The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-16

| dealings and narrowly escaped tnS pohIton'
| tiary. Mr. Regenstein Is quoted as saying
that Mr.. Robertson Is one OF tue Oesg ol
statesmen, but has a mania Tor RampIing,
which seems to be uncomfortable. 1t Is
stated that he lost about one half OF the $3.50
| he secured from the Beehive in a game Of
poker before he left Columbus.
FLORIDA.
Sir carloads OF fertilizer were shipped
from Palatka to different points Thursday.
Rev. T. Louden Hynet has rendered to
the vestrymen OF Grace church at Ocala his
resignation as rector of the church.
DR.. Charles G. Smith, one of the oldest
and best known residents OF Palatka, died
Friday of heart failure. Death was entirely
unexpected. as he was in good health and
had only returned from his customary visit
to the postoffice to his home when he was
Frustrated.
The Jasper NeiCS says: There are nine
lawyers in Jasper and two more coming on,
and there is not business enough for one.
They all know it, but each one keeps hang
ing on in hopes that the Others will move OF
and leave him clear field. 1t is really one
of the most interesting games OF freeze
out that we ever witnessed"
1t is known that negotiations have been
pending for the purchase of the First Ma
tiOnal Bank building and fixtures at Pa
latka and that the receiver has approved
and forwarded to the controller for his
approval an offer Of 81 200. The name Of
the purchaser is a secret, and an expert says
it is an insurance man or COM mission mer-
chant. IL is not the former, G. Lopez Bailey
says.
Tom Ledwith and Nat Huntington Of
jacksonville, aud John Daniels and Frank
Floyd Of Mayport, went out on a fire hunt
h. ~ e.
full. They went up Pablo creek, lot Of fat
pine burning, and shiued the eyes Of buck
and killed him. Later they got another,
but success made them excited. They lost
the matches and then lost themselves aud
had to spend all night in the wet woods.
Orlando Record: Sporting circles are
agtated from center to circumference over
the rapidly approaching event which will
make the government lands between Or
lando and Winter Park as celebrated as the
famous fields of ancient history. The event
is to take place on Thursday, Nov 81. Tho
grand stand is to be decorated with the ma
tional colors Of America, Great Britain aud
Spain. Seats on the grand stand are fixed
at -. Every seat will be upholstered in
fine style with crimson plush. Senior Valdez
will sail from Havana with his entire COM
pany on Nov. Is. The company, bulls and
equpage will require a special steamer, and
t4O .udSGOILo has uo6u GuRdk6Q lOE bulb pun
pose. 1t has been limited that some cow
punchers from South Florida will offer
their services as matadors to Col. Valdez.
Richard Burnham, the boy who was res
cued from the jaws OF an alligator at Cres-
cent City about two months ago, was con
fined to his bed with his wounds for nearly
ak weeks The Philosopher says: He 4
now able to be about, though still lame, anc
his wounds are still bsndaged. johnny
Grim was SO badly shocked that It brough
on nervous disorder which compelled hin
to keep to his bed for several weeks, beins
unable to walk. He is lame yet, although
he and young Damon were not touched b.
the alligator. Seabrook, the negro VIII
rescued young Burnham, formerly lived a
Mount Pleasant, a suburb of Charleston
8 c. The alligator measured IL feet
inches, having been killed by citizens VIII,
appeared on the scene with guns after tn
occurrence. 1t loitered around the raft un
til shot, evidently in search of another vic
tim"
Orlando Reporter: Ann. Hamill, VIII,
resides in the outskirts of the city SOM
days ago, noticed that his flock of youuI
| chickens grew rapidly smaller each day
and as no dead ones could be found, he wa
at a loss to know what was depicting hi
| poultry yard. However, he determined {,
keep a close watch, and cooped his chickens
every niSus. % IL Cdt1H 10 pass one morn
| ing recently, when he went to open tn
coop and turn the brood out, he discovered
a huge chicken snake with its body hal
out, vaiply endeavoring to pull tn,
other half through the crack b,
which it had entered. Mr. Hamill found
upon examination, that some substance tn
reptile had swallowed had distended it
body to twice its normal size aud the kno
! prevented the passage of the snake through
| ha E1a lyfIlaA ha fv,tr H.
autopsy and found within the capaoiou
stomach a chicken as large as a quail which
to the snake, had proved death snare.
The correspondent of the GainesvilI
Leader at Fort White gives the following
account of the fire at the latter plac
| Wednesday night: "wednesday night at
o'clock the house of DIR. G. NJ. Vincent wa
sat on fire. The alarm was given and will
ing hands soon stopped the flames by KNOCK
| ing off shingles and weather boarding an
the free use of water. Two hours afterwar
the fire alarm was again given, and it wa
| found TO be rear room TO the dwelling G
| D. r. Lane. This was burned down, bu
the other buildings adjoining were saved
Four hours later the third alarm wa
! given. This time the general mer
| ohAndise store house of Gardner
Newman & Co. was discovered o.
FIRE. From this the city hall caught. an
| soon burned TO the ground. Inc next nous
caught was the store of ]. E. Lee, occupie,
by ID. B. Oquin as a general merchandise
store. From that the drug store of Dr. w
| f. Bynum, the house of the Mrs. z. Nc
Kinney heirs. a meat shop aud DWELLING
belonging to Elder Jordan were also burned
The store house of r. McKenney was save
by hard work and much credit is due I
those who did the work. The general Iner
chAndise store of Persons Bros, OPP sit
| Gardner, Newman & Co., about sixty fee
apart, was also saved by the faithful wor
of willing hands. A very small portion O
goods from each OF the three houses wa
saved, but they are so much damaged as nc
to be fit for use. IL was only through til
heroic efforts OF many citizens that th
dwellings near the fire were saved. Thi
was done by men on house tops by spread
ing blankets and keeping them soaking we
as the water was passed up hurriedly. Tn
! following is a list OF houses, as near as "
can learn, with but slight insurance @
some houses and on goods in others; Nor
} on Gardner, Newman d Co.'s house aud O
merchandise $500; D. b. Oquin, on mer
chandise. $1,000; w. F. Bynum, drugs 81, oO
city hall 81 900; Mckinney heirs, store hou
occupied by DR.. Bynum, 81, 900; ]. E. lie,
store house occupied by d. B. Oauir
81 1900; r. Jordan house, 500; damage
| Il. McKinney's store, 500; damage to Pc