The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-29

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appointed az City Point, B-evard county,
vice a. J. Whetlock, resigned; W. H. Stay
ton al Glen St. Marys, Baker county, vice
Theresa u. Cole, removed.
The scaffold from which viii swing the
two condemned negroes, Hammond and Gas
kins at DeLand Aug /, will De completed
the first Of the week. The execution will
he private, only the sheriff, his guards and
the physicians witnessing 1t.
Postmaster VIM. r. Bush Of Lake City
forwarded his bond b Washington this
week, for $4,000, and the signers are
worth double that amount. He could
easily make it $4,000 if the government
required it, say those who ought TO know
Again Bradford county's &, 900 brick jail
| has been a disgrace to the county. Three
| c)iOred prisoners who were confined there
for trihing offenses escaped On Monday
night 10y cutting hole through the brick
wall with common Ratchet, under one Of
/ the Jail windows.
| Nose Daughtry, a colored man living
near HayWoOd's Landing in jackson county.
who was shot about ten days ago by Shade
| Belser, another colored man, died on Sun
| day night last from the wounds received.
We understand that the party that did the
| shooting has left
The Orlando Reporter says it has infor-
nation from a reliable source that the pros
poets are good for the speedy resumption of
Work on the extension Of the Florida Mid
! land railroad into Kisslmmee. Rails are
now laid TO Harperville but trains run no
farther than Windermere.
At Ocala a day or two ago the freight
engine on the Florida Central and Peninsula
railroad sieft two cars standing on the main
track, while it went down to the lime switch
to get tw more. On the return it ran vlo-
lently into tie cars remaining on the track,
creating kindliug wood Of them.
Mrs. Anna NJ Prentiss, nee Butt, aged
81 years, was buried at Ocala Friday. -Four
years ago she created a sensation by mar
rying youth Of 20 She never was known
b attend a funeral except that of her hus-
band. Mrs. Prentiss was an educated and
cultured woman, and highly esteemed by
all.
Ocala Banner: The report has gone
abroad that the vast tract of lands known
as the Bridges lands lying in Alachua,
Levy and Marion counties, has reverted
to the general government, and is open to
homestead entry. We think the report is
erroneous, but have written to the land
Office at Gainesville for a denial or con
firmation.
The business men, with few other citi-
zens, met one day the first of last week 10
further consider the building of hotel at
ChipIey. After due consideration they
opened the books to sell stock, and within
twenty minutes about 81. 800 had been taken
no at $50 per share. 1t is safe t. say that
within another y eek 81 O00 or s., 900 worth
Of stock will be disposed OF.
At Hamburg last November a white man
named Lee Horne deserted his wife aud
three children and fled with another woman.
Postmaster Harrell writes that information
has Just been received at Hamburg that
a IL in av,h 70 10
sres that he be informed that she has been
at the point of death for eight weeks and
her recovery is hardly probable, and she
wishes TO see him before she dies.
The project Of constructing a canal
through the chain of lakes extending be-
tween Orlando and Lake Jessup is awaken
ing good deal Of interest. Some think it
rather hair-brarned scheme, says the
Orlando Reporter, but there are cool
headed business men who think it is worth
investigating, and have signlfed their will
ingne5s to contribute toward having a sur
vey and estimates made of the cost OF max
ing the canal.
President Ingraham of the South Florida
railroad has addressed letter to Mayor
Marks of Orlando informing him that the
board Of trade of the city of Chicago would
visit Tampa on Aug. l or 2. Mr. Ingraham
suggests that, on the return of the board
stop at Orlando, and that they be given a
look at the orange groves adjacent to the
city, the Niagara Villa vineyard, and other
attractive points.
Delegate Editors Bowen Of the ITALIA
hassee FI0ridiGn, Ancrum of the Jasper
| Times, aud Vaughn of the Orlando Sentt-
mel, have signified their intention of attend
ing the meeting of the National Editorial
Association, which convenes at Detroit,
| sAl, l. o
| the member of the executive committee
| from Florida, and will join the procession.
| Col Merrill, ediJor-in-chief Of the Times
| Union, Will go too if he can get off.
ID. L. Burden is about completing for
Judge j. 9. Speer of Oakland large steam
pumping apparatus to be used as occasion
may require for pumping water from the
great saw grass tract, now in process of
drainage, at the head of Lake Apopka, or
FOR lr1gatlng purposes, and wherever else
| 1t may be needed. This experiment is a
new one IN Florida, and its operations will
be watched with great interest. The work
is now in progress on the shores of Lake
Apopka.
Word comes that DR.. Veal of Cotton
| Plant has been very much troubled by
melon thieves. To discourage the unauthor-
| lied and wholesale transportation of same
from his field, some of them were doctored
| n SuOIb Llul6 dIlOr UD6 DOCTORS services
were called i'll to check a fierce attack of
abdominal disorders. Latest accounts had
1T that the patient bad called on the old
ferryman and crossed the river Styx, where
melon patches were perennialy fruiting aud
free to every "gemmen Of COLOR
Under the direction of Henry Kaufman
manager of the Orange Bolt railway ma
chine shops, handsome new steam YACHT
called the Oriel has been completed GA the
shores of Lake Apopka. Its dimensions are
80 feet in length, IL feet in breadth and only
4 feet draught, and though designed chiefly
as a freight boat, it has a capacity for fifty
or sixty passengers This fifteen-ton vessel
is intended, i'll connection with the Mary
DlSston, to run between Manatee, TAMPA
and st. Petersburg, touching at Port
Tampa.
While the colored driver for Messrs. OH
yer & Snow Of st. Augustine, was on his
way to the store early Friday morning, he
saw parcel lying in the streets, contents
unknown, He picked it up and took il
back to his home. After uuwrappinC it his
surprise was great to find thai it was q
baby which had been deposited in the street
10y some unfortunate white woman. The
mother VIII perhaps never be kn wn. An
examination reveals the fact that it was a
S-moutls old fetuS No clew is known that
can direct the police.
Ocala Banner: James S. H. Badger. a
successful Marion county planter and
caltle raiser avs the business for the mast
three years in this county has been very