The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-02

allowed to pick fruit without money and
without price.
At Umatilla the frost Thursday night
and night before did very little damage.
The guava bushes will not loose their leaves.
Bananas are not killed. The damage 70
vegetables is very small, and none to
oranges and other fruit.
In Orange county a few days ago wild
eat was killed weighing seVenty>hVs pounds
and measuring six feet In length and two
feet in height Report has it that this
destructive animal has recently killed not
less than 500 chickens 10 the Conway neigh
borhood.
A small sized tornado struck Frank Ross
place on the Withlacoochee river last Mon
dAv, carrying away fences and killing q
COW and calf The animals were taken
from the ground and hurled against the
trees, breaking the necks Of both. No other
damage was done.
Willie Collins, son of ". D. ]. Collins Of
Santa Rosa county. while at dance on
Cold Water creek, few miles north Of
Milton, on Christmas eve, was fatally cut
by 40 unknown party One Of the cuts
completely disemboweled him and be died
shortly after the preparation OF the deed.
The murdered man was about "a years OF
age.
a big real estate deal was coDsummsted
at 81. Augustine last week between J. w.
Estes, the well known proprietor Of the
Surprise store. and Z. II. Gordon, by which
Mr. Estes is now the owner Of one Of the
most valuable pieces Of business property
in the city, that at the corner OF King and
Marine streets. The price paid for the
large brick building and lot was 1900.
A young man named Skipper and Miss
Rosa Owens. q maiden Of about 10. were
united in marriage at the county court
house at Pensacola Thursday by County
Judge Brooks just after the arrival OF the
O'Clock p. m. train from the north. The
young couple were from Greenville, Ala,
and fed TO Pensacola to avoid the opposi-
tion Of the young lady's obdurate father TO
their marriage.
Pensacola had a fire Friday morning
Almost the entire stock Of K. johnson, who
is a Well-kuown colored business man, was
destroyed by the fire or ruined by water.
He estimates his loss at s500 covered by in
surance for $500. The damage to the tailor
shop Of J. K. Fox (slso coloredl was entirely
by water. His stock was insured. The
damage in the building was principally to
the shelving and fixtures
Titusvple Star: K. E. Minis sof Minis
returned Tuesday from Savannah where he
went 20 spend Christmas with his family.
He has taken charge of the Hiawatha hotel
as manager; Mrs. Adkins having given up
the management OF the house 10 return TO
Savannah. Mr.. Minis will bring his am
lily here this winter and the house will be
managed in flrst-clsss style.
The verdict or the coroner's jury In the
case Of Capt. Jacobsen, who was killed at
Pensacola last Tuesday morning while at
tempting TO break into a house of ill-fame,
has been announced After a long session,
and the examination Of many witnesses, the
Jury holds Edith Sherman, alias ''Cutey, ~
FOR murder, and Hattie PArr, Laura Marsh
and Rita Monsey as accessories. The ac-
cused women are now In jail.
A row occurred among negro hands en-
gagged in loading crossties at Watertown, a
short distance east Of Lake City, Tuesday
night, In which Cricket Hogan was shot in
the arm aud Osey Gordon in the abdomen
by pistol In the hands Of Luke Atkinson,
who had but recently completed term in
the chain-gang. Hogan died Friday morn
ing of the wounds Inflicted. Atkinson es-
capped. Whisky was at the bottom of the
trouble, 1t appears to be case Of uupro-
voked murder.
Chipley is feeling good. For several
weeks ]. F. Clark of Kentucky has been
prospecting in Washington county. He Ia
Q tobacco expert. About a week ago he
was joined by II. T. Groom, Hamilton
Scott, Charles Gilman and w. s. McChes-
ney OF Lexington. KY. After some days
devoted to an examination OF the country
these gentlemen paid Quincy q visit but re-
turned TO Chipley and invested in land
north and west Of Chipley. The quantity
purchased Is roundly stated at from 3, 900 to
5000 acres That 1000 acres does not over
reach the purchase seems quite certain. Az
soon as matters were fixed in the land Office
at Pensacola Mr.. Clark was notified to 20 &c
work for 1t is the intention Of the purchas-
ers to plant at least seveuty-hve acres OF