The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-08

I town Of Miami. and IS only waiting the
completion Of the towns mapping TO
commence the erection Of a brick business
block 10 contain a dozen stores and a num-
Der of sleeping apartments. The settlers
Tor the new towns on the line OF the ca
nal and railway lands average eighteen
daily representing the western states,
and mostly Germans.
destructive fire started Saturday at
l:5J o'clock. a m, in the barn of j. NJ.
Thomas Of Concord. In a few minutes
the barn, With a fine crop of fodder. 800
bushels OF corn, two horses. two almost
new wagons and a buggy were destroyed.
me nre also caught his large new tobac-
co barn WHICH stood near and destroyed
both the building and his entire seasons
crop. The estimated loss is $500 TO 81 900,
with no Insurance.
Circuit court at Perry adjourned on Fri
uay afternoon. Before adjournment the
court granted a new trial TO Steve Carl
SON by the consent of all the attorneys
the verdict was changed TO murder in the
second degree, and Steve Carlson was
thereupon sentenced TO the penitentiary
for the term Of his natural life. The case
OF WIZ HAL and Mrs. Hogans formerly
Mrs. Aughtman). for the murder of
George Aughtman nine years ago, was
continued until the next term Of court.
The tobacco crop around Concord is all
ln ana bringing exceptionally good prices.
This is considered a money crop, and
pays better than cotton, even when the
latter brings cents. Almost every farm
er has raised more or less tobacco, some
VI Aheul having several thousand pounds.
IL IS bringing Is to p cents Four hum
dred pounds to the acre is considered an
average yield, though some go as high
as six hundred. There is an abundant
crop OF corn, sugar-cane, etc, and there
are hogs enough TO supply the whole COM
munity with lard, hams, bacon, etc, for
another year.
The orange groves around seffner. in
most cases are fast regaining their losses
by the freeze and IL is the general opinion
mat next seasons crop will be a reason
ABLY good one. Some Of the better cared
Tor SuaVaS have small crops on this sea
son. Eggplant and strawberry patches
are doing well and the outlook for a good
yleId Is good Shipments of eggplants will
Degln TO move In a few weeks. A few
are on the local market already. The
farmers nave saved an abundance of hay
ana have harvested more corn than they
can use. one prominent farmer stated
that he gathered from one field seventy
bushels OF corn that had cost only $40.
A. g. Hartridge OF Jacksonville met with
an accident Saturday afternoon while
gractlcing, for a game Of polo at the
Springfield park that came near seri-
ously inJuring him. His pony was not
accustomed to the game and bolted Just
as ne went TO the polo stick. The pony
was running around and acting viciously
while Mr.. Hartridge was endeavoring to
get his right hand free from the stick
ana Just as he got rid Of the stick and
pulled the pony up, the bride reins part
ed and the pony SHE'D to one side, pitch
ing Mr.. Hartridge Off. His foot caught
IN the stirrup and he was dragged for
some distance before being able to free
himself. He was considerably bruised
by the fall and by being dragged but
was able to be out on the street Sunday.
a. movement is on foot to extend the
Florida Western railroad from Melrose 10
DEAD Mans Bay. The road now connects
Green Cove Springs with Melr0se, and ii
IS understood that IL viii have to be ex-
tended II the owners are to make any
money out OF the enterprise. If the move
ment now on foot proves successful the
road VIII pass through Gainesville and
continue west to Dead Mans Bay, passing
tnrough a finely timbered section. and
also tapping some rich phosphate deposits
lt would be the best paying road in Flor
ida Tor at least few years, or until the
timber along the line should be exhausted
Another road in course of construction
Is TO pass through the timbered region OF
tne state, This is being built by the
Ptttston Hard Rock Phosphate Company
from It's mines near Fort White TO old
Town. The road has already been extend
ed seven miles, as far as the Santa Fe
river. The people in the western part OF
Alachua county and In Lafayette county
az present, have no transportation facfl-
tiles except those afforded by the Suwan-
nee river.
Dan Moses, father of John G. Moses, the
murderer of Ernest Cooper, arrived at
Jacksonville Friday night Early Satur-
day morning he went to the Office of John
e. Hartrdge, before he saw his son, and
engaged him to defend the case. After
making arrangements with Mr.. Hartridge
to take the case. Moses went to the co1nIv
jail TO see his SON. The meeting between
might be expected. The father shook
hands with his offspring and said: Well
IL sorry TO see you in such bad trouble
The son said nothing, but hung his head
He then looked up and said: "Have YOU
employed an attorney for me?" His father
replied that he had, and told him that
john e. Hartridge had been employed and
to keep his mouth shut. They then bade
each other good-b and the father left
after promising his son that he might see
him again before he departed for his
home, in Savannah. The engagement Of
John p. Hartridge as counsel for the de-
fendant win have the result of brother
belng ptted against brother, Mr.. Hart
ridges brother, A. G.. Hartridge, being
the case.
The correspondent of the Jacksonville
Ilmes-Union at Suwanee Shoals sends
that paper. the following: "Blount's Fer
ry, one of the most beautiful homesteads
that borders the far-famed Suwanee
river, is the home of a snake charmer or
IN other words, fair young girl so pro-
tcient with the violin that reptiles of all
kinds viii come around her when the
strings are touched by her magic hands.
The girl is Miss Ruth Brown one of the
most beautiful and accomplished YOUNG
ladies' in Florida. The young lady is a
splendid violinist, noted in this section for
her ability. Some months ago while sit
ting on the Veranda of her fathers magni-
ncent nome, willing away the dull hours
bS uFaWlnB music from her VIOLIN a huge
rattlesnake came out of a cluster OF rose
bushes and paused before her entranced.
Miss Ruth played on, and the great snake
listened as though hypnotized When the
music ceased the RATHER glided back to ill.,
retreat. A few weeks later, while play
ing IN the postOffice steps another RATHER
came from under the floor and listened
in seeming delight to the sweet strains
Miss Ruth was drawing from the Violin
Miss Ruth became Interested in the in
huence OF music over reptiles and deter
mined to make a thorough test Near.
her home there is an immense rock on
the banks of the river, and not far away
is a deserted mill, in whose ruins hun
dreds of snakes make their homes For
some time Miss Ruth has been visiting This
rock and playing her violin. the music in.
Yariably attracting many snakes from me
ruins of the mill. Miss Ruth's DsreDts.
knew nothing of this. and yesterday after-.
noon her father was treated to a great sur
prise. AS Mr.. Brown was riding over his
estate he hear weird music proceeding
from the rock and knew that his daughter
must be there. There was sOmefhins
so drawing about the music that Mr.
Brown felt irresistably impelled 10 ride
TO the rock. There wonderful sight
greeted him. Seated on the rock was his
fair and gifted daughter, dra wing the most
weird music from her violin, while about
here were snakes of all kinds-rattlers
moccasins and adders. some of which We're