The morning news., 1889-02-20

badly bitten by dog few days since.
The two-stury residence Of Henis Peter
mann, on the corner Of Second and Laura
streets, Palatka, had a narrow escape from
being destroyed by fire Sunday.
Bank Examiner Tate OF the United States
treasury, put in an appearance at Orlando
| Monday for the purpose OF examining the
two national banks Of that place.
Jacob Huff. grand dictator of the knights
Of Honor, passed through Brooksville
| Wednesday en- his way to Tompkinsville to
organizs a lodge Of Knights of Honor.
The idea of establ shing steamship line
between Palatka and New York city is
meeting with the approval Of the business
men Of Atlanta aud the surrounding terri
tory.
J. 2. King Of Altoona had the misfortune
to have two Of his fingers badly crushed a
few days since. They we're caught between
two barrels OF kerosene oil while unloading
freight.
A gentleman of Orlando recently had
planted on his lot in the cemetery quite
lot Of flowers, consisting Of tuberosss, etc. =,
and S Inday found, on visiting it, that all
had been stolen.
The public school of Brooksville opened
in the new building last Monday morning.
There we're sixty-seyen pupils in attendance.
Prof. Warner IS in charge, assisted by Mrs.
w dTneT anu TfOI. Au7FnOiu.
George J.. Taber, secretary of the Florida
Horticultural Society, announces that the
Florida railroads will transport members Of
the American Pomological Society to any
part Of the state free. This society will
NEST at Ocala to-day.
MANY citizsns" in the vicinity of Fort
White have given notice that bill will be
introduced iu the legislature at its regular
session in April to create the new county of
Lamar from portions Of Suwannee, Colum-
ba, Alachua and Bradford.
meeting tn citizens of New Smyrna
will be called at an early day to arrange for
the calling Of a representative meeting Of
the citiz us Of the whole Of South Florida
to consider the question Of the improvement
Of the New Smyrna bar. The subject Of
the outside line of steamers has received
considerable attention Of late.
There is a rumor Loaf that a company
has been organized TO cut a canal from the
praries east of Sumtervllle to Center Hill
for the purpose Of draining the many ponds
and prairles through the SC pc of country
that it would pass. This would reclaim
many thousands of acres of land that
would be equal to the richest Okeechobee
reclaimed lands.
Mrs. e. b. Kindig OF Haines City, was
bitten by a small black spider last Thursday
| night Just as she was retiring. 1t had Sc
her several times She has suffered intense
| pain ever since, first in her stomach h, next
| in her limbs, then all over, and finally in
| her mead. Tho insect was about the size Of
a large house fly.
The members of the Presbyterian church
| Of Palatka feel themselves humiliated by
| the language and sentiments expressed by
! the agent of the American Bible Society il
| their church on Sunday evening last. They
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for good purpose aud charity for all, not
| to abuse or reflect on any christian bodies
or denominations, or on any one, Jew, gen
| tile or Greek
A fat German, registering as r. Baker,
| has baked the Campbell house and Mr.. BaX-
ter at Orange City. He represented him
| self as "a barrel manufacturer Of Hamilton
| o., and left Orange City Monday last and
$50 due for board and $l4 for a suit Of
clothes He pretended to have a package
| of money in the safe, but it proved to be
! upon examination worthless slips of paper
in a sealed envelope.
f. W. Graham Of Sumter county sent
thirteen boxes of oranges to St. Louis, and,
although they were on the road seventeen
days, sold them for $50 80. He sent his
| culls and most inferior fruit to toe Florida
Fruit Exchange and received something
over 81 10 per box, and for 100 boxes
shipped to private parties, netted 81 50 per
box. Not a single box mentioned were
bright, but all rusty.
Brooksville Register: The car containing
| infected clio hing and furniture was run
out on a side track beyond TIE town limits,
and will not be opened but will be returned
to Jacksonville. Parties having merchan-
disc in the car will not b8 required to re-
ceIve the same. Rand Rewis, the man who
loaded the car at Jacksonville, died at his
home near Hammock creek, Friday night,
Feb. 5. We are not prepared to say of
what disease he died.
Last Thursday evening Van Alst, a
| painter Of Pensacola, who has been recently
employed by Mr.. Thiesen, near Oakhed.
started to Capt EldridEe's to secure Job
of paperlng AMI painting. When about 100
yards from Nc Thiesen's he lay down on
! the railroad with his neck on the rail Mr..
Van Ast finally got up and walked to
Thiesen's gaze, caught hold of it with b7th
hands as if to open it aud fell backward
When assistance reached Van Alst he was
still conscious, and asked that Mr.. Thiesen
be summoned. He expired shortly after
Heart troubles are supDos d to have caused
| his death. Mr.. Van Alst leaves a wife aud
three children in destitute circumstances.
In the Alabama legsat re Mr.. Watson
sent to the Eclerk's desk and had read
| House joint resolution No Z, as follows:
BE 1t resolved by the general assembly of
| AIapama, InaJ Lne governor DO ana ne "
| hereby authorized to appoint three COM
| missioners to negotiate with the governor Of
| the state of Florida for tina annexation to
the state of Alabama of that portion Of
! Florida lying west of the ChAttahoochee
| river and Apalachicola river; resolved
! further, that before any action concerning
! the cesSlou and annexation OF said territory
snail be considered final ami binding on said
| state, it shall be submitted to and rattle /
| by the General Assembly of this state and
! approved by the courts of the United
! States; resolved further, that the auditor be
| empowered and directed by the orders OF
! the governor to draw a warrant against any
| money IN the treasury not otherwise apprO.
| priated to detray tho expenses incurred in
! conducting the said negotiations" The
resolution was referred to the judiciary
! committee.
The small town Of Francis, five miles
| from Palatka, on the Florida Southern
railway, had its first murder Sunday night.
| Hamp Peacock lived a half mile from the
| station I'm his own house. and had a wife
and several children. For several days he
! had been TO jacksonville. Sunday night he
returned late, aud found two or three
| colored men in his house. who were having
a high time, and enjoying themselves
! hugely. Wnen Peacock entered the fellows
| spoke, but he made no reply, but orderel
! them TO leave tho house at once One OF
! the men ordered 70 leave was named
/ Jupiter. When they left the house Jupiter
! dropped pistol at the gate, which was
! picked up by Peacock. The owner of the
/ weapon then demanded its surrender, which