The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-05

A. J. Keel, justice Of the peace at Lake
land. died Thursday.
Three steamships left Fernandina Saturday
with 1900 tons phosphate.
The Endowment Rank, X. OPP. at Palatka
now hunters thirty-three active members.
Judge White has ordered special term OF
the circuit court for Suwanee county to be
held the second week in February.
Jefferson county claims 70 have more home
made hog and hominy within her borders to-
day than at any time for twenty years.
DR.. A. p. Graves has been holding revival
services In Brooksville for the past two
weeks, and has converted many souls by his
preaching
The steamer Magnet brought in 5000 mixed
nsh for the Tampa Fish and Ice Company
wednesday. They have also shipped y 900
pounds OF red snapper this week.
a Daytona man picked from his grove
few days ago ten naval oranges. the smallest
OF which weighed twenty-three ounces
and the largest twenty nine ounces.
Petitions are being circulated in South
Florida praying that Uncle Sam VIII mark
out the channels with buoys and beacons, and
build lighthouse at Cocoanut Grove.
AtJacksonville Tuesday, Engineer EfizeIle. of
Smiths New York steam laundry, was badly
II not fatally injured, BY being caught in a
belt on one OF the washing machines which
he was repairing.
New Years night the Leesburg Rifles gave
reception In honor Of the dedication Of their
new armory, which is a handsome hall, occu-
pying the entire second story Of the LoVen
new brick block
hotel, has returned from New York He
brought with him an additional force OF nfty
bell boys, walters and girls. The band is eX-
pected about the 18th.
d. G. Amber, who has been president Of
the National Bank OF the State OF Florida at
Jacksonville, from its establishment has re-
signed that once. He has also resigned from
the board OF directors OF that bank. He re-
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the state demand his personal attention.
During the month OF December twelve yes
sells entered Fernandina from foreign ports
and eight were cleared for ports outside of
the United State; eleven entered and sixteen
cleared coastwise. Shipments-foreign, 10 1877
tons Of phosphate and 1, III e72 feet of lumb Der;
coastwise 2,l97,T28 feet lumber and 0ls, $50
cypress shingles. Imports-59S tons salt.
$500 packages general merchandise, ASH tons
railroad iron, sl5 tons coal.
The annual meeting Of the Suwanee Medical
Association was held at Live Oak Wednes-
day, The following officers were elected: DR..
y. j. Anderson, Of Branford, president: w
M, Hicks, OF Houston, vice president, and j.
W. Long, OF Live Oak, secretary and treas
urer. 1t was decided TO change the name of
the organization from its present one TO the
Medical Association OF the Third Judicial
Circuit, and all physicians in good standing
within its limits are requested to become
members A resolution was offered and
adopted requesting the next legislature to re-
peal the present law imposing a license tax
upon physicians.
The approaching hanging ofwilliam Dansy
will be signalized by remarkable coincf.
dence. According to the New Capitol, when
Governor Mitchell sentenced WILEY Single
TO hang for the murder of Doc Gillian, and
afterward sentenced him TO Imprisonment
tbut not until all arrangements were per.
fected for the execution. among the essen
tial preparations for the occasion was the
getting OF the rope and tying the hangman' e
moose at one end. This was done by George
Einnicker, the brave and popular deputy
sherin, who met his death at the hands 81
William Dansy. That same rope win now be
used TO hang Blnnicker's murderer on
Ihursday, january IL 1894.