The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-25

/ Swsnk seDarated from Swank last January
and ha- instituted proceedings for divorce
and alimony.
FLORIDA.
One Of the old establish dry goods firms
Of Tampa is preparing 70 go out OF bust
ness.
The bonded warehouse adds 50, 600 to the
salary Of the collector Of customs at
Tampa.
Pensions have been granted Isaac F.
Blair Of Oxford and John A. Berry of
Brooksville
The death of the wife Of Ri Rev. Bishop
Whipple occurred at their home in Mime
sofa on July 10.
A reduction in the salaries Of city officials
at Tampa has been suggested as one step in
the direction Of retrenchment.
L. A. Hendry is building $4,000 addi-
ton to his hotel at Fort Myers. He viii
add fifteen rooms to the building.
On Aug. 5 mayor. four aldermen, mar
shal and collector, a clerk and treasurer
ard an assessor are to be elected at Fort
Myers.
Two million four hundred and eighty-one
thousand six hundred and sixty dollars is
the assessed value Of the taxable property
of Tampa.
Henry Mizen, an old resident of Lee
county, ed last Monday Of dropsy of the
heart He has no relatives except q sister
somewhere in Kansas.
Charley Ashton q Co. have leased the
bartholomew place. across the river from
Tampa, and are prepared to establish a
hennery on a large scale.
d. S. Shine announces 70 the democratic
voters of Orange county that he is a can
didate to complete the term as county clerk
for the ensuing two years.
Two attempts to get up a meeting in
Apalachcola to take steps toward securing
an artesian well having failed last week, the
project has been abandoned
A Tampa street car company is construct
ing switch 70 connect the line with the
United States bonded warehouse and South
ern Express Company's Office.
Mr.. Chase has got work under full head
way on the new gymnasium building at
Fernandina, and the structure is making
rapid growth. About POO, 900 brick will be
used in the whole work.
Mrs. M. A. Parker of Fort Myers, widow
Of the late Capt. Oscar Parker. took a tea
spoonful of tartar emetic by mistake on
July Is, thinking it was salts, aud came
near dying before relieved.
W. d. Holden has resigned his position
as welgher and gauger at the custom house
at Tampa to accept the position of deputy
collector at Pensacola. Col. Jarvis has
been promoted to the vacated position.
w. w. Barnhill of Fernandina, who dis
posed of a quantity of silkworm cocoons to
a Philadelphia firm some time since, re-
ceived returns from the same last week.
The cocoons Melted him 81 so per pound.
A company has very recently purchased
of J. NJ. Baker the Havron property at
Floral City, and forty town lots besides
They will soon file articles Of incorporation
The railroad from Pemberton's Ferry to
Floral City is now regarded as certainty.
1t is reported that George Thomas Lamb,
the manager Of the English mill, st. Angus
tine, will resign his position next month
and go to South America. Mr.. Lamb came
to Florida two years ago from England,
where he had been engaged in railroad con-
struction for years.
The republicans will hold a county con-
vention at FerDandina soon after the con-
ventiOn at Callahan aud will put up a full
ticket. They would like to put Judge
Baker on for state senator, but be says he is
not anxious to 20 to the legislature and
would not at any rate 60 against the party
with which he has so long affiliated.
An old colored man named Richard Cole
man, charged with attempting to burn a
building occupied by J. J. Buckheit, in
Sanford, was given hearing at Orlando
Wednesday before County Judge J. L.
Bryan, who, after hearing the evidence,
bound him over in the sum Of $500 to appear
at the next term of the criminal court, i'll
| default Of which he was remanded to Jail
Edward L. Warren Of Key West died of
| heart failure at the Episcopal rectorY at St
Augustine Tuesday morning in the 18th
| year of his age. Mr.. Warren arrived at
| st. Augustine on Friday last with his
| brother. w. E. Warren, on invitation of
Bishop Weed to spend a few days with their
old friend and spiritual adviser, Rev. j. b.
Linn. The two young men were preparing
| for the ministry and were on their way to
| Tallahassee to continue their studies.
At Orlando Tuesday, large hawk
swooped down from an orange tree in the
| back yard of Mrs. Newman's place on Rock
| Lake and attempted to catch q chicken
| Annie Cook, a servant girl, seeing the bird
Immediately ran out, when the hawk at
tempted to rise, but struck the wire fence
and caught into it with its claws. Nothiu z
| daunted, Annie grabbed the would-be rob
Der and held it until Elsie Waggoner came
| up ard cut off its head. The bird strug-
| gled desperately, and succeeded in badly
! scratching the girls hands with its sharp
talons, but she bravely held on until GER
tain it could no longer trouble the chickens
Fernandina Mirror: Monday afternoon
several boys were playing with fine
pointer dog, a handkerchief tied around its
neck, ana the animal acting MORSE" For
some reason one of the boys became impa-
tient, and, picking up q switch, started to
strike the dog. The intelligent animal i'm
mediately jumped up on the lad placing a
foot on each shoulder, and with a pleading
whine, pitifully looked into the eyes Of its
little master. Hes asking you not to
strike him." said one of the boys. "Well, I
can't and WON'T" replied the noble lad with
a tender cares. Here take the switch ~
| And, placing IL in the dOp's mouth thav oil
began romping again. Such boys as these
always make brave and useful citizens.
GEORGIA POLITICS.