The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-10

ent directions, each on a curve. were a
sight Witnessed b. East Palatzans Friday
afternool-for Augustine, Daytona and Pa =
latkA
1t is reported that Henry D. King last
week purchased 81 600 W rth of property in
Ocala, and was offered $500 advance on i:
in less than I've hours from the time Of pur-
chase.
Willie McKinstry, cadet at East Florids
seminary, who was so unfortunate as to have
his arm broken few weeks since, has suf-
ticiently recovered to be able to attend
school,
P. Lundquist, who for the last month has
been soliciting names for the formation of a
local branch Of the Order OF Iron Hall at
Tallahassee. has about filed up the blank,
aud will Organizs on March IA
Joseph E. Waugh. finding it impossible TO
attend TO bis business interests and at the
same time discharge his obligation to the
company, has rendered his resignation as
first lieutenant OF the Gainesville Guards.
An election will be held tonight to fill the
| vacancy.
J. NJ. Winslow of okahumpka saws he
would have taken $50 last Monday for his
crop Of vegetables to-day he would not
take $4,000. He has twenty-six acres Of
tomatoes rot touched by the frost, abou.
LOO crates OF cabbage nearly ready for
market, besides several acres OF potatoes
just coming through the ground.
Sumterville Times: J. B. Towns has
made the discovery near here, aad pur-
chased it, Of an island known as bird
Island" containing vast deposits of guano
| The guano bed is adjacent to the Horton
marine Deposit mines recently purchased
| by Mr.. Towns. Several capitalists are cor
| responding with Mr.. Towns ia reference to
establishing fertilizer factory near Sum
terville.
Gainesville Sun: Since the remarkable
gold quartz discovery made by Mr.. Oliver,
many of our citizens are closely scrutiniz-
ing all uptufned earth. The loads of earth
and sand hauled and dumped In front Of the
postoffice Friday were subjected to a NEST
| rigid investigation, and while no phosphate
| rocks or valuable mineral could b. detected
one gentleman found brick bat which he
claimed would analyzs $50 per cent. This
brick bat, we understand, will be sent to
| Ocala.
Monticello Tribune: Last Monday q
little colored boy IL years old, on J. V. W.
| Cobbs plantation near Aucilla, was mon
keying with powder and an old piece of
gun barrel when it blew up, the barrel
striking he boy on the mouth tearing all
the muscles of the lower jaw of aud leav-
ing them hanging on the chin, dsnudin1 the
| Jawbone in fearful manner. The tongue
was so badly burned by the powder that
the boy could not articulate. The hem
| orrhage was excessive, and the suffering
intense. DR.. Theo Turnbull was tele-
graphed for, who rendered the necessary
surgical assistance.
AT Titusville, Friday, Presley Hllbourn
was shot by James Silvsrtooth. Hilbourn
was under the influence Of liquor when he
entered the store where Silvertooth was en-
| ployed, and began abusing him, finally at
lacking him with knife, when Silvertooth
| vNfe %,l arI sy,1
| single, and formerly of Mississippi, about 60
years OF age, and known to be somewhat
| quarrelsome when drinking. Silvertooth is
about 80, hiss lived at Titusville with his
| family for several years, and b s borne the
reputation OF being a quiet, law-abiding
citizen. Hilbourn died at O'Clock FRIDAY
night from the effects Of his wounds.
Tallahassee TdIldhassedn: The most
| outrageous crime committed in this county
for some time was that carried out by a
| negro about two weeks ago upon the per-
son OF an ll-year-old daughter of Mr. Weld
Hsmlin, living In the southeastern portion
| OF this county. The villain, when he had
| accomplished his inhuman act left the
child for dead and made no effort to escape
Inc girl soon recovered herself sufficiently
| to get home, when she told the story of the
outrageous crime, and search for the psr-
| petTator was at once iustigated. He was
soon caught and brought here, landed in
Jail, and now awaits the action Of the
courts.
Ocala Banner: Diligent search has been
made for phosphate at Pennington, and inn
mense beds OF it have been found showing
up rich. Lieut.. Byrne of the United States
army, who has landed interests in that
favored section of Marion county, has
formed syndicate which includes 10000
| acres OF laud, the phosphate deposits of
which will be turned over to certain capt.
tahsts who will extend the Savannah
| Florida and Western railroad from Gaines
vile to Pemberton's ferry, on the Withla-
| coochee river in this county, and will pass
through Pennington. The owners OF the
lands will receive royalty of 25 cents for
devoted. Lieut.. Byrne has gone to Jackson
vile TO make the arrangements for the ex-
tension Of the road indicated.
Palatka Times: An accident occurred on
Tuesday last on Haw Creek. near Crescent
City, which resulted painfully, but NIGH
have been worse. Mr. Dietre, proprietor
of the Carleton hotel in Jacksonviile. aud
also OF the Lakeside house, Crescent City,
visited that place on Monday last with a
party OF friends. Mr.. Dietrs is the owner
OF l,OO0 acres OF land in the Haw Greek
country, and on Tuesday the party
left Crescent City on the steamer
Blanche for Haw creek. Ii was late
in the evening when they turned tc
make their way home. In turning 6
corner the steamer struck a snag in the
channel, aud, the shock disconnecting the
steam pipe, the whole boat was filed witt
the scalding vapor, vi ich took effect on the
faces, arms and bodies of tine passengers
Mrs. Dietre was scalded severely, while the
engineer, Mr.. Burke, Mr.. Dietre, and q
friend who accompanied them, were les.
painfully though still badly scalded. Tn,
injury to the boat was such as TO prevent
her being of further use. and she was left
The party proceeded home in row-boats, Q
task which took them over four hours.
Prof. J. NJ Pickell, chemist of the Floride
: agricultural college and experimental sta
ton, Lake City, has made the following
analysis or the phosphate deposits at Welsh
ton, in Marion county, and regards 1T as az
evidence Of the immense value of the land.
In that section: Analysis, 224; moisture
O50; sand and insoluble matter. |. 90: phos
! phoric acid, 1886; equivalent TO bone phos
phate Of lime, 1913. This sample thu
chemist adds, lis high grade of phos
phate" The sample was ia ken from a bee
near the railroad, and but three feet from
the surface. So far it has been penetrated
only four feet in depth, but the discovery
OF immense beds of pure mari and phos
phate combined, covering about 1000 acres
thirty feet in depth, is one Of the most i'm.