The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-04

planted: also NJ p. Godfrey is going TO
plant seventy five acres. has forty already
planted. Minneole had two new settlers
this week, Messrs. Webster and johnson Of
Albany, n. Y. They expect to 60 into the
vegetable business.
The P ant steamship Olivette, Capt. James
Mckay master, arrived at Port Tampa from
New York, Saturday evening. The Mas
Gotta has bean laid up, and the Olivette has
taken her place on the Port Iampa-Key
West Havana line, making the first trip out
Monday night. The MaScJtte viii be taken
to New Orlsans and placed on a dry dock
for a thorough overhauling, and put in good
condition to take her place in the trf-weekly
service which goes into effect on Dec. l.
Dade City Democrat, Oct 81: For sew
eral days past the life of J. c. Summer,
who was run oYsr by an engine of the
Florida Central and Peninsular on Oct.
and so seriously injured as to necessitate the
amputation Of both legs, has hung upon a
thread. So critical, indeed, has been his
condition that the physicians in attendance
despaired of his life and gave up hope. But
VS. are pleased to know that there has been
"a radical change for the better within the
last few hours, and that his friends have
reason to hope for his ultimate recovery.
Tampa Journal: IL is rumored at Suthsr-
land, on the Gulf coast, where the Suther-
building two large hotels, tnat carpenters
and other worlImen, in order to get work,
must buy a lot, board at the company's
boarding house, and trade at their store.
The rumors are absolutely false, and were
probably started by such parties as the
''Jiggers, !" who, having worked on the hotel
which was burned last. season, and who,
ex pecting TO work on those now being
built, in the fullness of their hearts 2
donated to the extent Of s75 in work.
West Main street, Gainesville, In the
vicinity of J. s. Twomey's store, is known
to some by the startling name OF "Dead
Mans Row" In the past seventeen years
four men have been killed in almost the
same spot. In 1872 John ON slley was
killed by Starke Perry, his throat being cut
from ear to ear. Perry went to Texas and
finally returned with drove of horses. He
died by his own hand, cutting his throat
from ear to ear. In 1875 Hiram Bennett was
killed by Jack Dlnkins, his brother in-law.
They stood breast TO breast and fired at
each other, and if Benefits pistol had been
larger than % there would probably have
been two dead men instead of one. The
next tragedy that occurred in this spot was
in 1876. Thomas Branch, the marshal of
the town, was killed by Jim Shoals, an
Irishman. the instrument. OF death used
was a double-barreled shotgun. The last
was Frank Anderson by Marshal Collins.
The first three were white. fs
Tampa journal: An attempt was made
to burn the Bijou building. ut Ybor City,
owned by J. J. Hayden, last Friday night
AT the back entrance, from which the stair
way leads to the second floor, there is
sort of vestibule which is lef5open. Satur.
day morning Les. Avant, who has the
building in charge, on starting TO enter it
found pile of white pine splinters D1 Ne
lower steps which had been set afi8 q,
were partly burned, and a large b
burned through the floor. WhYj |5
went out is hard to conceive, asWfdHz
have had considerable Roadway at one time.
Third Assistant Fire Chief Rodriguez, on
being told of the matter, collected all the
evidence he could and reported it to the
mayor and fire chief, but no clew TO the in
oendiary has yet been found. ice building
is not occupied. but contained the bar and
fixtures of the old Bijou saloon. 1t is in
almost a solid block of frame buildings and
a very thickly built portion of the city, and
had the fire once got good Roadway it is not
at all probable that it could have been
checked until an immense amount of prop
erty had been consumed.