The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-29

land, and in the same manner obviates
double assessments.
Tallahassee Td{IdhdSseedn: DR.. Manning,
who swappet off his colored tenants for
GEORGIA crackers says he has no desire to
r 4turn o The colored brother. He finds the
Gsorqiars more careful of his stock and
land. more attentive 10 business and more
reliable IN every way and more profitable
to him as tenants. The colOred brother had
bel ter spur up or he will find himself sup
pla ted by white laborers on all the rich
lands OF this county.
IA George Hall and Tom Wheeler were
driving home TO Cocoa with a load Of hay
last Thursday night from City Point, the
wagon ioltsd in ditch across the road,
and the men and bales Of hay were thrown
out, and the mules were frightened and
did some Kicking and running. Tom
Wheeler was pretty lady hurt, having his
shoulder dslocated, aud George Hall got
bruised in his side and ankle. Both were
doing well at last reports.
The University library at Tallahassee
has in all about 2, 900 volumes, and in the
readIng-room will be found the leading
periodicals. During the year 1888 there
were taken out the following books: On
history, III; religious, fortY-one; juvenile,
341; poetry, sixtv-Seven; magazines, 1858
fiction, 1892 making total OF 1881. II
speaks well for the librarian that only two
books have been lost, viz: The Three AID
mirAls, by Kingston, and Gold Hunting in
Australia, by Thomas.
A monument twelve feet high and weigh
ing about three tons, was erected last
Thursday by the St. Augustine Marble and
S one Company over the grave of the late
Hon. William d. Moseley The inscription
on four sides ran as follows: On the east
side, I'm Memory Of William d. Moseley.
who was born at Mose!ey Hall, N. c., on
the LIST day of February, A. d. 1852 north
side, Elected First Governor of the State
of Florida, on the 26th day of June. A. D.
lS45;n west side. "Died at Palatka. Fla, on
the 4th day Of January, A. D. 1885," south
side, "Resurgdm. The second base has in
raised letters the name "Moseley."
The following is a complete list of the
governors Of Florida while under federal
control: Andrew Jackson, July, 1921. T.
June. 1922; O. p. Duval, 1922 to 1884: John
1889; Robert Maynard Reid, 1889 to 1910
r. K. Call, 1910 to 1874; John Branch, 1874
to 1876. The above list completes the names
Of those who discharged the duties of the
Office Of governor Of the state while it re-
NAMED under territorial government. On
March 3, 1S45, Florida was admitted
a member Of the union of states, since
then the following have been elevated to
that important office: w. d. Moslev, 1916
70 lS48; Thomas Brown, 1S4S to 1859; James
f. BrOome, 1852 to 1856; Madison Perry,
1856 to 1860; John Milton, 1860 to 1866; A.
X. Allison, acting governor 1865; William
Marvin, military governor to December
1865; d. s. Walker, 1865 to 1863 Harriso
Reed, 1868 to 1878; o. B. Hart, 1878 to 1877
NJ. L. Stearns, who filed the unexpired
term of o. B. Hart; George F. Drew. 1877 tc
1881; William d. Bloxham, 1881 TO 1885; E.
A. Perry, 1885 to 1899; F. P Fleming, elect
j. c. SANFORD, repr ssenting Farmer,
Little q Co, the well-known type founders
of New YORK, arrived in Jacksonville Sas-
urday. He says hat false reports about
the continued existence Of yellow fever at
Jacksonville are still icing circulated, and
added. last Sunday morning seven COM
merclal men breakfasted together at the
Charleston hotel. Of the number one ID
just ar ived from jacksonville He handled
medical supplies, or sur yical Instruments,
or something o. tina, sort. At any rate he
had to call on physicians here, and he as
serted that Il leading doctor of jacksonville
had told him that the ever was still running
tnere-that he shimself had c. me. up from
an attack of 1t oily a day or two
previous! DO YOU suppose You could
get runne' into Jacksonville after that
Not much | weake ed percepiioly my
self. i didn't really believe the story, and
when the next day came TO talk with Col.
EStill in Savannah, ne braced me up amaz-
lngly. He lauged at the idea, and said the
stores were all shallow lies He had been
in Jacksonville himself within a fortnight,
and he was willing to stake his name and
mis- credit on the perfect healthfulness of
the city. | took courage and pushed on.
Now that I'm hero, feel sure that all these
stories are base, slanderous falsehoods |
don't know the name OF this mischievous
physician, as my informant wouldn't di-
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