The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-10

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\ s.ss- Laundry Is among the probsbili-
ties a. Apa-sc1ic14A
A s-,ecesscr % e1-Alisrman a. P. Davis
% DeLAni VII q elected on July p
Pensions have been granted to Isaac F.
Blair Oxford, snd John a. Berry, Brooks
vile.
The orange county board of health will
day 4 each month.
New postofices have been established in
Florida at Nalkaria, Brevard county, and
York, Marion county.
The mayors proclamation was enforced
at Palatka Sunday, and nothing but bread
studs and drugs could be obtained.
The Ososola and Lake Jesup railroad is
now completed TO the disputed line, about
one mile and three-quarters from Oviedo.
Il is stated upon good authority that
new oyster cannery will be erected in
Apalechicola in season for next winters
pack.
There is a camp OF about seventy-fve col
ored tie-cutters about six or seven miles
west OF Orlando, which has never been
visited by the census enumerator Of that
district.
The executive committee Of Washington
county met at Vernon last Monday, and set
Aug. as the day for holding the county
convention. The primaries will be held
July 20.
During a terrific shower Thursday after
noon the Apopka Advertiser building was
struck by lightning. Not much damage
was done, and the occupants of the build
ing were only temporarily affected.
At Kissimmee Monday the democratic
executive committee appointed precinct
meetings for July 10 TO elect delegates to
the county convention Aug. 2, to elect dele
gates to the state and congressional conven-
tons and nominate county officers.
A meeting Of the Putnam county demo-
cratic executive committee was held Sat
urday. 1t was decided that the primaries
meet Aug. 2 70 choose delegates for the
convention which meets in Palatka Aug.
TO select delegates to the state and congress
sional conventions.
w. H. Record of Palatka has an interest
ing souvenir of the surrender of Vlcksburg
1t is a ring made Of the tree under which
Gems. Grant and Pemberton met TO arrange
terms for the surrender. This tree stood
nearly midway between the hostile lines.
which were about seventy yards apart. 1t
was carried away root and branch literally
by the union soldiers.
Orlando Record: 1t seems that the acct
dbul " lut eACuTbtOulsIS al OL. petersburg
July was caused by the train backing up
upon the men unawares and knocking them
down. The large crowd Of excursionists
had congregated at the depot for the pur-
pose of boarding the train for home, and in
the darkness the rapidly approaching cars
were not seen until too late, the cars on
another track being so near that it was i'm
possible 10 jump out Of the way A young
man named Buchan of Apopka had both
faaf fs.rs
Of one, and William Carpenter had his
collar bone and one arm fractured.
Gotha correspondence of the Orlando
Record: One of the saddest events that
ever occurred in Gotha happened on
July 3. MIR. Regeuer, with his three
children, was standing in the rear room Of
his house just thunderstorm was COM
ing. Something was said about coat, and
the youngest boy, Charley, ran into the
next room to get 1t. Just then there was a
flash Of lightning. Mr.. Regener felt
shock on his shoulder His two children
Herman and Ella, were struck down. Her
man was not hurt. The girl was insensible.
She speedily recovered, and then Mr..
Regener thought of the boy. He was
found behind the door. He had been in
stantly killed
Ocala Capital. DR. Christian, who mar
ried a Mrs. Fleming, near Spar, a few
months ago, mas come 10 grief by war
rant being sworn out against him by his
wife for misappropriatIng valuables be-
longing TO her He was arrested in Games
vile and lodged in jail here last Thursd V
night. His wife, since he married her has
found out that he had wife in Georgia
and one in South Carolina. A short time az O
he invaded the limits of Cedar Key and in
formed the people of that place that ne " as
an officer of the Law and was looking for
escaped criminals, and succeeded in borrow
ing several small amounts from the citizens
afterward making his escape. Dr. Chris
tan came 10 Marion county about the first
of the year, and commenced to practice
medicine at Spar, but did not remain long
The cases against him will be tried at the
next term Of the criminal court
Ben Brown colored) was brought to
Ocala Monday on commitment of Mayis-
traUe Ditro OF Mcintosh for a tempted rape
on Mrs. Ethridge (white) last Friday. The
negro called to secure work, and was told to
await Mr.. Ethridge's conf z. He de-
manded admittance to the house, and was
| refused, when he said he would come in
and made vile threats against the woman's
person. She slammed the door in the ne
| gros face; be attempted 20 pry 1T ope with
an axe. when Mrs. Ethridge, seeing her
husband returning, screamed so loud that
| the would-be ravisher looked around ID
| fed The facts were made known TO the
husband and three parties were arranged
and had they caught up with the negro
would have shot him. The negro's friends.
fearing the result, fastened to inform the
magistrate, had him committed and put on
the cars just as the hunting parties came
up Inc negro was only II years old.