The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-13


st. Augustine will soon build new Baptist
church.
The election for town of1eials for 1894 takes
place at Quincy to-day
The police OF Tampa are raiding the gam.
bling dives Of that city.
The outlook for the South Florida fair at
Orlando is very promising.
peFuniak Springs has voted against be-
coming an Incorporated city.
Judge Howell E. Jackson, OF the United
States supreme court is in Tampa.
The Polk county commissioners have or
dered what is known as wet and dry" cleo
ton to be held on April ;.
The South Florida Telegraph Co, has made
reduction in wages consequently several
designations have been sent in.
The Owl Cigar Company OF Quincy has
again partially discontinued operations, and
number OF their employees are now idle.
The negro boy OF Madison who took a Ian
tern to bed with him some days ago to keep
himself warm and was burned, died from the
burns Saturday.
l.. j. j. Nieuwenkamp has purchased the
property formerly owned by w. NJ. Boswell
on OAK street, and is preparing TO make i'm
portaut ana extensive improvements thereon.
Thursday night at Winter Garden, in Orange
county, a. b. Newtons store was broken
open by unknown parties, who carried away
about S75 worth OF goods. There is no clew to
the guilty perpetrators
Orange and lemon trees are putting on new
growth at Melbourne. Pineapples are bloom
ing nearly month in advance OF their usual
time. In some fields, or parts of fields, every
plant is showing an apple.
John Brewer Of Interlachen, went out to
his grove Saturday to water some young
trees and not coming home to dinner his son
went to the grove and found his father lying
dead under the trees; an attack of heart fail.
ure is supposed to have caused his death.
Five cars and an engine replevined by the
New York Equipment Company from the
Jacksonyllle, Mayport and Pablo Railroad
and Navigation Company, have passed into
the hands OF the former company, the three
days limit having expired, during which thew
could be re-replevined. This means thatno of
fort viii be made by the railroad company to
gain possession OF the cars again.
Alexander Register; an employe OF L. M.
ware & Co, OF st. Andrews, at their branch
fsh house on North Bay, met with a serious
accident while coon hunting. He shot three
fingers of his right hand accidentally on
hearing that the dogs had a coon freed he
commenced running, and while so doing
caught his foot under root, causing him to
fall and letting the gun fall beside him The
oar exploded the weapon, and he, having his
hand over the muzzle, had his fingers torn
away.
Flossie Turner aged ~ years, and. Mary
Dromgoole, 10 years, two pretty school girls
OF Gainesville, left their homes Friday morn
ing ostensibly for school, as usual But in
stead, they went TO the depot OF the Florida.
Central and Peninsular railroad there pur-
chased tickets to Triton, Ca. and went to
iI IS ihI and % visited friends, tell
mothers coming on the next day TO
explain the absence OF suitable clothing etc
Their secret was found out, however hv a
friend OF their parents who kept them safely
and restored them to their mothers.
Barlow Informant: William Clayton was
tried In Justice B. Is. Tatum court last Sat
urday, + eb. 3. for attempting to kiln J. j. Wise,
scavenger OF this city. The evidence showed
that on thursday morning the LIST inst,
while Mr. Wise was washing out his buckets
at Peace creek he was startled by hearing a
flne pan whistle by hls ear, and on raising up,
and looking across the creek, some fifty
yards distant he saw Clayton with a smoking
gun in his hands. Mr.. Wise called to CLAYTON
ana asked him what he was shooting at, and
without answering he Clayton deliberately
took aim az Mr.. Wise and fired a second shot.
after which he jumped behind tree and did
not shoot any more. Mr.. Wise hurriedly left
Tor Barlow and reported the case, and CLAYTON
was arrested the following day. His defense
Is an alibi, but he failed to prove one and
was oound over in the sum Of 81 900 TO appear
az the next term Of the circuit court. In de.
fault Of bond Clayton was sent to Jail
Fernandina Mirror: A day or two since.
~. w. Bailey came across one OF the most
valuable coins in existence at least IL is so
supposed IL Is composed OF copper, about
the SIZE OF al old 2-cent piece. On one side is
SIX pointed star formed Of two right angled
trlangles one resting upon the other; on the
reverse side are the figures 1888 cthe 20" is
bafeiy distingutshablel, and the three char
acters seemingly Of Chinese antiquity The
coin has every appearance OF having been
MADE IN the year mentioned which would in
ulcate mat 10 must have been brought here
ABOUT mat time pa years before Colun bus
nude his voyage 10 this country. There are
10 evidences OF other explorers visiting
america prior 10 1892. except Erickson IN tho
saetlhhlhg OF the twelfth century: but Prince
Ieln claims that the country was conquered
~ lhe Ehlnese 600 years ago. The army en-
! $500 ~ ihis struggle, after embarking Tor
PEI return 10 China encountered a terrific