The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-24


DIR. Harrison, near FernAadiua. has lost
hundreds OF chickens this summer from
cholera.
A 1000 frame residence will be built in
Riverside. q suburb Of Jacksonville, by III.
W. Drew.
Three thousand people attended the con-
federste veterans picnic at Lake City
Wednesday.
The Pharr Phosphate Company will re-
sumo operations in a few days, and in two
weeks will have its works near Barlow in
| full blast.
Jasper Brown shot 200-pound bear near
Fate McDaniel's place, west Of Port Or
ange. Wednesday, after chase OF three or
| four miles.
The twelve handsome Plant cottages at
Port Tampa are now receiving their fin
| ishing touches. They Just about I'LL up
one block and make a very handsome ap-
| pearance.
| The Terraoeia Phosphate Company, near
! Barlow, has made a perfect success Of by
| draulic mining, and is now pushing its work
| with all possible vIgor. A large force OF
men are now employed at the works.
| The time for the execution OF Edward
| Bryant at Fernandina draws near. The
| day appointed for him to hang is Aug. 3.
the sheriff has bought the rope and prepa-
rations for erecting the scntfold are being
| made.
Buffalo gnats are playing havoc among
| the cattle in Levy county. These gnats
gather in large numbers on the shoulders Of
the poor animals and literally eat of the
hair and hide, and it is feared they will
cause great mortality among stock.
Mrs. H. p. Gardner of McAlpin was so
| unfortunate as to get one band and arm
BADLY burned few days ago. She threw
lot of papers In the stove and set them on
fire. One of the papers had some powder
wrapped up in it, the explosion Of which
burned her very badly.
On Thursday morning as J. g. Misener
| was engaged in painting ]. c. Scissors house
just south OF Ormond, he. by accident, fell
| from his ladder to the ground, badly break
ing his leg. The large and small bones of
the leg were crushed and forced through the
flesh and muscles just above the ankle.
The plans for the new Presbyterian
churoh at Tampa are finished, and the
specifications will be out in a few days. The
structure will cost about Sc, 900. The same
architects have completed plans and specitl-
cations for new 7-room house, to cost
81, 900, for William Ferris, the shoe man.
At meeting of the stockholders Of the
Titusville Electric Light Company, held last
| Friday, it was unanimously voted to apply
| to the governor for the right to amend the
charter by increasing the capital stock to
| $50 900 and to allow the company to subject
itself to an Indebtedness not TO exceed
| $50 900.
Last Saturday Mr.. Hudson, the section
| boss on the Florida Southern was struck on
the head with shovel, receiving a severe
| cut and had his eye bruised by one of the
hands who worked under him, q young
man named Byrd. Byrd was tried be-
fore Judge Jennings at Brooksvillc, who
| fixed his bail at $500.
At Arcadia Sunday night a colored man
known as Major Worth Yves shot through
| the abdomen and mortally wounded by
| another colored man. Worth was taken to
| Barlow Monday night. but too late TO re-
ceive medical attention aud he died Tues
day morning 1t is reported that the negro
| who shot him has been arrested and lodged
| in jail; although it is claimed that the shoot
! ing was accidental.
| Robert S. ScobIe of Ttusville was troubled
with his right eye last Saturday evening,
and upon investigation 1t was found to con-
! tain a piece OF iron rust, which when taken
hold Of would break Of in minute PARTICLES.
| On Sunday he drove to Cocoa and DR..
Hughlett removed the last piece, which was
! firmly imbeddeo In the iris. Mr.. Scobie
thinks he got the rust in his eve while work
| ing on the WauniSa last week.
! W. P. Staokpole and the hairs of John
! Conner, deceased, have filed a bill OF equity
in fernando county against w. $. Hancock
J. J. Hale, j. n Taylor. C. c. Keathley
and George 7. Ross, to cancel deeds and re-
cover possession OF the celebrated piece of
| phosphate land known as the Stackpole
| tract situated few miles west of Pember-
ton Ferry. This land is valued at $50, 900.
g. G. Martin represents the complainants.
The Peoples party of Pasco county in
convention assembled on July 10, nominated
the following ticket: Senator E. G. Lilies
representative, w. c. sumner; sheriff; l..
R. Abbott; clerk of court C. H Blocker
| treasurer, q. T. Davis; collector, D. Z.
Wallace, assessor, John Barnes; county
| Judge, D. o. Thrasher; superintendent of
| public instruction, A. T. Copenhaver; sur
veyer, A. o. Pearce; coroner. a. c. Middle
| brook.
Last Monday night burglars at Long
wood, after stealing an ak and other tools,
blackboard, etc, broke into the store OF
Mr.. Sesrcy, taking tle large safe. hauling
it out into the woods and breaking it open.
To their great surprise they found nothing
in the safe The sharif IL in nnrSuik OF tina