The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-19

zipprer & Carpenter. dealers IN clothing.
at Barlow made an asstsnment SATURDAY
The liabilities s-e reported TO te less IMAM
g 900 and the assets 500
The re ord was broken for caE .oad snip
ments last Friday. Douglas Oliver, o.
CHI l1ota shipped a car over the FLORIDA zen
tral and Peninsular to Kansas Olty tnat con-
talned al6 boxes OF oranges.
At Tampa last week the custom 10 Sc OF
fcials made two s 3izures Of slnuggled goods
on the havana steamships 80 reefs OF cigars
were seized on the Ohvette uesoaF ana ave
gallons Of rum on the Mascotte Tnursoay-
ORANGES are now sci ing by ths wagonIOad
al II A Custine at IRON . 70 50 cents per
hundred grape fruit IN proportion. One load
OF oranges sod last week at ten cents par
LOO. he fruit is plentiful In the market ana
Of tine quality.
Among the prominent tase ball men who
intend to visit Jacksonville this winter are
N nager Arson OF Chicago, A BlckenolrEer
OF the Pitts Jurgs, Nike Kelly a ID johnnie
Ward Of the New Yorks ana William Lsrney
Of the LOUSY lies.
DR.. 4 nderson time as editor OF the Flor
ida Christian Advocate will Splre IN January
moved from L-ecsJur{, IN view OF VIII q ne -
Offering his home and otice at Lees urg ZOE
sale IL order 20 be reacy for pastoral WorA II
not re-elee ted as editor.
Some unprincipled wretch did 2 very mean
trick last Friday night IN order 70 wrsak re-
yenge on J. H Smith, Of Madison ty shoot
ing one OF his most valuable nor es win q
rife. The ball went entirely through the
body. and killed the. horse instantly MT
Smith had refused $40 for it.
Mrs 4 W. McEynolds. q teacher in the
public schools at Pensa sola. was thrown from
a buggy sat rday afternoon while driving
vita her brothel IN the suburbs. The horse
took right at railroad train AND ran away.
Mrs. NJ RynOids received severe injuries, but
was re ting easy saturday night.
A special from Frecport. on Choctawhatchie
sg-na I r..sf- .la-r nil IT
father Hosey Paul. James billiard ana Eenry
Williams were capsized in squaH while
going across the bay in a sallboat ihe todies
OF Louis May and his wife, her father and
Hosey Paul have been recovered.
Miss Matte an Sickle and Miss Mourey
had O narrow escape from serious injury at
81. Augustine 5 III rday while driving along
ST. George street. in front of the opera house.
Mr.. simmons wagon oliided with their car
mage and upset II. Mss Van Sickle Jumped
from the vehicle and escaped mi arg, but Miss
MouFey was thrown and slightly bruised on
the left arm.
the Flor da Central and Peni .su az rall o I'd.
now lies bed, at Jacksonville with badly
inaagled arm. Abe accident occurred
S Va. oS sp,c daF' train row @hoh 'f iet
Fernandina at S o clio k and whe II arrived
at the pla, where he accident ocsuTTt he
jumped OF tefore It hid fairly stop led. re
fell AK under the cars and the wheels pas ed
over his right arm al the elbow, almost cit"
ting 1t OF and mangling 1t lady
Pensacola News: Three sailors, who were
cont ned in the county jail, made thei. ESQ p5
between midnight and day Saturday morning.
They were only b I'D for desertion from their
vessel and owing TO the crowded condition of
the Jail. were rot confined Ia cells. A ter the
jaler and all the prisoners were asleep they
succeeded in pushing through trap door in
the &c lag and then escaIe1 through a ventl-
l.tor with wooden Stats Oy ing their blankets
together and rea hing the gro,ul After get
Incl ms hnT n ~ f1sTn Of
wood against the fence ara easily scaled the
fence.
On Dec 10 Arthur Foster, OF jacksonville.
ana Mss annie am startel for ride to
oak Hill. hey had only gone a short dis
tan e from home when Miss Annie stood up
Ia the buggy to shake some sand from her
dress. At this the horse took fright and ran
away, thrown Miss Sa us from the uggy.
Arthur became frightened and jun cd OF
and the horse ran at full speed up the street
to where some little bows we're standing by
the Jadside, the wheel striking little Willie
Van1ergrl1 IN the tOrenead and fractured his
skull so that the brains were scat e1 over
his face The boy died the next Gay.
Friday night meeting was called In the
/ city council uhamt er at Port Tampa, looking
10 the organization OF a Clue for so sal inter
course . I'd 90 ial reCreations. some thirty
gentlemen signiued their desire to Join such
an organization, and y. Bowen Laniel was
! ele ted temporary chairman and J. *. Mer-
| rim temporary secretary. The name eau,
metCjuJ' was chosen. and the following gem
/ tleJnen we're UNANIMOUSLY ele, d as officers
| K. Bowen liel pre- lent; y. w. shea,
vice president. j. x. Merlin secretary and
| treasurer. and II. e. Jaco $ Jonn Bradley. j.
| W. Brauan and j. W. Fitzgerald board Of
| directors.
| A lively eight between Steve Skipper and
| Jim Pre- cot occurred ut Columbia, twelve
! mi es north OF Arcadia, q day or two ago. It
| So MS tia there was an old grldEe etwcen
/ Ia IN. anq they ha opened 10 meet when Pes
| Dott drew his knife and gave Skipper an
| awful slash, lightning up o I the heart
and eXten, lag alno3 q ross the stomach n.
| Al he knife cat through two OF his rios and
| graked the skin OF the heart. The cut across
| the stomach allowed his cntrails to come {.
| oAlppor was not expected TO live, but at last
| accounts he is some letter. but not out OF
! danger, Prescott gave himself up Skipper
Is the son Of John skipper, well known to all
| in that section OF Florida.
The m seting OF the lorida State Telchers
| Asso lation been se for January 2 D, and
will be hello IN Gainesville. The executive
committee has made admirable arrangements
for transportation. and for hote aeoominoda
tions All main liz es and branches OF rail
roads III tne state have made the una al
leled low rate OF cent for each mile actually
travelled in attending the aSSU iatiOn, and tht
hotels at GAINESVILLE have put the rate a
81 80, while private oar may be had at q
per day. The annual programme Is perhaps
the most attrae tive that has ever been ar
ranged for the association. Among the dis
tinguished speakers on the programme thii
year is DR. L.. ~. White, the leading pedagC &
ical lecturer of the present day. n Invitation
has also cen extended Hon w. L. harris
| l.. l.. D., United states omm issioner OF edu0 a
ton and to r. Amos g. kellogg and il 4
expected that these eminent scholars will at
tend the convention. Nearly ali the count,
boards of education in the state have enUouT
aged teachers TO attend the ION meet
Tags by allowing them full pay for the weel
thus taken.