The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-07

The recent riot at Apalachicola has had
] the effect Of reyiyiug the military spirit,
and the old Franklin County Guards has
beer rsorgalized. The officers are Robert
! Knichmeyer, captain; F. 3. Wakefield,
hrs. lieutenant, and T. Hickney, second
/ liSu snant.
! William Greene. who was shot by John
| Allen at Harris Road some time since. is
recovering rapidly. Last Saturday morn
ing a United States deputy marshal called
| 70 see him and took him 20 jacksonville,
whsrs he WAS wanted az s witness before
the United States court.
The public Jcoloredl school at Evergreen,
Nassau county, was destroyed by fire on
Jan. %, together with the benches, books.
etc, IN the building at the time. TIE loss
| is about $3.50. The origin Of the fire IS IN
known. This is the second school burned
at Evergreen within the last eighteen
| months.
Col Paul b. Lalane received a telegram
| from Dennis Eagan, collector of internal
revenue, Sunday, requesting him to continue
to discharge the du les Of deputy collector
at Tampa, as Mr.. Hunt, the new appointee.
has declined the position. Col. Lalane will
| continue to serve until his successor comes
TO assume charge Of the office.
The Ybor City Ice Works has made a
rather remarkable record during the past
| four months. Within that time the works
have been shut down but twenty-four hours,
except the few hours required each month
to clean the boilers, and they have been
able to fill all orders. yet have never had
the ice house full They turn out on an
average ten tons of ice every day.
The tarpon season is again in full blast
in the waters around st. Lucie, aud the sill
very kings are coming in large schools on
their old grounds about st. Lucie and In
dian river inlet. Monday, in the afternoon,
Senator Quay Of Pennsylvania, the prince
Of sportsmen, hooked three very large ones,
but his tackle broke. The fourth one, after
over an hours play and skillful manage
ment, was landed.
DeLand Record: The Messrs. Chappell,
capitalists of Eau Clair, Wis, called at this
Office few days past They are interested
in the Fuller grant, east of this city, and
are preparing to make extensive improve
ments in that vicinity. Mr.. A. d. Chap
pell was one of the prime movers in getting
the charter and constructing the railroad
from Blue Spring, through Orange City,
Lake Helen and to the coast.
The Leader says. that the steel hull
steamer which Col. James Cochren of Now
Orleans is building at the Kissimmee ship
yards for the Okeechobee company is
already assuming shape. The boat will be
so feet long, IA feet beam, feet depth of
hold, and will draw, light, % inches. The
hull is made of S-16 sheet steel, the cabin
and wood work throughout will be Of
Louisiana cypress, and her machinery of
the latest and most approved patterns.
Near Limestone, in Walton county,
Thomas Barker and a man named Wade
have for sometime past been running saw
mill in partnership. They did not get on
well together, ana were continually quar-
reling. Sunday night dispute between
them eliminated in active hostiIities, when
Wade, with pistol, shot and killed his
partner Wade was then shot by BogUe
Barker, brother of the dead man, whose
bullet took effect in the ankle, and he re-
ceived in return shot from Wade's pistol,
which entered his side. Since the shoe ing
Wade's leg has been amputated above the
ankle. The living Barker's wound is of
trifling nature.
Palatka Herald: Some time ago Capt.
John Harvey, living at Bannerville, was
drawing water from his well. The water
being low his bucket scraped against its
sides, when hard substance fell into it and
was drawn to the surface. 1t mad the ap-
pearance of gold. Thinking it gold, the
lump found in the well was sent on to Wash
ington for analysis. The report came back
that the article contained lax gold, some
silver and copper. Gait Harvey said TO a
| Herald man that the well is lined
with just such deposit as that sent to Wash
lngton. He is now overrun W tn prospect
ors who want to work the we'll to learn the
| extent of its deposit. He says that his
property is not for sale.