The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-06

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harm to his vegetables, and that. so far as
he knows, no damage was done in the South
Apopka section. Judge j. G.. Speer says
that no damage was sustained around Oak
land.
An accident occurred on the north-bound
freight train on the South Florida railroad,
due at Orlando at 4 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, just this side Of Barlow junction. An
axle on the tender broke, and eight cars
were derailed. The wrecking train OF the
road went TO the scene, and track was
laid around the wreck.
At Orlando, Monday, George II. Hosmer,
in practice pull, rowed from flag TO flag,
a distance of exactly one quarter Of mile,
in one minute, twenty-three and a half
seconds, the time being taken by two stop
watches, aud that speed maintained IN a
three-mile race would lower the fastest
record at least two minutes.
c. P. Huffman Of Philadelphia is going
TO build the handsOmest house in MelrOse.
It is to be like the Borden cottage at Green
Cove Springs, with large tower on the
north side, with wide yerandas on the first.
second and third floors, from which he will
! have a lovely view of the bay and the beau
tiful waters Of Lake Santa Fe.
Sing Lee. Chinese laundryman in Ybor
City, was shooting rats with a parlor rifle
| in Ybor City Saturday morning, and care
L lccSAJ AASShoi lux AAo III Al VIC hAA WYNN
OF neighboring house the bullet entered
it and struck Tom Harding in the shoulder.
The heather was arrested, brought before
the mayor and fined S.. Harding's wound
was not serious.
Fort Meade Progress: When the negroes
were in council a little while ago they
wrestled with the name question. The best
they could do was Afro-Americans. That
is too long and is Objectionable beside as a
compound word. Why not call themselves
Abrams. That is shorter and expresses the
situation The Progress will so denominate
the colored Population in future.
Herbert Blake of Melrose lost his extern
sive moss factory and rice mill, with all
their contents. by fire few days ago. In
the building was stored about ten tons Of
moss and nearly 100 bushels of
rice. Twenty-Five bushels Of the rice was
all cleaned and ready for its owner. The
engine is entirely destroyed. 1t was impos-
sible to save anything To shy nothing
about the stoppage of his business, his loss
will reach nearly 81, 00G with no insurance.
Prospectors for phosphates are at work
on the north side OF the Hillsborough river
near Tampa. They have quite an outfit in
the way of tents, tools and testing appa-
ratus, and have been combining their opera
tons to railway lands almost exclusively.
The prospect was fine, near the surface, in
not hold out good as they went deeper.
However, it is believed they have found de-
posits of considerable value in other local
tiles.
The scene at the railway station in Ybor
City Saturday night was unusually lively.
The grading had just been completed that
day on the new line Of railway into Tampa
the Florida Central and Peninsularl, and
many of the colored laborers, who did not de-
IN al xuif b fha
gang, had prepared to return home. They
therefore had accumulated at the station an
| immense quantity of bedding, a great
variety OF grips, and number of axes.
| shovels and spades, to say nothing of the
coffee pots, frying pans and other culinary
and miscellaneous articles They were
furnished transportation at the rate of
cent mile.
Gainesville Sun: Tbeo. Davis Ccolored),
who left this city eighteen years ago as a
servant for a wealthy New York gentleman
by the name of st. Clair, is now visiting
old friends in Gainesville. He is said to be
well and 1favorably known by all the old
settlers in this region. Soon after his ar
rival in New York he married. but still
retained his position as steward, his en-
ployer paying his house rent and giving him
5000 year. He has accumulated prop
| erty said to be worth about $4,000. Two
years ago Mr.. st. Clair died, making
| provision in his will for the education of the
only child Davis has, the parents to select
any school they may see proper. The will
also sets aside $500 year for Davis during
| life
Ocala Banner: Cashier Mcconnell of
| the Merchants National bank took his wife
and baby to St. Augustine last Friday,
where he left them for a month. Then he
repaired to the depot Of the ancient new
city Sunday morning. He met with new,
| novel, and strange experience. Mr.. McCon-
nell, leaving the hotel in great haste, forgot
his railroad postal board, and not having
time TO return, was in the act of buying a
ticket Of the passenger ticket agent when a
stranger stepped up and said he had a ticket
to Ocala, which, not needing, he would sell
cheap. Mr.. Mcconnell bought the ticket,
and proffered bill III payment. The seller
being minus change appealed to a third
person, also a stranger, who promptly
complied. At this point the railroad
ticket agent appeared on the scene.
stepped up TO Cashier Mcconnell and
arrested him for violating the rules of
the road and depot, namely, engaging in the
scalping business Of selling railroad tickets
Mr.. Mcconnell quietly convinced the agent
OF his error, who released him, giving his
attention to the person who had furnished
the change, who in turn was ordered taken
In custody, which he resented by knocking
down the ticket agent. Now appeared on
the scene the stranger who had sold the
ticket to Cashier Mcconnell The railroad
ticket agent, worsted in his several encoun-
ters, had got very much excited, and with
blood in his eye literally. in this case. as the
blow he had received had badly discolored
his optic, threatened to call policeman and
place the stranger, seller Of the ticket under
arrest, which he refrained from doing when
informed, in case he did, the 6. t. S. would
perforate bis body with lead.
GEORGIA POLITICS.