The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27

Mai D. J. Gillen, superintendent Of the
| Phosphate Mining Company at Beaufort,
has resigned his position to accept one with
/ the Florida Phosphate Company, in which
the Baldwin works are largely interested.
/ On Friday last the employees OF the mines
presented him with a handsome silver
pitcher and goblet as testimonial OF their
| high esteem.
Ex-Congressman Walls (colored), who
| lives near Arredondo, is one Of the most
extensive farmers in Florida He has now
| in fine growing condition 80 acres Of cab
| bage, rs acres of tomatoes. D acres OF beans,
acres Of squash, 5 acres Of cucumbers. 10
acres Of Irish potatoes, and 80 acres of corn.
He also has % acres of tomatoes in bloom
and expects to commence shipping in April.
Last summer J. E. T. Bowden bought
twenty-six feet OF ground on Adams street,
LaVIlla, for which he paid $500. Tuesday
he leased it for ten years at $40 month to
Nicholas Lau, the latter to pay taxes. The
investment brings in "A per cent. per an
mum for the money, to say nothing Of the
! advancement of property, which is increas-
ing at the rate Of 100 per cent. each year.
Mr.. Lau offered him 81, $50 for the place,
and he refused it.
The sailor who fell from the mizzen-top
Of the Swedish bark Arannah at Pensacola
last Friday was more seriously injured than
at first supposed. He was conveyed to the
marine hospital, and is under the treatment
of Dr. Anderson. The belaying-pin upon
which he fell passed entirely through the
thigh bone, and he had to he lifted from il.
He IS reported to be doing very well con-
sidering such a wound, and DR.. Anderson
has hope Of his ultimate recovery.
A party named Clark came to Tarpon
Springs from Andover, N. Y, and made q
land trade with Mr.. Gulliford of "Willow
Oaks" The papers were all made out, when
Clark suddenly returned to New York state
Mr.. Gulliford sent the contract on to a
lawyer at Andover, with instructions to
carry out the terms of the instrument.
While negotiations were progressing Clark
and his mother stole the papers from the
lawyers office, and were bound over in the
sum Of $500 to await their trial for grand
larceny.
Heth Garfield, the president of the St Au-
gustine Improvement Company, visited
Cottage City, Mass, and his attention was
called TO a concrete walk, which had stood
the test of twelve years wear and was still a
serviceable walk. He learned the compost
ton of the material, and on his return home
began experimenting with a similar compo-
sition out of materials obtained at st. Au-
gustine. II the experiment succeeds a
section of street will also be paved, and as
the cost of laying it will be not more than
that of the block pavement, with much
greater durability. it will probably be gen
orally adopted.
Ocala Banner: B. f. Lyons and Louis
Volk had been to the Withlacoochee hunt
ing and returned yesterday morning. The
former was seriously shot by the latter, but
purely accidental, about thirteen miles
from the city. AS near as we can learn, it
happened as follows: Mr. VolK had his gun
loaded and the team was stopped to dis
charge it, both parties alighting. Mr.. Volk
was in front of and to the side of Mr.. Lyons,
saying he would shoot at tree a long ways
off, Lyons remarking the distance was
too great. to which Volk partially turned
to make answer, when his gun
accidentally went off, the charge Of buck
shot entering the back of the neck of Mr..
Lyons, carrying away the collar of his vest,
shirt collar and tie, and lodging five shot in
his neck, and one stray shot through his
chin, filling his face with burnt powder.
The muzzle of his gun, when it was dis
charged. was not more than or feet from
the wounded man, and the wonder is how
he escaped death Mr.. Lyons was brought
to the city, DR.. Gary summoned and the
required surgical aid rendered, and while
the wounds are serious and painful, they
are not deemed fatal.