The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-24
FLORIDA.

Albion now has a postoffice. with William
Comm as postmaster.
c. II. Stanton has closed down bis mill
at Braidentown and accepted the position OK
chief engineer Of the steamer Sadie.
A reading room for the benefit Of BIZ,
employees. is one of the improvements j.
II. Wells will Introduce into the new
machine works at Tampa.
St Augustine Evening NslCS: The belle
of tne Ponce de Leon has already arrived
Miss Hall Of Chicago She is very beau
tiful, and is admired by all who see her.
j. b. Jockey Of Chipley will plant about
thirty acres ia melons this year. Mr..
Jockey planted about six acres last year
and realized a handsome profit from them.
Lieut.. Hem of the yacht Galatea fame
has rented the yacht Minnehaha for the
season, and he and his wife are at the pres
ent time enjoying a cruise on the Indian
river.
Mdnatee Rirer Journal: Maj. James q.
Quinn has been placed in charge Of light
house districts Nos. Z and 8. in place Of w.
l.. Fisk, as engineer officer in charge Of
wharves and buildings.
The following pensions have been granted
TO Floridians: Elmira, widow Of Herman a.
Vogelbach, Melrose; Cyrus w. Blood,
Orange Park John s. Richards, Charlotte
Harbor; James II. Hay, Peru; Victor May
nard, Dade City.
The Peru Phosphate Company is running
night and day with a double relay OF hands
turning out fifty tons daily Of phosphate
prepared for fertilizer manufacturers. New
and improved machinery has been ordered,
some OF which has arrived, that will more
than double the output Of the works.
Judge John r. McDonell's ables at
Bronson were destroyed by firsa few nights
.na haA he Araa r,ead
when the Judge discovered it that IN au-
other minute his fine mare and two mules
would have been lost. About 500 pounds of
fodder were destroyed. The fire is sup
posed 20 have been Of incendiary origin.
Fernandina NetoS: Mr.. Welsh had O
narrow escape at the electric light works
last night. He was removing light when
he came in contact with both wires, and
received a shock severe enough to knock
him of the bench on which he was stand
ing. The fact that the circuit was only
partially broken by the contact is all that
saved him from instant death.
The postoflce department reports the fol-
lowing presidential postmaster5 been COM
missioned in Florida: Joan II. G. Rowes,
Oak Bill; Jesse @. Green, Valrico, Hillsbor-
ough county; Richard w. Singletary, Co
nant; Wilbur +. Jenkins, Seads. Also the
discontinuance of San Pablo postofiice and
mail 10 go hereafter to Pablo Beach. Val
rico is the name OF new Office established
in Hillsborough county.
At Orange Springs Saturday Willie Oar
gan tcolorsdl, about IL years of age, who
had either been hunting or was going, was
standing up against picket fence with a
double-barreled gun In his hands, when a
bird flew by. He hastily fired one barrel
and setting the butt OF the gun on the
| ground put his mouth to the muzzle to
blow the smoke out, when the other barrel
went Off, blowing his entire head from his
shoulders.
Tampa Daily NetCs: A party Of sports
men from New York contemplate making
a tour of tue interior of Florida. Starting
from Kissimmee, they will pass through
Lakes Iohopekallga, Cypress and Kissimy
NEE, thence down the Kissimmee river,
through Lake Okeechobee, and down
Caloosahatchee to Charlottee Harbor. J.
Mortimer Murphy will accompany the
parties. as they expect to fish and shoo
along the route.
President f. l. Kern Of the Florida Aeri
cultural College has been in Washington
this week in the interest of his institution
| The Secretary Of w ar has decided to imme
diately detail an officer TO take charge O
the military work Of the college. Presiden
Kern has also made all arrangements fo
the college to receive at once the sum O
SoisOVV, "nlcn comprises bne urSb Two pay
msnts under the Morrill, bill of Aug. 80
1890, for the further endowment of agri
cultural colleges.
Gainesville Sun: About s O'Clock Thurs
day afternoon, as Mr.. Howard of Micanopy
| was driving down West Main street. tn
switch engine on the Savannah, Florid;
and Western railway met him near Dut
toms ginnery, where the horses becam
frightened and backed the wagon onto tn
railroad track in front OF the engine. Ha
it not been for the GOODNESS and discretion O
the engineer, Mr.. Howard and the lad
and gentleman who were IN the wagon wit
him would have lost their lives. As il wa,
the engine struck the wagon, crushing Oh
fore wheels. Il was very narrow escape
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