The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-24
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The orange shipping from Orlando IS still
brisk, averaging five carloads per day.
Albert Smith OF St Augustine caught shark
Tuesday morning measuring seven feet.
The attachments against the stock OF the late
hrm Of D. Smurl & Co. at Key West nave been
Withdrawn, the claims on which they were at
tached having been paid in full
The Oakland hotel at Green Cove Springs
caught on fire Tuesday morning during e heavy
west wind. Fortunately the discovery was male
in time to quell the flames before serious dam
age was done.
A duplicate Of the ASST nment Of P. Pohalski
has been fled in the county CLERKS office az hey
West. William ATrowsmith Of New YORK IS
named as assignee and A L. Pohalski as sttor-
ney in fact for the city.
Word was received at Orlando Monday that
DR.. William Heron of Palm SPRINGS was found
dead Ia his bed at that place Sunday morning
Il is thought be died of heart disease. He was
about 5S years Of age.
A meeting was held at the Toledo house at st.
Augustine Tuesday evening for the purpose or
making arrangements for St. Johns county S
exhibit at the wOrld'sfair Several committees
we're formed and another meeting vii. be held
as soon as Mr.. Jackson arrives there.
The Pensacola NelCs has reliable information
that company of the Apache Indians who
we're enlisted in sse United States army have
been ordered by the war department TO JON the
garrison at Fort Barrancas. Arrangements are
now being made for their residence at the fort
J. J. Alexandra Of st. Augustine has chal
lenged J. S. Prince the bicyclist. to another
race similar to that OF last week, and has de
posted forfeit. Mr.. Alexandra claims that
his horses can make better time by at least six
minutes. Prince claims that his wheel can also
cover the twenty miles in ten minutes better
time if the day is calm.
The wreck Of the tug F. w Menefee, lately
burned and sunk, Was sold at Pensacola Wednes-
day by United States Deputy Marshal X. ?.
Wharton as she lay near Palafox wharf under
an order of the United States court. The high
est bid was $50, by Creary & McClntock and
the boat was knocked down TO them at that fig
ure. Creary & McClintock win have the wreck
pumped out.
The beautiful lot on North Palafox street, at
Pensacola, just south Of DR.. Herron's residence
has been sold by those in charge of the late
Gov. Perry estate to DR.. J. II. Pierpont and J.
+. D'Alemberte, who will build thereon hand
some residences, fronting on IaRua street. the
other portion Of the property has been bought
by Walker Anderson, aud John NJ. Coe, who
will also build residences fronting on Palafox
street.
Lieut. Vance Sixteenth infantry United
States army who was well known in Pensac ola
having been stationed at Fort Ba7rancas about
two years ago, killed himself at a fort in the
northwest a few days since He had been cash
tered from the service by a court martial for an
attempted assault upon the wife of brother
officer during her husbands absence, and upon
the day that his sentence was approved by the
President be killed himself TO end his misery
and life utterly blasted.
Joe Small of Marion county killed another
negro by the name OF Jim Taylor at Dunuellon
Saturday morning. There had been o fight be
tween them the night before and both swore to
kill each other. Taylor fired at Small first
when the latter returned the fire, putting bull
let from his Winchester in the head of Taylor
Small, in the melee, shot another negro in the
arm, The murderer WAS brought to Ocala and
placed In jail, but was taken to Dunnellon for
preliminary hearing Monday.
Jacksonville Metropolis: The youngest editor
In the United States is Ethel Stout, native OF
the state Of Ohio, but now resident of Florida.
She was born in 1882, anu has been an editor
two years. der father is O newspaper man. II
is but natural therefore, that she should mani
fest an interest in journalism. When 8 years
old she expressed a wish for paper of her own
Her father told her If she would set the type he
would do the printing for her. She began at
once temperance paper, the Midget at Della
ware O., and in a short time she got to be quite
an expert cOmpositOr. She did her own editing
and now the paper is a quarto, published at
Melbourne. Indian River. Fla. "a has a circu-
lation of nearly 10000 EthA is an
enthusiast and gives oue-tt h of ell
her income TO the temperance cause. Sha
is studious and thoughtful, while she buiil s
wonderful pasteboard houses for her dolls or
helps her mother in domestic duties She says
she intends TO play dolls until she is 10 years Of
age" She sings by note and is fond Of all kinds
Of literature. She writes creditable verses, and
her editorial paragraphs and the excellence of
the selected matter in her columns are evidences
OF her astuteness and intelligence.