The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-08


At Palatka, Wednesday, Vincent 81 Co.'S
mill sawed a log, containing 200 feet, IN
lust seven minutes. Before long Palatka
will be the largest lumber port east Of the
Suwannee river. She now has mills with
total capacity Of 5000 feet per day, and
more are coming.
snapper Garrison, the well-known
Jockey Of New York, and famous all over
the country, is at jacksonville. Mr.. Garrt-
son is not only one Of t1e greatest jockeys,
but is recognized as perfectly square"
and commands the highest salary OF aay
one in his line of business. DE IS now In
the employ Of the Dryers.
J.F. Nichols of the Jacksonville base ball
club has received a dispatch from Harry
Wright, manager of the famous Philadel-
phia base ball team, stating that he accepts
terms and viii lease the base ball grounds
from Feb. 10 to March 20. This insures
series of games In Jacksonville between the
Chicagos and Philadelphias.
Advices from the country are to the
effect that, Notwithstanding the dry spell,
the oat crop throughout Escambia county
is splendid. 1t is almost uniform in hight
and appearance, and looks as though it
ere nearly ready to commence heading.
The farmers need rain very much, but are
cheerful and hopeful of good year.
Last year the Bell River Packing Com
of seed oysters. and altogether have spent
several thousand dollars experimenting in
the propagation of oysters, but with poor
success. The dredge was put in operation
few days ago in last years seed bed, but
only brought up few bushels Of oysters.
DR.. A. j. Pollock of Milton has been APP
pointed by Mr.. Eagan deputy collector of
internal revenue for the Fourth district,
I which embraces the counties of Escambia,
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jackson, Calhoun, Franklin, Liberty, Gads-
| den, Wakulla, Leon, and Jefferson. The
doctor will make his headquarters at Milton
| for the present Later he may move to
Quincy or Tallahassee.
The Bell River Packing Company of Fer
naudina reports a much larger business
than last year. and has already put up 145,
600 cans Strange to state, none of their
trade Is done directly with Florida mer-
chants, though many or the cans that travel
| to New York travel back to Florida again.
The company has just received an order
| from a New York customer to ship 10000
cans to Ocala and %, 900 cans TO Orlando to
| two of his customers.
Last Sunday at Ocala, money enough to
wipe out 81, 700 mortgage on the Baptist
church was raised, and 600 acres of land
was donated to Glen-Mary college by
Messrs. E. w. Agnew and j. F. Dunn. Mrs
Gary, who had previously given 500 to the
church, gave another 800, Z. +. Bishop
gave 800, E. w. Agnew, $3.50; DIR. Z. g.
Hood, 500; NJ. f. Hood, 800; Rev. c. H.
Nash, $50; Col Livingston, SIS; Capt. e.
| b. Richardson, S75; Judge W. s. Bullock
| SIS; Joseph T. Lancaster, S75; Alexander
Mcintyre $50, and Others smaller sums.
DeLand Record: A. D. and C. W. Chap
pell returned on Monday from a trip over
on the coast. While going up to Port
Orange on Thursday aboard the small
steamer that takes passengers from New
Smyrna to the upper Halifax, G. W. Chap
pell was one of four or five of the passengers
that received injuries from being scalded in
the explosion of one OF the boilers tubes of
the steamer. Both hands ana wrists were
| burned, but not seriously. One wrist is yet
bandaged and with this exception Mr.
| Chappell is all right. One of the passengers
received injuries from which he will not
| recover for some weeks.
Through the recommendation of Special
Treasury Inspector F. N. Wicker, the Bar
rancas station of the ms pection department
OF the Pensacola customs service will be dis
continued FEB. 15 That will relieve In
spector Hanlon aud several boatmen of their
jobs. An effort was made du- ing the
Humphreys administration of the Pensacola
colectorship to abolish the same station.
| and the adjustment was recommended by
Treasury, however, courteously sought the
| collectors opinion on the matter, and the
| latter made such representations as satisfied
the secretary that the contemplated move
was inadvisable.
Train No. Is, west bound, was badly
wrecked at the Tallahassee depot few
nights ago On starting down the long
grade just east of Tallahassee the engineer
blew three times for brakes, but the brake
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his engine and tried to check up, but the
train sped along, struck the switch just be-
| yond the warehouse, ran in on the sidetrack
and left the rails. Thirteen cars were de.
rallied and seven of them were piled into a
heap-a mass of ruins. After blowing along
for some distance the engine rode the rails
again and escaped without damage. Ed
gineer Valkenburg bravely hung on to the
throttle and did all in his power to save the
train.
At Lake City the college boys have or
ganized a cornet band of sixteen pieces. and
are learning to play very rapidly. They
uesire TO raise some money to pay for in
strument and instruction, and to do this
they will give series Of monthly entertain
ments, charging a small fee. United States
Senator Pasco remembers the college
library and contributes books every week
and recently sent fine United States map,
The new barracks building has been ac
cepted from the contractor, and is now
occupied by Company b and c. The build
ing is handsome and commodious, which,
with the old one and sixteen rooms in the
third story of the college, there are accom-
modations for 200 cadets. There were en-
rolled on Feb. 1, 1876. Target practice will
be allowed by the commandment in a few
weeks.
Apopka Advertiser: Messrs. Patton and
Pratt of the Midland engineer corps expect
to start on the survey of the Pelatka and
Lake Shore railroad very soon. Mr.. Hig-
gins, the Clay Springs saw-mill man, is to
accompany the surveyors and act as guide
on account Of his familiarity with the wild
country through which they have to work.
Commenting on the above, the Tavares
Herald says: "Mr. Higgins was in town on
Monday, and said the surveying corps were
to start from Apopka yesterday, working
toward Palatka. The charter requires the
road to be built through the incorporate
limits of Eustis." This road, when COM
pleted, will give Palatka an airline to ks
simmee, the intention being to give the St
Cloud sugar mill, at that point, deep ses
outlet at Pala ka. The completion Of the
Georgia Southern and Florida will shove
this road as fast as possible.
A meeting of the Florida Horticultural
society was held at Ocala Wednesday, and a
large amount of routine business was trans
acted, the most important of which was the
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