The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-30

between Tampa and the west coast has
been worn threadbare, but it is on this
week in full vigor. The construction OF
that road may be somewhat tardy, but 1t
must come. and soon at that, II those
| having large interests on the west coast
carry out their present intentions,
The value of property in Manatee county
with gross amount of taxes is as follows:
Total value OF real estate. personal prop
| erty, railroads and telegraphs. 81, l6l, $40 ;
total taxes for state purposes. st. 40l 40;
same for county purposes, Sl3, 225 20. The
latter including general revenue, 2,9O6 81 {;
school tax, 81, 40S o.; county roads, 3d.
| 908 81. In this valuation the county school
tax includes that for county buildings,
g.. AGO IS, and the county road fund that OF
the board OF health, $500 Sc.
Jasper Nelgs; Wiley E. Mccall, who
lives near thAs place, has just applied for a
patent on an invention he has recently per-
fected, which, if it ''paus outn anything
equal 10 the an ticipations Of Mr.. Mccall
aud his friends, wall make for that gentle
man a handsome fortune. The invention
consists of q cotton gin, which is designed
to be operated by the foot Of the person
ginning, like the ordinary sewing machine;
every man in Hamilton could become his
own ginner, gin his own cotton without
any trouble, save his seed and his money.
There are other advantages In the gin
WHICH, IL - cIdIue1s WA H4aAo ~ poP0iA ava
to any gin now Az the market, even as a
steam gin.
Tampa Tribune: Monday morning four
boys, John Hamptoo, George Rapson and
Jim Williams, aged about 70 years, and
Ray Hampton, 8 YEARS, oil pupils OF the
high school, struck ont 70 Walk 70 JACKSON
vile Before leaving one OF them got
Winchester rife from bis father. ana
another took his father's gun. They were
:. A.. a., ! Hugh
Hampton, the elder brob, lers OF Two OF the
boys started out in q carriage to look for
them and found them campo d near the Six
Mile creek bridge, preparing supper from
pack of provisions which they had taken
with them. The young truants we're
thoroughly tired out by their days hard
tramping, aud were brought back penltent.
When asked what they would have done
when their supplies gave out, they SAID they
intended to hold up" some traveller on the
road and levy tribute according 10 tne liios5
approved dime novel tactics.
Jacksonville Standard: The tn uu which
arrived from the west over the Flo rlda Cen-
trial and Peninsular railroad Tuesd ~ night
had on board wooden box conta tnlng
corpse. The box was taken off the train
and placed in the Florida Central ana
Peninsular baggage room and it Is 01ere
yet, having not been claimed by any @ne.
1t was ascertained that the box containing
the dead body was placed on tho train at
River Juuction (Chsttahoochee) and WA
prepaid to this city. A man, whose name
could not be learned, got aboard the train
and looked after the corpse until II arrived
here. Since that time all that has been
heard of him ia that he inquired at the
Clyde Line ticket Office the fare to New
York, and how much would be charged for
the transportation Of the corpse. Wednes-
day afternoon the railroad people reported
the matter TO the city board of health and
TO Marshal V!nzant The latter used every
endeavor to find the missing man, but up to
q late hour last night had not succeeded. II
nothing is heard of him the health authorl-
ties will order the body inferred.