The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-19

eating it. Different estimates are given as
to the re Of his 'gat lrship, six to forty
feet in length being the limits.
Brooksville NelCs. If the farmers ALI
ance, at its coming convention in Jackson
vile, will consider the question of canning
factories and resolve to establish one in
every county, they will take long st ide
toward making the farmers independent,
Eight hundred dollars will put up good
establishment.
The Sanford Journal, which suspended
about ten days ago. has reappeared, Messrs.
Neronee & Smith, the proprietOrs, after
the suspension, made a personal canvass
among the business men of Sanford, solicit
ing their patronage, in order that they
might b. justified in continuing publica-
ton, and they were quite successful
AT Pensacola, Monday, the MoIoney
property on Palaf0x street, below Zarra-
gossa (adjoining H. Pfeiffer & Co.'s store)
was sold Tor So, 800, II. Pfeiffer & Co. be-
coming tue purchasers. The lot has 80 feet
3inches front by 50 feet depth, and its i'm
proven mt insists of a small one-stOry
brick building containing Two stores, both
occupied
In the suit of Mrs. A. H. Lockwood VS..
the Jacksonville, Tampa AID Key West
railway for trespass in building their track
| through Thompson street, in the town of
Palatka Heights, recently tried before
Hon. Thomas +. King as referee, a de-
cslon has been filed awarding to plaintiff,
Mr.. Lockwood, the SUN of 2,075 40 as
damages
Commissioner Van Buskirk took car
LOAD Of Jefferson county products off for
the Detroit exposition Monday The car
was loaded with cotton, cora, oats, rye,
sugar cane, rice, sweet potatoes, pears,
peaches, hgs, grapes, Japan persimmons
ora ges, lemons, bananas, clover, beggar-
weed hay, and native grasses, and also spec
linens OF native woods and soils.
Charles NJ. Ellis left Jacksonville for the
north. Tuesday, in obedience to a telegram
from " Washington, not entirely unconnected
with the officeof collector Of customs at
Jacks )nville. Mr.. Ellis is an old soldier
and close personal friend of the new COM
mander-in-chi eff of the G. A. r. He was
nol-committal when he left, but his friends
say he eau get there if he wants to.
One of the handsomest residences recently
erected in Jacksonville is that of Leopold
turcngott, OF the firm of Kohn, Furchgott
q O., at the corner of Laura and Ashley
streets. The dwelling is Of the Queen Anne
type, built Of pressed brick, with A feet
front I'd 81 feet deep, standing in a lot 1875
feet square. With its we'll laid out grounds
1t is an ornament to the street and city.
At EllavIlle, Saturday night az 9 o'clock,
Dock Jones (cJlored) killed Toby Buck
halter (clloreD 10y stabbing him and cut
| ting the jugular vein. The coroner's Jury
on Sunday rendered a verdict of self
defense. Toby had followed Dock, for some
reason unknown, with drawn knife, cut
ting him slightly, whereupon Dock infiic ed
fatal wound. Toby died within two
minutes.
Dutton & Stevens, the Live Oak proprie.
| tors OF the Pluto convict camps, John L.
lnglis of Madison and Mr.. Marvin of Jack-
sonvllle arrived in Ocala Monday night.
tuesday, in company with Col. John N.
| Duun, they visited the phosphate beds at
Dunnelon, the richest and lar gest deposit in
| me world-twenty feet of solid matter.
Col Dunn has cJrnered all the lands k own
to hold this deposit, and if half as rich in
| Pho pilates as the chemists claim, it will
make him the Cresus of Florida and the
south.
Between now and Oct 1, a committee of
the orange growers u non of Zellwood will
examine the groves and prepare a report
relative to the coming crop. 1t is probable
they can report the crop now on the trees
as equal IN quantity and superior in quality
| to that OF last year, but the fruit is splitting
badly, and there will be considerable per-
| centage OF loss on that account between
now and ripening. May groves and trees
VIII Iall short OF last years yield, but the
| new trees coming into bearing, il is thought.
will make up the defici- ncy
The Leesburg Gun Club is making ar
rangements for an annual shooting match.
to take place on Wednesday, Oct Is. The
match will be open to all regular organized
| gun clubs in the state There will 6e four
prizes offered. First prize, a handsome
hand-painted silk banner, to team making
the highest score; to the individual making
the highest score, a $55 C,aybrough Bros
| hammerless gun; TO the second best. S25
breach-loading shot gun; third best. two
handsome steel engravngs. All communi-
cations should be addressed to B. r. Milan,
secretary of the Leesburg Gun Club.
| The doubloon fad at st. Augustine is not
| altogether local i'll characte and NAV result
ia bringing together families that have
been long unknown to each other. Nance
| Bros, OF st. Augustine, who are the agents
| OF the Countess de Montjoy. as soon as che
doubloons were found, cabled the countess
Since then letter has been received by one
of the Names, which bsars the folio wing
heading: "Campagnie Fra lcaise du Cite,
graphic, de Paris a New York Socie
AnnonV ne, Capital 4, 900, 900 francs So bis
| Rue de Chateaudine." Il the trans mission
Of the cable dispatch mentioned, the name
Of Names" only was signed, and the letter
whica followed is explanatory: Sept. 6,
1899, Nance Esq. Dear sir: On Aug.
81 message passed through
the above cable Office
addressed Nance" st. Augustine, Fla.
The name being 80 unc ommon as to consist
of only one family in England. that is to
say, as far as we have been enabled to as
certain, after careful inquiries, and being
one of that family, am most anxious to
ascertain if the name occurs frequently in
America, and if not ''coden name. usually
nsed in telegraphy, if your family emI-
grated to America, aud from what part OF
England you came from! Ny family came
from Haldoa, Devonshire, and if you are in
any way connected with the same, shall
be pleased Co give you information regard
family is my brother, Sir Henry c. Nance.
c. j. E. companion of the order of the
empire of Iudia). Trusting the name is not
q code and that it belongs to a branch Of
the ia nily which will lead to an interesting