The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-02

/ George H. Carter expects to open the
1 Tampa Bay hotel on Jan. Il. He has en-
gagged s. J. Hart as principal clerk. Ir.
{ Carter is at present at the Everett house 10
New. YORK city.
g. b. Coleman. a negro VINO went 70
Tampa Bay hotel, dropped oead Saturday
while on his way to his work. lt Is sup
I posed that he died Of heart disease.
/ It is rumored that one of the bes. known
hotel Inen in Massachusetts, will run the
Punta Gorda hotel this winter. he is re-
/ ported to be a special friend of Mr.. Flagler,
the reputed owner OF that hosiery.
During the month Of November a total
I OF thirty-seyen ScGoo .srs and steamers ar
rivei at JecS sonviIle, against TWEEN y-fivs IN
I October. OF the number in November
I eighteen we're steam and nIletean sail
/ Oranges have been going out from Oviedo
at Il lively rate the past - eek, about 2,jjJ
being sent out since last Friday. and tie
next week will e. q largo increase on these
figures. Total shipments 10 date 100
boxes.
TIE Iad:an River Baptist Association,
lately in ae-sion al Ttusville, subscribed
S4l3 a. In endoV meat To the Ststs II
university of DeLand, anu 1896 was prom
ised by tue corresponding secretary 70 the
B4ptists Of TItusvlile from tie state mission
Iund toward building a church.
A new town is being laid cut in Polk
county, about twenty miles south of Lake
land, to be called phosphate City" 1t is
said that large deposits II minerals are
found Iere, and that considerable mining
machinery will be erected. 4 raj r al from
Fort Meade To LakellDd via Phos hate
City is now being considered.
Among the exhibits sent to Ocala from
Oviedo last Monday YES a busuel Of sweet
-
bushel was composed OF fifteen potatoes.
The ten largest weighed just forty pounds,
and the heaviest single p,tato tipped the
scales at six pounds. They were grown by
T. \. Larson. and the vines were only
planted last June.
Live Oak Banner: During the war
Green Johnson. an old resident OF this
county, had one otshis eyes mi ire !, which
has troubled him little at times ever since
Last week it infamed aud became so pain
full that re was forced to consult a phYsi-
clan. He caMe 30 town and called on D."
w. s. Airth, who examined it and found
that pus was forming. The eye had to be
removed.
Tie wife Of Bcyan Burnett, living a few
miles south of Lake City, died very sud
denly, after retiring in perfect health, on
Friday evening of last week. she was
about - years of age and had not COM
Susan Burnett, while in conversation with
n visitor about noon Sunday fell forward
and Immediately expired, without any
previous complaint of illness. She was
aged about So
a rurnor is a1oat thai the Peace River
Phosphate Company has been ordered to
move all their houses, wharves and all their
belongings off tie lighthouse reserve on
Gasparilla. 1t is said orders have been given
not 70 allow any boats to land or take any
cargoes from the island, other than to let the
Peace River Phosphate Company move
what material they nov have on the reserve.
Several hundred dollars have been expended
by this company building houses and
wharves at that place which may have to be
torn down and moved off.
Kissimmee Leader. A serious cutting
ARRAY occurred at Narcoossee last Tuesday
night. Jack Simmons and Mart Manning
became involved in quarrel, when Tude
Bass endeayored TO act as peacamaker,
Manning Immediately drew q knife aud
stabbed Bass on the left side of the back, ex-
tending under the arm. He then slashed
him again in the left breast. barely missing
the heart. The third stroke severed the
muscles Of the right arm to the bone. The
cugs were ell deep and dangerous, but it IS
thought that with careful nursing Mr.. Bass
will come out all right. At last reports
MhnhAuR Hau hOG ueeI HrFesUeu.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Friday about
O'clock p. N. as a Metropolis report
er wss passing along East For
syth street be noticed white
boy about 10 years of age. barefoot, dirty
face aud hands, eating caudy, just ahead
of him, and acting strangely. When he
reached McMurry's stable door the boy
leaned against the jamb and began to shuttle
about and motion his head in a peculiar
manner. The colored men of the stable en-
joyed it, thinking it some foolish caper Of
the lad. His jumps and jerks increased,
and he pressed himself hard against the
wall with a wild stare in his eyes 1t was
then thought that he was struggling with a
fit or a subject of st. Vltus' dance. Sud
denly a large seed popped out of his mouth
and fell on the ground, and the boy as
sumed natural appearance and asked for
water, saying, That prune seed was cross
ways III my throat ard choking me to
DEATH" Recovered, he began to chew on q
handful Of peanut candy he carried in his
band. and proceeded on his way. He said
his name was John Robinson.