The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-14

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He asks $500 for It.
Twelve judgments were rendered
against the a. @. G. and L. railroad in
favor of the contractors in the county court
at Braidentown Monday.
The democrats OF the Nineteenth sen atoria
district, comprising Orange and Csc cola
counties, will bold convention at KIsslm-
NEE on Aug. 10 next, for the purpose OF
nominating state senator.
The quarter~boat of the United States
fhosphate Company at Acme, caught fire
on Tuesday night and came near being
destroyed, but by very prompt and efficient
WORK the damage was limited to about 81 so;
fully insured.
Preparations are being made at Braiden-
town to celebrate the Fourth OF July In
grand style. The day will be the greatest
holiday OF the grand old county of Menatee
Inc amusenents which are arranged for
this historic celebration will consist Of a
base ball match. music. barbecue and a
display Of fireworks.
The citizens of Manatee county are reioic.
| Ing over the prospects Of new court house,
which was decided upon by the county oom-
mlssloners at their regular meeting Tues
day. A 5-mill tax for two years will be as
sessed for the purpose. The building will
| cost about $50, 900, and the material used IN
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Two young boys of Sanford. after
practicing on a clothes line in their respect
i've back yards until they juggled themselves
| proficient in the art of tight rope walking
took their departure without the formality
of saying good-by, and started on a profess
slonal tour northward. They got as far as
Jacksonville, but before they could give
performance they we're oorralled, and
started back toward home in charge OF a
passenger conductor.
Three young men named Loddie Hull,
| Sherman and Dave Hart had a very mar
| row escape from death last Friday. They
were out In Hart lake, south of Lockwoo
In Orange county, pushing a boat with a
| number Of hogs in 1t from q marsh in the
| lake TO the shore. A thunder storm was
raging at the time, and bolt of lightning
| struck the boat. instantly killing the hogs,
and severely shocking the young men, one
| of them being so dazed that he grabbed one OF
| the hogs carried it to the shore and returned
again with his load to the boat doing all
this without any knowledge of the deed
| after he had regained bis senses. The
young men at last reports had recovered
from the shock of electricity.
The co!ored people Of Manatee have been
quietly engaged In q good work during the
past eight or nine months under the lead of
| their pastor, Rev. Roster. The church ia
Association, and when Mr.. Roser came to
Manatee in September last had a member
ship OF eight. Now they number fifty
| members of the church and fifty members
OF the Sabbath school, with four teachers.
They have commenced the erection OF a
church building, and have raised from
church collections and by entertainments
sou. No debt ts made, but as fast a
funds come In, work progresses. One
thousand dollars more will be required to
fully complete and seat the building.
Sumter's delegates came home from
Tampa last Saturday morning not as all
satisfied with the action OF the convention
toward them. They claim that they en-
| deayored to present their claims aud de-
mands and were partially ignored by the
convention. Some seem TO think IL very
| doubtful whether they will support the
| nominees or not However, that has NOT
been definitely settled vet, as the resolution
| which was adopted at Sumterville was to
the effect that If their demands at Tampa
| were not aoceded 20 they we're to come home
and report their action TO the alliance.
Monday the delegates, together with some
| other alliancemen met at Wildwood and
were In secret consultation the greater part
| OF the morning. but nothing could be
learned OF what they had done; still they
| came TO some understanding and adopted
some plan which they stated would be pub
lished IN the Sumter County Times this
| week. Those outside, and who do not be-
| long TO the order, look forward with much
interest to the publication of their action.
Several years ago d. G. Erwin Of st.
Lucie, when clearing land on his homestead
place near Indian river narrows discovered
| number of interesting mounds. They
were promptly reported to the Smithsonian
Institution. From the descriptions furnished
| them the officers of that institutions
1 division OF ethnology pronounced the cir
cumstances unusually favorable. After
some correspondence it was agreed that the
contents OF these mounds, when explored
should become the property of the institu-
| ton, kept together as a whole and labeled
as group. Since then the mounds have
been kept inviolate and guarded almost
reiigiously, awaiting such time as would be
mutually convenient to conduct systematic
exploration. Their expectations have been,
in measure, frustrated On Tuesday, MAY
81, MIR. Erwin left home to 60 to the post
| office and store ak miles distant. Hehvy
rains came on and he did not return until
the afternoon of the Thursday following
During this brief absence unknown parties
went upon the place and rifed one of the
largest aud most greatly priced mounds Of
| Its contents. Three separate excavations
had been made. Fragments of skulls and
arm bones left by the vandals show it to be
the burial place Of an extinct race. What
the find was is known to those who COM
mitted the depreciation. but be it great or
of no value, 1t may prove costly to them in
the end. Two years ago like attempt was
made to dig into one of the large shell
mounds on the place, but the parties were
surprised and fed. October Of this season
has been set as the time to photograph aud
explore these mounds, and until then it is
the hope of the Smithsonian Institution that
they may be protected.