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


Mrs. J. A. Johnson TO a couple Of Chicago
men, who propose 70 engage in the culture
of that popular fruit.
The Melbourne NelCs says: Sidney Kit
! Going came up from Sebastian last night
with the news that Maud Sanderson, a Y
| year-old daughter of George Sanderson, had
been accidentally shot through the leg at
her home near Niece.
Col. T. W. Harris of the Ocala NelO
| Capitol is in luck. A short time ago he
bought forty acres Of land, near Fellowship.
for a mere song. Late developments show
large and rich deposits. He was offered
800 en- acre, but he wants goo.
Melbourne Ne1cs: From $50 TO 400 large
crates Of pineapples come up on every trip
of the st. Lucie. The crop has been an i'm
mense one this year on the lower river, and
we have yet to hear Of the first complaint
about small returns from fruit houses.
Judge j. r. Mizell Of Winter Park was
in Orlando wednesday and stated that he
had completed his bond as collector Of the
port Of Pensacola, to which office he has
recently been confirmed by the Senate, aud
that he would probably take charge about
July 10.
Judge Stone, judge of the Volusia county
court, is still confined to his room by sick
ness, and the DeLand Record voices the
sentiment of large majority Of the people
Vi LDe COUNTY WueH IL Cribs upon MIN "
resign. as the business Of the office is sadly
! neglected.
Tom Tiger Tail, the nephew of Billy
Bowlegs, sold 500 gator hides and 500
plumes at one sale at Fort Pierce, Brevard
county a short time ago for 900 shining
silver dollars. He loaded the specie on his
OK cart and went glimmering at the gloam-
| ing in the cypress swamps.
Three convicts in the county Jail at Lees
burg, Tom Flanagan, Isaiah Ryan and
VIM. Brahur, under sentence of the criminal
court, burned holes through the floor of the
Jail Monday night and dug under the side
walls. They made good their escape and at
last accounts were still at large.
A negro desperate, Ben Atkins by
name, was shot in the head near Ocala
| Tuesday morning by one Johnson, another
| negro. Atkins was going through the
woods with an ak on his shoulder, threaten
| ing 70 kill every negro he came across. He
struck said johnson on the head with the
| ak, whereupon johnson shot him. Neither
IS seriously wounded
Earnest Wilson, formerly devil Of the
Banner office, at Ocala, after relieving his
| father Of his watch and some money, in
company with Harry Leavengood, started
| on tour around the world Monday, deter
mined to beat both Nellie BLY, and George
Francis Trains record. They got as far as
Hawthorn, when at the instance of
Earnest's father, their ambitious trip was
indefinitely postponed.
Gus Barr has the finest grove in the vi
cinity Of DaytOna, probably, says the Hall
fax Journal, and will have the largest crop
of fruit. Its immunity from the freeze is
probably owing TO the fact that few weeks
prior to that event Mr. Barr plowed up the
ground in his grove thoroughly, breaking
the surface roots, and checking the growth.
When the freeze came il was dormant, and
thus escaped.
Hoiifap Journal. Daytona: w. A.
Jordan on Saturday received a proposition
from Mr.. Snowden regarding Il site for the
proposed beach hotel. Mr.. SnOwden pro-
poses to deed the hotel company $50 feet of
ocean front lying opposite the center of
Daytona and about midway between the
two bridges and avenues leading to the
beach, for 81 200 in the stock of the COM
pany and to make an additional cash stock
subscription of not less than $500. The site
is a most eligible one.
Pensacola Ne1uS: The heavy storm cloud
which appeared in the northwestern sky
Wednesday afternoon, struck the country
| to the west and northwest of this city with
great violence. The wind blew with fear
| full force, and the rain fell in binding
sheets From some parties living near
| Myrtle Grove it is learned that the corn was
leveled with the ground and watermeions
were blown about, and in many instances
broken from the vines. Fences were blown
| down and trees uprooted, and great damage
done to crops generally.
| A shooting occurred at Apopka Wednes-
day, resulting in the death of young lad.
Hermon and Carl Meslahan, aged respec-
| lively IL and II years. were in a barn shoot
| ing rats Carl was soaring the rodents
from their holes. while Herman was doing
the shooting. Suddenly Carl, who was on
the opposite of a partition from Herman,
| stuck his head up to hole in the wall to
see what his brother was doing, when Her
man fired, hitting Carl in the head aud
tearing the top of it completely off. Death
followed few hours later.
The murderers of Murphy, near Ellaville,
Hamilton county, have been ascertained,
captured and placed in Jail at Madison. A
| full confession has been made by the four
actors in the tragedy, Messrs Putnell, Long,
| Galway and Green, who give as an excuse
| for committing the crime that they did it
| through fear, their victim having threat
ened their lives. Berry Green and Bill
Long had nothing to do with the murder
except to aid i'll disposing Of the body. 1t
seems to be sort of family ;nuddle, and
can only be settled by the courts.
| Pensacola Daily Ne1Cs: A Ne10S reporter
| was shown yesterday a fire bugs ingenious
contrivance, which was found under house
lately purchased by W. b. Wright, on the
corner of LaRua and Barcelona streets. 1t
is a cigar box with hole cut in the center
of the lid. Inside the box is a piece of
candle, with the wick prepared for imme-
date lighting. The candle is in the center
of the box, and is surrounded by lot of
pine splinters, which were well saturated
with kerosene. The box was discovered by
Calvin Henry, the contractor, who is en-
gagged in tearing down the house.
Winnemissett item In DeLand AgricN;-
turtSt: One of our ladies and her lO-year-
old daughter concluded to take boat one
day last week and row up to Postmaster
Spodord's and get some of the rich wax
beans which Mr.. Spofford so successfully
cultvates Neither of the ladies having
taken degree in nautical science, they
pointed the stern Of the vessel toward the
objective, and it took eight hours Of hard
work in the hottest sunlight. for them tc
make to trip. Neither of them understood
the amused cynicism of their neighbors for
some time, and when they did "catch on
they struck out for home and got under
weather for some time.
SOUTH CAROLINA.