The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-04
MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY JANUARY A. 18elTwELvE PAGES

c. H. Moons, who keeps the restaurant at
/ Baldwin, was robbed Thursday night of
| $500. 4 be thief was a negro, and succeeded
In making his escape.
/ The bicycle brigade at Gal esville con-
tinues 10 enlarge slmost daily. a d there are
now perhaps thirty or forty Of these vehicles
in active use in the city.
/ For the last five or six years nearly every
/ grand july OF the circuit court Of Nassau
/ county has unanimously recommended the
/ building Of court house as an absolute
necessity.
Jesse Rawls, freight conductor on the
| Louis i'll AID Nashville road between Pen
sacolA ard Flomnton, was shot In the leg at
a dance given at the latter place Wednes-
day night.
Gen. Howard, U. s. A., son and daugh-
ter, arrived at Key Vest Friday, and went
through 10 Havana De will return Mon
day. Inc general will v sit and inspect Fort
Jehersoi, at Dry Tor;ug s.
Monticello Constitution: P. B. Mays and
g. A. Nichol, Of Savannah, we're on Mai
Bellamy's pla tation last week cunning.
They bagged 80 quail and a number of
| ducks in about two days and a half
Ben Rice, who shot Charles Sanders (col-
oredl at Ogden Dec. %, had his preliminary
trial Thursday. Acting s ate's Att rney
G. a. Phillips had the case dismissed and a
wa rant Immediately served to carry tle
case before Judge K. b. Carlton at Arcadia.
Col. T. A. Jenni rs Of Jasper has sold his
NJ skegan mill property 70 St.ilwell, II Hen
q Co. Of Savar nah for s13. 800. They have,
also, bought all the Jackson lands in II m
lion county. which makes the aggregate
OF their purchase there amount to about
S21, 200.
A large panther has several times been
gaau arpuud Gam ~ late A dear No
found covered with leaves, 18th only part
Of its neck mi sing, supposed 10 have been
the work OF a panther. A reward of S11
has been offered for its "ear," and several
of tho Canaveral boys are on the lookout.
About $50 p. IN. Thursday night, Sam
Dawkins and Henry GidoD, two colored
men in the employ of Burrows and Daniels,
at Mnyport, started out to fix their nets
below Mayport There was heavy wind
blowing, and in e dsavoring to save THEIR
net, which had got beyond their control, their
boat got into the breakers, upset. and both
men we're drowned.
Leesburg Commercial: What might have
resulted In a rious confagrati was pre-
vented on Sunday morning last by a little
son OF M. w. Lowell. Mr.. Lowell, who vas
recovering from slight illness, was aroused
~ the little fellow with the startling intel
ligence that Ell JOhnson's warehouse was
On lT0. MT. LOVeli hurried over TO MS Ice
factory, and, securing Ladder and several
buckets of water, with the assistance of
few bystanders quickly eztinguished the
flames.
Indian River NeiOs: Joseph HOPKINS.
keeper OF tie Cape Malabar House Of
Refuge, reports having seen a monster
whale on Tuesday about 800 yards from
shore. He estina es its length at not less
than 100 feet. His whaleship was moving
at slow pace northwa and was sur
rounded by hu dreds of porpolses, who
seemed to be hedging him in to the shore.
The slow motion of the W ale evidenced his
disability in some form and his spoutlng
seemed very weak. The probabilities are
that he will get ashore about Canaveral.
Fe nardina NstOs: A gentleman is ex-
pected here to Inspect the 365 acres of land
at Roses Bluff belonging to Mr.. Hood of
Baltimore, formerly superintendent Of the
Florida Central and Peninsular. He comes
with view to purchase, and. it is rumored,
for the purpose OF milling OF turpe timing.
This fine tract of land was originally pur-
chased by Mr.. Yulee in 1865, he consderi z
the site a possible danger, us competitor for
the zen growing towI of Fernandina. The
bluff now is partly held by Mr. Hood and
party by s. A. Swami. In this correction
may be mentioned the fact that the large
lumber firm of Michigan, who opened nego-
tiations some months ago with the view #
establishing thems Ives here, have not given
up the idea, and an active correspondence is
still in progress