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


| At least 10000 bushels Of corn have beer
/ sold from jefferson county since harvested last
/ year.
/ The county clerk records at Jacksonville show
/ ninety mortgages and 100 deeds filed for record
1 last month.
/ The Inlet newspaper, published by l. NJ Aud
at New Smyrna, has suspended, and creditors
have the plant.
G. P Hall of Jacksonville has bought out the
wall papering establishment Of j. +. Robinson
at Jacksonville.
The Miami country is filling up rapidly, and
not only settlers but tourists are attracted
thlther this season.
II is expected that the telephone line from
/ Gainesville TO Archer and Albion will be com
pleted IN few weeks.
Gov. Mitchell has signed the death warrant of
/ Wiley Single for the killing OF DOCK Gillian,
appointing March IS as the day Of execution.
Maurice Rheinauer OF Ocala was exhibiting an
egg the past week which mad begun 10 hatch
and the head protruded but the chicken got
frozen.
A telegraph company is being organized IN
North gainesville for amusement and business
A dozen or more instruments have already been
purchased.
The British-American Trust Company has
retired from Pensacola, and has placed its de
poslts to the credit Of its deposltors with the
Citizens National Bank.
a party of Georgians and Samuel and John
Medley and g. q. Floyd OF jefferson county
went on a camp hunt last week and succeeded
in 6agginE twelve deer and $50 squirrels and in
catching many fish.
Key West fishermen report that king fish ara
more abundant now than for years, They are
caught by boat loads, and are 50 plentiful that
the local market is overstocked and the price
correspondinRy low.
Angus Morrison of Island Grove. charged
with threatening the postmaster at that place.
had q hearing before United States Comm is
sioner Hugh K. Miller Saturday. Upon eXami-
nat fFaFa FNrl.Tr
tain the charge aud Mr.. Morrison was accord
ingly discharged.
Albert and Leon Dennis, sons of the late
Capt. L. g. Dennis, and who IL will be reuem-
bered were employed in b. c. BRAKES printing
ONCE at Gainesville and Jacksonville, have lust
had the good fortune to fall heir TO $40, QUO
apiece, the money having been left TO them by
wealthy uncle in Boston, who recently died.
II is said that stock are suffering in the east
ern part of Alachua county for the want OF
green vegetation 1t is suggested as a remedy
for the existing condition of affairs that ali Of
what is termed the rough woods be burned
over, and it is thought that II this was done in
few weeks there would be an abundance Of
grass.
In accordance with instructions from the
president OF the civil service commission,
Postmaster Humphreys, of the Pensacola post
Office, has recommended the following persons
for appointments as members or the examining
board in that city: John Eagan, approximation
and attorney atsw; George s. Hallmark, presi-
dent Of the board or public instruction; William
X. Hyer, merchant; C. Il. Merritt, assistant
postmaster; W. W Potter clerk United States
court; Mansfield Moreno, ex-asslstant postmas-
ter, secretary Of the board Of examiners.
Bat Perdew of Ocala was wounded in both
knees q day or two ago as the result of a deer
hunt in Gulf Hammock Friday with Sam An.
thony, U. r. Waterman, and Ray b. Bullock
While Messrs. Perdew and Bullock were taking
a stand to down fine buck the buck ran be
tween them. Bullock fired and missed but the
buckshot struck Perdew in the knees, intiictng
a dangerous wound, but not necessarily fatal
Mr.. Perdew after being wounded shot and killed
the deer and another one later 1t will be some
time before MIR. Perdew will have the use of his
legs