The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-07

three tomatoes which weighed 50 pounds.
They are OF the seed sent out by Peter Hen
| derson, who offered a reward Of $500 for
the best name for the variety. These
samples cut solid and are seedless. They were
raised by J. B. Wyatt, who says that they
are both perfect and prolific. He intends
! TO call them 4" Reward" and hs believes
them a most excellent variety.
Madison Recorder: The negro arrested in
South Florida on suspicion by Sheriff
Dickinson proved 70 be one OF the grandest
humbugs OF the day. His confession re-
garding the burning OF the Ocala depot
after being thoroughly sifted was found to
be ruse to get his arm amputated, as he
knew it was that or death. After becoming
convinced that such was the case and that
I nothing could be proved against him the
officers liberated him.
Sanford Journal. A real transformation
scene took place at DIR. Delameters on Mon
day, when his snakeship, for 80 long an OBJ
ject Of curiosity to passers by, shuffied off
his last years coil and came out fresh and
bright In bis new skin. For a week he had
been torpid, dull and blind, the eyes being
covered with glazed covering, which came
of with the rest Of the skin. The operation
was said to be very interesting one, the
skin being turned completely inside out.
The old cast-of covering measures 81 feet
about snakes being 80 vicious when she'd
ding their skin, as his seemed only DESTROYS
Of being left alone.
Starke Telegraph: Lewis Clemens. a
wellto-do farmer In Worthington, received
from the postoffice, while In town Wednes-
day, his old army canteen. Mr.. Clemens
was member Of Company H, Twenty
ninth Georgia regiment and in the battle of
franklin. Tenn: his canteen strap was
shot in two and his canteen was lost. Soon
after the battle Mr.. Clemens was taken a
prisoner and remained so until the
end of the war. A little girl upon
whose fathers farm the battle took place
found the canteen the next morning, and
has kept 1t all these twsnty>seven years
Her husband, a Mr.. Magart, has been to
considerable trouble to hunt up Mr.. Glenn
Gus Whose name. etc., was ohiseled into the
canteen), having written, he says, oyer fifty
letters for that purpose. 1t is hardly neces-
sary to say that Mr.. Clemens was delighted
to receive this relic of the past The canteen
was made Of cedar ard bound with iron
hoops, and is In good condition.
Eustis Lake Region: The decision of the
supreme court against the Jacksonville
Tampa and Key West railway in the mat
ter of the Tavares fire is final. for no appeal
can be taken. Ii is a matter which involves
about 800, 600 and the railroad has got to
idemnify the losers by that fire. or course
the debt can be liquidated with money, but
that would be an enormous pill for the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
to swallow. We understand that
it is ssill debatable question
as to whether the whole system is
liable for the loss or that part known as
the Sanford and Lake Eustis railroad.
Should the Judgment be only confined to
this branch, it Ia within the bounds of pos
sibility that the officials will let the road go
rather than pay the money. The one OBJ
lection Of this arrangement would be that
the Florida Central and Peninsular has
been looking for long time for an outlet
TO Sanford and would gobble it
up toe moment 10 was relinquished.
1t is reported that the jackson Vile,
Tampa and Key West people are nego-
tiating with the losers by the fire
with a view to compromising with
them and making an early settlement