The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-30

afternoon. Damaging the chimney and shock
ing MIS- johnson.
The Black Creek Phosphate Company are
again shipping their product via Palatka TO
Macon and Atlanta.
a large tract Of valuable phosphate land
located near Inverness was purchased yester-
day by q Charleston syndicate, the amount
paid being $4,000. The deal was made by
Chattanooga parties.
Pensacola New: It is said that more men
are al work ia the bay loading vessels this
week than there have been during any week
this year. This is highly encouraging in
the midst Of the summer season when 10 is eX
pected that business should be dun
1t was the intention originally to tear down
the wings. verandas. etL.. TO the Parceland
hotel at DeLand, and add TO the main build
ing at a cost of S25,0DJ BUT the whole struc-
ture was found in such a diiapidated condi
tlon that all OF IL will be torn down and an
entirely new building OF 20 rooms erected.
IN architecture and finish 10 VIII be one OF the
prettiest hotels in all Florida IL VIII be
situated on quite an elevation from which a
commanding view Of the whole city can be
had
Dade county has been wonderfully de-
veloped in the last'ten years. In 1884 10 had 81
votes; this year IL Viii cast not less than 500.
In 1874 the taxable valuation Of property was
$4,000; now it Is i,255 600 exclusive of forty
five miles OF FlaClerS railroad and his hotel.
And this development Is due to the railroad.
The canal running from Lake Worth 10 New
river will Undoubted be finished by January
ing at the rate Of 400 feet month and Is
now within half mile OF HilsborO. The drege
cutting south is five mile from Lake Worth
The board OF trustees OF the Florida
Baptist Academy met on the 9th inst, ana
decided to open the academy on the first
Wednesday Ia October. Miss :. A. Blocker
was elected to assist in the canvass Of the
state for students and means during this sum
mer and fall. The resignation OF Rev. NJ w.
Gilbert. the present president, was accepted.
Suitable resolutions commentators Of Presi-
dent GHberts work were unanimously
adopted. The next president viii be elected
by the American Baptist Home Mission
Society. Prof. j. 7. Brown of Fernandina
viii give information concerning the academy
during the vacancy of the presidency.
Madison Recorder: James q rimsley, q young
white man, is in Jail at this place under the
charge OF securing another person signature
to q note by fraud. He has had a commit
ment trial ana being unable TO furnish the
bond required was placed in Jail. The cir
cumstanees as we learn them are as follows:
Grimsley and Mr. John Manning had accounts
against each. other. Mr. NJ, owning the
greatest sum. Grimsley drew note for the
full amount due him. Mr. Manning, before
signing, placed his claim against IL, but
agreed to sign the note for the full amount il
Grimsley would credit the note with the
amount he owed Mr.. NJ. This he refused to
do but instead negotiated and sold the note
upon its face value.
A negro whose name is Robert Powell, and
who lives al Campville, n station on the
flOrl0d central ana PenlnSufaF railroad,
about eight miles from Rochelle, claims to
have invented perpetual motion machine.
He is now having his machine made by Mr,
Martin who is a fine carpenter. Powell viii
not put his machine together in the presence
OF anyone. He IS just having the different
parts made but not put together. He says
there is no question but that he has discov-
cred perpetual motion. Powell claims that
sometime since he received a revelation
from God which made everything
clear and he has had no trouble in
perfecting 5hls plans He claims
that IL he can just get enough money to get to
Washington there will be no trouble in Sc
curing patent. and he further says if he can
just get to Washing on and have it patented,
he will sell the patent for s3000O0O and no
less. Powell came from Virginia several
years since and has been in the employ of K.
j. Camp & Bros, manufacturers OF brick,
nearly ever since.