The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-31

Of Palatka, where information concerning
routss and travel could be obtained, is an
immediate need of Palatka- To obtain
such information at present it is necessary
to go to the depot at the extreme end of the
town, which is very inconvenient, and often
necessitates a walk back.
The Georgia, Southern and Florida Rail
road Company evidently intends 70 fence in
its entire line Of road. The San Antonio
landed 400 reels OF barbed wire for the
company at Fernandina last week. These
reels average 125 pounds each, which would
make $1,000 pounds-enough to extend
distance Of about 100 miles.
The cigar factories at Key West are still
closed, and there is seemingly nc immediate
| prospects of q settlement. The Spanish
| fSunboat Juan arrived from Havana Satur
day morning, and sailed in the aftern )on
| with go Cubans, beSides 15S who went by
the steamer Hutchinson. The members of the
committee of the cigarmakers' union have
| received communication signed Com
nlttee," directing them TO leave the island.
Altoona Register: When it was announced
last Friday morning that a large crowd of
ministers and delegates was arriving in the
! city to attend the Baptist association, an
old rooster belonging to j. J. Dykes took a
walk and remained a. sent until Monday
morning, the day after the association had
| adjourned. He approached home very
cautiously. and after looking around for
some time, flew up on the garden fence and
| announced his arrival. Life must be pre-
| cious to him, and it is very evident that he
knows how to take care Of number one.
| The quartermaster in charge at st.
| Augustine proposes to reshingle the bar
racks. As the barracks are situated within
/ the ire limits OF the city, the question has
| been raised whether or not such an act will
| be Yloldtion of the city ordinance, which
| requires metal roofs in all cases. The
| quartermaster claims that the city of st.
Augustine has no jurisdiction whatever
over the barracks. The United States
derives title to the barracks directly from
Spain, by the treaty of 1919, and has ever
since held them as a military reservation.
Even If the title had come from some other
source, the result would be the same.
At Middleburg, Saturday might, the saw
mill OF a. d. Moss was burned to the
ground. The cause of the fire is unk nown,
but 1t Is thought to have started from a de-
fective fiue. The loss amounts to over
SS,OOO Some very amusing incidents hap
pened. One was that of an ex-captain
from Jacksonville, who was SO excited
when putting on his clothes that he put on
shoes, coat, vest, hat, etc.. lit a cigar, and,
after getting out in the light, was Informed
or the fact that he was minus one necessary
article OF clothing, namely, his pa its.
another Is that of a young man carrying a
NoSASSANA VA hduSL OfOE . LI1ilo W lie IRE.
Pensacola Nelos: The striking personal
resemblance between T. J. Appleyard of
Oakland, Fla, who has been in Pensacola
several times quite recently, and DIR. Ed
BOWER of this city, often causes
the former to be mistaken for the
latter. Mr.. Appleyard was yesterday
hailed by party who wanted a
prescription, and he is continually being
asked wheA he will call on such or such
a patient. The gentlemen in question have
never met, and when they do it will be
difficult for their most intimate friends to
distinguish "'tother from which," unless
the doctor gets into his ''parlez vous, which
the other gentleman doesn't affect.
B. F. Marsh writes to the Eustis Lake
Region as follows: 'In the last issue of
your paper is an article quoted from the
Tunes Union IN regard to substance found
ON lands owned by Capt. Chapman. In the
article referred to am made to say that
do not know what the substance is unless it
may be aluminium. was shown some of the
substance, which / stated to be the sulphate
or alumlna, mixed with siliceous matter
and stained with the oxide of iron. In
other words, it is common clay, sand and
iron rust. have never tested the substance
In the laboratory, and, of course, may be
mistaken, but l believe an analysis will
show the above to be in the main correct.
T. Eddy of Dallas, Marion county, was
killed Saturday night on the Florida Gen.
| trail and Peninsula railroad, mile and
half south of Summerfield. He had been
juryman in Ocala during the week, and
was on his way home. He had taken a
train as far as Summerfeld, and started to
walk the balance of the way-two miles.
| AT halfway distance he sat down on the
| end OF crosstie to rest, went to sleep, and
| fell over on the track. An extra Freight
came along about 10 o'clock and cut his
head oft. Mr.. Eddy was an extensive saw
I mill man, and cut lumber for the Fernau-
dina market in connection with his son.
His remains were sent to South Carolina
| his old home
| Tarpon Springs Truth: George Cad
wallader had an adventure with an alliga-
tor the other day that recalls old times.
he went out to see sick horse in a stable
near the marsh, and found a ten-foot
alligator about to enter the stable and
discuss "Mr. Horse,h who would have been
unable 20 offer any resistance George was
not armed with any usual weapon of
offense, but he seized a small boats mast
and rammed it down the gators throat
With sharp stick he then extinguished
one of the monsters OPTICS aud having thus
rendered him comparatively harmless. he
hurried over to Mr.. Vannevar's where he
borrowed a rifle, and returned to finish his
task of determination.
Francis N. Kelly, from Staten Island, N
Y, died suddenly on the Jacksonville train,
near st. Augustine, Monday. He got on at
Old Station and Conductor York noticing
his feeble state, helped him to a seat Ga
coming back in a few minutes to collect his
ticket the conductor was Mortified to find
him dead. Justice d. III. Papy impaneled q
jury which returned a verdict that "The
deceased came to his death from unknown
causes" he leaves a wife and one child.
who reside at Old Station. He was on his
way to St Augustine for medical treatment
having been long a sufferer from that dread
disease, asthma His neighbors speak of
him in the highest terms, as one who was a
Woodworking man, and bore his troubles
and his incurable disease without a murmur
Jacksonville Times Union: Here comes
the handsomest and best dressed man seen
IN Jacksonville for many days. A man
about 35 years old, 5 feet 10 inches high, as
well proportioned as Apollo; black hair
and long, dropping mustache; black eyes,
with merry twinkle in them; clear, rosy
complexion, that speaks of good digestion
and quiet conscience; a gentleman of gen.
tlemen, courtly and gentle; even the most
quiet of danes learns to look at him.
See him help that feeble old woman into
the street car. No son could be tenderer
to a mother and he lifts his hat TO