The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-09

OF interest.
FLORIDA.
Tourists are now rapidly filling up the cot
tages on the beach at Daytona
James Noble, while helping 10 tear down
building at Olustee recently, was struck
by falling timber, which broke his neck,
killing him instantly.
Another crocodile was killed at Juno last
week. He was captured at the usual haunt
OF these creatures in that region-near the
entrance TO Little Lake Worth.
Charlie Willard, who has been serving
sentence for completely in tbs celebrated
Able murder case, committed at Sarasota
several years ago, was pardoned by Gov.
Fleming on Saturday last.
Tobacco growers in Gadsden county have
commenced to cut and cure their crops
Many of them say their crop is the finest
ever made, while others claim only an
average crop but better grade.
At mass meeting of the county alliance,
held at Madison Wednesday, resolutions
condemning the action of Baskin, Weeks,
Mann and Co., In calling a convention on
July 20. next. were passed with great en-
thusiasm. Old Madison has no use for third
partyism.
1t is said thai the purchasers of Iamonia
lake will keep the lake in its natural state,
and not drain it for agricultural purposeR
Parties from Georgia and elsewhere were
anxious 10 buy the lands for draining, but
the trustees thought the adjacent property
owners had the best right.
On last Monday night at Sylvester Harris
fields farm, three miles west of Tallahassee,
a large wolf came up to the house and after
killing young puppy he tackled the old
dog. After a battle of fifteen or twenty
minutes the dog succeeded in killing the
wolf. The fight was witnessed by several
parties.
The contracts have been signed for the
erection of a building for use OF the Leon
County Canning Company Of Tallahassee,
the same to be completed on or before Dot.
l. Meantime the officers OF the company
are securing estimates on the apparatus,
and it is expected that by the time building
iscompieted the plant will be ready to put
in place.
T. l.. Meade. the famous florist of Oviedo,
has just completed a splendid irrigation
plant at his place on Lake Charm. He has
a 6-inch artesian we'll that brings the water
within thirteen feet OF the surface, and it is
pumped up by an engine In any quantity
desired. 1t Is conveyed TO his grove and
garden in pipes. He has the contract for ir-
rigating the groves OF his neiahbors.
Marshal Boil Of Tampa arrested John
Perry, negro, Thursday morning on sus-
pioion Of being the murderer of John Gray,
who was killed near Gainesville some time
ago. The marshal has a description Of
Perry which corresponds exactly with the
man he arrested and he was also identified
by another negro The authorities at
Gainesville have been notified by telegraph
OF his capture.
Charles Lord Of Orlando is the owner Of
an old English form. 1t ia about the size
OF IS cent piece. is dated 1889, bears on
one side the head of the second ruler OF the
Hanoverian dynasty, George H., andIon the
other, the arms OF England, Scotland,
France, Ireland and Hanover. The edge is
milled like cable. The value was 4S cents
silver. The coin has been In Mr.. Lords
family since 1906.
Gainesville San: We were shown yester-
day some samples of pitchers made of
Florida kaolin, dug from the Bloomfield
kaolin mines. The little pitchers were
beauties. decorated in gold, with a gilt
stamp, informing curious public that they
were made Of this kaolin. A handsome set
will be manufactured for the worlds fair.
The company which put up these specimens
Is the George G. Scott Company of Cincin-
natl, o. Thsy say this kaolin will make
the finest translucent and semi-poroeIain
ware of any clay known In the United
States.
Gov. Fleming has made the following
appointments since July l: DR.. Leslie W.
Walton, member of the board OF health of
Hillsborough county; J. A. Multigan,
notary public, Santa Rosa county; James
l.. Herndon, supervisor of registration.
Baker county; William |. Peters, super visor
of registration. Sumter county; Tim Baily.
notary pablo for the state at large: John B,
Griffin, notary public for Escambia county :;
w. l.. Coffin, supervisor OF registration
Walton county; E. NJ. Shepard, supervisor
of raOisfrQriOn for (lranua
Terry, super visor OF registration for Lake
county; Julian N. Banter, auctioneer for
Volusia county.
On Monday evening B. f. Smith, clerk
at Fred w. Hoye & Co.'S warehouse at
Fernandina. had his right hand badly
mutilsted by the explosion Of one of those
dangerous missiles known as American can
non ball crackers. These crackers contain
small quantity Of dynamite and are con-
sidered extremely da Igerous to handle
The fuse Of this one had been lit only a
second or 80, and MIR. Smith failing to
throw 1t aside in time. it exploded in his
hand. The fingers were so badly lacerated
that amputation had to be resorted to. The
muscles around the thumb were removed
the thumb itself amputated at the first
joint, the first and middle finger between
the knuckle and second joint, and the third
finger at the second joint. The little finger
was uninIured.
Wednesday afternoon about O'Clock
four of the prisoners at the jail at Gaines
vile broke the DIOR open and skipped for
parts unknown. The names OF The escaped
prisoners are Miles Wilson, Couch Howard
William McLane and Ike Montgomery.
Wilson was confined for murder, the others
for lesser offenses. The discovery was made
by Officers Gordon Weinges and Tom Gard
ner, who went down to the jail to make
investigation about another matter. 1t
seems tue prisoners found that one OF
the locks on the door there are threel had
not been put on, but had been left on a
table a short distance from the railing. By
some means, they got hold OF it and broke
the other locks, priced open the door, and
ran down the stairs. At the foot OF the
latter they opened a window and leaping
into the yard, made for the high fence at
point where the city lookup is built, get
ting over very easily and being among
friends as soon as they reached the street
back, where a large population OF negroes
is settled. Officers Weinges and Gardner,
Davies and Bennett started IN pursuit as
soon as they could get horses.
The Fernandina Mirror Office recently