The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-14

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No one has yet leased and opened the
Eustis hotel.
The proposed new county Jail at Ooala
will cost SIS, 000
Spongers report that Key Westers had
800 punches OF sponge stolen from Piney
Point.
The Apalachicola spongers are coming in
from the reefs empty handed, the water
being so bad that they cannot make q catch.
A. d. Wright of Eustis shipped last
week from his Istachatta mine, the 0esti-
nation being Rotterdam, 1900 tons Of phos-
phate.
At the Nicaragua canal convention;held
In New Orleans, in making up the Florida
committee. j. N. Coombs Of Apalachicola
was added to that committee.
Marshal Canova Of New Smyrna has a
remarkable specimen of potato freak. 1t is
an almost exact representation of a snake
cooled up In repose, head and body end
sapertng tail nearly perfect.
w. W. Williamson Of San Antonio, whose
orange crop last year amounted to only 800
boxes, sold this year his crop OF 1850 boxes
on the tree for 81 per box. His largest
crop for any preceding year was 1000
boxes
James L. Giles and Fl. X. Martyr let the
contract Wednesday for the erection of a
brick block In Orlando, on what is known az
the Charleston house lot. The contract
price is $50 900 and L. NJ. Boykin Is the
builder.
Mrs. Annie Johnston of Pensacola, by her
attorney, John ID. Cody, has brought suit
against the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road for $50, 900 damages for the killing OF
her husband, Alex Johnston, a fireman on
that road. on Nov. 16.
Guests at she Indian River hotel, Titus
Vile, Thursday morning were somewhat
surprised TO find that there was a disputed
question as 70 possession between Capt.
Hardee and |. NJ. Mabbette. As a conse-
she matter is now before Judge J. d.
broome. The hotel was well filed with
guests when closed.
A rather curious story is told by W. II,
Cozen Of Orange City. He says that sew
eral months ago when MIR. and Mrs. Peas
lost their child. the day the child died dove
flew In the house which was caught and
placed In cage Thursday, two weeks ago
another dove came into the house, was ought
and placed with the first one in a cage. Only
few days later came the news of Mrs.
Peas death which occurred the same day
tne second dove was captured. Mr.. Cozer
SINKS there is some meaning TO this that he
rs unable understand.
Apalachicola Times: Some time ago a
negro stole pocket book from Sid johnson
containing - or 81 In money and several
notes. Some days after the disappearance
OF the pocket book some party on the tug
Eva accidentally dropped a tin bucket over
board opposite John M: Fowler's camp, and
parties on the tug began to fish for the
bucket While engaged in this work they
nshed up tin can, aud on the inside OF the
can was Mr.. Johnson's pocket book minus
tne money, but containing the notes The
tnier dumped the can into the river, having
no use for the papers.
Saturday evening about $50 Mrs Agnes
Clinton, wife Of the custom house inspector
AZ fensacola, was on her way home with
several bundles in her arms. She passed
the corner Of Garden and Spring streets
where she noticed colored boy, about Is
years OF age, standing near the lamp. She
passed on, but had scarcely walked 100 feet
when the boy stepped up to her, caught her
BY the arm and demanded her money. Mrs.
Clinton said, hat do you mean. man
turn me loose" He Immediately pointed !
pistol In her face and again demanded he,
money. Mrs. Clinton turned TO run. gheT
the wretch struck her with his fist on The
shnhl6'er, knocking her into the ditch. She
ed her feet Immediately and raj