The morning news., 1894-09-12

II is rumored that parties are contemplat-
Ing opening up bank in Apalachicola.
During heavy weather at Apalachieola Mon
DAY night the schooner Rebecca F. Lamden
dragged her anchors and ran aground on the
eastern Jumps. ON Wednesday the tugs Lot
tie and Blazer pulled the schooner of into
deep water.
There is a large rattlesnake on exhibition
at the drug store Of w. n. Philips & Bro. at
Quincy. 1t was killed by Col. Frank Philips
on his trip to st. Andrews Bay. His snake
ship has nfteen rattles and one button and
appears to be about 18 years Old.
The large dry kiln erected near ApaIacht-
cola by the Cypress Lumber Company is a
commendable enterprise. The building is a
very large one, and is capable of turning out
great quantity Of tirst-class kiln dried lum-
her for export and for home consumption
The Cypress company is live institution.
Two men went to Apalachicola last Friday
from Calhoun county, and stated that two
United states deputies had shot man and
left him In the woods TO die. They said that
they found the wounded man in a swamp with
elght ouckshot in him. and he is in bad CON
dltion. new marshal has been appointed
for the northern district 1t is TO be hoped a
great change will be made IN the modus oper-
andl OF the men employed to capture law
breakers In the future
Apalachicola received on last Saturday n
hose reel, and il was turned over to the fire
company. On Monday the boys were on
Water street practicing with It. and the Times
says II will wager some III ng that before long
was partly purchased with mOney that was
contributed about two years ago by the citi-
zens TO uniform the fire company, since which
time the money has been in the hands of DR.
M Il. Alexander waiting for disbursement
Orange county criminal court convened at
| Orlando Monday with a larger number of
cases on the docket than at any previous
term since the tribunal was instituted. Most
OF the cases are of minor importance, and Of
little interest TO the world at large. Fifteen
Italians viii be brought before the bar OF
| justice for numerous little spats ana quarrels
among themselves. They are members OF a
| colony which settled near Sold Creek a
! few years ago But it seems impossible for
| them to live in harmony.
| The Florida Southern and the Gainesville
| Rocky Point and Mcanopy railroads are lay-
| Ing little set to- in reference to a crossing
| OF the two roads near Wauburg [ AXE The
latter have their tracks graded about ten feet
hlgh where the Florida Southern wishes to
cross while the Florida Southern has no
! grade at that point. 1t is said that potn
claim the rightot way, but as the Gaines lille.
! Rocky Point and MiCanopy has its rails la d l.
! II is thought that II has the best OF the dis.
! pute. Both are working full forces at night.
1t is said that the scheme to build a rail
! road from Leesburg along the west side OF
Lake Grittn to Esmeralda Island, and for
! which enough money had been pledged TO
grade and tie the fourteen miles Of the dis
I lance, has fallen through-al because one
man who subscribed 500 encOmpassed it with
so many conditions that the other subscri hers
Withdrew. This man s conditions were: That
. Ihe ratlroad company was to run long SPUR
into MS orange grove and give IL TO him: Law
out town site on his land and give him the
proceeds Of the sale Of lots. TO grant him A
life pass over the road for himself and fam
ily; and TO agree that the rates on his oranges
should never exceed very low price per box.
These iron.clad eXa, tious so disguised the
other projectors that they threw up the
. sponge. In lieu OF this westside line a. spur
; Is 10 be run from LISBON to tsmeralda i've
miles, II is said that the Clyde folks are
after the Astor and ST. Johas railroad which
runs from Leesburg to Astor, TO use IL for a
feeder for their line OF boats.
Saturday afternoon at Mavport william
Floyd, son OF Capt. Frank Floyd. was shot in
the breast and left !eg with load Of small
/ duck shot by his friend, Charlie Burrows.
Bill as he is commonly called. was stand.
lug on the kitchen porch. when burrows who
was out on the duck pond about one hundred
yards from the house. called 70 him to give
MIN leave Bill replied yes shoot Won
can y MI barn Charlie fired, and instead
. OF hltllng barn, he hit the house and Bill
/ TOO. The distance between the two boN S was
al that. probably, saved Floyds life as one
/ shot entered his right breast. another hIs hlp.
/ ana another his left leg Ihe shot did not
/ penetrate deep, or cause much OF a wound.
( but they went In far enough 10 draw bood
/ ana cause l3ill good fright The boys are
/ Rood friends ana treated the matter as a Joke
I rather than an accident 1t is said that shoot.
lng at one another with guns Is one Of the
/ amusements INDUCED In by the Navport
! Doys ana that this Is the trst time that any
thing ike painful result has followed
she-1sn't it too bad that women have to
| grow oldf ~ w
He--Yes. indeed, especially when IL isso
hard for them 10 keep secret-Detrolt
! Tribune.