The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-26


A Spanish government detective arrived
at Key West Wednesday night from
Havana, IN search of deserter from the
Spanish army, and after convincing him
self that his man was in Tampa, he left at
o'clock Thursday morning on the Olivette
for that city. q, t'eL -of
At the sale Friday of the city property
located on the northeast corner OF Main
and Palafox Streets Pensacola, Levi B2ley
WIS the only bidder, and the property was
sold tt him for the sum Of $13,00l. Il Is re-
ported that syndicate has been formed
for the erection Of d fine three-story build
ing upon the property.
A house In the suburbs of TAMPA, occu-
pied by the family Il Peter Lewis (colored),
was burned SATURDAY about 8 O'Clock. His
wife had gone out and left her two children,
one aged about ID and the other baby,
asleep Both were badly burned the Oldest
one dying shortly after being taken out of
the burning house by nelghbors
There are now in the county Jail at Or
lando three prisoners waiting the termina-
ton OF their appeals taken 10 the supreme
court During the tendency Of the appeals
they will be kept in Jail before going to the
penitentiary to which each is sentenced.
They are: Sam Hall, sent up for life; John
Raymond. for five years, aud Luke Cant.
for two years.
At Quincy on Saturday last John T.
Howard sold his residence, with eighty
acres of land attached, to Messrs Schroeder
Il Bon, Of New York, for 81 ,046 cash. Mr..
Howard will rent in Quincy until he can
buy and build, which he will do at once.
This place WAS bought by the above gen
tlemen for Hans Goetz, who will at once
prepare to raise a large crop Of tobacco this
season.
Stephen Terry of Mt Homer, publisher
OF monthly paper called the CheckeriSt,
died at that place last week, after a long
season of i'll health. He was the son of G.
W. Terry of Tavares. Mr.. Terry's paper,
as the name implies, was devoted to the
game of draughts, and as be was an ex oert
checkerIst, his paper had quite circulation
among the love s of this game throughout
the United States.
TIE two-masted schooner j. r. Boiwell,
loaded with lime from Rockand, Me-, is
lying in the stream back Of the wharf Of
the Clyde line, at Jacksonville. On her trip
down he experienced quite a severe gale
which carr ed away her main boom and one
of her boats. On March ID fire was discov-
cred in the hold caused by the Stacking of
the lime, and for the balance of the trip the
crew lived on deck.
Mansfield Star: Railroad work on the
Silver Springs, Oca'a AID G If has been re-
sumed on the man li1e leading from Dun
Mellon to Sec ion 16. TIE camp and co D.
missary have bee moved two miles farther
south. There ia now about six miles of
grading completed, two miles of it lroned,
and the work pressing forward. There is a
considerable quantity Of iron at Dunuellon
ready for the track.
The colored people of Madison county are
taking lively interest in showing up what
is capable Of being done there in agricul-
ture. An assignment of articles grown ty
them, consisting Of cabbages, garden peas,
pecans, walnutS, oranges, etc, was sent
down to the Sub-Tr0picSl on Tuesday,
while among the colored peoples depart
ment may be seen many articles of handi-
craft of considerable merit from Madison
county.
This licken is about two wesks old. It's
legs join the body similar TO those of dog,
while over the fore lags are the two usual
wings, perfecJ in every particular. This
curiosity is the work Of one egg and one
hen, AM is as curious as it is rare Sands,
the taxidermist, has prepared and mount d
the chicken in an artistic manner The
curiosity comes from r. Sanchez, ct Arm
strong, on the st. Augustine and Palatka
railway.
j. P. Johnson of Quincy. familiarlv
known as "A ALBANIA Jch SON" had both
bones OF his left leg broke aud his head
badly bruised Friday. He IS bridge tender
at Little river for the Florida Railway and
Navigation Company, and was on bis way
from Midway to his work, and when near
the treS,le at Munroes old mill freight
train from Tallahassee came along, running
at its usual rate Of speed. Mr.. johnson
stepped TO one side of the track while the
train passed, ard before he was aware Of it
a standard on one Of the cars, loaded with
lumber, came out, throwing at least one
half Of the load upon him.
Capt D. Z. Collins, an agent of the
United States fish commission, has been in
Pensacola for two or three days The gen
tleman is collecting statistics of t Gulf
coast fisheries, his work being indirectly
connected with that now being done by the
Grampus and Fish Hawk, vessels of the
commission, at present in the Gulf Of
Mexico. Capt. Collins has already baen in
Key West a d at the various fishing points
between that city and Pensacola, aud is
now going westward; his mis- ion will ter
inmate at Galveston, his instructions con-
strainlng his stopping at Mobile, Biloxi,
New Orleans and other intermediate points.
Saturday noon tenant house near the
Gainesville foundry, belonging TO James
Doig, caught fire from ire chimney. When
the fire was first noticed it had just started,
but owing to the scarcity of water 1t was
impossible to control the flames, and it was
entirely consumed The house was occu-
pied by colored woman by the name of
Dolly Green. Her furniture and belongings
were all saved The flames spread to barn
across the street, belonging to DIR. Williams
Of Newnansville, which was entirely de-
stroyed, with eight or ten large bearing
orange trees. For time it was thought
the foundry buildings would be burned, but
the wind fortunately carried the flames
and heat in different direction.
CHARLIE Waldron, of Welaka, writes to
the Palatka NeiCs that he has in his posses
sion a number Of letters written from about
Gainesville, Micanopy and vicinity, dating
as far back as 1888, and during the Indian
war of that period He says: Thinking
they might DO OF interest TO some of your
readers, | propose to give some extracts
from them--one dated Micanopy, July l,
1888 from my father to a brother then re-
siding in Portsmouth, N. II. He saws, In
speaking Of the existing state of affairs:
Last evening | was attacked by set
OF Indians, one Of whom knocked me
down with a club aud gave me a severe
blow on the side of tho face. [ had been
whipping one of them for stealing, and had
it not been for the interference Of Mr..
Weeks and Mr.. Cruise might have come
Off badly. They (the Indians, as usual in
such cases, took leg bail before we could
rally any force and arm ourselves. There
we're tea or twelve indians and all that
Micanopy could muster was seven. have
made statement Of the case to Capt. Ora
ham and shall send it down in a day or two.
think there will DO no difficulty in appre-
bending the scamps and giving them such