The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-10
FLORIDA.

| MONDAY.
A pension has been granted to Ann, widow
of Macajah Mobley, of Goodwin.
B. f. Holland announces himself as
candidate for reelection as treasurer of
Polk county.
A new postof1ce has been established at
haywood, Putnam county, with Edward
| Patton as postmaster.
Henry Payne and John Garrett have en-
tered into partnership to sell general mer-
chandise at Barlow. Mr.. Payne came to
| Savannah TO buy his stock
The statistics of Fernandinas imports
and exports for the year ending June 80,
1890, show an increase In value of SAL, $40
over that Of the previous year.
A letter has been received by the chamber
of commerce of Fernandina from Lieut.
Carter OF the United States engineers, ask
| ing for information relative to the wreck
Ing Of the steamship Franconia.
A wild orange grove that has for many
| years lain unimproved ON Hontoon island
has been purchased by Messrs. Dreka and
Fountain. Extensive improvements are
in contemplation and have been commenced.
Success will attend their efforts, for it is a
very fertile hammock.
Titusville Star: We hear that New
York party offers to light the river beacons
for one year free of charge, provided they
ana that they guarantee to keep them
burning night and day for thirty days with
one filling of their new illuminant.
| The Orlando Water Works Company
have purchased from the owners the
| Southern Bell Telephone aud Telegraph
| Company, the telephone line running from
the city engine house to the company's
| works In the northern part of the town.
| The company has heretofore been paving
| al al Of tha -
line.
A. Dyal, who is sewing machine agent,
and was travelling with his horse and wagon
near DeLand. met with an accident few
| days since Some negro boys with four
dogs we're lying in the tall grass. The dogs
srrang at Mr.. Dvals horse, frightening him
TO run. He threw Mr.. Dyal out, broke
the wagon badly and smashed the machine
generally.
Titusville Star: All the road commits
sioners in this county have resigned II
required about all of the road fund to pay
| their salaries leaving very little to be
expended on the roads. In consequence of
this the county commissioners decided to
withhold appointing again until after the
next session OF the legislature, hoping the
law relating to roads would be changed.
Butler Reed, a colored minister OF Cocoa,
has received the following letter: "Buter
Reed-You have staid in Cocoa long
| enough. Take my advice and leave at once
| or you will disappear like your mules did
Two weeks Is long enough for you in Cocoa
| That gives you time enough to close your
business out and leave. COMMUNITY" The
white citizens of Cocoa are very indignant
and have promised to protect Reed.
Gov. Fleming, Secretary of State Craw-
ford and Maj. Russell, superintendent of
| public instruction, arrived at st. Augustine
| lob
nukes gave dinner to the governor, Capt.
| w. NJ. Black, Capt A. K. Anderson, Henry
A. Darling and j. NJ. Meyers. Gov. Flem-
| ing and Maj. Russell went to ST. Augustine
10 receive the deaf mute institute from
Superintendent Tyrell, who has resigned
his position. Gov. Fleming is the guest of
| Capt Black.
On Wednesday little picnic party from
Aontclair drove out to a small lake border
ing the property belonging to o. p
Rocks at Fruitland park. Two of
the little girls, Grace Murden and Mabel
Willard, went in wading along the sandy
shore. After some time spent In this way
| both girls stepped into a deep hole An
| elder sister of Mabel Willard saw them dis
appear, aud frantically called for assistance,
at the same time running to their help.
| She succeeded i'll catching her sister iusG as
| she was sinking for the last time, and drew
| her from the water, but Grace Murden sank
before assistance reached her. Men who
| were working near by came as quickly as
they could get there, and dove into the
| water, but it was half an hour before they
succeeded in finding the body, and all efforts
at resuscitation failed.
Jacksonville Times Union. At the I'M
dertaking establishment of Charles A.
| Clark, yesterday afternoon, strange
monstrosity was being embalmed. 1t was O
pig, with head fearful to behold. Instead
of nose, trunk like an elephants, an inch
| long, hung over, The chin was formed like
that OF human being, with a mouth and
tongue also like a child. The ears were
shaped like those of an elephant, and the
eyes were large and with nothing to separate
them. The forhead was hign, and the
whole appearance was hideously strange
The body was formed all right, and the
was born on E. A. Liedsley's place in
Springfield, and the same time with ten
| other pigs, which are well formed and
healthy. Mr.. Clark will have the body
embalmed in few days
At the democratic convention of Manatee
county, at Braidentown, Friday, the selec-
ton Of delegates to the state and con-
gressional conventions resulted in the
election Of the following, as reported by the
committee: Delegates TO the state conven-
ton: DR.. J. c. Pelot, A. T. Cornwell, A. L.
Watson and c. A. Turner To the CON
gressional convention: r. T. Young, p. O.
keene, j. II. Humphreys and J. Hamilton
Gillespie. DIR. Pelot introd uced resolution
IN favor of Hon. r. H. NJ. Davidson. Mr..
Young introduced an amendment that the
name of Col S. NJ. Sparkmau be substi-
uuted for that of Col Davidson, w len
was agreed to by a vote of 30 to 16 which
showed the actual strength of these two
gentlemen before the convention. The
original resolution, amended, was then
carried amidst great applause from the
Sparkman supporters. After this, the
Sparkman men had it pretty much their
own way, and as a matter Of course ar
ranged the delegates TO suit themselves.
The convention adopted "a resolution in
favor Of Senator Call offered by Dr. Pelot.
II is almost certain that Col. c. p Cooper
will have the choice OF the Manatee delega-
ton for justice Of bhe supreme court. II
| Gov ID. KAN wants TO retain the control
lership, lao will be sure 10 get Manatee
county FIRST, last and all tho time. The
! delegates all 20 uninstructed.