The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04

Inverness is to have a moss mattress fac
tory.
Vegetables at Arcadia were not damaged
by thefrost.
The total shipments of phosphate from
Port Tampa for the month amount to 5,452
tons.
r. w. Easley was nominated for mayor of
Tampa at o mass meeting of citizens held
Thursday night.
A young negro named Shannon is under ar
rest at Ocala for raping an aged negress.
Shannon is not yet IS years old.
The health authorities OF Jacksonville are
after the milk dealer Some of them are
accused of selling an adulterated article.
Orange trees at DeLand are putting on an
early blossom this year. Trees are already
covered with bloom throughout the county.
The French Phosphate Company of Marion
county has shipped 5000 tons Of phosphate
so far this year,aud on each cargo has re-
ceived their price without a guarantee.
Peleg Peckham, of Winter Park, who owns
the lot on Lake Lucerne, formerly occupied
by the Lucerne house on the north side of
that lake, will commence the erection at once
of a handsome residence thereon. The house
will cost about $4,000
Three children of Jack Green colored, died
on the night of the 31st at Monticello under
circumstances calculated to arrest attention
and invite investigation. Expert testimony
in the cases led to the belief that death was
due to poisoning from chewing yellow jessa-
mine.
Karl L. Harter, general manager of the
Karlton Orange Company at Spar, says the
success that has attended their venture in the
orange field is very satisfactory His COM
pany marketed 10000 boxes of fruit aud those
shipping through them received fairly salts
factory prices. Only one commission firm
went back on them and they are being sued
and exposed.
DR.. B. F.. Fox. of New Smyrna, pronounces
his patient Baird Williams the negro tramp
| who was in the railroad wreck near Oak Hill
| last week, as improving. His head was so
badly crushed that after lying on a bed for
some time his head would fiatten out and
change shape. The doctor says he has to
| keep moving him ABOUT to prevent spelling
| the shape Of his head.
| At Melrose Tuesday, Mrs. McCeery, wife of
| the section boss on the Georgia Southern
| and Florida railroad, at Brookline station,
| was attacked by a negro tramp while en-
| gagged in her homework, and nearly killed.
| She was sweeping and turned around to find
herself facing a negro man, who struck her a
| violent blow on the head with club. She
| screamed and called 10 negro woman near
| by and this probably saved her life. After
| she screamed he struck her again and left.
| Her skull is fractured.
The Piedmont Phosphate and Coal Company
| have disposed of their interest in their phos-
| phate lands and mines, sixteen miles west Of
| Ocala, near Rock Springs to the Alachua
/. Phosphate company, of which j. M. Graham,
| president of the First National Bank Of
! Gainesville, is the controlling spirit. The
| only change in the officers Will consist in Mr.
| Graham being president, and Ed Hitler, su-
| perintendent of the old company, now be-
| comes general manager of the company.
Mining and shipping Of rock will continue
| vigorously
,Ta,npa Times: Lulu Dunn a negro woman
| imprisoned in the county jail, scalded Ida
| Haines in the face and breast Thursday after
| noon with boiling water Ida HalneS may
! lose her eyesight as both eyes are badly
burned and pulled out like balls Of cotton.
| Her throat and breast are also badly scaded
| Ida Haines. who is a colored woman. went to
| the iall to see a prisoner, Ophelia Crum. Two
other women were with ner ana atter they
| left the cell of Ophelia Crum, Lulu Dunn who
| is employed at scrubbing in the jail, threw
| boiling water in Ida Haines face. She claims
| it was accidental.
Fourth class postmasters were appointed
| in Florida Thursday as follows: C. B..
| Latham. of Anastasia. st. Johns county, vice
| w. nj. Teacher. resigned; M. L. Johnson, of
| Ayoca Hamilton county, vice M. j. Whilden,
| resigned; G. w. Bryce, OF BryceY1lle, Nassau
| county. vice r. r. Brown, removed; W. H.
! Smith. of Evinston, Alachua county, vice @.
| chua county. vice :. II. Spencer, dead; MISS
| MolIie M Mercer. of Grover, Suwannee county,
! vice J. r. Meeks. resigned; j. N. Clarke, OF
| Lake Worth, Dade county, vice q. A Caller,
/ resigned; G. II. Spencer, Of New Augustine,
! St Johns county, vice j. W. Cook, removed;
! g. H shannon, Of Plant City, Hillsboro
| county. vice E. b. Trask, resigned; b. H.
! conntv vice Mary X. Wadron, resigned Mrs.
! + p Norris of Santos, Marion county, vice
| I r. Tiedeman resigned; ]. 7. Murphy, OF
! Switzerland ST. Johns county. vice w. o..
| Steele. removed: T. A. Campbell, OF Tropic,
| Brevard county, vice ]. L. Casper resigned.