The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-20

feet His elbow joint was dislocated and
| face badly bruised.
The 10-year-old son of Charles Moves OF
Fernandina ran away from home Friday
and went fishing. In throwing his line he
stuck the hook through his nose, when he
ran to DR.. Starbuck's Office and had the
/ hook filed in two and taken out, asking the
doctor to say nothing about it. The boy
did not mention the incident at home till
questioned.
A party of five families from Oxford have
recently located at Grove City, and are
much pleased with their new home on the
Gulf. Mr.. Steele, the pioneer of the col
ony, has rented a building and opened up a
stock Of general merchandise. Mr.. Revels,
another Of the party, bought the Hill place.
The balance OF the colony are working for
absentee landowners.
Col. John. Webb, harbor master OF PEN
sacola, died Saturday of consumption of the
bowels. He had been confined to his bed
for ten months. The harbor mastership is
one Of the most lucrative positions now ia
the gift of the government, paying upward
Of 5000 per annum. Consequently the
applicants for the now vacant position are
numerous, among the most prominent of
whom are Col. II. d. Hickey. Capt Il. II.
Putnam, Capt. NJ. ]. Maurice, and Dennis
Burns
Fernandina Mirror: In shooting at dog
near Harris road, yesterday. 'Uncle Jesk"
Hlgginbotham accidentally put one or two
birdshot into his son Lee, who was standing
near by. Fortunately the latter was not
hurt, but il was hard 10 tell who was the
most frightened for few moments-"Uncle
Jack" Lee or the dog. "Uncle Jack" truly
said to physician: II tell you, doctor, a
man has to shoot mighty carefully in this
county not to hit Higginbotham or a
Braddock."
s. R. Brisbane. an Indian river merchant,
who is in Jacksonville on business, lost
pocketbook on West Bay street Saturday
morning containing $3.50 in checks and cash.
small white boy, Willie Jacobs, living in
Hansontown, picked it up about fifteen
minutes after the owner dropped it and
started to take it to Capt. Murphy of the
Waycross police force, as he was in that
vicinity. He hard the distracted loser
making inquiries Of paSsers-oy before be
reached the depot and restored the pocket
book to him. A 10-dolar bill from Mr..
Brisbane made the lad happy.
Arcadia Arcadian: Judge E. ]. Warn of
Madison. Fla, one of the railroad commits
sioners, met the people of De Soto county
In the circuit court room and took into con-
sideration the facts that were presented by
the merchants and fruit growers present. A
number of freight receipts showing Excess
sve charges were presented in proof Of the
outrageous tariff levied by the railroad
company. Reduction of 25 per cent.
in passenger and freight rates was
requested, and which is only reasonable
and just. This would place the fare per
mile at 4 cents. The rate on oranges to
the principal eastern cities was asked to be
changed from Sc cents to IS cents Judge
Warn and his secretary, J. q. Ward, made
notes OF the complaints of the people, and
promised to lay the matter before the COM
mission at an early date. 1t was proven at
the meeting that the rates, both passenger
and freight, are much higher now than they
we're before the commission was created.
The following letter will serve to explain
the situation in this state relative to the
phosphate lands and mining laws: "De-
partmenr of the interior, general land Office,
Washington, I'd. c., May IL, 1890. Hon.
Wilkinson Call. United States Senate:
Sir-I am In receipt of your letter of May
3, 1890, asking information relative to
phosphate lands in Florida, and you are
advised in reply that phosphate is classed
by the standard authorities as a non-metallic
mineral substance and product and is,
therefore, included in the class "all val
liable mineral deposits" mentioned in sec
ton 2319, Revised Statutes, and as such is
subject to disposal under the mining laws.
Homestead and pre- emption claimants are
required TO file an affidavit showing that
the land is essentially non-mineral," ex-
cept in cases Ia which final proof has been
properly made and the entries are awaiting
patent, the proceedings having been regu-
lar under the existing practice, and the
questions in the final proof as to minerals
properly answered. Very respectfully, w.
Id. Stone, Assistant Commissioner"