The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-29

FAINT less than months old. The asylum
for colored people is full
Charles II. Jones of the ST. Louis Repub-
lie, formerly of Jacksonville. will be mar
ried early next month to Mrs. Parsons, a
handsome young widow of Washington, ID.
| e., and with sail with his bride July IS for
Europe, where they will pass the summer.
The Gainesville Guards have received an
invitation to be present and participate in
a rifle contest at 81. Augustine on the
/ Fourth OF July. for a gold medal, to be pre-
sented by Hon. John F. Dunn of Ocala to
the team of the Second Florida battalion
making the best score.
Braidentown Journal: ION the morn
ing Of last Friday, the Goth inst, Mai
George Patten of Ellenton, who for twenty
one years has been one of Manatee's fore
most citizens, passed away peacefully in
the sSth year of his age. He was q man of
and greatly aided BY these characteristics
any enterprise which received his approval,
| whether public or private. Having for
many years prior to his settlement on the
Manatee been engaged extensively as a cot
| ton and commission merchant in Savannah,
Ga. he brought with him valuable bust
ness methods, which he also devoted to the
interests of this section. The whole county
will feel his loss, as being of one who has
for years been looked upon as one of our
representative men.
Bronson Democrat: A quarrel that came
near terminating fatally took place in front
of ]. B. Coarsey's store Monday morning
between John Hughes and a would-be
bulldozing negro. 1t started over some
hired to do, but wouldn't do,
and wouldn't let any one else do.
By-standers say that Hughes began to
demonstrate with q stick, when Moses
proceeded to retaliate in kind. To
save himself Hughes drew a pistol,
when the negro grappled with him
and bore him to the ground. Three shots
were fired, one of which took effect in the
negroes leg. The negro was trying to gain
possession of the pistol, which he probably
would have done in a moment more aud
have used with fatal effect, but ak
handles were brought into play, the weapon
was seized, anu the combataats separated.
The negro was terror, and he thought he
coule whip the crowd, but he was per-
suaded to leave town in hot haste.
George T. King of Villa City has dis
covered a deposit of kaolin, said to be
worth 81, 100000. A Boston syndicate will
purchase the tract and form stock COM
pany for manufacturing china and porce-
lain. Mr.. King says: sin digging wells a
few feet back from the river bank at Villa
City, it was found that almost invariably
al certain uepbn a white clay was met
with which readily dissolved in water aud
gave it the appearance of milk. Since the
phosphate craze came on / tnoug ht
it would pay to have some samples
analysed. So sent few Jumps
up to Ocala. Word came back
in few days that the stuff was worthless
not trace of phosphate in It'll Then l
sent some samples on to Prof. Tonry of Bal
timore, and he quickly discovered what it
was-kaolin of the very finest grade. Then
| sent samples to several crockery establish
ments, and was subsequently told that it
would not pay them TO take hold Of it, for
the class of goods which they made did not
warrant them in paying over $11 per ton
for kaolin. Mine. you see, is worth more
than that. The higher priced grades are
all imported at present, aud no one ever
dreamed that these could be mined here.
Finally some wealthy Boston manufact-
urers caught onto it and the whole business
is in fine shape now"