The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-22
party had no remedies o, any kind in camp for

party had no remedies Of any kind IN camp for
his relief.
DeLency Lee OF Orlsudose set trap SATURDAY day
70 catca the four footed marsuder that mad
been ting Mrs. Copsland's chickens. MONDAY
morning he went to the trap and found it had
caught somebody's pet coon, that When re eased
from the steel grip. showed its gratltuce Dy
climbing upln and caressinR its rescuer-
The reports from the spOngiuR fleet At An
clote are very favorable, The water Is clear
now and the each larger TIA 10 has been Tor
over year The sponge buyers will II pres
ent prospects continue, be in position 10 nc
tate {, cir own terms in the New York market.
The m6rEet is now so bare OF hpOnees Lnat
they are higher than they have been for many
years.
Wlnter Haven and Florence. in Polk county,
have 2.O00 acres Of early vegetables. They
promise better showing a. this date than IN
any previous year. The past cold weather has
left no disbursements or disappolntments
among the growers, and tomatoes this season
will stil reigC king. The estimate made OF the
present or p, compared with the acreage Of the
past two seasons, producing the same ylelu'
will net the gro Eers Sa040OO.
George johnson, a white man, was carried TO
Pensacola Friday night BY Sheriff Mcleod OF
Wal, on county an lodge IA Jail for sa ke-p-
ing. He was arrested and VIII be carried 10
MOnroe county, alabama, on requisltiol or
Gov. Jones Of Alabama. which was 1onored oy
Gov. Mitchell. His arr ST was made on an IN
dictmsnt for grand larceny. but Il as stated at
the Jail q q. he is also wanted for murder
committed by him in Monroe county sixteen
years ago
Pensacola Neirs: Sixty-fve men from Selma,
Ala, arrived at the camps along the line OF the
Pensacola, Alabama and Tennessee railroad
Friday and were added to the working gangs
under the contractors. About l&b men have
been added 20 the working force since Feb J.
when the road was inspected b. & g citizens
committee, and despite tie bad weather during
the early part OF the week, the contractors are
making things hum. It looks now as ii the
road will reac MuscOgee within the time stated
by the company.
at Leesburg about o'clock Monday morn
ing, fire was discoge in the back part of the
furniture store Of Sheriff. & Lee. The blaze
advanced furiOuSly, and soon the whole Duild-
ing was enveioped IN mass OF fire. A bucket
brigade quickly exhausted all the water IN
neighboring tanks. but at this junoture the fire
company had gotten full head OF st am in the
engine, and turned on two fine streams OF
water AS the buildings were all OF wood there
was no chance of controlling the fire, and all
energies were bent toward keeping II confined
to the one block aud away from the
building in the immediate vicinity. n. Z.
VenAbe's drug store and +. /. SeiRer furni-
ture store caught in rapid succession, and in
one hour the whole block was mass OF ruins
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
building was burned and small house belong
ing to Mrs. NJ. J. Bryant. Good work saved
faFker Bros. grocery store on one side, A. L.
MIllers grocery store on the other and John
Millers bakery Just in the rear Of tie burning
block Directly across Main street was the new
brick block of Needham. The intense heat
melted the iron front and shattered all the
windows. The stores burned belonged to B.
NJ Baer and n. z. Venable. The total loss is in
the nei ghborhood OF $4,000, with no insurance
excepting $500 on the furniture of Sheriff. &
Lee. The IRE was undoubtedly Of iucendiary
origin.