The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26

the attendants at the cannon was quite Sc
/ verely burned on the neck and face by a pre-
| mature explosion
It Is estimated that Florida's crop Of pine
| apples this year viii aggregate 100 crates.
| or fully 2.3OlOpO pineapples- The growers
/ have cen doing so we'll financially that the
! acreage set to pines is increasing very rapidly,
| and IL is expected that the crop Of 1895 VIII
amount to 10000 crates.
Hon. Thomas Gasklns left Arcadia for Or
] landO on Wednesday 10 make a contract with
. the south Florida Iron FoUu Try for a sample
l lot or car couplers Of his recent patent. The
/ stockholders decided TO put some on the cars
I for eXpe -lment. ald II the coupler works
well there is fortune In il for Mr.. Gaskius
Deland News: Parties at New Smyrna
/ have begun an INDUSTRY in which fortune
1 can soon be made when the goods are once
put upon the market IL Is the manufacturing
| OF various designs Of large vases for lawns
/ and Cemeter es from crushed cOquina rock
I These are designed for lawn flowers and
vines.
Friday morning at I o'clock the residence Of
Mrs. Pace, situated on the corner Of West
Boundary and Base streets Madison, was
burned. But little OF the contents was
saved. The fire originated in the room ia
which Mrs. Pace was sleeping, but aWOke her
Just in time 20 save herself The building
and furniture were Insured
DeLand News The bill OF exceptions in
the PackwOOd murder case comprising 98l
legal cap type-written pages. was presented
by Miller 81 Austin, Tuesday. Aug q. and
was luQOfseQ DY JuQ4e BrOOme as presented
that day The Judge said that this was prob
ably the most voluminous bill OF exceptions
thathas ever been prepared for the supreme
court OF Florida.
Work on the Ocala and Silver Springs rail
road Will begin Oct. l. Between now and
that time the people Of this place will en-
deavor TO raise the sum OF 81 900 necessary to
bring the main line Of said road through Sill
yer Springs Park. w. II. Blue of the Marion
Times Is doing all in his power TO raise the
money among the residents and non resident
property owners Of the Park.
The heavy transform at Daytona together
with the Misunderstanding to the place of
assemblage, caused but slim turnout at the
armory TO greet Messrs. w s. Hart OF New
smyrna, James Scott Of Orange City and w
II. Cook OF Pom ona, who are there 10 ex-
plain to growers and truclzmen the advantage
OF a membership in the Florida Fruit and
vegetable Growers Association, and to urge
upon them the formation Of a local union.
West Florida journal: In January W B.
Cause, who resides within a few miles OF
Marianne, sowed ten acres of oats on his
plantation. From this he has fed two horses
commencing to use the oats before they were
ripe enough TO cut. Up to this time he has
sold OF them enough to realize 35i in money.
and has left on hand seventY-hve bushels,
which he has contracted TO sell at - cents per
bushel This crop was planted on average
jackson county land and no fertilizing was
used.
The pear crop OF Escambia county. espe-
cially In the vicinity OF Pensacola. has far
tACbtutu tue t5LluuIes Iuhuc SIX or elgHb
weeks ago. About sixteen car loads and
rlany smaller lots have been shipped from
this station eleven carloads Of them being
handled by Frank NJ Williams the popular
secretary OF the Escambia county fruit ex
change. At Olive, Roberts, Quintette, Moline
and Bluff springs. the crop is reported to
have been better than was expected. The
prices obtained have been very satisfactory,
and. altogether, the culture Of this delicious
fruit in this section has proved not only easy
but quite remunerative.
General Washington shot and killed
Charles Pinckney at Crossword church near
Madison Friday, The killing was the result
OF an old feud. Both are negroes. The muir
derer has not yet teen arrested. There is con-
siderable indignation among the negroes in
regard to the murder, as 1t seems to have
been most brutal affair. As has been
stated, feud had existed for long time be-
tween the men, but no one thought IL was bit
ter enough to result in blood. When the men
met, WASHINGTON II seems, began Quarreling
with PiHokaey and then shot him down.
There are reports that II the negroes catch
the murderer II win 20 hard with him.
Floridian Capt. John NJ Cook started out
some months ago to find stone for the jettles
at 81. Augustine. About fourteen miles south
OF Tallahassee, in Wakulla county, he found
hard limestone rock in great abundance ad-
jacent to the Florida Central and Pen
insular railroad, over which road he has since
shipped several hundred carloads OF this rock
to be used on the ST. Augustine ietties In
excavating and blasting for this stone Capt
Cook claims to have found an excellent quail
fly Of building granite of fiinty character
and fine grade OF marble-white. black and
red. with white and red notified marble. II
has been asserted that this granite and mar
bic is equal in quality to that Of Vermont and
Tennessee.
An interesting case to surgeons is that of
d. g. stephens at the Schuma her hospital
at Jacksonville Mr.. Stephens was station
agent at Punta Gorda While acting in the
capacity also OF yardmaster his right arm
was caught while coupling cars July 20, The
bones about the elbow were ground up. AS
proper treatment could not be given him at
Punta Gorda he was brought to Jacksonville
and put under the charge of DR. Sollace Mitch
ell, surgeon for the Plant system The doc
tor at first thought amputation would be
necessary, but as the main artery had escaped
injury, he determined to save the arm by in
cision of the elbow joint. All the pieces OF
bone were removed and the arm drawn TO-
gether till the whole bones met The arm
will lie shortened two and a half inches. but
II Will be serviceable. The biceps muscles
were fortunately uninjured, so that 1t will be
possible to lift heavy objects. The wound is
gradually healing, and 1t will not be long be-
fore the patient will he able to leave the hos
pltal Dr. Mitchell is highly pleased with
the success of the operation.