The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-26

Of the season came into Tampa on the Mas
| cote. 1t consisted of $50 bales.
! A. Westland of Wyoming Ont Canada. has
/ purchased, for SO 600 +. H. Notes half in
I terest in the Mote block at Leesburg.
The machinery in the millof William Stokes
/ & son. near Buffalo Bluff has been sold to
! south Carolina parties, and Is being removed
/ TO that state.
! If enough rain falls the Florida pineapple
! crop will be ready for harvesting within few
/ days 1t will be the heaviest crop ever har
! vested in the state.
Fred Gubler. a German gardener commit
/ ted suicide last week near Titusville by shoot
| ing himself Alteration Of mind in worrying
| over mortgage he had given on his place IS
| supposed to have been the cause. He was %
! years of age.
Tallahassees hong promised new hotel, TO
be erected on Leon nights. Just southeast OF
the city limits, is in fair way to materlallZe
| Gen. Patrick HoustoUn who is Interested IN
the enterprise with a number OF Philadelphia
capitalists, has been instructed to begin ope-
ratons by clearing up and laying out the
grounds,
There was a marked decrease Of buoyancy
in the timber market at Pensacola during the
past week. The demand for saWn timber was
light, and but little was offered. At the close
Of business Saturday, ChOctawhatchle SaWn
was quoted on a basis OF lO% cents and Ferry
Pass sawn on a basis OF lO24 to ia cents &C
cording to average and quality No demand
for hewn timber and none arriving.
New Smyrna Breeze: The report in our
last issue concerning the building at TINS
place OF float to ferry construction trains
over the rivers and creeks along the southern
extension Of the railroad has been Verlhed by
the gentlemen who will have the building IN
charge. The dimensions OF the hoat VIII nc
80 feet in length, 30 feet in width and 6 feet in
depth. A part OF the building material is al
ready on the ground and the work viii be
commenced soon.
An accident occurred on the Norwegian
bark Heiga between and O'Clock at Pensa-
cola Saturday afternoon. The vessel was be-
ing loaded with timber in the bay, and at that
hour while the steVedores were at work, a
beam filling fell in the hold and several
parties were hurt. The captain Of the vessel
was painfully hurt, but the worst injury &C
Cured to George TOlhert, colored bayman.
His right arm was badly crushed, several OF
his teeth we're knocked out and he was other
wise bruised about the head.
Charles Devaine white man in the en-
plOy of the Wagner Canning Company, was
arrested at Key West Saturday on II war
rant sworn out before Justice Gwynn by
Deputy Sheriff Boil, charging him with big
amy, and was landed in Jail. Devaine has
been in Key West several months. 1t is
charged that he left wife in Jackson
vile. Several weeks ago he was married to
Miss Drucilla Morton Of Key West. A mum
Der of letters from his wife and the marriage
certificate are in the city and Will be produced
as evidence.
Culpeper & DUPONT. grocerS at Jacksonville,
owing to bad collections and not being able to
meet Their obligations, have been forced to
assignment to protect their creditors. Their
liabilities and assets are not known at pres
emit. but it is thought If they can collect what
they have out, with the stock Of goods they
have en- hand, they will come out all right
bill of sale from Andrew f. Culpeper to
John E. DUPONT and the bill OF assignment Of
John f. DUPONT to Elisha Gee were filed in
the office Of the clerk Of the court. The as;
sets named in the bill are the goods, store
fixtures one horse and one wagon, accounts
notes, etc.
The Tampa Times of April - says: About
three weeks ago a handsome young lady
named Rifle Harris came here from Bruins
wick, Ca to reside with Mr. and Mrs. Vein
berg Of the Racket store A week ago one
evening all three decided to take ride out to
YbOr City on An electric car and enjoy the
balmy air They chose the car on which
Capt. George Phillips, a tall and handsome
North Caro}in is conductor. He came for
ward to collect the fares and as he did so his
eyes met those of Miss Ef1e 1t was a case of
love at first sight. Capt Phillips sought and
received an introduction, and after week
assduous courtship they were married last
night, Capt. Phillips was for eight years
conductor on the Atlantic Coast Line and
prior to that on other railroads. His bride is
a lovely young woman who received her edu-
cation at the Fernandina convent, where she
remained three years. She formerly lived at
Middletown, Conn, but for the past three years
has resided at Brunswick Ga.