The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-23

Padgett, confined in the Jail at Lake
/ City for the killing OF negro labOrer in
the northern part Of the county some time
! since, made break for liberty Thursday
evening, rushing out by Sherif Bsthea
when he went ia 70 look after the prisoners.
| He was pursued into tine lake, overhauled,
brought back and locked in a cell.
A ten-acre patch Of tomatoes near Plant
City was looking decidedly sickly during
the late drought, and from its wilted and
faded look gave promise of a complete fail
ure. A gentleman passing by the patch
| met the owner, who commenced belnOaning
his fate, and offered to take $50 for it as it
stood The offer was accepted and the
money paid. Two days afterward the
rains set in and the tomatoes commenced
growing and ripening, and the purchaser
has sold about $1,000 worth Of tomatoes
already.
Gainesville Adrocate: An old colored
man at the west end Of town was pretty
| sick on one occasion, and was rolling about
on the bed, grooming and mGnite5tlng con
siderable uneasiness. At last his old wife
| got up and went to the Bedside to see what
! WIS the matter. After some examination
she exclaimed in alarm: ''Ole man yo' feet
is col, yo' legs is col an yo' is col all over,
an ole man, 1 specs yO' is gwine to die; an
If yo' duz die, ole mau, what is TO come o.
|
| and dreading a possible meeting with Abra-
nam, yelled out: go way from heahl Go
way from heah, yo' darDed ole fool.
don't got no time to think bout what's to
come o yo'; Use thinkin' bout what's to
come o. me-"
| Pensacola NelDs: County Solicitor Yonge
thinks the evidence in the case of Isaac
| Crosby, who killed his wife on West hill,
some time ago, rs reported at the time, and
| -t,f,s
| itentiary on conviction of assault with in
! tent to murder, is Of sufficient weight to
| convict Crosby Of murder in the first
| degree. He will probably present the case
| to the grand jury next session, aud if
Crosby shall be indicted, the latter will be
| brought back to this city for trial upon the
! expiration Of his term of sentence. There
| is now pending in tue criminal court a
| charge of murder in the second degree
against Crosby, which, of course, will be
| quashed in an indictment by the grand
| jury, the indictment and charge relating to
one and the same crime.
K. q. Robinson was in Orlando Saturday
10 meet w. N. Haldeman, of the Louisville
| COW'ier-Journdi aud Col. Bennett H.
| Young, president of the Louisville South
ern railroad, ard will accompany these gen
| tlemen 10 Naples to inspect the large to-
bacco farm they are establishing at that
| place. The tract comprises 4S0 acres of
| rich low pine land, having fertile black
| soil Of IS inches, uaderlaid with Il strata of
mari ana shell feet thick. 1t is proposed
| to clear the 4S0 acres, aud Messrs Young
and Haldeman have had an agent in Cuba
| investigating the best method of tobacco
culture on that island 1t is also proposed
| to set out eighty acres in lemons and to 60
extensively into the cultivation of Irish
potatoes for the northern markets. All the
| above crops are to be given fair and thor
ough trial, and no expense spared to assure
| success.
Orlando Reporter: One of the daintiest
| of all the dainty fruits that grow under the
Florida sun Is the rose apple, or jambosade,
| or as the bOtanists call it, Eugenia jambos.
| A ros4 apple tree, full Of the interesting
| fruit, is now growing in the grounds of l..
| T. Westoott Of this city. The foliage is
small pointed and shining, and quite beau
| tiful The fruit looks like a small, oblong
| guaya, creamy white, and with perfect
| odor If a full blown rose The flesh consists
only of a thin, crisp shell, inside Of which
the large brown seed lies loose. The flavor
is sweet and the strong rose odor is all
through it. 1t is altogether too light aud
airy for eating raw, but makes jelly that
is unsurpassed for delicacy of flavor. The
rose apple is quite tropical, and will not
| stand any more cold than a guava, but
everybody ought to have at least one tree as
an ornament and curiosity.
Cocoa Spirit: During visit to the home
of most estimable lady living on Indian
| river, this editor was told of a discovery
that had been made which may prove a
boon to sufferers from lung or bronchial
troubles. This lady having heard that
there was peculiar virtue in a pillow made
from pine straw, and having none of that
| material at hand, made one from fine soft
pine shavings, and had the pleasure of
noting immediate benefit Soon all the
| members Of toe household had pine shaw
ings pillows, and it was noticed that ell
coughs, asthmatic or bronchial troubles
abated at once after sleeping few nights
on these pillows. An invalid suffering with
lung trouble derived much benefit from
sleeping upon mattress made from pine
shavings. The material is cheap, and makes
a very pleasant and comfortable mattress,
the odor of the pine permeatiug the entire
room and absorbing or dspelling all un-
pleasant and Objectionable odors.
Florida's colored knights OF Pythias met
in Castle hall at St Augustine on Thursday
and Friday and organized a grand lodge.
The lodges represented were st. Marco
Lodge No. l, of St Augustine; Samson
Lodge No. 2, of Jacksonville; Victoria
Lodge No. 8, of Key West; and st. An
drew's Lodge No. A, of Tampa. D. NJ.
Pappy, deputy supreme chancellor, by ap-
| poAutHlenl, organized Jne grand lodge, ana
the following officers were elected: D. u.
Pappy, st. Augustine, grand chancellor
J. Melvin Johnson, Tampa, grand vice
chancellor; w. II. ARGUE, Key West, pas:
grand chancellor; Jacob E. Jordon, ST. Au-
gustine, grand keeper of records and seals
n. j. Morris, grand prelate; Israel Fernan-
dez, jacksonville, grand master-at-arms
George johnson, grand lecturer; A. A.
Pappy, st. Augustine, and l.. g. Carroll
, Tampa, supreme representatives. The grand
chancellor declared the officers duly elected
aud the grand lodge closed to meet in
Tampa next year.
Ocala Banner: Something over veal
, ago great interest and excitement was
created by j. A. Pittmau quietly going te
Gainesville and entering for homestead
eighty acres of as fine land as baskS in the
sunlight of Marion county aud only a mile
from the city limits, with an orange grove
and lime deposits that made its value nearly
100000, E. w. Agnew, Adam Echel
berger aud John T. and Editor +. Z. Harri,
We're the supposed owners The entry
caused these gentlemen to employ
J the Hon. John G. Reardon to go to Wash
ington to lay their claim before the
government the property for which they
had paid their money and held Deeds show
ing title which ran back thirty-tive years.