The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-04
FLORIDA.

Apalacnicola needs foundry and ma
chine shop.
The Orange Bluff hotel at Clear Water
was consumed by fire Friday night.
Ice was formed last Saturday morning in
the leo cooler and more exposed places about
Mariana.
A weather station where reports will be
received regularly has been established in
BrooksviIle.
The Western Union have put up an extra
wire between Barlow and Punta Gorda for
CONNER DIAL purposes.
The phosphate mines on the place Of
Capt. +. NJ. Townsend at Istachatta are
! proving TO be remarkably rich.
The work OF securing the right of way
for the WlthlacoOchee and Gulf railroad Is
progressing satisfactorily to those who have
the work il charge.
Col. w. ID. Chipley, the president OF
Florida's worlds fair commission has tele-
Rraphed to Secretary Hirsh for permission
to reproduce Fort Monroe at the worlds
| fair.
| Next Monday there is TO be meeting of
the represen catlye men of theyarious points
| along toe Pensacola and Atlantic railroad
| at De Funiak to take steps for the improve.
ment OF the experimental station OF West
| Florida. IL is claimed now that this section
| does not get its dues out Of the state pro-
vision for this purpose. Steps are to be
taken TO have the matter properly investi-
gated.
For month or more past Sheriff Bethea
has had an eve on wandering negro who
was living at Lake City, by the name OF
Dan Price. having spotted him as a suspi-
] cious character. Through Prices female
| friend the sheriff managed to get hold of
some letters from his friends in Tampa and
| also in North Carolina, which disclosed the
1 fact that his true name was Walter Daniel
| Both places were communicated with. and
it was found that Daniel was wanted in Ok
| ford, n. G., for q rape committed there
some tine in December. 1889 Saturday
last q warrant fer his arrest was received
and he was captured and is now awaiting
the arrival OF the officers from North Car
olina.
w. Mailing OF Kissimmes is the dIstin-
guished holder Of the only Victoria Cross
decoration ever granted in solid gold. 1t
was won by his distinguished bravery at
the storming OF hill fort in New Zealand
| MIR. Mailing was serving at the time in the
local press acting as auxiliaries to the Brit
ish regular troops; and as the Victoria
Cross with its inscription For Valour'9
had never been awarded to any but regular
soldiers, the case, one of such brilliant
courage that 1t could not BE- passed by, Gre
ated some psrplexty for want Of prece-
dent The British authorities eventually
decided upon awarding TO Mr.. Mailing the
coveted Cross in pure gold instead OF, as in
other CASE, in the bronze Of Russian guns
captured at Sebastopol. Mr.. III aliug's last
| active service was in Sir Charles Warren's
Bechuenalaud expedition in South Africa.
Apalachicola Times: A very funny story
Is told on "Durie" Durant, formerly OF
Apalachioola but now the millionaire saw
mill man at Inwood, and the ever popular
John B. Maxwell Of Columbus, who formerly
represented Garrett e. Sons. One day these
celebrated bird hunters got to disputing
about the merits OF each other as bird kill
ers, and the dispute led to bet The two
we're to take their guns and 60 out upon
the beach, two dozen quail were TO be
turned loose, and the loser wes 10 set up