The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-17

good singer. and he has just sold it 70
tourist for $50.
Deer have been more plentiful in the fat
woods this year than ever before. Mr..
Turnbull of Monticello says his party saw
eighteen in one days hunt last week.
j. T. Bernard, Son s. Co. nave sold to an
eastern syndicate R1stler Whites Demilly
plantation in Lson county, containing $50
acres. This viii at Once Be set out IN fruit
trees
Leon county win certainly have pears
this season. The crop will probably not be
as large as it was last year, but the fruit
will be larger and better, aud will bring
good prices.
Mrs. James Armstrong; residence aud
meat house, near BlitchtOn, sixteen miles
west of Ocala, were burned Thursday. The
loss Is 81 600. The furni ure was saved. a
defective hue was the cause.
Ernie Hinton. little 5-year-old boy, mar
rowly escaped drowning Thursday in st.
Augustine. He fell overheard aud was
sinking for the last time, when he was res
cued by A p. Tobie, who jumped in after
him.
| Mrs. Nussbaumer OF Monticello died
Thursday morning. She became over
! heated from fighting fire nearssder home on
| Tuesday and tainted, never regained con-
sci0usness, and passed away early Thursday
morning.
The Florida, Dawson and Northern Rail-
road Company has been organized in Geor-
gia under special charter, with r. l.. Ben
nett president, B. Il. Hood secretary and
treasurer, and F. A. Ruggles general man
ager. The object Of the company is to con-
struct railroad from Dawson (Ga.) to
Tallahassee, with probability of running
on to Newport. An engineering corps is
now being organized, and will commence
work locating permanent line about April l.
Gainesville Sun: 1t is now conceded that
the phosphate deposits in Alachua county
are much more extensive than those Of any
other county in Florida Solid beds of
phosphate in this county extend for miles,
and not simply in spots or pockets, as in
other counties. The deposits are all easy of
access, and some of the richest are very
near railroad facilities. Despite the efforts
OF those in other sections who are striving
to retard the growth and prosperity Of this
locality, the prospect is most hattering that
the development on an extensive scale of
the phosphate deposits of Alachua county
will shortly be inaugurated.
Tallahassee TGllGhGsseean; Articles of
Incorporation were fled in the secretary OF
stats office. Wednesday, of the Wakulla
Phosphate Company. The purpose Of the
company, as set forth in the articles of in
corporation, is to have the counties of
Franklin, Liberty, and especially Wakulla,
examined as to the existence therein in pay
ing quantities and qualities of phosphate,
mari and other mineral formations, to be
established by suitable analysis, and If
found in sufficient quantities and paying
qualities to establish works for its extrac-
ton and manufacture, or either. Tbs Off
GERS OF the company are: VIM. McCabe,
president; Il. w. Ashmore, vice president;
W. W. Walker, treasurer; Nat R. Walker,
secretary.
Live Oak Banner: Newly discovered
phosphate beds are situated in Lafayette
and Suwannee counties, extending across
from Branford to Steinhatchie The bost
beds are supposed TO be around Stein
hatchie. The phosph ate is as good grade
as the Marion county phosphate, and the
quantity is boundless DR.. G. II. Gwynn,
who is good chemist first examined the
phosphate himself; he then had the state
chemist to examiue it, and has since had it
examined by chemists Of worldwide repu-
tation, and each agree that these beds are
some Of the most valuable that have been
discovered yet. DIR. Gwynn has purchased
thousands Of acres of this land, and to him
the day is dawning when he will be classed
among millionaires.
Vice President Stahlman is conveying
Baron Edouard Rothscnild to Tampa. With
the baron are his college friend, NJ. Albert
ASoolcEs LIS COuTicE anu MS Fdl6U. AL new
Orleans MIR. aud Mrs. George Mayer, old
friends Of the Rothschild family, were in
| duced 10 accompany the baron on his trip
through Florida No stop will be made at
Tampa, the party taking the Plant steamer
directly for Havana. The baron will go
from there to Vera Cruz, Mexico, and posi-
bly, to South America. He will not return
through Florida. Baron Rothschild is a
young man, scarcely q years old, and his
tour through America is purely one of
pleasure. He is just out of college, and
still in charge of private professors for the
completion of his education.
Orlando Records: Capt. T. j. Tucker, who
lives just north Of the city, is telling re-
markable snake story which happened re-
Gently, and In which he was one of the
principal participants, among his friends
around town to-day. 1t seems that the
captain was fishing in Lake Ivanhoe, and
had been lucky enough to catch pretty
good-szed trout. Thinking he would clean
it before returning home ne sat down on
the bank of the lake, and as he was wash
ing the fish, with his hand in the water, he
suddenly felt something pulling at one of
his fingers. Imagine mis- surprise and con-
! sternation when, upon looking do wn at his
| finger, he saw large moccasin snake had
hold of it. With sudden jerk he pulled
his finger out Of his snakeship's mouth, the
only harm done being that considerable
skin was scraped of in tho act.
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