The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-31

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inlet has proved a great success. The chan-
mel is now quite wide and deep, the high
water inside cutting wider aud deeper
every day. Much of the credit OF this
work is due 10 the Indian River Steamboat
Company, who spent over $500 for the
work, and very efficient aid vas rendered
by the residents OF Jupiter also. The tele-
| phone line from Jupiter 20 Juno is COM
pleted, aud connection will be made across
the Loxahatchee river by a telephone wire
To the signal service Office, so that messages
can be sent direct from Lake Worth to all
parts north.
According TO the Manufacturers Record
the pineapple crop Of Florida, particularly
Of Brevard county has been a remarkable
success this season. The shipments have
been much larger than heretofore. and the
prices realized have been uniformly good
The net results will probably range for good
fields from 500 10 $3.50 per acre. One
prominent grower realized 81 300 from two
acres out Of the best part Of his patch.
| Another reports about the same results
/ from the best part Of his field. These are
the returns from the commission men after
paying freight and other charges. large
acreage will BE- added on account Of this
seasons favorable returns.
Orlando Record. A very singular case of
poisoning occurred Wednesday evening 10
James Duke and family at their residence
in the northern part of the city. 1t seems
that all had been eating galley guavas, and
Immediately afterward drank some butter
milk, when they were at ouce taken with
cramps IN the stomach and commenced
vomiting and purging. There being no one
else in the house they were helpless for
time, but Mr.. Duke finally managed to
walk TO the house Of Mr.. Nat Poyl
short distance off, and there he fortunately
found DR.. j. W. Hicks. who at once admin
istered a proper autidote, and all were soon
restored TO their normal condition.
A moonlight military picnic, under the
auspices Of the Suwanee Rifles, was largely
attended and much enjoyed Thursday even
ing at Live Oak The soldier BOYS met at
their armory at o'clock and marched to
the grove, just beyond the corporate limits,
where a DAINTY repast in the form of chicken
bagged in rice in large quantities was being
prepared. Pickets were stationed around
camp and military discipline was strictly
enforced. Supper was served from $3.50 to
1850. and the ladies, being armed with long
spoons, had decidedly the advantage Of the
gallant soldier boys who could not use their
muskets TO any advantage in this pal ticular
instance. The exercises, both as a picket
drill aud picnic, were quite a success and
enjoyed by all.
The alliance of Marion county has in
dorsed the following for county officers:
T.. L. Williams for sheriff, J. c.. Mathews
for assessor, Baskin and Bitch for tbs leg
islature, j. w. Stevens for tax collector,
Or. 5. w. Moody for treasurer and Len
Dozier for clerk of the criminal court The
new men on the slate are Stevens, Moody
and Dozier. Moody had hard fight TO
down Samuel Pyles. the present incumbent
and why they ignore w. I. Wartman, the
present tax collector, Is past finding out
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the legislature but many OF the alliance
folks feared his influence on the senatorial
vote. as it might affect future legislation on
national banks. The alliance is death on
the present national banking system.
Hon. Robert Bullock, nominee of the
Democratic party of the Second congress
sional district, has appointed the following
executive committee for the dis
trlct under authority vested
IN him by the conventions: George w.
Wilson of Marion, Robert F. Rogers Of
Suwannee, Robert w. Davis of Putnam.
Porcher LEngle of Duval, G.. F. Cone of
Hamilton, NJ. L. Bryan of Osceola, E. NJ.
Hammond of Orange, G. Hardee
Of Brevard, ]. L. Caskins Of Bradford Mr..
Bullock suggests that the committee select
one member from each county not repre-
sented in the above hist, TO act as an auxil-
lary campaign committee. George w.
Wilson of Marion is authorized to call the
committee together for organization.
After heated discuss ion and balloting
three days. the Brevard county democratic
convention "agreed to disagree, "aud it was
resolved TO remand the selection of caudi-
date for representative, as we'll as of county
officers, to the primary election system,
and the democratic executive committee
has selected Sept. % as the date for it.
Hence no candidate Is known as yet as be-
ing certain of nomination or election.
The convention was harmonious, but dead
lock set In from the beginning and there
was no wavering on either wing. The
democratic committee selected for tie en-
suing two years consists of the following:
NJ. :. Jones, j. D. Vann. ]. +. Wooten,
John Henry and T. J. DeSteuben, at large
and N. N. Penny, A. j. Whitlock, A. Brady
and one othsr. Atkinson and Chatfee are
in the lead as representatives Norwood Is
rather showed under. Atkinson is pro-
nounced Call man, while Chaffee is nom
committaL
Aspecial to the Jacksonville Times Union
from Gainesville says: The disaster which
occurred on Alachua lake on July Is.
whereby two ladies and chlld were
drowned, is probably still fresh in the minds
of the readers of the Times Union. Those
who read the account will remember that
the first to go to the rescue of ike survivors
was lad about 16 years old, delicate lit
tie fellow, who is still semi-invalid from
the effects of yellow fever. He happened
to be near the shore at the
time of the capsizing, in an
old leaky beat, padding idly around
| among the bonnets. When the alarm was
given from the shore 1t was but the work of
a moment or two for one of the spectators
TO run up the bank, burst open the door of
house, and take from thence a pair OF
l6-foot oars. Thus equipped, Willie Shultz
put out alone to the rescue. The wind was
blowing hard, and the long handles of the
oars catching in the looser shirt that he was
wearing, he hurriedly stepped it off, and,
barred to the waist, bent to the task Three
miles is a long distance for one fraiI pair of
arms to pull q heavy boat, but help to be of
use must come quickly, and TO the watchers
on shore the boat seemed to fly over the
water. Aid cstne none 10 soon, for two of the
survivors were nearly gone with cramps,
and were with difficulty got into the
boat One after another five were taken in,
aud brought back to shore. Other boats
we're then putting out, but in the gathering
dusk nc one could tell the location, and, al
though sorely exhausted, without even TAX
ing time to replace his shirt, Willie made
the second trip as pilot, aud came back
shivering In the night air with heavy chill.
The citizens of Gainesville felt that such
an act of heroism deserved some recogni-
tion, and IN short time sufficient amount
was subscribed to purchase handsome gold
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