The morning news., 1894-08-11

have met with obstacles that threaten 20 de-
lay he building of th- road
Dr. G. W. HAYDEN house on Palma Sola
iar was destroved hv tire last saturday even
ing due TO an overturned lamp. IL was IN
slred.
Jacksonville capitalists are looking over
the ground preparatory 70 the establishment
Of an extensive carriage ana wagon manu-
factory.
The foundry and machine shops at Barlow
ore nearly completed and the freight depot
viii at once enlarged 70 twice its present
capacity.
a night or so ago all the choice chickens Of
a lady in Pablo mysteriously disappeared,
being spirited away by foragers known as the
"Lightfoots.'
Gainesville sun: A Gainesville fishing
party went TO the snapper banks beyond
Cedar Key las, week and caught d shark over
eleven feet long.
The Law and Protective League Of North
vest Orange county has offered reward Tor
the arrest and conviction OF the party VINO
Durglarized the house Of Hy Crutcher.
Three OF JacksonvDie's toughest citizens
were sc0Oped IN at late nour Wednesday
night by Policeman Roberts. while they were
engaged In a knockdown and drag Out hight
on Julia street.
The erection Of q s. 900 keepers house. an
oil house and an enlargement Of the buoy
house are prOsDeCted improvement an LB-
mont A tine residence was lately erected at
the pilots settlement.
An eloping couple arrived in Sumteryille
Wednesday evening from wildwood. but
Judge Steele refused TO issue the license, and
the young folks returned to beg for parental
consent TO their union.
Several weeks ago Prof William Miller,
formerly Of sumter county, but now OF Tam
pa, discovered IN Bryant FusSells pasture
near Sumtervile, large quantity OF gold
twenty five or thirty feet underneath the sur
face.
Halifax Journal: According to W s Hart
OF Hawks Park rast Florida has not since
1854, had such good promise fOr "A heavy crop
Of honey. He says an average colony Of bees
In his aplary is making ABOUT eight pounds OF
honey day.
The Blain car works at Green Cove
Springs were sold last Monday by the sheriff
and brought only f755. The value OF the
property Is about S. 900 though said to ae in
cum bered with deut. w. j. Wilson OF Green
Cove Springs bid in the property.
J. S. Cowan killed a rattle snake FIVE feet
long near his house, near DaytOna. last week.
Two cats had discovered it, and on opposite
sides were attracting its attention when it's
loud and protracted rafting caused the fam
lly to notice 1t, and Mr.. Cowan, procuring
pole, killed 1t.
An attempt was made to rob Adams &
Richardson's wholesale meat establishment
at the corner OF Bay and Cedar streets, Jack
sOnVlle, Wednesday night, and. although the
robbers entered the place and, from appear
ancest had everything their own way on the
inside, nothing was missed by the prOprietOrs
Private l.. Hopkins attempted to run the
guard OF the militia encampment at Pablo,
ana John Kennedy tried to stop him Ken
Hedy had drawn sword i'm his hand and in
some unaCcountable way, Hopkins ran
against the point Of il and was stabbed in the
arm He Will carry his arm IN a sling for a
day or two but is not badly hurt
Times Union: The steamship John G.
Christopher of the Merchants Steamship
line, has been sold to the Clyde company and
VIII, IN all probability, be transferred TO some
other waters The Christopher is a wooden
vessel Of roo tons and has for several years
run between Jacksonville and New York
Early this spring she was laid of for repairs
and has since been inactive. The Chusto-
pher carried heavy freghts in both fruit and
general merchandise, and her sale was a sur
prise to business circles, as the general i'm
preston prevailed that she was making good
money for her line. A prominent eastern
firm was anxious to buy the ship and made
strenuous efforts to effect "a purchase, but
they came into the field after the clyde com
pany had finally arranged to buy her.