fish has the practice been carried that
many of the truer sportsmen have begun
steps looking TO an adjustment of the cruel
business 1t is related that one bomber,
with a single cartridge, the other day killed
240 mullet.
The people of Wilderness, Clay county,
are quite indignant over a S ameful out
rage committed by some malicious coward,
who fired TWO heavy charges of buck shot
into the house of Robert HOgarth, near
midnight, not long since. One charge
passed through the door, demolishing his
clock and other furniture, endangering the
lives of the family who were in the house
at the time.
Chipley Times: We have heard quite
number of our farmers talking of destroy
ing portion of their vineyards because
the laws Of Florida prohibited them from
utilizing the grapes by manufacturing them
into wine. We will state for the benefit of
our people that the last legislature repealed
the old law, and will now allow you to
manufacture and sell all the wine that you
can make from grapes raised on your farm.
f. G. Humphreys Of Pensacola is at
Washington looking after the postmaster
ship at that place, for which he is a candi-
date. The term of the present postmaster
expired last month, and IL Is expected that
an appointment will be made soon. Hum
phreys' chances are reported as good. W.
w. Potter is also candidate. He has not
been at Washington. Mr.. Potter's friends,
however, express themselves as very hope
full and not at all alarmed.
Leesburg LeeSblFger: Judge P. B.
Viewer showed this scribe Thursday some
interesting confederate relics They con-
sisted of an envelope, sheet of note paper
and return Of tax in kind ali of CON
federate manufacture. The envelope was
rather poor affair, no better than the
common manila of to-day, but the note
paper was q really good specimen, only the
color looked rather sad. The tax return,
too, had rather a sickly tint, but, as it
called forone-tenth of the farmers crops. il
was propsll for it TO look sad and sic1ly.
Judge Viewer has at his home a beautiful
silk banner that was presented by the lad es
TO the company in which he first enlisted.
An exchange says: A few morn
ings since, walking out IN the
field about sunrise Wa found the weeds
fairly swarming with bees. Noticing that
there were nc flowers, we wondered what
they were feeding on, when, after investi-
cation, it was ascertained to be the common
partridge pea weed. Upon tho top of each
leaf stem. very close to its connection with
the stalk, there is tiny cell, and in this is
tiny drop of sweetness, which the busy
workers ara now gathering and storing for
future needs. In little while tn 4se same
weeds will be full of bloom, and will yield
larger supply Of honey than now. Thus
we see that the little weed that grows so
abundantly in the woods and old fields is a
source of real profit to the apiarist.
At Starke Monday morning about 2
O'Clock Willie Albanz, in passing the store
of Truly, Stemberg q Co., heard noises on
the inside. After listening for some time
he decided that it was burglar. He very
quietly gathered posse, retured and sur
rounded the house, two of the number going
in with lanterns and the remainder watch
ing on the outside. The thief, being closely
pressed, raised a window over the front
awning and jumped from there to the
ground, a distance Of about twelve feet.
Marshal Wall was near him when he made
the leap, but did not fire, thinking he could
capture him, yet he ran down the railroad
and made his escape, leaving his coat, shoes,
etc, behind. There is no doubt as to the
identity of the party, and Sheriff Epperson
Is now after him.
Apalachicola Times: A few nights since
Jack Harrel of Bristol, Liberty county. got
up out of his bed and took a drink of water
from Il bucket in the house. Mr. Harrel
said the water tasted bitter. In few mo-
ments after drinking the water Mr. Harrel
felt very violent pains i'll the stomach Be
ing alone he called some of the nelgnbors.
| and one of the ladies who came over gave
him an emetic, which seemed to relieve
him. 1t is reported, however, that on last
Wednesday son Of Mr.. Harrel was at
Blounts Town. He came after his brother.
lie said his father had not recovered from
the first attack, and was then dying. A
white man is suspected of having designs
against Mr.. Harrel, and had slipped into
the house while Mr.. Harrel was absent and
put strychnine into the water
DeLand NewS: Agood deal of discussion
is going on as to whether or not Jake Ham
mond should hang, The NelCs emphatic
ally says "No." 1t is true that Hammond
was tried before an exceptionally fiue Jury
and the verdict was Just, according to the
testimony. But since the trial, testimony
has come up that the jury did no hear
lt has been said, by reliable
parties, that Hammond was, as q rule. a
quiet, well-behaved, accommodating young
man, and that Scott Smith, The man he
killed, was just the opposite 1t has een
| said that Smith had killed one man. aud
that he threatened to Kill Hammond. Some