The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-23

The firm Of Simmons. Carlton g. Co.,
Arcadia, has dissolved. r E. V hidden re-
firing. BE viii open 8 STOCK Of groceries
lear the Peace river trijge, under charge
| Of J. P. Lyde. while he will give personal
ette1tiou 70 stock OF clothing, etc, on
Oak street
y J. Kingnsn, proprietor Of the Ocala
wagon works and one 4 OcaIs's most en-
ergetic cltizs S, died Sunday nigat at 9
! O'Clock Of neuralgia o. the heart He was
only i'll half an hour. He leaves a wife
and two young daughters. His death is
greatly deplored.
In anticipation Of having Gov. ". D.
| Bloxham and Senator z Il Hammond
address the citizens Of Ferry Pass and sur
! rounding prscinc1s, the oarbac1e and meet
1 ing previously announced 70 be held on the
| 22nd Of this month has been postponed to
Saturday. Oct. IS.
| It Is reported that Gen Walls has given
| up tie contest as far as the eastern part Of
! Alachua county Is concerned. In spite Of
| his efforts The colored voters are openly
supporting tbs regular nominees of the
| Democratic party against Independent dem
ocra.s nominated by the wire-pulling repub-
| licans.
A shooting ARRAY took place Wednesday
night at Frank Messina's sore at Apa-
lachicola, IN which James Lovett, a son of
the city marshal, PatricE Lovett, was shot
through the left arm by Warren Lewis. the
night tatodAsn II the city. The wound is
not dsI4sronS but very painful, as his arm
is br6ken.
Gainesville Sun: s. q. Doran of New
York-is in the city in the interest of the
AmeEisa Ore Machinery Company. He
ownk that portion Of the property in Oak
Hall addition formerly owned by T. A.
Dar05 sand b prepared to make our citizens
liberal offer in regard to the erection Of a
hotel ID that section.
The Starks Telegraph says that cattle are
getting thin early this fall. Last spring
every square foot of range was burned off.
SO that the fall rage is very poor aud
people are psrsistenty bothered by starved
cattle breaking into their fields II the
coming winter be severe, it says, a great
percentage Of cattle will perish.
On Sunday an eagle or some other large
bird swooped down on a cat belonging to
Mr.. Williams. residing near the Magnolia
house at Gainesville, and, catching the cat
In his talonsy carried it a distance of 500
feet IN the air, but the cat resisted Wi
such herceness, that the struggle between
the two caused the bird 10 descend TO the
ground, when the cat escaped.
AT Tampa on Saturday night some par
ties were trying to arrange for a match
game OF pool between a man named Lewis
aud James Marble. The former objected
TO the Shareholders and the game was de-
ciarsd OF, the parties who were putting up
the money afterward putting it in the hands
OF Lewis to get up the bet. Lewis has not
been seen since, and the parties are out BIO.
besides the amount used for telegraphing to
have him arrested.
Gainesville Sun: W. L. Finger of
Micanopy Junction came up to attend the
trial OF Patterson vs., Lawton. Capt. Finger
has four sons, named respectively General
Lee, General Johnston, General StouewaII
jackson and Grover Cleveland. Capt
Finger was accompanied by his youngest
son, General Stonewall Jackson He says
he Is moss back democrat, always votes
the straight ticket, and that he intends TO
see 10 IL that his illustrious sons follow In
the footsteps of their father.
A fire was discovered 10 Mr.. Emanuel,s
store in Wallis block, at st. Augustine.
Sunday about o'clock a. m. by Policeman
Sequi, who gave the alarm. Two engines
responded, but were not used, and the fire
was az once put out. The entire STOCK of
goods, very large one, has bean ruined by
TIE smoke and satsr. The policeman who
discovered the IRE took the dunn ny stand
ing gusI inside the or for burglar and
fred several shots at "aim-H This brought
anoTas- guard an OF the peace, who emptied
hIk revolver with like effect,
Capt L T. Webstsr of the Gaineyyills
Guards last week appeared before the
A4scana county commissioners and asked
permission 70 erect 4 monument In memory
OF Lieut.. Z. A Evans and Sergt NJ. f.
Miller on the northeast corner of the square
The unanimous CONSENT OF the commission
ers was obtained. 1t will be remembered
that those so officers sacrificed their lives
In the service of the state In September.
1898. The monument will be erected by
the Gainesville Guards. The monument
VIII be eighteen feet in hight Rock for the
foundation has been delivered.
Gainesville Sun: Jerry Allen ,colored) of
Marion county, saws the man who is now
in jail in this city for breaking into Policy
and Guys house at Oliver Park, also broke
into his house on Sunday, some time in
August, and stole double barreled shotgun
land deeds, hat, valise, and a poll-tax
certificate. At that time the prisoner gave
his name as Jones. The deeds found upon
the man have been turned over to Jerry
Allen, Of Marion county, by Deputy Sheriff
w. Nj. Tucker. Allen also clans the nat
the prisoner wears. IL has also been as
certained that the coat and vest worn by
the prisoner belong to Mr.. Merrill of
Boardman.
Titusville Star: President Young of the
Indian River Steamb5 at Company was in
town last Saturday and Sunday. Sunday
the steamer st. Lucie carried Mr.. Young
the superintendent of the Clyde line steam
ers, and several others on a special trip to
the Haulover to ascertain If the steamer
st. Sebastian could come through the canal
without any trouble. The work at the east
end Of the canal having just been COM
pleted by the dredge Uric, a full depth of
over five feet was found from river to
lagoon, and nowhere was the width less
than fifty feet The steamer St. Sebastian.
in charge of her genial master, Charlie
Brock, is expected here in about eight or
ten days time.
Palatka Herald: Billie DuPree, the young
night train dispatcher of the Florida South
ern, while seated at his desk last night, with
only theelick, click, click of his instrument
TO disturb the stiffness of the quiet. was
suddenly startled about O'Clock by the
hootiug OF an immense owl, which few into
the Office through an open window. Billy
was just running No. "a into Ocala, where
she was to pass the down freight train, and
1t was especially necessary that he should
give rtc.strfctest attention to lis business at
this time. The great owl, blinded by the
light, Tapped It's wings. circled round and
round the room, breaking lamps and knock
Ing down chnirs, to say nothing of the
unmerciful treatment which Billy received.
But, like CaSabianca, he stood at his post Of
duty until all was safe, when he made for
the bird of wisdom and captured him. He
has the owl 1aoliralv M c,al and t.Eao ,rrooe