The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-21

FLORIDA.
Orlando Reporter. Mr. A M Hamiu brought
INTO this Office this morning some very fine
specimens Of the Unknown" and Wonder
full pea. The two varieties were grown side
BY side on Mr.. HamlQs place northeast of
Orlando. and he saws that they both are 1ro.
life growers and profuse bearers. some of the
vines extending hundred feet or more Both
varieties have had the same treatment from
Mr. Hamill and he can see no difference in
either quality or yield OF the two, and believes
that the 50 called Wonderful" is a selection
from the Unknown. ="
Ocala Capitol: In the Baptist church Sun.
day, after preaching, a business meeting or
conference was held The purpose OF this
conference developed at once when the mod
orator stated thatit had been brought to the
notice OF the church that several members
had signed whisky petitions, contrary to
some previous action OF the church and asked
what should be done about IT, Trnon this a
member arose and offered some resolutions
deprecatOry Of the act Of the members under
consideration and providing for the appoint
ment OF committee Of five to see these
members and report at a subsequent meeting
The resolutions we're adopted and the com
mlttee appointed was instructed to report
next Sunday.
Jacksonville Times Union: Early Monday
night, in the rear Of Bettelini's hotel was
heard a terrible commOtion among the fowls
there awaiting assassination and preparation
Tor the table and an investigation as to the
cause of the row revealed a large and iuicy
opOssum engaged in fierce combat with an old
rooster which ruled the coop The chicken
allhougn the time as after dark was gamely
cOnteStlng the marsupial 5 right to carry of
part OF his harem, although he would have
PROBABLY been Yanquished had not timely as
slstance kept him from being knocked ont.
AS II was his royal pOssumship was caught.
ana ne VIII probably reappear with garland
OF baked sweet potatoes hanked by "a couple
OF bottles of lCe-Cold beer. Yves Hearu the
manager OF Bettclini' s. says that the opossum
es aped from cage in 1888 and mas since
nVeo under the warehouse levying tributes
Tor existence lmpartlally upon the many fruit
stands, fish stalls and chicken coops in that
vicinity.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Yesterday the
metropolis received lengthy account Of a
haunted house IN North Springfield and the
excitement produced among colOred people
ABOUT the ghosts seeh there, but deemed il
nSIoly worthy OF publication TO the exclusion
Vi beltef matter. This morning Yam the
coloFeo shoemaker on Hogan street informs
Ihe metropolis that he succeeded last mig ut in
capturing the 'spOObs and revealing their
identity to large crowd Of colored people
VIC STOOD at distance watching the house
Nhere Sperets' were having a iamboree
time Of il. Naqn says he Is a Cod fearing
man. nothing IN the human form shakes mis-
courage, and he laid in wait last night al tho
mouse 10 see the ghosts and he did see them
anu wnen discovered they tried 10 persuade
nun 10 loln them to have fun" and to keeu
me secret but instead he exposed the whole
tupei ane the show ended. Nann saws the
ghosts consisted Of a white and a colored man
wearing nasn-hght lantern, by which means