The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-06

Chase have located on government land on
the peninsula near Hog Point. This ia es
about the last piece of United States land
on the east side for macy miles. On the
west side everything Is claimed for the Bar
rlbas Canal Company. The writer knows
OF at least dozen parties who would have
settled on these lands in this vicinity in the
last eight months. but upon applying for
them are advised that they are Withdrawn
from the market for sixty days Tne sixty
days, however, have extende from May TO
January. We are much pleased to see that
the legislature has made a move to inVestl-
gate he canal company, and has placed
Hon. q. 3. Hardee on the committee"
Pensacola Commercial: The position Of
collector of Gus oms of this port is the bone
over which the republicans Of West Florida
are wrangling. The candidates are numer-
GUS, and all thin tneir chances are good.
Among the aspirants are Mr.. Scarlett Of
Washington county, DR.. Olmstead Ia rela-
tive Of Harrisons) of Jefferson COUNTY, j.
E. Callagnan, ]. NJ. Tarble, and George S.
Wells of this city. 1t is reported that
Tarple has said in substance that the matter
is already settled, and all he has to do is to
| go and accept the lsition. He is also fe-
| ported to have said that it must be a cnoics
between him and Mr.. Wells. j. +. Cal
| laghan denies all the above, and insists
tina he has the support and sympathy of
During the month 60 vessels, averaging
676 TONS entered at Pensac la; Sc vessels,
average tonnage 703, CT AIRED and there were
| left in port at the close OF ,ne months bust
ness 90 vessels averaging 685 tons each. Fne
exports Of the month consisted in superb
cial feet, of IL, 006 900 feet Of sawn timber,
1884, 900 feet hew tiuLer and l2,Sl2,0U
| feet Of lumter Total for February, 81
| 7l2,0 600 superficial feet. In the carrying
| trade the Norwegian leads with 8, 723, 00J
| feet, the British are second with z, l04, 900
| feet, and the Italian third with 4, 3 900
| feet. The American vessels stand fourth
| with 3,3l5, coo feet.of which ], 1850 0 are
foreign shipment, principally to The West
Indies, and 100000 feet are coastwse
| shipments The value of the expectations
is 1854, $50.
A move is on foot to erect hotel in Ocala,
| for the accommodation of colo ed guests.
| Commenting on this, the Ocala Ledger,
| coored organ, approves Of the movement,
| and adds: "Wuat is tae differencef White
and colored men stand at the same counter
| and buy goods, drink so1awater and whis-
ky, buy butter, lard, sugar and steak out of
| the same vessel and off the same piece; ride
| together in the same hack or street-car,
and in the future you will see the intelli-
gent negro, whose CLOTH & and appearance
is neat, invited aud eagerly requested to
stop in the best hotels in the south. Such
| will only be, however, when we SHALL have
| learned to be Independent. have our own
hotels or boarding-nouses, and show to the
void that we are deserving Of better treat
ment."
Capt. John Z. Terry with crew of four
reached point two miles south of Wild
| wood Sunday evening en- route to Pauasoff-
kee. The heretofore untraversed part Of
tue route, a distance of fifteen miles, was
made in six hours. Capt. Terry aud crew
report an abundance of water and no
| trouble in making the transit, except
IN finding the channel through the saw
| grass fro n one lake to another. The
current was strong most Of the route, run
ming three miles per hour. Capt. Terry
| reports people congregated at almost every
approach TO the highlands to witness his
passages. He returned to Leesburg more
than satisfied with the vigdbility of the
route. The route fro Wildwood to Pana-
sofkee has been traversed with boats SO
| often by citizens at Wildwood that, upon
being assured of its possibility, the captain
thought 1t ueetleso TO proceed farther
At Green Cove Springs, one night last
| week, whi 9 A. c. Douglass was returni g
| home from the meeting of soclety Of
| which he mas secretary, he was suddenly
gras ed by the arm a i'd throat by a party
who had concealed himself behind the cor
ner of feuce. Douglass gave the highway
man stunning dow WIN MS ISU, DuC ne
hal o so Jner done this than be received a
similar assault from third party. Real
| izlng the situation, Douglass shouted "Ill
| kill you, and at the same moment made an
attempt to draw a weapon (Which he didn't
have. This move caused his assailants to
retreat, aAd Douglass was not slow to do
| likewise Douglass is of the opinion that
MS aSsailant5 were parties familiar with
matters in general in Green Cove; that they
| knaW of the fact that The tire Sllrnr Of tine
society would not be present at the meeting
and that he, the secretary, would take
charge of any moneys that might belong to
| tba cppinrV