The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-01

st. Peters Episcopal church, Fernandina,
which was q few wesks ago destroyed by
fire. will soon be rebuilt
Henry Varnum, formerly on the editorial
staff OF the Times Union, is now introduce
ing patent orange insectictde.
Bradford county has instructed it's dele
gates to the Tampa convention to vote for
DR.. j. l.. Gaskins for governor.
A very large fleet of sponge vessels is now
anchored in Anclote harbor. waiting for the
water to get clearer to begin work.
A number Of irrlgating plants have been
put in on groves in the vicinity of DeLand
| the past winter, and they have done meal
culable good during the drought.
Neil Nj. Alexander has just finished putt
ting in 81 800 irrigatinG plant, with
capacity of 60O barrels per hour, for his 90
acre orange grove at Beresford.
s. s. Wells and Henry johnson Quarreled
about disreputable woman ct Callahan
Saturday, and ended up by the former cut
ting to death the latter. All colored.
l.. A. Davis s. Bro. are in Fernandlna
prospecting for docks and conveniences
for lumber shipping, having recently pur-
chased a large tract of timbered land near
Dutton.
A large number of offers have recently
been seen In the river at Fernandina. Seven
teen were counted at Cooney, Ecksteiu g.
| Co.'s dock, and some six or seven at Centre
street dock.
John Forsyth, Adam Ian caster, Edward
| Wood ward and Reeves Livingston (ooioredl
have been arrested in Volusla county for
SEEMING in st. Johns river in violation OF the
| fish law.
| Henry Carver, young white man, was
killed at j. W. Dowling's saw-mill, in
| Columbia county, Thursday by the ex-
| nlORiOn the hpilnrS nf the mill Tho IL
was also wrecked.
According to the records of the United
States geological survey highland, on the
| Florida Central and Peninsular railway, is
the highest point in Florida, IL being 2lO
feet above the sea level.
DIR. G. Z. Carradices home at Oakland.
a suburb of Jacksonville was burned at l
O'Clock yesterday morning. The house was
valued at $780, There was no insurance
on 1t. Its contents were also destroyed
There Is quiet move on foot to have a
more stringent divorce law passed by the
next legislature. 1t IL asserted that the
number Of persons granted divorces, suing
for them and expecting to sue, is alarming.
Secretary Tracy recommends that Joseph
Fernandez OF Key Vest be allowed 81 ,OOC
as indemnity for injuries received while
a landing party from the gunboat Galena
were having a revolver practice near Key
West.
A hog belonging to Johu Davis Of Madi-
son developed well-de1ned case of hydro
phobia last week. Forty-nine days before
II and two Others were bitten by dog
which was supposed at the time to be at
fected with that disease.
Last Monday evening as Rev. J. N. Brad
shaw was nearing Madison, after visit K
John Gamble. he was, by some means
thrown from his buggy and sustained sew.
eral severe wounds, from which be has sui.
fered considerably since.
DR.. Louis D. Blocker has rendered hi
resignation as member OF the Leon county
board Of health, and has accepted the ap
pointment as physician at the state insan,
asylum at Chattahoochee. He will TAX,
charge at the asylum to-day.
Secretary Foster has had prepared state
ment showing the service of the reveuut
cutters during the last year. The follow,
ing are given as the distances cruisea by The
cutters on the gulf stations: McLane. sta
toned at Pensacola. 10 ,o37 miles; Forw
at Mobile, ID ,797 miles: Seward, at Shields
boro, ,4S2 miles; Smith, at New Orleans
1881 miles; Penrose, at Pensacola, sos.
miles.
The Senate committee on pensions rec
ommend pensions for the following Florida
people who served in the Florida Indian
war: John Mercer, First Florida Mounted
Volunteers; John A. Dean, Of Island Grove
Florida Mounted Volunteers; john B.. Meigs
Walton county, Capt. Fishers company Of
Florida Volunteers, ana ID. M. Long, Gads-
den county, Capt. Mowers company, same
volunteers.
At Madison Thursday night, as the towr
night Waterman was making his rounds, be
heard persons walking in the store Of c. H
Dickinson. He ran around to the rear OF
the store just as two men rushed out aud
'made way for liberty" The Waterman
Immediately commenced firing at them
with his pistol. The robbers ran diagonalIy
across the block and made good their
escape, after dropping some money drawers
and leaving q quantity Of merchandise
which they had contemplated appro
priating. IL is learned that W. H. DALI
lJr) store was also broken open and robbed
but not much properly has been stolen.