The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-02

| adjust the differences between himself and
Il railroad company in regard 10 paying
him for the work.
In Judge Howsrd's c urt at Aaccleuny,
| last Saturday, VIM. p Roberts was 81
| rai2ned. charged with being accessory In
| the murder Of Grant Brooks and Henry
Love near Sanderson last February. de
plead guilty, and was sent to the Jackson
vile jail for safe keeping.
Capt. G. J. McGowan of the DeBary
Line met with quite painful accident
Wednes day night He was out With party
of friends in a steam launch, when he fell
and badly injured himself, rib or two
being broken. DIR. T. 0. Summers put the
sufferer in a plaster jacket. and ne is now
doing as well rs could be expected under
the circumstances.
The new wood preserving process pat
ented by DIR. A. j. Goodwin Of New
Smyrna, is TO be good thing IL improves
both soft and hard woods. Sap pine is both
REDEEMED and hard. The new preparation
unites chemically with the substance of the
wood and cannot be washed or soaked out,
and thus retains the preserving material as
long as the wood lasts.
Soundlngs for the Indian River Steam
boat Company's marine ways were taken
at Eau Gallie last week. Although a suffi-
Gent depth Of water was found within a
short distance from the shore. at about 800
feet out there was depth of only ~ feet,
which was insufficient. The ways will
probably be laid at the m outh of the Banana
river, facing Eau Gallie. where there is a
depth of twenty-five feet of water.
The only matter receiving attention at
Judge Swaynes hands in the United States
court at Jacksonville Thursday, was the
argument of District Attorney STRIPPING
and M. @. Jordan on the habeas corpus case
of James N. Skies, the young white man of
Alachua county placed under $500 bail by
Justice of the Peace Fox last week, on
charge of perjury. as a witness in the case
of the United States against ]. N. Hayman.
indicted for doing business as a retail
liquor dealer without paying the special
revenue tax.
The Melbourne correspondent of the
Titusville Star says: We hear that the Sc
Office is No, rs Broadway, are negotiating
with number OF Scotch capitalists who
propose to engage in the culture of Sisal
nemp and other fibrous plants. If they
succeed In securing the land desired they
will put force of 100 men at work at once
and set out plants as fast as the land can
be cleared. Only short time ago gentle
man was through this region buying up all
the Sisal hemp plants obtainable.
w. A. Emmons reached st. Andrews last
week, having brought a horse and wagon all
the way from Burlington, Iowa. He took
passage for himself, his little boy Ed, the
horse and wagon and dog on O river steam.
boat from Chester, ILL.,, as far as Natchez,
Miss, and then drove from Natchez across
Mississippi and Alabama to Florida and ST.
Andrews bay. His chief adventure hap
pened on the boat Two burly negroes
made an unsuccessful attempt TO rob him,
and would very likely have succeeded had
it not been for the little boy, who escaped
from them and gave the alarm.
The Grand Council, F. and A. M, com.
posed OF delegates from Naval Lodge No.
- of Warrington, Santa Rosa Lodge
Lodge No. Is of Pensacola met at
Pensacola Wednesday in annual ses-
sion and elected officers for the succeeding
term as follows; George s. Hallmark, G.
M.;J w. V. r. Plummer. Key West, d.
=. NJ; z. Mckenzie Oerting, Pensacola, p.
G. W.; James A Chaffin, Milton, treasurer
John Carlovitz, Milton, recorder; Rev. j. j.
c1tt, Pensacola, chaplain; r. R. Sheppard,
Milton, G. g.; John Hoodless Milton, G.
o.; A. l.. Williams, Pensacola, G. NJ; G.
Eorcheimer, Pensacola, steward; Hugh
Simmons, Warrington, guard. The next
lnual meeting will be held in Pensacola on
the fourth Wednesday of October, 1890.
The board of pharmacy for he state of
Florida met at Tallahassee TIVE ine ny.
They passed favorably upon the appnea.
lions of over 800 pharmacists, from ali sec
lions of the state. The four members
present also signed the certifioa es of regis
traton, but owing to the absence from the
state of w. A. Dell, IA member OF
the board the secretary cannot de liver
them until his return; as his sigma
ture will be requisite to complete them. A /
Interested parties may expect to receive
their certificates between Nov. 10 a d To-
The next regular meeting of the board wi
be held at Tampa on April and 8, 1890
ANY new druggist wishing t. commence
business in the state in the maantime can
obtain an ''interim" certificate from,
the president. DR., J. Dabney Palmer of
Monticello