The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-14

I throat, and up 20 yesterday morning the ply
] sician had been unable 70 remove IL. and II
/ was feared that an operation would be neces-
I sary.
/ Avon Park wants 10 have a daily stage
I between that place and Labor Lake. and viii
/ establish a daily express line TO Fit Meade.
Capt. Hand. q nfelong deer hunter from
1 Calhoun county, has killed during his life
/ 2244 deer to say nothing about bears and
[ wild turkey.
I Fifteen or twenty warrants have been
! issued by Judge Poser Of De soto county for
cattle stealing, and twenty-five suits have
been instituted in repleyln for cattle stolen.
The taxes on real estate and personal prop
erty in Franklin county for 1894 viii be. For
| county purposes, 4 mills; for county school
! purposes. : mills; for special building pur-
poses, ; mills.
a colOred man named Jones, who runs a
restaurant in a suburb Of Jacksonville. had
MS well stolen the other night. 1t was
drive well ana some misChieyOus person
pulled up the pipe and carried IL on. Conse-
quently Jones now has only the hole.
The Arcadia, Gulf Coast and Lakeland
railroad has been ordered sold for the benefit
OF its creditors. Track has been laid OF the
line from BraldentOwn 10 Sarasota IL Mana
tee county. Gaboury q Armstrong are the
contractors and hold a lien OF $500 The
sub-cOntractors liens amount to SIS 7G0.
The sharp fash Of lightning that was seen
N Jacksonville last Sunday afternoon struck
the residence OF Josephine Braddock. col
ored woman living on Winter Place, Brook
Ign. The woman and her child were standing
up in the house at the time, and they we're
Knocked down BY the shock. 1t was some
time before they were able to move.
The Florida Coast Line Canal and Trans
portation Company OF -. Augustine has sur
rendered to the United States. by formal in
strument. now on file in the county clerks
ONCE al Titusville, all its rights over the
channel Of Indian river from Titusville to
Jupiter. reservtng, however, its claim to all
lands already granted or to be granted.
St. Augustine Press: North City people
campment espec ally those who own chick
ems. Every man who keeps chickens has
either bought or borrowed a gun and loaded
1t with fine shot. II chicken CoOps are dis
turbed IN the vicinity Of the camp, the marau
ders are apt to meet with warm reception.
The schooner Luther T. Garretson. owned
by Capt. f. r. Saunders of Pensacola, was
caught in the recent storm thirty-nye miles
from Pensacola Bar, while en- route from
Dry Tortugas to Mobile. She was carried
around in circle created by the storm, and
was the playthlng Of the elements. The tug
Monarch went from Pensacola to her asSfs
lance, and towed her into Mobile bay. She
was not materially injured by the storm.
A house belonging TO DIT. Deloust. located
near the Florida Southern depot at Ocala,
was burned Saturday at o clock. The de-
partment was slow in getting out on account
OF the temporary location OF the bell rope at
the resbyterian church. Every evidence
shows that it was the work Of an incendiary.
About an hour before the above place was
burned another house belonging to DR.. De-
loust and located in the west end, was fired,
but the flames were extinguished
A few days ago, amarauding hawk made an
an attack on Lakeland fowl yard and sue
ceeded in ripping a a chickens Craw entirely
from its body, so that it dragged on the
ground, and also cutting a hole through the
craw, so that 1t would not hold food. day
or two afterward the owner caught IL and
one of the ladies OF the family performed a
surgical operation: The craw was sewed
up the chicken was soaked in hot water un-
til the wounded aud dry skin was made
elastic again, the craw was restored to its
place, the wound sewed up and now that is
about the healthiest chicken on the yard
South Floridian: The past year phosphate
business has been somewhat disappointing to
both mining and manufacturers oil phosphates
and fertilizers in Florida. Still 1t has not
passed without bearing permanent advan-
tage and profit to the business. Many specu-
lative concerns have given way to a few com
panles that are now mining rock for the
profit in the business, and to supply rock to
the trades as a legitimate business which
they intend to follow, having invested money
IN lands, plants, machinery, and devoted time
to get companies in order for mining. The
falling OF in the output of the mines is not
very great, and it looks as II the business will
get nearer to expectations. A very much i'm
proved outturn is expected during the next
four months, and by the fall il is likely some
new companies will be established