The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-18
now OF New York, has recently purchased some
$50 900 worth Of property in that city.

now OF New York, has recently purchased some
$4,000 worth Of property in that city.
The first smack 20 reach Pensacola since the
strike or the fishermen was declared on, was
| the c. L. DabOll, which arrived Tuesday with
| 5000 red snappers
Within the past week the St. Paul Metl dist
| Episcopal church Ccolore1l, situated on East
| Intendencia street, ct Psnsacola, was entered
| by thieves and the pulpit Bible I'd large mum
Der Of other books stolen.
c. P Pratt's wood mill, including Snhorse
power engine and good machinery, was de
stroyed by fire at billiard Saturday night. Loss
about s., 000 no Insurance..
DR.. T. A. La Far Of Pensacola Is candidate
| for the position Of minister to Belgium, basing
his claim upon his services during the war aad
active support OF the party since
Hon. A. V. Clubbs has rendered his resigna-
ton as a member of the Escambia county board
OF public Instruction. result brought about
by circular issued by state Superintendent
W. N. Sheats.
The will Of the late John F. Dunn was fled in
the Office of the probate judge at Ocala Wednes-
day The will has not been itemized to in
dividuslity yet Mrs Dunn, Hon.W. A. Hooker
| and II. G. Dunn are the executors.
The county commissioners last Monday let
the contract for fire-proof jail, with all the
latest improvements TO be built at Jasper to the
Pauley Manufacturing Company for some
whore about $500 The jail is to be completed
by May IS.
It's probable that the Amelia River Packing
a stock company, the plant improved and the
name changed Work is lively in the shinRe
department at present, and the shipments in
this line are likely to increase. n B, Borden Is
managing the business.
At Fernandina so far the shipments of Ium-
Der for this month amount to about 100000
feet; OF phosphate, s. 65 tons, but in addition to
this the steamship Oaklands has on board !, 720
tons and several other vessels nearly as much.
Up TO Wednesday morning there had been IS
foreign and IL ooastwise entrances. The for
eign entrances for February will be the largest
In mum Der for any month for many years.
A few days ago hawk caught hen in the
yard of William Stormont, who lives in the
eastern portion Of Hamilton county, and was
shot and killed by him. Upon picking uc the
hawk he discovered good sized steel strap at
tached to one of its legs. Investigation revealed
that the hawk had become entangled in the
trap in Columbia county, eight miles from Mr..
Stormont's, and had worn it for three weeks
]. w. Felkner of Palatka is the possessor o.
an English coin of very ancient date. The
piece is copper and of the denomination of
penny. On one side 1t has a goddess of liberty
| holding a sprig of laurel in her hand. the word
| britannia" and the date 1924. On .the other
| side is profile. surrounded by the words
| "Georgius Rex" Georgius was probably the
name of one of the Norman kings who occupied
the English throne from 1866 to 1854
At the meeting of the city council at Fernan-
dina Thursday night, besides other important
business transacted, the subject of the mys-
FERROUS disappearance OF City Clerk John A
Edwards was brought up The finance com,
mittee which has been at work on the unsettled
business of Mr.. Edwards, reported that it had
not yet completed Its labors but said that Of
| the 81 ,74b which Mr.. Edwards should have had
| on hand the cash on hand was only about Sl05
short But the work of Collecting the unpaid
| water rents had not been completed, and some
| paid freight bills would also 60 TO lessen the
| amount Of the shortage; and. while it finds the
accounts badly kept of late, still IL dis covers no
| intention OF fraud. L. r. Williams was elected
TO fill the unexpred term Of the city clerk.