The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-23

River, Mass. They took straight north
easterly course, without making the circle
that the other birds did.
! Heavy rains in the interior are again res
tarding operations at most of the phosphate
mines shipping through Fernandina, and IL
il feared that some of the vessels now walt
ing to complete their cargoes will have TO
be on demurrage. There was only about
500 tons in the elevator Friday, but there is
considerable quantity on hand Intended
for vessels that have not yet arrived.
Mr.. Riley of Fairview Highlands has, by
purchase and homesteading, acquired 100
acres of fine lake protected land on Stearns
lake, De Soto county. He expects shortly to
remove thither. He is going In for general
farming, but his speciality will be the Guilt
walton OF early cucurnbers for the northern
markets. His nearest shipping point will
be a steamer landing on Lake lstokpoga,
thence north via Kissimmee.
Horace Johnson a young sailor II yeara
Of age, was arrested at Pensacola Saturday
for robbing Capt. J. L. Davis Of $50. When
caught he admitted that he had committed
the theft, but only $55 so was found on him,
though he claims that be did not spend any
of the money. Capt. Davis had been giving
the boy home, as he claimed that he had
been left by the steamship Sou hRarth,
which sailed from there some weeks ago.
His home, 80 he says, Is Sunderland, Eng
land
The county convention Of Walton's dem
ocracy last Friday was large and bar
monious body of men, and much enthusiasm
was manifested. The following are the
nominees: For representative, ]. H.
Rtchbourg; tax assessor, s. g. Mclean; tax
collector, J. d. McCrtmmon; county Judge,
John L. Campbell; clerk of the circuit
court. James A. Mexican; sheriff, R. P.
Bluds worth; superintendent OF schools,
Rev. r. Q. Baker; surveyor, John Camp
bell. A delegation of seventeen, one from
each precinct, was chosen to meet similar
one from Holmes county next Saturday, to
name candidate for the Senate.
Key West Equator: Postmaster Peacock
tells US that son OF Indian Billy Jewel,
letter known as Billy key West, young
man 81 years old, met bis death ia singu-
lar manner while hunting last week in the
Indian hunting grounds in Dade county.
Billy, who is a good hunter, went out aud
shot large buck. Thinking him dead he
stopped down on coming up to MIN to cut
his throat. The buck IN mis- last agouies
made for him and drove his horns into the
abdomen of the Indian, ripping him open,
After three days, Billy not returning,a party
was made up and attracted by the buzzards
both hunter and hunted were found dead
together-rhe Indian still impaled on the
horns of the buck.
Orlando Reporter: Saturday night about
~ o'clock John D. Burden of the Arcade
hotel was awakened from sweet dreams by
loud aud heavy tramping on the floors Of
the lower piazzas Of the house, aud thinking,
perhaps, the Shine Guards had concluded to
make drill ground of the Arcade porches,
proceeded downstairs to do the handsome
thing by inviting the boys in. When OPEN
ing the front door no was confronted by the
stalwart form of big brindle COW which
for a few moments refused him
exit from the house. Peerlng
into the darkness our much aston
ished friend discovered three other bovines
perambulating the porch contentedly rumi-
mating and chewing their cuds, occasionally
giving vent to not overmelodious below
ings- The quartet was quickly escorted to
the clay street below, where they wandered
about until late In the.morning when vigilsnt
enforcers OF the law placed them in the city
pound