The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-28

ern railroad. Az miles west of Lafayette,
| Tuesday afternoon about O'Clock, result
ing in the death OF two negroes aud the
probable fatal injury OF several more. The
force Of hands had been at work some time
| drilling and after getting several holes
bored commenced loading them. One OF the
holes was still hot. having been bored with
| steam drill. and as the dynamite was
being placed ia il the explosion oc-
cured. One of the negroes killed was struck
in the lower bowels by piece OF rock,
tearing away the front Of his body and the
greater part of his head The other negro
; was not so terribly mangled, but was in
/ stantly killed. Among the wounded are
one or two who will in all probability die.
FLORIDA
Mrs W. A. Barlow Of Gabrielle fell
Wednesday night from the door OF her
house, breaking her arm.
A fan drill was given by st. Augustine
Young ladies Thursday evening. The par
Elephants were attlred IN Queen Anne COS
| TUNES
1t is said that the Florida Central and
Peninsular road, although it has been run
ming trains ever since 1857, has never Killed
a Messenger.
Fire at Oakland, Jacksonville suburb,
/ Friday des ,royed the residence of Willis
I Brown. The furniture was insured for
| $500. There was no other insurance.
| 1t is reported that the Phillips Tobacco
| Company of New York will soon commence
to cleartthe ground and plant 1000 acres of
Havana tobacco at Fitzhugh's null, about
six miles east Of Lakeland.
George Henderson and General Coleman,
both negroes, were sentenced to hang at
Green Cove Springs Thursday. Henderson
was convicted of murder and Coleman of
rape. The victim in each case was colored.
One night last week the young son of Mr..
Waldron of Cork, Hillsborough county, shot
and killed a catamount measuring seven
feet from tip to tip. The cat for some time
had heen stealing from the chicken house Of
Mr. Waidron.
While fishing one day last week near An
ona, Messrs. Wilcox captured a shovelnozed
shark which measured eleven feet in length,
twenty-five inches thick, and thirty-eight
to even our Oldest fishermen.
Nose johnson tc)lored), a professional
hunter, near Payne's prairie, in Alachua
county, Thursday, met with a serious in-
Jury. While loading one barrel of his shot
gun the load in the other barrel was dis
charged, taking effect in his left hand,
and so severely injuring it as TO necessitate
amputation.
E. B. Bailey has been to Brevard county
to look after some hidden property, S2,700
in gold, which a convict named Peter Red
dick, (colored), who escaped from the state
prison camp few days ago, said he had
buried under church at Cocoa; but the
church has been moved and the money is
supposed to have been found by the movers
The first TWO solid cars of oranges from
Florida this season passed through Ocala
Thursday en- route west; one from South
Lake Weir to Scalzo, Son q Co., st. Louis,
and the other from Leesburg to Gregg q
Co., Chicago The fruit was not entirely
ripe, but was In first class shipping con-
dition, and will bring high prices in the
market.
Orlando Record: Weare informed by ].
H. Mooney, secretary of the Orlando Gun
Club, that the clubs at Leesburg, Jackson
vile and Savannah have been heard from,
and all designate to be present and partici-
pate in the state and Interstate tournament
to be held in Orlando in October A letter
has also been received from the Monticello
club, stating that they will be unable to
come.
Clear Water Times: Mrs. Pierce is to be
congratulated on her narrow escape last
Sunday. She was walking around her
yard, when she felt something scratching
her ankle. Surprising it to be grass she en-
deavored to free herself by stamping it off,
moccasin hung by its fangs in her stocking.
The way she skipped around and screamed
would have been thought sufficient to scare
the poor reptile into a cooked hat but In
stead it just seemed to infuriate it, and he
had to be killed with stick.
The Florida Canning Company, Titus
vile, have commenced operations in con-
nection with their winters business, which
they expect to be quite extensive. Their
warehouse, on the dock, has been cleaned
out and turned into temporary carpenter
shop, where four fishing boats are now in
| course OF construction. A roomY scow
thirty-five feet long, will be built and towed
about the river by the little steamer Rock
ledge, which they have purchased, and
which will also be used to carry ice to the
scow and bring the fish, after packing, to
| Tltusville.
Leesburg LeeS6urger: On Friday night
| of last week, burglars entered sleeping
room on the first floor of Rev. T. Griffithss
boarding house (R. P. Burton's residence)
and stole quantity of clothing, two
watches, SlS COIN cash and some other ar
ticles belonging to w. Wilder, Charley
in the room. Aaron Geary, col
ored boy aged - years, confessed
that he and two other boys did tn,
| stealing and he was accordingly
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Seeger, brought
before Squire Fox and put under bond o.
$3.50 for his appearance. The boys impli-
| Gated by him established their innocence
whereupon, after having made three differ
emit confessions, Aaron decided that he, too
was innocent, and accordingly now denie
everything. The stolen property has no
been recovered.
Titusville Star: Some idea of the i'm
mense strides in the fishing industry IN thi
locality may be gained by the following
figures kindly furnished by Mr.. Webber
showing the number of barrels of fist
shipped by express from Titusvill
during the first eight months Il
each year since 1887: Eighty seven, 16l
eighty-eight, 500; eighty-niue, J, 165; ninety
1,S43. The shipments during the last fou
months of the year are by far the largest
having increased from 265 in eighty
seven TO 2,453 last year, making the total
in the two years; eighty-seven, 426; eighty
nine, 3,6lS. With 1,S43 barrels to on
credit on the first of this month, the shin
ment for the year 1890 will amount to s,
GAG barrels if the proportional increase
maintained, and it is probable that wit
three concerns now fishing, and two other
soon to commence, that the total will Target
exceed that number.
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