The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-11

Louis was aroused from his sleeD-the effect
/ of the bottles contents From 9 o'cl ok
the morliu until 2 o'clock in the after con
he was kept IN fat walk to prevent his
going to sleep. The medicine he drank was
full of opiates. and the doctor said tn if he
had ever go ten fast asleep he would never
have awakened.
During Wednesday night Z. r. Flrrar,
| who is in charge of the Putnam house at
Palatka during the SUMNER was ar used
from his peaceful slumber by queer noise
which appeared 10 co ne from the corridor
of the house. Geti X up he went out and
/ found huge 'possum in II fight with his
dog. Mr.. Farrar procured hatchet and
struck the animal a terrible blow which
caused the blood t. flow freely. In the at
tempt to kill the 'possum the animal
scratched his hand in several places,
and then ran u der the 7teps Of the house,
and in the morning was gone.
Barlow Courier In OrHdnt: A telegram
| from Orlando stating that telegram from
| Washington had been received that NJ.
Skipper had been appointed postmaster
created quite a lit L. flr1re Saturday night.
| Some bel eyed Others doubted. The for
mer seemed to have the case, and offered
| five to three with no takers. Mr.. Skipper
received many congratulations and many
| jokes we're fired OFF at his expe Sc. Among
others, a little animal Of the polecat iOe
crept under the pos Office building on Sun
day night, leaving a ste ca that was almost
unbearable. OF course the smell was at
| tributed-not to the cat-bu. t. a republic
can administra ion.
At Mel ourne day or two ago, at a
depth of 252 feet, J. A. burst, who has been
! engaged for Il week or ten days in drilling
| for wa,er for the syndicate owni G the M.
and A. railroad running &C Oss the PENN
| sula from the Indian river to thu Atlantic
| ocean, struck a bod = of as fine fresh water
| as ca be found j TIE state. TIE three
inch well is now flowing at the enor nous
| rate OF $4,000 gallons day. Piplng has
boen ordered TO use in conveying the " ter
to the new bath houses to be ecye1 imme-
diately on the ocean beach. Mr. DIrst is
moving his drill plan. farther up the
peninsula, where he will put dowl another
well of equal size at 9. j. Hectcr'S planoa-
! ton. st. Kiida.
The following c7nfrmati7ns were made
| by the Senate few days ago: To be county
commissioners fJr Lafayette cou7ty-J. 4.
| Gates for the Frt district; Wiley w.
| Crawford, for the second district: L. j.
| Bell, for the Third di trict; j. j. johnson,
for the Fourth district; G. 5. G1odbcead,
for the Fifth dist let. 10 be county COM
mis- toner's for Suwannee county: George
| w. Golf, for the Seco ID DISTRICT John 0.
| X Jss, for the Third Ii t ict: Robert A. Reid
! the Fifth dist let T be county commi--
sioners for Holmes county: Stephen J.
Parish, for tie First distric.; J. A.
Higgins, for tie Second di.trct; J.
W. Howell, for the Third district !;
| John Perkins, for the FJu on distrIc ;
James harreli, for the Fifth strict. To
| be county commissioners for Walton coul-
t.: N. j. McKinnon, for tne First di trict;
G. j. Scott, f r tie Second district; j. p.
Stubs, for the Third dist'ict; J. H. Rich
! bOurg, for the Fourth s;r,c;; A. c. Mon
roe, for the Fifth d riot. To b county
commissi ners for Taylor CUNT: J. A.
jackson. for the FRS district; A J. Wriyh
for the Second di trict; J. W. Faulkner,
for the Third district; W. B. Ted Ter, for
the Fourth district; W. W. " .ldlel 70 .
the Fifth district. To be county commits
sioners for Wakula county: w. b. Hill,
f T the First district: William II. Walker,
for the Third eli trict; John P. Roberts, for
the Fifth district.