The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-19
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TN. Gautier of Crescent City is caudi
no office uncontested.
On July l a daily mail will be put on
from Bronson TO Levyville and Judson.
Mr. Lightsey has the contract.
J. A. White has been appointed overSeer
Of the Orange county hons by tho county
commissioners, at salary Of $3.50 per year.
Mr.. King general manager of tbs En-,
pire State Phosphate Company's minet in
| Citrus county, has resigned and gone north.
Mr.. Prince of Philadelphia will succeed
1 him.
| Capt. Flaurney has resigned ss manager
! Of the Marion Phosphate Compauy's mines
! 10 20 TO Mexico to take charge of a rich
! silver mine there. Campbell 9. Ford will
accompany him.
Joe Brown (colored) was cut to death
! Friday by another colored man named Miller
on the Diamond plantation, nine miles from
| Tallahassee, on the BaiRbridge road. A
woman was the cause. The murderer
| escaped.
A little Swedish boy named Carl
| Gilmer, only IL years old, arrived in San
ford on Wednesday evening per boat all the
way from Sweden. He came consigned by
| tag TO A. Cbrlstolson Of Oviedo, but in care
| of L. Swords of Sanford.
Capt. Walter Sigsbse Of the Gainesville
| Guards is the youngest captain in the state
| being but little more than 81 years OF age.
| He is an old student OF the East Florida Semi
| pary and is a thorough taeticien. He has
| also been member OK the Guards for some
| years.
The Sanford Cigar NJ anufacturing Com
| pany was organized Thursday afternoon by
the election OF the following board of di
| rectors: A. g. Martin, John Dodd, Max
| Myerson, j. +. Lenaghan and &C. d. Letter.
| A Q. Martin was chosen temporary presi-
dent OF the board and e. w. Peabody tenn
| porary secretary.
Titusville Stars J. 8. Watson returned
Tuesday from an extended business trip to
| Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati, Chatta-
nooga and jacksonville. The pineapples
| which he took to Chicago were the first
| Florida pines to reach there and sold at
| good prices, bringing from TO 3 cents
more than the Cuban fruit, with which the
| market was well stocked.
A. p. Mann, Jr., general manager OF the
Silver Springs, Ooala ard Gulf railroad,
has rendered his resignation and the same
! has been accepted. Herbert A. Ford, sec
| rotary. and Campbell G. Ford accountant,
under Mr.. Mann, also rendered their resig-
nations, which we're accepted. Mr. Manu's
| successor has, not been named, and it is
said that he will not be until next fall
A meeting Of the citizens of Barlow was
| held at the court house last Tuesday after
| noon to arrange for a celebration of the
ll5th anniversary of American iudepend-
| ence. Liberal subscriptions were made on
the spot, appropriate committees were ap-
pointed, an elaborate bill Of attractions was
provided for, and not thing necessary TO
| the perfect success OF the enterprise was
neglected.
An important case was argued before
Judge Schuyler at Fernandina Friday re-
lAting to the authority Of the harbor mas
ter. The question grew out of en- order
given by Harbor Master Lehman to the
captain Of the British steamship qardepee
to move his vessel. The captain refused,
whereupon the harbor master made COM
| plant. The case was remspded to the cir
| cult court The captain was bound over in
the sum Of $500.
Live Oak Banner: Some time ago a
lady living not geat ways from town was
given two very large eggs by one Of her
nephews. He told her they were peafowl
eggs. and, having hen then setting, she
placed the eggs under her to hatch. SO
proud was she OF them that she made it a
point to take all Of her visiting friends out
| 70 the hens nest and show them her pros
| poets for peafowls when they came ovor to
see her. A few days ago the eggs Matched,
and reader, imagine her wrath when they
proved to be, not peafowls, but buzzards.
Fernaudina NeUs: Two young ladies of
| this city, DESTROYS Of further beautifying
their compilations, sought the advice of a
| friend as TO what would bring about the
| desired result aud were informed that fobr.
| vinegar aud yeast powder made into paste
would be found an excellent beautifier. On
| retiring that night the mixture was freely
applied to the face and the young ladies'
went 20 sleep TO dream of the envy their
| ptRk and white compilations would create
the Ruk h0rribla 70 70 n .aH
them, for on awaking IL the early morning
| hours they were both blind and speeches.
the latter very unusual thing with the
| ladies. During the night the paste had
hardened and formed a complete mask over
their faces. Neighbors were called in, aud
with the assistance of vasaline and oil the
masks were softened down and removed.
Engineer Crownover and Fireman Cooper.
who were In switch engine No. u of the
Florida Southern road when it fell through
the wharf at Palatka, are doing we'll. Both
had miraculous escape from death Capt
| Lucas has taken contract to raise the
engine and tender, and with his pile driver
has succeeded In raising the latter The
engine will have to be raised by jacks as it
weighs 40, 600 pounds and is too heavy for
| the piledriver. A pen of huge timbers
! twelve feet square has been built on the
wharf whore the engine fell Off; piles have
been driven opposite on the other side of
the engine, and similar pen will be CON
structed on top Of them; beams will be
| placed across the space between the two
| pens, and chains run under the engine
! Small but powerful jacks will slowly raise
the engine, which will be blocked UP as it
raises, until even with the wharf The
| contract is for about $500.
Robert Bird, white man wanted at
| Starke, where three indictments arc staud-
! Ing against him, was shot near West
| Apopka Friday. Deputy Sheriff f. Z.
Jones Of Starke, accompanied by Deputy
| Sheriff B. K. Lee Of Tayares, left the latter
| place on the Tavsres and Gulf train FRI
day for the purpose Of Arresting Bird, who,
| they had previously heard, was in the
vicinity of West Apopka Upon arriving
there they soon found their man and
| promptly ordered him TO throw UP his
hands, but, instead OF obeyi0g, Bird reached
| for his pistol aud started to run at the Same
| time. After commanding him to halt,
| Deputy Lee raised his shotgun and fired
the load taking effect in the back of Birds
head. The deputies then brought their man
to Oakland, where be received immediate
medical attention. The wound was ire
PANIED by Drs. Harris and Brannon, and
! all fragments of the bone and the blood
clots were removed. One ball had entered
| the brain substance and unfortunately
| could not be found The doctors entertain
| but slighk homes of his living