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

The ST. Augustine Nei0S wants tannery
established at that placs.
The individual deposits subject to check
in the First National bank Of Orlando are
Sls5, 473 40.
The residence of Capt C. Corner, beyond
the city limit of Pensacola, near Kupfrian's
park, was burned Monday
George Ellis, who has been engaged for
the past FIVE months in taking a census of
the mortgage Indebtedness of Orange
county. has just completed the work, though
none of the results of his Investigations can
be mad public as yet.
G.. /. Russell and f. N. Price have re-
Gently purchased forty acres of fine land on
the south side of Lake Fairview, near Or
lqndo, which they will at once commence
improving, preparatory to setting out next
season $4,000 pineapple plants Of the Alb
bakah variety.
A young man named Butler, an employee
OF Skinner IL McDavid's mill at Escambia,
met with a peculiar accident yesterday
morning. While working in the mill one
of the belts suddenly broke, and several of
the belt hooks were driven with great force
and imbedded In one of Buffers legs.
In the Tampa Bay hotel one may lounge
in his room and hear the orchestra in the
music hall, or If he tires of that, may
switch off the telephone and ia K TO a friend
at the other end of the buildi g. This is a
luxury that he can enjoy nowhere else on
the continent, and possibly nowhere else in
the world.
The sleeping car between Pensacola and
Montgomery will be put ON Jan. 2.
This car will reach Pensacola at l a. m.
from Montgomery, but passengers can re-
main in the car until O'Clock next morn
ing. Passengers going to Montgomery can
leave at 800 p, M, reaching Montgomery
for breakfast next morning.
The coal dealers of Pensacola received
several carloads of coal during the past
week, and their carts have been kept busy
siuce delivering TO their customers. 1t is
not probable now that there will be- a great
scarcity Of coal in the city Many of the
mines in Alabama have supplied the places
of the strikers with other laborers, and the
output is increasing daily.
By the bursting of gasoline stove at Kew
West, at noon Tuesday, fire broke out in
the Russell auction room, corner Front and
Duval streets, which, spreading TO the adj
joining building, enveloped both in flames,
seriously threatening the Russell hotel, be-
sides endangering the business portion of
the city and creating great alarm among
the merchants, many of whom removed
their stocks from the stores. By the shying
of the horses when approaching the fire the
engine collided with a curbstone and upset,
causing fifteen minutes delay, whereby the
fire got big he dway. After burning one
hour and half it was under control. The
loss to Mr.. Russell is $1,000. partly in
sured, and TO William Curry $4,000, unin~
sured.
Orlando Record: While moving grass
on the banks of Lake Lucerne some six
weeks ago, worthy colored man named
JEFF Wilborn was suddenly startled at find-
fpos L. ~.
pants. His snakeship was quickly dis
patched, and the colored man, after ex-
aiming his leg, thought himself exceed
ingly fortunate not to have been bitten,
there not being the least sign of a scratch
anywhere. In about one week, howevar,
his ankle commenced to be sore and swell
rapidly. Upon investigation it was found
that one of the serpents fangs had caught
In bis trousers, and this had rubbed against
his leg in such manner as to break the
skin and poison HIM. MedicaI attendance
was rendered by DR.. Dickinson, and for
four weeks the colored man was sick in bed,
at times despairing Of his life. His ankle
swelled to an enormous size, the skin all
peeling off up to the knee joint aud he was
IN great agony. Wilborn is now up. how
ever, aud will soon be able to work once
again after his curious experience.
Two ladies who had not been friends met
az q NAA tItc sOSlaDle at LDe AeLQOQlSL
church at Silver Springs Park Christmas
eve. The Ocala Banner says: zone was
gracious and offered in meeting the olive
hand of peace and good will, which the
other refused. As the gathering was dis
perslng and leaving the church, the one
whose hand was offered in peace felt the
touch of hand that vanished her in the
sands outside, aud a moment later felt the
blows that BODIED her facial beauty and
PhySioguomy no good The pugilistic on
slaught was so sudden and unexpected that
for moment it paralyzed the crowd, but
as soon as the conviction was made ap-
parent, the OIL Of peace was poured upon
the troubled and bellicose social waite s, and
now the stirring and startling episode of
that lovely moonlight night is only a
memory Of the Christmas of 1890 at the
park The cause of the encounter is ap-
parentiy slight misunderstanding between
two very hignly esteemed and social lie
neighbors, and one Of Sc erratic unex-
pected happenings. which at times disturb
the best Of families and most peaceable Of
communities