The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-23

Grape fruit and oranges are still sold
right of the trees at Gainesville.
The outfit Of the defunct Mariana
Democrat has been bought by a stock
company at Newton, Ala, and will be
edited by j. l.. Williams and son.
The residens IS of Archer viii make an
effort to organize a new county from %
portion of West Alachua, East Levy and
North Marion, with Archer as the CAPT
tai
Last Saturday evening after shutdown.
a lady Of Monticello had her cows MIXED
as usual At supper time, not more than
half hour later, thisNmilk had completely
turned into clabber.
Jake Konzy of New York has a sheep
ranch d few miles from Waldo and from
a flock of 80 shipped the other day he
clipped 400 pounds of fine wool. He will
increase the business.
The total valuation of property in Her
nand0 county this year will be about 81
100000, upon which win be raised about
81, 900 for schools, s., 400 for state and 81
200 for all county purposes. Total about
$lS, 500.
On Tuesd ny morning the barn and sta
bles of T. c. Stephens on the Suwannee
river below Ellaville, were completely de-
= u
fodder farm ng implements, harness, one
mule and one horse
The firm Of Richards & Trunnen. at
Leesburg. contractors, has been dissolved
by mutual consent. Mr.. Richards has sold
to MIR. 1ruunelr his interest in the mate
rial and shop, but win continue to con
tract Mr.. 1'ruunell will also contract.
Stephens & Rice, of Umutilla, were in
Leesburg on Tuesday looking for a site
for an orange packing house which they
propose to build in time for the orange
packing and ship ping season in the fall
They have already secured $1,000 boxes
of oranges to pack
On Tuesday Of last week VIII Sauls,
who was convictod at the spring term of
the circuit court and sentenced to twelve
months in the pGlitenuary, made his es-
cape from the convict camps at the turpen-
tine faG'm of J. X. Young on the Suwannee
river near Luraville. The sheriff ran him
down.
In eqUnlizing the taxes the board of
county commissioners OF fernando COW-
ty added TO the valuesiin the county about
so 900. In one instance they raised the
returns flpm $4,000 toySl0,000 which was
the largcs raise made. In justice to As
| SCISSOR VIII, slpley it SHOULD be said that
50, 900 was the return of a phosphate com
pany and so, 900 was the valuation he
pencilcd on She margin after inspecting
the property
Friday mo rning, about 2:15 o'clock the
house of II. VI. Smith, on Jackson street.
Campbell's addition at Jacksonville. was
discovered TO be ON fire. Rev. Robert
McClclland's l9Ouse,Nvas Just adjoining on
the south side and was soon in flames
A large portion of the contents of his
house were saved, but the house was
burned to the ground. He lost. however,
a fine coop of fowls E. M, Weston lives
in a house belon mg to G. w DaCosta, on
the corner north Of the Smith house
Mr.. Weston, with the help of friends.
moved his Furniture into The street, but
the house was ssved. a. Chace's resi-
deuce was next to Mr.. McClcnand's. and
though the contents of the house were
moved into the street, the house was
saved. Dell st. johns property is north
east of the Smith mace, and the houses
were saved only af,ts the most strenuous
exertions Mr. SmNh's house was valued
| on furniture. Mr.. McClelland's house
was worth perhaps -, 200; insured for
| 81 900 on building anCt, contents.
| Last Tuesday Afternoon young sailor
| known as Hans, emf hOyed on the pilot
| boat Haze, was sent from the boat, then
| lying of the outer bark at Pensacola, in a
! dOry to Warrington for some supplies
| returning, tne uOIN was capSlN3Q Just OF
| Fort McRae and Hans thrown into the
water. Mrs. Harry Thornton, who is
spending a while at the fort, witnessed
the capsizing and Immediately called
two of her guests, j. Il. Keller and james
Mulldon. They, with colorcd man,
! jumped into a small boat and soon
picked up the struggling sailor.
After his rescue Hans told them that
if the dory drifted away and was lost he
would have TO pay for it. On hearing
this Nessrs. Keller and Mulldon resolved
to tow the dory in, but in making the at
tempt they were caught in the swift cur
rent of the outgoing tide and swept out tC
sea beyond the outer buoy. Their sit
uaton was pcriloMs, but the steamer Will
lie G. reached Fort McRae about thai
time on her trip from Pensacola When
Mrs. Thornton told Capt. Rocheblavt
what had occurred he Immediately headed
the steamer into the gulf and ere long res
cued the party.