The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-12
FLORIDA.

J. c. Showers has been appointed postmas-
ter at West Palm Beach
The English government has sent hand
some pair of marine glasses to Capt Leigh
ton OF the Favorite as testimonial of its APP
probation OF his heroic work.
Giles H BliYen closed a contract, Monday
morning with T. Baxter for a S., 900 house on
the lots Mr.. Baxter recently purchased at the
northeast corner, Of Ridgewood and Second
avenues, at Daytona. the house to be com
pleted ready for occupation early in the fan.
The bonding ordinance providing for the is
suing OF sS5O,OOO OF bonds has been passed by
the city council OF Tampa by a unanimous
vote. The next step will be to get the people
to vote for it, but there is very little doubt
that the election will be carried in favor OF
bonding.
The copartneship existing batween w ].
Nankifk and Louis E. Thompson under the
firm name Of w. J. VanKirk & Co. at Pensa-
cola, has been dissolved by mutual consent.
The business will be continued at the same
ONCE by Louis f. Thompson, w. j. VanKirk
retiring.
John Roberts and George williams. two ne
gro men, were arrested at Tampa Thursday
by Marshal Mckay, charged with having
made criminal assault Oh Matte Peterson
also negro, on Lake Thonotosassa last Tues
day. Roberts denies the charge while WIN
liams admits his guilt. They are held for
trial al the circuit court which will convene
next Monday.
The crew of the British steamship Southey,
which had stranded on coral reef in the
gulf OF Mexico while enroute to Vera Cruz
last December, was rescued by Capt. L. D.
Leighton, OF the schooner Favorite, of the
fishing feet OF E. E. Saunders & Co.. Of
Pensacola. The rescued crew vera safely
landed at Pensacola by Capt Leighton, and
from there were sent TO England by the
British Vlce-consuL
About 6:15 p. m. Wednesday, Yardmaster
George Coleman was caught between an en-
CINE and baggage car at the South Florida
depot at Tampa and badly crushed. He was
making the couplings and stood too far in
The baggage car had no bumper aud the air
tank of the engine projected so that the space
between the TWO was too small for him. Mr..
Coleman was canght by the shoulders and
crushed DR.. Douglas found Mr.. Coleman
fearfuily collapsed and suffering much pain.
A bottle was picked up on Palm beach
Thursday, and in IL was found a piece OF an
envelope. On one side the fragment bore the
following, in pencil: Caught in the gale .
On the same side Of the fragment was the
Jacksonville postmark, affixed some time in
April. just below the post appeared in inl;
Mr.. John A. jackson" On The reverse of
the fragment appeared in pencil the follow
Ing Please publish. Born in Greenwood
ADoevllle county, south Carolina, March H.
1870"
Joseph o. Walton. of Titusville. was in Jack
sonville Thursday and he had with him sew,
eral samples Of his newly patented calking
tool. 1t is simple apparatus, and vet II
has received the warmest Endorsements from
many prominent Shipbullders and others In
appearance it resembles sadiron handle
being OF Furnished metal curved, about q
foot long with two wheels at each end In
the center OF the handle or machine are two
claws that open up, one being for opening
tight Joints, and the other for cleaning the
seams before calking The calking is done
by means Of wheel running over the oakum
and forcing il into the seams. 1t does the
work much faster than t can be done by
hand eYener and better.
Tampa Times: G. NJ. Wing, Iumberman
OF Chlcago' has purchased 5000 acres OF cy.
press timber land on the Big and Little
hlLsborough rivers, and will soon put up a
NH TOT lumber and shingles. Mr. Wing was
mere Two months ago prospecting, and be
mas returned now TO stay. His family will
ION nun In few weeks BY fan he ex
81 peets 70 nave In operation a mill that will
SHt oJUOJ leet OF lumber and make lOJ0Jl
a3ll4s1ofough river about half a mile below
sne mouth OF the Little Hillsborough
anu on me ~ and q. railroad. The mill WIN
ne about 2j0horse power. ana viii 10 s,,,,
P-eu Win TIMBER BY steam skidders that viii