The morning news., 1894-08-02

an enormous turtle that has become so tame
that in response TO a call OF its name IL Will
come to the surface in its corral and take
food from ones hand.
Miss Maggie Hutchinson Of Gainesville.
SAYS the sun OF that place, is the fortunate
winner OF handsome $50 gold watch offered
as a premium by the Sovereign Visitor, an
eastern publication, Tor solving two puzzles
and rebus. The young lady has been nOti-
ned Of her luck, and is, Of course, perfectly
delighted.
A Manatee correspondent in the Tampa
DAILY Times says that he noticed a remarka-
bic growth last Tuesday. A new sprOut made
its appearance from the bamboo in Mr..
Stebbins lot last Friday and had grown one
foot in four days. These sprouts are succu-
lent, and largely used for food by the Chinese,
cooked as asparagus is by US.
The supreme court has just handed down
an opinion in an interesting case, appealed
from ST. Johns county, in which James Reyes
was accused Of publishing and distributing
an obscene paper containing an obscene
figure or picture. The decision reverses that
OF the lower court, which was against Reyes.
The supreme court held that the indictment
was defective.
The Gainesville sun reports that the fish
ing party that went from that city to the
snapper banks beyond Cedar Keys last week
caught shark over eleven feet in length.
Tom Smith Of Waldo captured its backbone,
while Capt. Hodgson took charge OF its upper
and lower Jaws. Seven separate rows OF teeth
lined either Jaw The liver Of the monster, IL
is estimated, weighed over 200 pounds.
During thunderstorm at Pensacola Mon
day afternoon Willie Laird, youth Of about
Il years of age, and clerk in the grocery store
Of J. s. Roberts, was shocked into insensi-
bilty while answering call at the telephone.
When the fash of lightning came he fell TO
the floor as II dead. lie received prompt med
ical attention and will probably recover. A
horse was struck in the upper part OF the city
at the same time.
The Palm Reach correspondent OF the
Juno Tropical Sun writes that J. r. Parrot
and J. Mcclure were there one day last week
looking over the grounds TO decide where TO
locate the Jacksonville, st. Augustine and
Indian River marine railroad, and he has
been informed it was decided TO locate it at
Lone Cabbage Island, II. +. Harmon, the
owner OF the island having rented it for that
use to Mr.. Flagler.
Wolfenden & Son have moved their mill
from Evinston to Sampson City on the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railroad. They eX-
bausted all the available timber at Evinston
making orange boxes and tomato carriers.
Prof. Blake, son-in-law OF Mr.. Wolfenden
will have charge and the firm will be Blake
Wolfenden & Co. While making orange
boxes and carriers, they will makea specially
Of strawberry baskets.
The Sun OF Gainesville states that Prof.
A. w. Biting, veterinarian for the state ex-
pertinent station at Lake City, is in Gaines
vile. The object of his visit is to gain infOr-
nation relative TO the disease known as big
head prevalent among horses. the existence
Of leeches on horses and the disease known
as salt sickness among cattle. The geograph-
ical location Of these diseases is desired, after
which experiments will be made with the OBJ
Ject in view OF determining the best method
OF treatment. The professor will, at Gaines
vile, specially investigate big head.
Mai. Turner of Jacksonville commanding
the First battalion, has received the follow
ing from headquarters at Tallahassee;
Special order No 19.--The band OF the First
battalion of Florida state troops, having
ceased TO be efficient by the withdrawal OF
Its members, are hereby disbanded and are
honorably discharged from the service Of the
state troops. BY order Of the governor and
commander-in-chief Patrick Houston, ad-
ant-general." This order refers to the
colored band which has been in the service
OF the state troops for the past three years
The Weekly Argus of Pensacola saws that
William Bryant, colored. living near OliVo
station, went to neighbOrs house and
asked permission to 90 into his field and
pluck watermelon. HIS request was granted,
and he proceeded to the patch, got the melon
and went TO his home. After he had gone, the
neighbor remem bered that he had poisoned
several melons in the patch in order to stop
the pilferlng that had been going on for some
time past, but had failed to warn Bryant OF
the fact. He Immediately mounted a horse
and rode to Bryant home, but arrived too
late. Bryant had eaten the melon and was
already past medical aid Bryant died from
the effects OF the poison Wednesday evening
Pensacola News: Saturday evening Sheriff
Smith was notified by Gov. Jones of Alabama
that he had granted the reQuistlon made
upon HIM by GOV. Mitchell for John Rollins
on the warrant issued for him in which he is
charged with assaulting and attempting to
outrage Miss HartZog near Pine Barren BY
the same mail Sheriff Smith received the ap-
pointment as agent for the state of Florida to
receive Rollins, and left tor Baldwin county
on the l:30 train that night. The sheriff re-
turned to Mobile Monday morning and sent
the following telegram to the News Mobile,
Ala, July 80, lS94.-Daily News, Pensacola:
l cannot get Rollins. He is charged with
lunacY and held on a warrant for carrying
concealed weapons. GEORGE K. SMITH"