The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-18


j. A. Huau on Thursday received / 100
pounds OF fine Havana tobacco through the
Jacksonville custom house.
The capture OF Jim Summers by Consta BILE
Land Of Jacksonville on Hogan creek, has
resulted in the news reaching the Officcr to
take the prisoner to Ozark. Ala. and receive
I q reward of 81 45O offered for the capture Of
Summers.
After an existence Of only five months, the
Cauttaf CITY Business College at Tallahassee.
announces that il will receive no more pupils,
and that as soon those who are now en-
tered have completed their studies, its doors
| will be closed.
The month Of July was Fernandinas ban
ner month in the way of phosphate shipments,
and is one not at all likely to be seen again in
the near future, without either marked ad-
vance in the prices FOR phosphate rock or a
reduction in phosphate freights.
The greatest rivalry ever known between
Middle Florida resorts is now on between st.
Teresa and Lanark, two beautifully situated
and popular seaside resorts. During the
winter season they have been vieing with
each other TO see which could furnish the
most attractions for visitors
DR.. Alexander OF st. Augustine is looking
for lady who has lost a valise full of female
apparel. Upon leaving Pablo last Monday he
picked up what he supposed to ue his valise
and started for the train. When he arrived
in Jacksonville he opened the valise and
pulled out several articles OF ladies' unGer-
wear and other feminine tr1nkets.
DR.. C. c. Collins OF Jacksonville has Sc
cured possession Of the Belleview Phosphate
Company plant and business. This prop
erty is IN Marion county and Is considered
one OF the most valuable in the state and has
| been successfully operated. Dr. Collins is
| considered not only an expert in phosphate
mining and operating, but very shrewd
| huan,ler
An accident occurred to Conductor Lou
| Temple Of Fernandina Sunday night,
ahout--ll 20 o clock which came near
costing that gentleman his life. He was
| standing on the top Of a box car while the
train was Q ing backed up in answer to a sig
nal given from the ground, when the en- inc r
| applied the air brakes. Mr.. Temple was car
| ried of his feet, falling between the cars with
| the result above stated.
Jacksonville Citizen: 1t has been decided
| that the encampment OF the Fifth battalion,
! composed OF the Indian River Guards OF
! I1tusviHe, the De Soto Rifles OF Arcadia, the
! Island CITY Guards OF Key West and the
Tampa Rifes are TO be allied into camp at
| Tampa or rather at Ballast Point, on Sept. g.
! TO continue under military discipline until
| sept 10. both inclusive. J he ohcial orders
are now speeding through the mails.
An odd-lookng object was dug up at Pensa
! cola recently in the shape OF a stone club
| about 20 inches in length, and Ia to 2 inches
! IN thickness, round, and partly hollow at
| either end, and tapering slightly from the
| enos TO the center, around which were two
carved rings. The material Is a heavy. close
/ grained stone, of a dark brown color outside
| and inside rather lighter, like a scythe stone
! "A
! Is supposed to be an ancient Indian club
! originally of wood, but petrihed into solid
! stone. There were three others similar in ap
! pearance in the same spot
! About Oct. l a new line OF steamers will be
| gin weekly trips between Jacksonville and
| Philadelphia, and Florida will have another
| outlet for her fruit and Phil delphia a new
| market for har goods. Tue new company is
the Philadelphia Steamship Company. prac
| tically union OF the Merchants and Miners
| transportation Company and the Ericsson
| Company of Philadelphia, F. S. Groves
| agent OF the Ericsson ompany, is genera
| manager OF the line, with headquarters al
! Philadelphia, and j. c. Whitney, trafic man
! ager of the Merchants and Miners Company
assumes the same position in the new con
Germ with headquarters at Baltimore.
There has been talk in Tampa OF case o.
| tar and feathers for white woman
who had become infatuated with a negro
| The cook on the barkentine Vilora II. flop
kins on the trip out brought his wife, a fine
looking English woman. On reaching Bar
| BADGES mulatto seamen was shipped. The
| woman, whose sister has negro husband a
| once became enamored Of the seamen. non
their arrival here, the captain dscharg ID
the darkey, ana the woman followed him
Before sailing the captain tried to Undue,
the woman TO return to the boat before they
sailed, but she declined to go, preferring L
remain in the ColOred den where she was theI
domiciled. The cook was almost crazed will
grief at the loss OF his wife in such manner
but he had TO sail away without her TIL,
| udEhtS mas gone 10 dhGkSOuNlllb, ana II ne
has good reasoning power. he will not return
to Tampa. 1t is inumated that he will re
ceve warm reception.
MIR, G. b, Smith, secretary Of the Jackson
vile Board OF Trade, relates a wonderful
story of a uirds instinct, which he vouche
for. II is to the following effect: some tim
in April last Mrs. Meseroe Of Chicago, VIII
was visiting them, she being Mrs. Smith
niece, purchased two nonpareils. on tn,
10th OF that month as she was getting read
TO 90 home, by some means the Gag
door was opened and the female bird escaped
Mrs Meserole did not desire to take one Dir
with her, and she left the male bird in tn
cage at Mr.. SmIChs. Last Thursday morn
ing, US Mrs Smith was in tn
/ room where the cage containing tn
single bird was another bird he,
through the open window. and began circlin
around the room. ana finally perched itsel
near the cage. Mrs. Smith looked at IL a
tentively. and then SAID TO her servant, VIII
stooduear by that this bird was the one tina
had flown on four months ago. z he seryau
was lncredulous. but Mrs. Smith went up [
the strange bird and held out her hand. Wit
a little hutter It settled on her finger Sh
opened the cage and the bird hoped in seen
lngly pleased at being back again Its mat
was at urst rather shy OF the stranger nd
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