The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-08

mated that there is not less than !, 500. OOC
feet Of lumber now awaiting the arrival OF
overdue vessels
The trainnen report quite a heavy frcsi
all along the line from FernaudIna 20 Tampa
Friday morning. and that It's effects we're
quite visible on the young growth on the
orange trees later in the day.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, United States
army, Mrs. Miles and Master Sherman
Miles arrived at the Tampa Bay hotel Sat-
urday. They were accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Colgate Hoyt and Master Sher-
man Hoyt of New York. Mrs. Hoyt aud
HRS. Miles are sister,
Cedar Key is doing big business in the
| shipping OF oysters In the bulk to every
corner Of the state, and Cedar Key oysters
are one Of the chief items Of transfer at
| Baldwin, where many barrels OF oysters
may be seen on the railroad platform daily.
| The Cedar Key oys or has attained quite an
enviable reputation.
Owing to heavy stocks and O light de-
mand the timber market at Pensacola was
slightly depressed at the close of business
Saturday. While there was no very per-
cepaole cut In prices, yet those with stocks
to sell were not buOyant The stocks Of
hewu and sawn On hand are more than
ample to meet all present demands.
At a recent meeting of Camp Ward, Con-
federate Veterans of Pensacola, the follow
ing we're elected delegates to represent the
body at the grand reunion of co moderate
veterans TO be held OF New Orleans April
s and g., viz: Gen. William Miller, Col.
w. D. ChIpley, Capt. F. R GouldinR. Capt.
George Reese, Rev. J. II. Wentworth and
Judge L. NJ. Brooks.
Henry @. Klink called at the Pensacola
Ne,Cs office Saturday night to say that he
would accept the challenge of Dave H.
Bowen Of New Orleans. for a glove contest.
the purse to be 500 or $500 as Bowen may
elect. Klink gave the name of business
man Of Pensacola. who he says will back
him for the amount named. He prefers to
have the fight take place at Pensacola.
In the Ponce de Leon. Cordova and
Alcazar hotels. at St. Augustine,
there are over 600 employees. In
quiry Saturday morning developed the fact
that out OF the 600 there Is not one on the
sick list. Each one is able to perform his
or her duty. These employees are not ma
tives Of st. Augustine. They go there
when the hotels open and are susceptible to
the difference in the climate, but this 10
always benefit.
The Escambia county republican execu-
tive committee, Chairman b. G. Tunison
presiding, held q meeting at the United
States court room at Pensacola Saturday.
The only business of Importance transacted
was the calling Of a county convention to
meet at Moline on March IA, to elect dele
gates to the state convention which meets
at Tallahassee In April The question of
placing ticket in the field for the county
offices was left to the county convention to
decide when il meets.
st. Augustine Nelos: The largest ship
ment of fresh meat ever made to st. Angus
tine came in Saturday morning consigned
to George Myers 81 Co. 1t consisted OF one
refrigerator car from Swift g. Co., Chicago,
tafnino Of mn ~
The car was packed fully one week ago, and
when it was opened for fresh supply Of ice
it was a hard job to crowd seventy-five
pounds into the ice chests. The car is one
especially built for this service and keeps
the temperature down to freezing point
by means Of its we'll arranged ice
chests and cold air tubes. A NetCs
reporter spent a few minutes in the car
yesterday afternoon while the butchers
were removing some meat The interior of
the car is just like huge ice chest. Quar-
tiers and binds of beef, veal, mutton, pork,
turkeys, chickens and prairie hens hung
from the hooks arranged in the top of the
car, while tbe tubs Of butter, lard, bacon,
ham, etc, covered the floor space. AS SOON
as the car is unloaded it will he returned to
Swift a. Co. for another shipment.
Quincy Herald: few weeks ago G. W.
Face OF Norfolk, Va, came to this county
for the purpose Of exhuming the body Of
his father, who died and was buried at
Chattahoochee more than fifty-three years
ago. After considerable inquiry and search
he succeeded in finding a very aged col
ored man named Fate McMillin, who said
he could point out the exact spot where Mr..
Face was buried. Having procured the
necessary help. Mr.. Face, with several
others, accompanied the negro to the
grave, which he had no trouble
In finding When all was ready
to commence work the negro told
those present OF certain peculiarities by
which the body of Mr.. Face could be
identified, and on opening the grave its con-
tents answered the description in every
respect, thus proving the body to be the one
wanted. Every bone. and even the teeth,
were found to be in state of perfect preser-
walton. and were carefully removed and
coffined to be taken to Virginia. where the
remains will be placed In their final resting
place. His father came to Florida for the
purpose of building the United States
arsenal now the state lunatic asylum, at
Chattahoochee. and died there, where his
remains have quietly rested more than half
a century.