The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-28

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IN his kennel. and is expecting more in a
few days.
Work on the jetty at Anastasia island
near ST. Augustine is nearly completed. A
gang Of men are busy making ma -tressss
FOR the North Beach 1etty upon which " K
I viii commsnce ia few days.
/, The old Presbyterian parsonage at the
corner Of St George and Hypolita streets az
St. Augustine is vacant 10 few days It's
walls viii be leveled TO the earth 70 make
room for the city hall building.
On Thursday morning DR.. Theodore
! Iurnbull Of Monticello performed a sue
cesSful surgical operation on Augustus
/ Palmer, by removing a large wen about the
| size Of lemon from his head, situated Just
above the right ear.
At Lakeland Park last week, fine colt
was born from the trotting-bred mare, Co
1 iumb-rn, purchased of Gen. Withers, near
Lexington, XIV. The TaIldhaSseean says
/ this colt has a better trotting inheritance
than any ever born in Florida.
The truckers OF the Lake City region
| have shipped about 200 crates of peas which
/ have matured since the freeze, and ship
/ ulelts are now being made almost daily,
/ though not in as large quantities, Of course,
as heretofore at this season Of the year.
Mr.. Beckton of the Plant City section has
been engaged in catching and selling rab-
bits TO Yhor City the past year, and during
that time, within an area of six miles
square, has caught 800 rabbits. They sell
readily at Is cents each. Annual sales.
$40.
W. c. Crum, organizer at large of the
farmers alliance, has just started a new
sub-ailiance in Ybor City with member
ship Of thirteen The number of members
viii increassaa at every meeting, as many
applications for membership are being re-
ceived
Postmaster ". ". Dawhurst of st. Angus
tine received official notification of his ap-
polntmeut Friday night, accompanied by
blank bond and form of oath required to
be taken before justice Of the peace. Mr..
Dewhurst mailed the bond with $4,000
security, more than was needed.
Capt. W. Obey of Tampa, a track layer
on the Florida Central and Peuinsular,
slipped fl his pole car as it was going down
grade Friday afternoon, and his foot fall
ing on the track in front of one of the
wheels of the CIR, was pretty badly crushed
and bruised, as the car was at the time
loaded with iron.
Considerable damage was done to property
on the south side Of the Eau Gallie river by
FIRE last week. John Aspinwan will lose
about seventy-hye young orange trees. The
houses OF Capt Fromberger, J. F. Bergin
and w. II. Adams were ali burned and Mr..
Tayloris household goods and clothing.
Arthur Williams. the 13-year-old son of
o. z. Williams of O'Brien, while out hunt
ing few days ago. saw herd Of deer in
range, and, excitedly jumping from his
| buggy with bis gun in hand, he caused the
load OF buckshot to be discharged, and his
arm was shot almost off. DR.. Airth ampu-
tated the arm and is treating the wound.
The steam tug international, Capt. W.
I. Bernard of Philadelphia, arrived in the
| port of Pensacola at an early hour Wednes-
| day morning, making the trip from the
| former port in about six days The Inter
national was completed in February, and is
said TO be the finest tug boat in the world.
The vessel came co Pensacola to tow the
new cofferdam built for the government
from the navy yard 70 Key West.
DR.. Keudrick of Anthony, and C. D.
Souter of Spar, went to Ocala on Thurs
day on legal business. Returning home, as
they passed down Magnolia street the horse
took fright, pitching Souter, the driver out,
| and then running toward the railroad.
/ Arriving at Fearon's clothing store the
horse turned suddenly, upset the vehicle and
threw DR.. Kendrick 10 the ground, seriously
bruising his back and neck. The buggy
i was wrecked.
The Eureka Electric Company OF New
| York had the contract for putting in the
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feature adopted for the lighting Of the hotel
is the uss of incandescent carbons, by which
the light can be turned down dim if desired
| in a sick room, or for other purposes. This
Is the first hotel in the world lighted in that
manner. The new discovery has been used
in some instances for footlights of opera
! houses. There will be 1900 lights in alt
AT 81. Augustine a lady and gentleman
were walking along the seawall an evening
or two ago when man standing near made
| an offensive remark about them. The
gentleman did not take any notice ct the
time, and escorted the lady to the Plaza
| when he excused himself for few minutes.
He then returned TO the loafer and asked
him what be meant by the remark, not re-
ceiying a satisfactory reply the gentleman
proceeded to give him the soundest thrash
| ing the man ever received.
A colored woman of Madison county was
sent to the chain-gang last week for one
| year for gambling. A large number of
| negroes were up for gambling and several
were sentenced TO the penitentiarv. A
negro was tried fer and convicted OF arson
Jake Perry, the negro hack driver, who, in
defense of the honor of his home, killed
Shelby short time ago, was tried, but the
| jury did not agree. The white people are
nearly all in favor OF acquitting Perry. and
| the negroes are all against him.
| Orlando Reporter: Twenty deer in four
days hunting is record not TO be ashamed
of. Jack, Irvine and Jim Tiudall
are the Nin1rods that made that record last
week about thirty miles southeast of Or
lando. They hunted at nights with fire
pans, and kept along the line of creek
swamps, where the bucks range, hence they
got seventeen Of them and only three does,
the latter game at this season of the year
ranging away from the creeks and over the
palmetto scrubs. In one night the above
gentlemen secured eight deer, each killing
two at one shot, and two each at as many
| shots.
The mayor of Tampa has vetoed the or
dinance passed by the city council granting
the right of way through certain streets to
the Florida Central and Peninsular railroad.
The veto message was sent In TO the last
meeting of the1council, but consideration
was postponed SIN the regular meeting,
which takes place next Wednesday night
The attorney OF the South Florida railroad
was on had 70 support the veto. There is a
lively fight in prospect between the two
railroads. The South Florida company dc
not intend to allow the Florida Central and
Peninsular to get in between them and the
river front without struggle, and the lat
ter seem quite ready and willing to make
the attempt
A bill praying for an injunction against
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