The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-12

vile Friday to New York The fruit came
from Como, in Putnam county.
An electric railroad will be built 10 run
F from BeresfOrd through DeLand TO the Flag
Ter East Coast system.
i The schooner s Wacassassa. Sparta, Rover S
/ Brother and ICa o. ana sIOOp anda are Just
! in at Anclote with carsoes Of sponges.
I jacksonville gamblers have opened rooms
al he Pa 10 Bea Encampment, and faro.
roulette ana poker are openly played. Neither
the sher nor any Of his deputies has closed
the pia, e. OF arrested the gamblers
a serious cutting sCrape took pla az Pana-
sOdkee thursday evening which resulted IN
W H Gore being CT In twelve different
places by q. NJ Dung. None OF che wounds
are considered fatal Both parties are white.
The wrecked ship Catharine on tho outer
E OF santa Rosa Island. is breaking up
rapidly. -he is full Of water. ana has hreled
over constdera ly. Her mast, nave fallen
over, and in short time her timuers viii be
scattered.
Wo,k has cen commenced on the st. Au-
CUISINE Baptist church, corner OF larrera and
Sevilla streets. and the building VIII ue
pushed 10 completion as rapidly as is cousls-
tent aith good work III edi ce. when com
Ileted viii cost about 81 o. and the interior
work VIII OSI out 70 OOj.
-. C. Pickett. well known CT izen Of Dins-
more met with "a serious accident al his saw
mil a that place on tuesday last Mr.
r
incline at the time he Og slipped and
went rolling down the incline carrying Mr..
Pickett with II. Two OF his ribs were frac-
tured and some internal injuries were sus-
tanned
The reports of the internal revenue ONCE
at JACKSONVILLE show that the acreage of
sugar cane In FLORIDA for the fiscal year end
iuz June o. 1891, was 80 a res This is the
acreage on which the sugar bounty was
claimed. In addition TO this there is also
considerable acreage that is grown merely
for home consumption The lar est part Of
thot reported 10 the government was at the
Dlsston neIds at ST. Cloud, in Osceola
county.
Hazel Green Herald: W. c May OF White
Oak, while fishing in White OAK creek last
week ran. his hand under log Whenit ac-
cidentally found its way into he mouth Of a
huge pike. Thinking he had 70 md something
good to eat, the 81 at once pro coded to
swallow Mr. May arm up TO the elbow.
May made desperate Efforts to free himself
from his nnny foe, in vain until he pulled
his antagonist on the bank and allied on
friend 10 assist in eXtricatng his arm from
the wise like grip Of this gamest Of game FISH.
whose long, sharp teeth were buried deep
into his biceps. The fish was teautiful
specimen, weighing twenty three pounds.
Capt J. H. Gaskill Of the steamer City of
st. Augustine, now in port reports a pecu-
liar experience that he had on the voyage.
Last saturday, while in latitude 80 longi-
tude I42O. about opposite Cape Henry, he
passed through a lot OF floating tin cans in
cases Reaching down from The side OF the
vessel with a cotton hook, just as they were
leaving this queer find behind them, the mate
picked up one and hauled 1t on board. On
opening, 10 was found TO contain about five
gallons Of good kerosene oil. The captain is
sorry now that he did not pick up more but
the weather was threatening, and he didn't
care to stop. lie has no explanation to make
OF the queer find.
Halifax journal: Recently at J. G.
Misener's farm. on the omoka, Mrs Misen-
er attention was attracted by the persist
ent barking Of their dog. Upon Investigation
she found the dog jumping az large snake
ana the snake Coiled and striking viciOusly at
the dog. ii was very large snake. with the
color and general appearance Of rattle
snake, and Mrs MiSener FASTENED back to
the house for Mr.. Mlseuer and the gun. Mr..
Mlsener shot the snake, and found il was not
rattlesnake a large protuberance at
tracteu their attention, and upon cutting the
swallow "a White dodrknoJ- that tad been
used as nest-egg in the hennery near by.
Florida Citizen: The first accidentin camp
at PA 10 happened yesterday, but fortu-
nately no one was hurt and the only damage
done was the smashing of the carriage to one
OF the Wilson Battery howitZers The gun
had just been loaded with shot and placed in
position on top OF small knoll overlooking
the beach. The gun Was tr5d, aud it went
or the reoOil caused u to turn a complete
somersault in the air. Sergeant Smith, the
gunner, and Private kautof who fred it,
were standing near at the time, and we're
considerably frightened at this remarkable
performance and FASTENED To get out of the
way. When the gun was examined, it was
found that me trailer was broken of short.
The woodwork had become dry rotted from
lack of use
7 he Tampa Tribune knows girl that de-
termlned to learn to ride o bicycle on a re
cent evening. She got on a wheel from a
horse block at the top of hillson an asphalt
track. and. after bidding her friends call an
ambulance II she didn't show up in half an
hour, she started The wheel went down the
hill at terrific speed. The wOuld-Je bicycle
trlenne grew afraid and chung desperately to
az ing TO pass buggy without running into
1t. she did not dare to slow up for whenever
she put on the brake the wheel began to wob-
bic. She crossed a trolley track In fash,
barely escaping a car. Then she grew des-
perate ana. seeing a man walking ahead,
shouted, Mister, please stop me; I'm run
ming away Mister Krasped the situation.
likewise the handle and the girl and effected
a flying rescue.
John Rollins the white man who assaulted
and attempted to outrage Miss Hartzog, near
Plne barren, IN Escamtla county, three
weeks ago, is making "a desperate effort to
escape the penalty of the law. After making
the ASSAULT he fed to Baldwin county, Ala.
where his people reside, and when it was
found that warrant had been issued in this
county for mis- arrest. his relatives had him
committed 10 the Jail OF that county as a Iu-
matte When Sheriff smith OF Escambia
county went after him with the warrant and
a requisitiOn from the governor which had
been honored by the governor of Alabama,
the authorities of that county refused to de
liver him. w ednesday he declared iu-
sane. and has been taken to the asylum at
Tuscaloosa, Ala. There are many persons
who believe that insanity is feigned by him.
and the progress of his case will
be watched with much interest.
TALE OF TWO CAPITALS.