The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-15
under it, was picked up Tuesday of Point

Blnellas.
J. B. Roberts of Pensacola, who had just
returned from his farm In Baldwin county,
informed a reporter Of the NetCS Wednesday
that his peach trees are now bearing the
largest crop OF peaches they have borne for
five years past. The pears were more
damaged by the cold spell In March, and he
thinks will not bear more than half crop.
Candidates for legislative honors are be-
ginning 10 show uD quite lively in EsCambia
county. 1t was learned yesterday that
H. c. Clopton and A. c. Berry Of
Brent. and A. J. Filingim and Charles
Williams Of Moline were willing to serve
their party in such connection and would
offer themselves for nomination at the COM
Ing primaries or convention.
The old Maj. Beard house, situated on
the beach two miles down the bay from
Tampa, was burned Tuesday. The Old
house was occupied during the construction
of the Port Tampa extension of the South
Florida railroad by the company as a com
missary headquarters, and at The time f
the fire by a colored section man of the
company, named Holmes. and his family.
Friday night the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage d Pierson was completely de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was occupied by the
pastor, Rev. Warlick, and hs and family
just escaped from the flames, losing all
household furniture, clothing, etc. The re-
originated from detective hle. aud every
thing burned was total loss, as there was
no insurance upon the house - its con-
tents
A day or two ago Mrs. T. A. Branch of
Orient and her three little ri Is were in her
garden picking stTG " berries, when she dis
covered large rattlesnake crawling down
one Of tie rows She quickly punched her
three little girls and placed them where
they would 10 out of danger Then she
gathered up fegce rail and killed the
monster. lie had ten rattles and button
aod was feet long.
A few dayg ago while party of about
forty excursionists we're on an Ocklawaba
boat, gun of Ernest Roback was &C, /.
deutally discharged on the boat. eending
the two loads Of shot through two decks,
and, although the shot scattered among the
excuTsionists, not one was hurt. The shot
| raveled the lapel of Roback's coat, punct-
ured his ear and literally made hash Of the
rim of his hat, and cut Off some of the
locks Of his hair.
The county democratic convention, TO
| meet at DeLand on May II, will be com
posed OF fifty-thrse delegates, Of which De-
Laud and Daytona have seven each, Seville
and Emporia five each AID New Smyrna
four. The main contest befo the ap'
preaching county convention will be
for the nominations for clerk and sheriff.
For the former office 1t is reported that the
names of Capt. J. B. Jordan, the present
incumbent, Hon. William Jackson and W.
| R. Fits will be before the convention For
ton the names OF Sheriff j. D. Kurtz
Deputy Sheriff G. A. Dimmick aud David
NJ. George,
Henry Bradley, whose family lived within
| five miles of Callahan, committed suicide
last Thursday morning. The deed had been
premsditated for some time, Bradley hav.
| ing told his family that he did not expect
to be with them long. After psrceling out
| his few earthly possessions he attached his
! gun to a tree, arranged the trigger so as &c
easily discharge the contents of the gun
and deliberately sent has sgul to the other
| world. When discovered his body was life
less. and death must have been instantane-
| oJH. The deceased had been laboring under
| religious enthusiasm for several weeks, and
this was undoubtedly the cause of the rast
! act He leaves wife aud two children
who are virtually thrown upon the charity
! of the world.
st. Francis Facts: During the pas few
days many ancient relics have been I'M
| earthed from shell mound lust up the Dead
river from ST. Francis, among which we
noted large lot Of petrifled human bones
turtle bones, small gray arrow head, a
ball of brown flint and numerous kinds and
] ShdDeS Vi DOLIeEYs -lOSb OIL LneSo TellCH are
| known to the different scientific institutions
OF this country, though now and then we
notice that articles OF diff .rent kinds are
discovered that are entirely unknown even
to tho natural scielces. And lust here we
have it from Prot. G. b. Moore OF Phila.
6olphia that he has discovered some shell.
from a shell heap on Hitchen's creek, near
! Nolusia, that are entirely unknown
to the scientific world. After
! blowing the ST. Francis grove
recently. a cOnch she'll dresser and sinker
was discovered it Is shaped like a stop" OF
plumb bob. The following explanation OF
it 10 kindly furnished us by Prof. Moore
Il is what ia termed "siuker." AS to it,
nse opinions differ. Andrew e. Douglass
says they were used for cast nets by the In.
dams after the coming Of the Spaniards
Prof. Putnam of Harvard wrote me thai
opinions are divided as to their use, and tha'
recent writer in California states thai
modern Indians there hang up something o
the sort when they fish. They are abundant
on and near the surface. We found very
pretty one Of polished green stone in Mui
berry mound near Lake Poinsett and an.
other of quartz on the banks OF Kitchen.
creek near Nolusia.
! HorsfOrd'5 Acid PhoaDhate