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

recent accounts were nothing in compari-
son to what's now known to be the facts
1t was at first supposed to be but pocket
of something like 200 aces, but from pit
sunk fully three quarters of mile due
west from the first, rich rock in endless
varieties has been unearthsd. There is q
solid body of this phosphate rock over a
mile long and half mile WIDE
Jacksonville Metropolis: John E. Hart
ridge, Esq, to-day filed bill in chancery
praying that Mrs. Lula j. Nudge might be
divorced from Victor d. L. Nudge, TO
whom she was married Nov. s. 1856. in this
city. The allegations are desertion and
| adultery. Nudge was formerly a lawyer
of this city, and left here Nov. &c, 1889,
charged with carrying with him young
woman whom he represented in Philadel-
phia and New York to be his wife. The
name OF the woman Is given in the bill,
and also that of another one he lived with
in New York
DeLand Record Two tracts of land were
sold at masters sale before the court house
door on Monday. Forty acres OF scrub land
near Orange City were sold under foreclos-
ure of mortgage. The mortgage was for
5000, and the land brought $500. The other
piece was valuable tract of fine hammock
land on the coast, near Smyrna, belonging
10 the Carpenter estate. 1t was valued at
$4,000, but sold for $4,000. This sale will
probably not be confirmed by the court. 1t
Is part OF an estate, sold by order of court in
behalf of the heirs. and 1t hardly brought a
sufficient sum to warrant the court to order
a deed made out for the $4,000
Key West Equator: A crazy man said
to have recently arrived from Havana, at
| tempted to take complete charge of the
| revenue steamer McLain lying at the
government dock Monday. He armed
himself with one Of the engineers hammers
and put himself in position to use It upon
the first within his reach. The officers were
compelled to resort to their arms for pro-
lection against the maniac until the arrival
OF Policeman Rodgers aud deputy sheriff
| who watched their chance and arrested
him and conveyed him to Jail. Policeman
| Rodgers was badly bitten on one of his
hands and had to have it cauterized. The
| man is believed to be laboring under a fl,
| of delirium tremens.
Ocala Capitol. About 10 o'clock Tuss
| day night j. t. Stapleton, agent at Lady
Lake for the Florida Southern Railway and
Express Company, was robbed of $3.50 by
unknown parties Mr. Stapleton had COM
| pleted his work at the depot and was cross.
Ing to his home, which was only about
| three hundred yards distant, when two
| men suddenly spcang out from the roadside.
| and while holding him down robbed hiro
| Mr.. Stapeton almost broke away from
| their grasp once and managed to draw a
| knife, which was knocked from his hand
before be could use it. After robbiog him
| the thieves broke aud run. Six hundred
| dollars Of the amount stolen was an EXPIRE g
package and belonged to the express COM
pany, while the $50 was private funds, in
Guiding two checks. one on the Merchants
| National Bank OF this place and the other
on the bank OF Leesburg. Owing to the in
tense darkness Mr.. Stapleton could not tell
whether his assailants were white or black.