The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-04

FLORIDA
A new postofice has been applied for and
will probably be established between Brant-
ley and Tropio, to be known as Banyan.
The Bank of FernAndina has issued drafts
on other banks for the fiscal year ending
June 80 last amounting to 81, 4O4 ,654 S..
The first shipment of oranges this season
was made from Orange county last Wednes
day, and the fruit went to Cincinnati and
New York.
1t Is not often one sees orange blossoms
on the: tree 80 late as this. Aug %. but
such is the case in the grove OF Mr.. Curril-
| lier at st. Gertrude.
/ s. Y. Finley OF Gainesville has gone to
Washington, D. c., where he will argue the
| Fort Brooke military reservation case be-
! fore the Secretary Of the Interior.
IL develops that the authorities Of Fer
| nAndina refused 70 allow ths remains Of
| James E. Vensble. who died in a cell in
that city, disinterred simply because 10
would have been in violation OF the sanitary
| laws Of the city.
Mr.. Seavey, representing II. NJ. Flagler,
| was in Tallahassee last week engaged in
| buying registered stock for Mr.. FlaRler's
/ Ponce de Leon hotel in ST. Augustine. He
was commissioned TO buy twenty head, and
was successful. His purchase was very
satisfactory to both parties-blyer and
seller. The aggregate sam paid amounted
! to 81 ,000 He purchased five COWS from
| Col. Bradford, six from William Johnson,
ten from Judge d. W. Glynn. three from
! Capt. P. Houstoun and two from DR.. W. l..
/ Moore.
Two robberies were committed at Key
| West last week, and no clew has yet
been obtained against the robbers. Teho-
! doro PereZ's cigar factory was robbed on
| Monday night of two bales Of tobacco,
! -. he aN.4..
| dry goods merchant. was robbed in broad
| day light, between II aud 2 O'Clock Tuesday,
| Of $500 in cash. The latter's store being
closed for few hours, while be was out
collecting, was broken into, and his trunk
| in which he kept his money, was broken
open and the money taken therefrom.
Pensacola NelgS: B. r. Pitt, John Cos
grove and Richard Guinot, who went 10
the quarantine station and returned to the
city without obtaining a permit from the
president OF the provisional municipality,
had a hearing before Mayor Hilliard ut /
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Guinot
was acquitted, 1t being shown that he had
not left the naphtha launch on its arrival at
the station, but MesIrs. Pitt and Cosgrove
were each fined 800. Their attorney made
q motion for a new trial, but iS was over
ruled. He then asked for thirty days in
which to prepare and hle O bill OF excep-
tions. which was granted.
Friday afternoon the engine engaged in
hauling logs for c. w. billiard & sons
sRw-min at Dinsmore, about twelve miles
west Of Jacksonville, blew a hole in her
boiler while pulling train of logs. Fire
| man Reuben Lewis jumped Off into q ditch
of water aud came very near getting
drowned by sticking his head and shoulders
in the mud, and had quite time extricat-
| ing himself Section Boss Aiusless and a
gang Of men were engaged In repairing the
track when the explosion occurred and
they took to their heels and hid behind a
magnolia bay until the escapemsnt Of
steam had ceased. Fortunately no one was
hurt.
The following appointments have been
made by Gov. Fleming during the past
week: J. L. Skipper of zolfo, TO be notary
| public for the state at large; DIR. l.. c. Wash
burne, H, A. Parker and W. P. Gardener Of
Fort Myers, to be members of the Lee
| county board OF health; II. B. Lloyd Of
Bronson, to be notary public for the state at
large; J. N. Hayman OF Island Grove, to be
| justice OF the peace for district No. of
| Alaohua county; DIR. r. L. Goodbread of
Mayo, Bethel Hawkins of Steinhatohie and
| Paul Hatch Of Hatch's Bend, to be members
of the county board of health for LaFay-
! cite; James Holland of Ocklockonee, to be
notary republic for the state at large.
At Jacksonville Friday Judge Young
filed deoreO in the clerks Office in the case
Of the Southern Savings and Trust Com
pany against the Jacksonville aud Atlantic
Railroad Company, ordering the sale of the
defendant railroad company's property to
/ satisfy mortgage claim of S43, 759 So and
costs OF suit James D. Burbridge was ap-
pointed master to sell the property, CON
sisting Of sixteen and half miles Of rail
road, rolling stock, lands and houses aud
shops. The sale is to be made before the
court house door, on Nov. 7. The decree
Is g lengthy one and covers in detail all the
legal points and gives a description of the
lands both az Pablo Beach and along the
line. The property is to be advertised liz
one paper in Jacksonville sixty days previ.
Gus TO the day OF sale. Judge Young Alsc
rendered decree for foreclosure In the
case Of Henry d. Sayre ct al, against l.
WarTock, ct al.
Orlando Record: ]. A. Clark, telegraph
operator and passenger agent at the South
Florida depot in this city. has an interesting
collection of ''shinplasters," or fractional
paper currency. They comprise two 50-cent
pieces bearing the likeness Of William II.
Crawford and of the series of 1875, signed
by John Q. New. The 20-cent pieces, upon
J which are the portrait of Robert j. Walker
Secretary OF the Treasury IN 1S45, and being
OF the series of 1874, signed by f. E. Spin-
ner. One l5-cent piece embellished by the
portrait OF u woman. This is of the series
OF 1868 and signed by Spinner. One lO-cent
piece set Off by picture OF Washington.
which is also Of the series Of 1858 and bear
ing Splnner's signature. Another 1O-cent
piece, upon which is the face of a woman.
and bears the same date and signature as
the latter. Another piece OF the same
amount is set off by the portrait of William
Meredith, Secretary of the Treasury in lS49.
This is Of the series Of 1874 and signed by
Skinner.
San Antonio Herald: One day quite
recently Ben Wichers found nest Of baby
alligators in Kersey lake and proceeded at
once to gather them in. About the time he
had captured all he could conveniently
handle, he saw the old mother gator, who
was a monster twelve feet in length, com
ing straight at him with wide open Jaws.
AS he had no gun with him he did the next
thing and took to his heels as fast as he
could run. with the big alligator after him
and gaining at every jump. Then he be.
gan to spill the baby gators along the road
hoping the old saurian would stop to at
tend to them. But In this he was disap
pointed, for the old mother gator kept right
along after him in dead earnest. He made
for vacant house near by, and fortunately
found the door unlocked. but just as be
banged the door shut he saw the furious old
| mother lust coming I'D the steps with blaz.