The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-30

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| the window of the pilothouse and narrowly
/ missed hitting a man who was there with
| the captain The people on board we're
pretty well startled, but no one was hurt.
Reports to the Pensacola Netcs from Es-
Gambia county as to the census show that
in only one precinct thus far reported is the
work progressing satisfactorily. If some
action is not taken at once to secure an ex-
/ tension Of the time, and also to aid the emu
merators, the result in Pensacola and Escam.
bla county will necessarily be very disap-
pointing
Thursday night Tom Saxton, while re-
| turning to his home at South Lake Weir on
a colored excursion train, fell from the
train, three miles south of Ocala on the
| Florida Southern railroad, and was killed.
His body was found this morning by Sec
| ton hands and brought to Ocala. Mr.. Sax
| ton was about IS years Of age, had resided
on the lake many years, and came originally
from New York.
Tampa Journal: A big land trade is re-
ported from Thonotosassa between Gen.
| w. 2. Hazen and his son, Edward E. Hazen,
| late OF Ohio, the latter exchanging his farm
in Ohio for the new Lakeview hotel and
store building at the lake and 200 acres of
land in Polk sand Hilsborough county. The
Ohio property was valued at $4S, 900 and
the Florida property decided by the general
W hAo oOh Al OAOudhkO was dAuoh az 90, OOOY
leaving a cash difference of $26, 900. This
trade was negotiated several months ago,
but the final papers were recorded last Sat
urday.
Aug. has been selected as the time, and
Tampa the place, for holding the Hilsbor-
ough convention for the purpose of select
ing delegates to the state and congressional
conventions. July 26 was selected as the
day upon which primaries will be held.
The basis OF representation is one delegate
for every twenty votes cast for governor at
| the last election. The convention will have
eighty-nine delegates. Resolutions were
adopted submitting the question to prima-
rles whether or not they will have county
officers nominated by primary conventions
or by county convention also, that none
but democrats, both state and national, be
permitted to participate in either primary
| or county convention.
Jacksonville Times Union: I saw a very
pretty scene day or two ago during one of
the heavy afternoon rains. A little kitten,
the pet ct some children probably, with q
blue ribbon around its neck, soft gray fur
and dainty white feet, had wandered out
into the street, and feared TO cross the gut
ter where swift stream whirled and dashed
along. 1t was mewing piteously, but no
one paid any attention to it. In this busy
world the moaning of a human being ex-
cites but little attention; how much less,
| then, the crying Of a forlorn kitten. Then
there came along a great Newfoundland
dog, with bright, Intelligent eyes and glossy
coat. Attracted by the little kittens dis
tress, he gazed at 1t moment, then glanced
quietly about him. The nobler animal
man, was going by unheeding. so this dog
walked out into the street, picked up the
kitten in his mouth and carried it gently to
the sidewalk. There he placed it on dry
spot licked it kindly once or twice, wagged
his bushy tail and went down the street. 1t
was a little thing, but it struck me that
that dog had something higher than intelli-
gence.
Leesburg Commercial: Wednesday MORN
ing Of this week Mrs. J. f. Staley stepped
into the room where she had left her baby
IN its cradle while she attended to her
homework. The little one was lying on its
back with its eyes wide open and fixed in a
set stare. The mother spoke to it, but the
baby paid no heed to its mothers voice, but
lay staring fixedly without moving mus
Gle. The mother was a little startled, as
the baby had always been quick to notice
the mothers voice, awaking out of
sleep at the sound of its name. Mrs
Staley went quickly to the child aud
picked it I'D, but still the baby stared fix
eddy in one direction, turning its head as it
was moved. The mother finally going
| away from the part of the room where the
cradle was, broke the child's gaze, and lay
| ing it down went to the cradle to see if she
| could see what the baby was staring at.
From the cradle, looking as the baby looked
through the window, she saw the fiery
bead-like eyes of a large snake, which had
climbed up the honeysuckle vine which
draped the front of the veranda, and
| through the wire screen of the window had
been charming the baby. The reptile was
| about four feet long.
The Tampa corresponds mt of the MORN
ING NEWS writes as follows: Thursday
| an excursion steamer made a trip to Egg
mont Key, on the Gulf, below the mouth of
Tampa bay. Among the pleasure seekers
| McFarlane, Gen. J. B. Wall and wife, and
Mrs. Thomas Palmer, wife of States At
torney Palmer, and others The party in
dulged in sea bathing Mrs. Wall, being a
line swimmer and fond of the surf, plunged
forward TO deep water in lead of all. Mrs.
Palmer tried to follow, but not being able
to swim soon began to sink beneath the
waves Mrs. Wall tried to rescue her COM
| panion. Then the drowning one, as is usu Il
in such cases, began to clutch with danger
GUS grip her rescuer causing both to go
| down. AT this instant Gen. Wall saw the
| danger the LADIES were in, sprang forward,
| and, after great exertion, separated them,
and landed Mrs. Wall into shallow and safe
water. Returning to save Mrs. Palmer he
| became too exhausted to reach her. Mr..
McFarlane and Col. Sparkman each made
heroic efforts to reach the almost drowned
| lady, but the former was prevented by
cramps. The latter did reach her, and for
some time succeeded in bearing her above
the waves until boat was rowed alongside.
| Mrs. Palmer was almost unconscious when
placed into the boat-only moment more
| and she would have been drowned, for Col.
Sparkman was completely exhausted"
D. C. Sutton, chemist in control of the
Florida Sugar Manufacturing Company of
| kissimmee has made the following report
of the results of the crop of the season of
1889 and 1890: Number OF acres of cane 357.
number tons cane ground S,57S, average
tonnage per acre 40, number gallons juice
| extracted l, AS, $50, number pounds Juice
extracted IL, 304, 562, number gallons syrup
made AO5, lS3, number pounds syrup made
4, 1885, number pounds first sugar made
1,O63,647. number pounds second sugar
made 1888 number pound; third sugar
made So 900, total sugar made / ,442, 900,
number gallons molaSses made 1866 Re-
suits per cent. of cane: Juice extracted rs 50.
syrup made 2401, total sugars s. A, molasses
| 3.33, commercial masse cutie liza. Results
per ton Of cane: Pounds first sugar 125, 16
pounds second sugar 36.7, pounds third
sugar 6.25, total 1921 molasses &C. II, COM
mercial masse cutie 234. 81. Results per
acre: pounds first sugar 3,0039S, pounds
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