The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-02

In the na0Qe OF the Snerlu, the BANK OF
Jacksonville having obtained Judgment
of over $4,000 against it.
The members of the New York Phosphate
Company were at Ocala Tuesday signing
over their property to MIR. Wyatt, who has
purchased the entire body OF land.
Thousands OF dollars worth of real estate
changed hands at Gainesville Tuesday, all
based upon the supposition that the rock
road to Newnsn's lake would soon become
an established fact
a. S. Hutchinson Of Gainesville on Sun
day buried a negro woman who vas 81
years Of age aud mother OF twenty-five
children, ali Of whom are dead except two,
who were present at the funeral.
! The friends Of Mahlon Gore, editor Of the
Orlando Reporter, are urging that gentle
man to allow his name to be placed on file
for the position of public printer at wash
IngtOn under the incoming democratic ad-
ministration.
! At Ocala last Sunday little negro child
about year old while left alone &C home,
caught fire from a stove In some unac-
oountable way and before assistance arrived
had burned so badly that it died In fe"
moments later. Iss mother had only Deen
| gone few moments to a neighbours.
The Consumers Electric Light aud street
Railroad Company Wednesday purchased
the Tampa Electrical Illuminating Com
pany's plant, better known as the hugge
plant. The deal was closed Wednesday az
ternoon, and the consumers company nave
already assumed the management OF Tue
plant. The plant will be considerably Inn
proved and extended.
Tampa Tribune: Customs Inspector
| Williams took three valises full OF smugRled
cigarettes away from passenger who came
| over from Key West on the OIlvette Mon
day, but while he was going through the
vnlises the men he had taken them from got
ont of the way and thus avoided arrest.
| The duties on the cigarettes would have
amounted to nearly 500.
st. Francis Facts: We have before US an
arithmetic printed in Massachusetts, June !,
! 1886 1t is owned by Mrs. Tabitha Dreg-
gors, one Of our oldest settlers in this sec
! ton, aud is dedicated to his excellency,
James Bowdin, ESD, governor and conf
mander-in-chief of the commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and president of the Ameri-
can Academy of Arts and Sciences, by
Nicholas Pike, the author. IL is also one Of
the few books now Ia circulation using the
long SIS; for instance, the word inspection
Is spelled ''infpection." This ancient
book is highly priced as the property OF
Mrs. Dreggors' husband, many years ago.
Tampa Tribune: z. A. Cor win-Pohos-
Ky, the Russian architect who lives near
LAOpAnAbk0GACs huA WABoo WiACy ~ WIN W
remembered, was burned to death about
ak months ago, evidently realizes and be-
lieves in the old biblical Injunction to the
effect that 1t is not well for man to dwell
alone, so he sent to Russia for another wife,
The young lady arrived here on the fast
mail train on the South Florida railroad
Tuesday night and was met by Mr.. Pohosky.
Wednesday morning they went TO the office
OF County Judge Harrison and on making
THAR rviahaR kDpWn fbFOnOh IlF EFaH
Weightnovel, who acted as interpreter, as
neither of them can speak word of English,
theljudge issued the marriage license and per-
formed the ceremony for them. The young
lady, whose maiden name was N. W.
Dediulin, is remarkably pretty. They left
Wednesday afternoon for their home near
Bloomingdale.
A good many years ago, says writer in
the Pslatka Times, l was cabin boy on
board the ship Bennington, bound from
New Orleans TO Boston. We had a darby
for cook. also one for steward, both good
men. and vieiDR with each other in bhe use
of big words that neither knew the meaning
Of. We were to have a turkey killed for
dinner. for the next day was Thanksgiving,
but for some reason told the steward he
would have 1t Postponed. Now here was
his chance to get in a big word On the cook,
30 he went to the galley and says, Captain
how to do itf' Course does. We alters
postponed 'em in dem big hotels was in. "
Next day the turkey was on the table for
dinner. Captain says 20 the steward, 81
thought told you to postpone the turkey q
my, my, amt he postponed righta Dat
cook said he know how to do ikn That
turkey was good, for the cook had spent
hours boning and stuflng ii.
There is now on its way to Florida
~ Ina A.. rall Al
lantio coast a most novel craft designed 10
carry out an original and novel idea con-
oeived by a down east baokwoodsman. She
is the houseboat or floating hotel ~. s.
Danforth," and she takes her name from
that of her owner and originator,
j. s. Danforth of Camp Caribou,
in the Rangeley lakes region
years in the wilderness of Northern Maine
engaged In hunting, trapping and fishing
on his own account, and during about si1
months OF each year acting as a guide fol
the wealthy and leisurely sportsmen from
all parts of the world who frequent thai
section every season. Danford is not only
guide himself. but he has built up an ex
tensive business In furnishing guides fol-
sportsmen, having about twenty five mer
of this class in his employ. Last winter he
came to Florida and spent four or five
months in the hunting and fishing grounds
along the east coast and acros
the lower end of the peninsula. II,
discovered that this section offered superb
opportunities for sportsmen, but that guides
were practically unknown and little or NJ
effort was made to cater 60 the wants of tn,
visiting hunters and fishermen. In short
the business had not been "developedn a
IL had been in Maine. So he determined {,
tackle it himself-to divide bis field o
operations in future between Maine anC
Florida. The floating hotel is the outcom
of this determination. Capt Vail, who's
Floating hotel' at Jupiter Inlet is visited
by hundreds Of sportsmen every year. wa
the real pioneer In this business, but Dan.
forth has developed the idea little further
His boat will not be stationary like Capt
Wallis. She will be a cruising hotel, anc
she is of such lighU draft that she can navi.