The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-08

Ferpandina have been placed in the county
clerks hands
BE. Prevatt Is now owner and editor Of
the DeLand Record, having acquired W.
/ A Cooks interest.
Friendly Gardner Of McAlpin accidently
killed a negro by the name Of Joe Oliver
last Monday night
A meeting was he'd ct Daytona Wednes-
| day afternoon 20 take some action in regard
| 20 securing new charter.
HID. Moulton Of Taunton, Mass, has plr-
chased thirty acres OF land in the Are
dondo region from Dr. g. II. Sutherland.
The number Of inquiries concerning Mas
sau's bonds for building the court house in
dictate that the bonds can be easily disposed
OF at par.
Allen Williams, one of Suwannee's oldest
inhabitants, died at bis home at Suwannes
station last Monday Of consumption. be
was one Of the first settlers OF Live Oak and
kept hotel there years ago.
Hon. John +. Niblack died at his home
near Mikesville, IN the southern portion Of
Columbia county, from a relapse Of la
grippe, aged 40. he was one of the most
prominent democr It's in that section, and
one Of the foremost Masons of Florida. He
had represented his county in the legislature
and last season at the Sub-tropicaL
Some daring burglar entered the county
vault IN the Office OF the county clerk and
tax collector at Key West Wednesday
night, and took from the cash box 500.
Fortunately Tax Collector Reynolds had
deposited in the bank the days tax
receipts, amounting to $1,000. Mr.. Harris,
the deputy clerk. believes that the ebstrac-
tion Of a document then in his possession, it
being the only testimony IN big law suit,
was the object Of the burglary.
Tho ba oro,1a rr-ora or,rOI ~,
Mrs. NJ A. Parramore, just north of Or
lando at Formossa, has been purchased by
Mr.. Watson, a retired merchant of New
York city. It is very beautiful piece Of
property, nicely situated. and consists Of
hve acres in bearing orange grove, together
with neat cottage. Mr.. Watson will at
once make several improvements upon the
place, and intends adopting our sunny
Florida as his future home. The amount
paid for the property was $1,000.
Lake City Reporter: The large endow-
ment fund from the government must be
divided between the white and colored
benehciaries in the proportion of school
population of the two races as shown by
the last state census This will give the
f. A. G. about SIG, 800 for this year. This
money must be expended for instruction in
English, mathematics, science agricultural
and the mecanical and industrial arts, and
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tools, stock, text books, reference books, etc.
DeLand Record: County Judge Lowrie
says that between this aud June he is go
ing to notify all administrators of estates,
wnere estates have been wound up. to send
in and make their final reports. The judge
says there are estates in this county which
have been pending for twenty-five years
with no record of a final settlement, or such
as appears of record Of the Office the county
judge of this county, and he proposes to
have administrators or their bondsmen be-
fore him, that such matters may become of
legal record in his office.
Palatka Herald: The railroad commits
sioners have at last rendered q decision in
the case OF the bridge here, and it is that
the bridge arbitrary" must go i'm
mediately. The commissioners mention
several points on which their decision is
grounded, among which are, that Palatka
from the fact of the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad coming in here, the lumber
and other shipments sought to be made, is
a baslng point; that the same company con-
trolling have a similar bridge at jackson
vile, a competing point with Palatka,
which Is free. Tne OF or complaints are
denied without predjudioe, as it is thought
the decision rendered will remedy them.
Last Friday evening while Engineer Fltz-
gerald of Titusville was repairing some ma
chinery on the steamer st. Sebastian,
splinter of steel struck him in his right
eve, which few of from bar he was hold
ing in his nand while his assistant was
striking il with hammer. Local physi-
clans were called to the case, but did not
feel that they were capable of dislodging
the steel, which had cut into the pupil He
was relieved of the pain by taking cocaine,
and started for Jacksonville on tine 10
O'Clock train that night. The next day Dr.
Drew Of jacksonville refused to undertake
the operation, and Mr.. Fitzgerald immedi-
ately started for Atlanta to be treated by
DIR. Calhoun. Although the accident was
quite painful, no damage to the use or sight
of the eye is likely to follow