The morning news., 1889-04-25

mont last week. Z. Hart shipped Tuesday
| 375 from both stations. Five years ago six
acres were all that was cultivated in toma.
toes. This year there are 700 acres in toma-
toes around Minneola and Clermont.
At meeting of the Santa Rosa Rifles,
held last week, Capt. Malcolm Anderson
! rendered his resignation as commander of
the company, which was accepted, and
First Lieut. H. T. Hemphill was chosen to
| fill the vacancy. w. f. McDougall was
made first lieutenant, and G. G. Ollinger
first sergeant
DeLand News, April 20: Mrs. c. F. Rich
and daughter, Miss Clara Belle, accompanied
by Miss Ruth Norton, all of Jacksonville,
are visiting S. B. Wright Mrs. Rich's
brother and family, bidding farewell before
going TO Providence, R. |. Mrs. Rich was
and Miss Clara Belle was the first child ever
born here, Clara avenue taking its name
from her
The largest moccasin snake on record has
been found near Lake Okechobee. When
found ne had just completed the task Of
swallowing a l0-foot alligator, and was
therefote unable to make his escape 1t is
said that he measured 16 feet ia length and
feet in circumferen ce. He was captured
with great difficulty and only gave up the
ghost" after receiving twenty-seven shots
from Winchester rifle.
Jupiter Tighlman, indicted at the late
term of the circuit court Of Putnam county,
charged with being an accessory to the
murder Of Hamp Peacock at Francis some
time ago, has been released on 81 900 bond,
a habeas corpus having been issued by
Judge Finley at the request of the defend
ants counsel. B. e. Calhoun. The states
attorney refused bail, which necessitated
this action being taken by the court.
Of
Gently by which a colored man named
Brown, who has been in the employ Of the
Plant Steamship Company for more than
year lost foot and became a cripple for
life. The Oiivette was making fast to her
wharf and in receiving the bow line to
make fast, Brown stepped between the
pilings just as the steamer struck, crushing
the foot out of shape and necessitating
amputation.
A colored woman by the name of Mrs.
Hunter was killed at Arredondo on Satur-
day by the outgoing train from Gainesville.
1t appears that she attempted to cross the
track directly in front of the engine and
was struck by the pilot and thrown several
feet above the smoke stack, killing her in
stantly. 1t is said she was warned not to
go on the track, and every effort possible
was made to keep her out of danger, one
man taking hold of the sleeve of her dress,
which was completely torn away, but she
was determined TO cross the track, and in
her attempt to do SO lost her life.
A New Smyrna correspondent of the
DeLand NelCS, says: Inside of ninety days
there will be a steamer running from our
port to either Savannah, Charleston or New
York. This had been determined upon BE-
fore the late meeting, that called the con
vention on June 5, was held. But after the
convention is held, knowing the amount of
freight in bond that each town of South
Florida will guarantee to order sent by
steamer direct to this port then the steam
ship company which has signified its will
ingness to put on a vessel can determine
whether or not it will pay to establish di-
rect line to and from New York. Once in op-
Grafton patronized by merchants and fruit
growers of South Florida, the line is sure
to become permanent, and our people will
save thousands of dollars annually of their
profits that now go, and have for years past,
into the Golfers of railroad and steamboat
companies.
The officials of the South Florida rail
road, with their usual gener osity rendered
the citizens Of Sanford a special train to
Orlando Sunday afternoon TO attend the
funeral of Capt. T. j. Shine, who had many
friends and admirers in Sanford About
$50 people accepted the invitation. The
services were conducted by Rev DR.. Hill,
assisted by Rev. Lyman Phelps of San
ford. The church was beautifully deco
rated with flowers and floral notices. The
altar was decorated with Gala lilies and
white roses. The funeral was the
largest ever seen in Orange
county. The pall-bearers were Col.
A. NJ. Thrasher, Hon. E. R. Gunby, Capt.
Esq, and Capt. R. s. Allen. The Orlando
Guards acted as a guard of honor and
escorted the remains into the church, fol-
lowed by the sorrowing family. The church
could not contain the host of friends of the
deceased, who had assembled from all parts
OF the county to pay the last sad rites to the
man who on his death bed told his little son
that he did not remember ever to have done
dishonest act in his life. Il is estimated
that / 900 people were at the funeral. Capt.
Shine leaves his family in very comfortable
circumstances financially. His estate is
valued at between $50, 900 and $4,000, be-
sides $32,0 900 in life insurance which he
carried in several companies and societies.
The schooner City of Palatka, which was
lost IN the recent storm, was largely owned
in jacksonville. The vessel had loaded at
Balley's Mills, Ga, with 375 900 feet of hard
pine lumber, and on April put to sea,
bound to New York. When short dis
tance from port she sprang a leak but was
weather became rougher, however, the
water in the hold gained on the pumps till
they were abandoned, and Capt H. j.
Chaples, commander, soon saw that
his vessel was doomed, and bent his
energies to tightening the vessel till
passing ship should come to their
assistance. The captain and crew were
rescued by the schooner John Douglass of
Bangor, bound from New York TO Fernan-
dina, from the sinking schooner then Off
Cape Hatteras on April TO- when in very
perilous condition, the vessel being filed
with water, dismasted and lying upon her
side. They wore brought TO Fsrnaudina,
where tho captain telegraphed TO her own
ers, both in this city and Bangor. The
wreck was sighted on Apru IL by the
schooner Meyer and Muller, but was totally
dismasted, rudder disabled, full of water, a
complete wreck and not worth towing in.
She was a large, three-masted schooner of
407 tons burden, built in 1858 by Carter q
Co. OF Belfast. One-half the vessel was
owned by Drew, H4etine e. Co., Dr. J. G.
L'Eugle and j. z. Taliaferro of this city.
and the other 10y Capt. Chaples and others
OF Belfast. Capt. Cbaples rad s 900 insur-
ance ON his interest, but the vessel is believed
Co have been otherws uninsured.
~. L." in DeLaud Neus: a very i'm
portant case is now pending in Judge
Broome's court, Lichenstine vs. the bonds
men OF the late clerk, II. j. Faulkner, in
claim for damages. Lchenstine claims
that he purchased property on the repre-
sentaton set forth on an abstract of title
furnished by the county clerk under his