The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-16

I Iauur6 IOr many years as now cOnfrOnts
the people Of Columbia county in fruits,
such as peaches. pears and berries OF the
different varieties. The scupDernong grape
crop, however. appears quite promising,
and with a good melon crop we can, to
some extent at least, bridge over the fail
| ure in the fruit crop.
Last Sunday the First Baptist church of
| Rochelle was dedicated. Rev P. W. Corr
of Gainesville preached the dedication SER
mon. An excursion was given from Gaines
/ vile and on the main ine as far south as
Citra. About 250 persons were present. A
| collection was taken after the IL O'Clock
| services and something over 500 was raised.
An excellent dinner was served on the
| grounds.
Co-dova street at st. Augustine is to be
extended northward, passing west of the
old cemetery and diagonally through the
! San Marco hotel, up to point nearly oppo-
site the Warden mansion. The San Marco
/ bOtel will then face to the west. This I'M
provement has become a necessity in re-
| lieying the city gates and st. George street
as a thoroughfare for all travel TO aud from
| the north. 1t viii likewise give much COM
| fort to residents on st. George street and
| also to pedestrians.
A bear that had been helping himself for
three years past TO honey from the epiary
of Alderman g. Roberts at Wewahitchka
was killed a night or two ago after repeated
| attempts. The buzzing of the bees (bruin
has cute way of protecting himself from
bee stings; the first thing he does when he
breaks into the hive is 10 smear honey all
over his head and face, which effectually
| prevents their stinging) and the sweetness
| of his repast So occupied the attention of
bruin that he did not notice the approach
of his slayers until too late to escape.
Palatka Times: A p:tiful sight was OBJ
served on our streets yesterday, in the form
| of poor old OK drawing a rickety, covered
wagon that looked as though it had stood
| the weather for many years. Its occupants
were a poor, unfortunate white man
afflicted with paralysis, and a small colored
boy, who acted as driver, all the way from
Jefferson county. A collection was taken
for them here, and quite nice little sum
was raised. The shabby little team attracted
| considerable attention as it traversed our
thoroughfares with the slowness of a hearse.
Recently Anthony Bradham, a colored
democrat of Wakulla county, had the mis-
fortune to lose his barn, smoke house and
other outbuildings, containing all of his
provisions, corn, meat, syrup, horse-cart,
plows, saddle, etc. Rev. J. z. Roberts, one
of the leading white citizens of Sopchoppy,
drew up a petition for the relief of Brad
ham, who circulated the same among his
white friends, and as a result he was given
800 in provisions and money. He was
given alone in corn seventy-f7e bushels
Only few of his race contributed any
thing
w. II. Howell of the firm of Howell &
Jones of Riverside was quite seriously in
Jured at Pablo on Tuesday in peculiar and
unforeseen manner While walking he
turned suddenly and came into violent col
lision with gentleman behind him, whose
elbow struck him in the side. The blow
gave him great pam and rendered him
almost unconscious The injured man was
brought to the city and attended by DR..
Wakefield, and is now resting comfortably
at his home in Riverside. The blow struck
him in a place where he had been injured
before, thus causing an internal hurt
A few days since H. M. Morley of Hollis
ter, ten miles west of Palatka, entered Rice
creek swamp. He had gone but a short
distance when he was confronted by a large
bear and two cubs. One shot and she went
to the earth apparently dead. Mr.. Morley
next turned his attention to the cubs, kill
ing one as iu was trying to escape through
the grass. The other cub by this time was
trying to climb tree; a blow from the butt
of his gun was all that was necessary to dis
patch it. To Mr. MorleY's horror Just at
this time he found the old one was upon
him; quick dodge saved him. After the
desperate effort to spring she went to the
ground, but was too weak to rally again,
and died licking the blood that was oozing
from the wounds of her little ones.
1t is learned at Sanford from official
sources that the South Florida Railroad
Company will shortly begin the work of
relaying their almost entire track from San
ford to Port Tampa. A seventy-pouud steel
rail, requiring ITO tons to the mile, and made
after the pattern of those Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, with some
slight notifications, is to be used, and will
be purchased from the Scranton Steel
Works of Pennsylvania. Shipments will
commence arriving about the last of the
month by vessel to Port Tampa. The old
rails will be utilized for laying spur and
phosphate tracks, the greater quantity
having been contracted for by phosphate
owners and miners. The road is also nego-
tiating with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for the purchase of several large
engines, and it is confidently predicted that
fifty miles an hour will be made after COM
pletion of these improvements.
Jacksonville Times Union: A meeting of
the Immigration Association of General
Passenger Agents was held in the office of
Capt. w. NJ. Davidson of the Savannah,
Florida and Western. The following repre-
sentatives of Florida roads were present:
G. ID. Ackerly of the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West, Capt. w. NJ Davidson of
Tue savannah, tIOrlda ana w eStern,
Charles Davies of the Orange Belt road, A.
o. MacDonell of the Florida Central and
Peninsula, and G. N. Saussy of the Silver
Springs, Ocala and Gulf railroad An in
formal discussion was held regarding in
ducements to immigrants aud home seekers,
and preliminary steps were taken toward
the running of a series of special excursions
from the north and west during the months
of September. October, November and De-
cember. at rate which will induce many
To take trip TO Florida. The matter will
be laid before the Southern Passenger
agents meeting at Virginia Beach on June
II by the Florida passenger ag ents present
Referring to the dispatch from London,
England, saying that woman from Pensa-
cola, Fla, disguised as a sailor had been
killed by a fall, the Pensacola NetUS of
Saturday says: 'Tne above telegram was
cabled to the Ne,US last night, and upon its
reception reporter was at once dispatched
to discover, if possible. the identity of the
dead woman. Having reason to suppose
that the woman had oeen an inmate OF a
well-known house of ill-fame in this city,
the reporter went there and interviewed
the proprietress, but she positively denied
any knowledge of the woman, or that any
one had left Pensacola in the disguise
| of "a sailor Further inouirv vvaS n,ada