The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-09

It has been decided by the members Of the
I Presbyterian church Of Quincy to build a
/ new house Of worship. Inc work will soon
be commenced and pushed rapidly to COM
pletion.
The citizens of Live Oak will meet Mt the
court house tomorrow night for the pur-
| pose Of nominating candidates TO fill the
Offices of mayor, marshal, secretary and
three aldermen.
The Dunellon Company aud the Baldwin
Fertilizer Company of Savannah, whose
phosphate interests adJoin, it Is said have
800 men employed. Each company have
now ready for shipment about fifty car
loads of phosphate rock.
Mrs. C. Il. Towle, who was injured in the
railroad accident near Miliigan a few
months ago, and who had instituted suit
for g., 900 damages against the railroad, has
| compromised her claim in consideration of
! 81 $50 and her expenses for lawyers, doc
tors, etc.
The Live Oak military company met and
effected permanent organization Monday
night, the register showing thirty-ssyen
names. The officers elected at the tempo
rary organization were unanimously elected
as the permanent ones. Tine name of the
company was changed from Suwannee
Light Infantry to the Suwannee Rifles.
Gainesville Sun: We were shown yester-
day a stalk Of cabbage from which head
had been cut and shipped 20 market, after
which two additional heads had formed,
one where the original head had been cut,
aud another at the roots of the stock in the
ground This is the first instance OF the
Kind on record, and is regarded as Gu
riosity.
At Jacksonville at 7:lO o'clock Sunday
morning, Jim Hayes, a colored man about
4l Of or od htyf ba (1anrpa "a
Drew hardware company, was run over by
the cars of the +. c. q p. road opposite
the ice refrigerator works and instantly
killed. He stepped out of the way TO avoid
q switch engine and was struck by the i'll
coming train with fatal result.
The new tug being built by John Dia-
logue at Philadelphia for the Export Coal
Company of Pensacola, and which, it is
said, will be the most powerful tow boat in
American waters, is practically finished.
She is looked for at Pensacola before the
close of the present month The vessel is
meant to tow the large coal barges of the
company between this and other domestic
or foreign ports.
Gainesville Sun: About Nov. 10 last L.
Moore of Grove Park, while driving a team
from Micanopy in the night time, caught
on a leaning tree extending over the road.
and was very seriously injured, having his
breast crushed In, spine Injured, three rios
broken, and his right hip fractured. The
tree, 1t is claimed, was a dangerous obstruc-
ton in the road for years, but has since
bsen removed. Mr.. Moore was in the city
on Thursday investigating his chances for
securing damages from the county. 1t is
understood he claims $25, 600
At Pensacola Friday night Tax Collector
A. II. D'Alemberte went home from his
office about 1890 o'clock. AS he entered his
gate, the moon shining brightly, he discov-
cred negro in a STOPPING position in his
oat patch, evidently seeking to make him
self small. He shouted at the fellow. who
got up and ran. Mr.. D'AIemberte called to
his wife to bring him his pistol, which he
got in time to speed with two shots the
parting guest. neither taking effect. In
vestigation revealed the fact that the negro
had taken sack of chops from the feed
house and was making off with it,