The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-01


about forty miles, saving an hour in
time.
The truck growers, IN the hope Of re-
9uciug freight rates over the two lines
from the section around Gainesville to
New York, have issued a call for a mcc--
ing 10 bee held next Saturday for tho
purpose OF taking some action looking
TO The desired end.
The Tropical sun of West Palm Beach
says that the wreck Of the Norwegian
lumber vessel Incred, that has lain on
the Fowey reef since the accident has
been abandoned as unworthy Of sea SEW
ice. She will be taken to Key West this
week and sold at auction.
Charles Higgnbotham. colored. acct
reached from the cars to the British
steamship Springfield. which is loading
win phosphate at the Florida Central
and Peninsular docks at Fernandina AT
3 O'Clock Monday afternoon, and was
drowned.
The Tampa Tribune reports that great
rays. or sea devils are now crOWdng
into Tampa Bay. and their spumes can be
seen for miles on the water. A tiny one.
twenty feet across the back, and weighing
only a ton or two. may be seen heading
Tor the Alata river TO prepare for the
spawning period.
a brilliant reception and ball was given
by the United States army officers at the
barracks AT Key West Monday night I'm
honor OF the officers of the warships Gin
chndtl ana Atlanta, now in port. The
Russian steamship Regulus arrived Mon
day. and win repair the cable between
Key West and Havana.
Gordon r. Broome of West Palm Beach
has applied to the state pardoning board
for the pardon Of George Washington.
cOlOped indicted for murder and convict
Ell Of granddaughter at the June term OF
the circuit court Washington was SEN
fenced to state prison for "A term OF three
years. The petition for the pardon was
signed by several hundred people.
We have on our table a sample Of tea
ND lt
the Banner of Live oak. The tea was
grown on his place, near town, and cured
by himself and as far as we can tell Is
Just as good as that sold by the stores.
MIR White has about half an acre in Gull
tVation. and says there is no earthly rea-
son why every family should not raise its
own tea.
In the front yard of j. n. Blaine. on
French avenue. at Sanford. is a Persian
Pissardii, "a tree about four feet high. ana
which has perfectly withstoOd the Sc
we're cold OF last winter. These trees. which
come into bearing in two or three years.
bear a fruit resembling the peach In size
and appearance. the flavor being fine. A
tree at Orlando has borne fruit which com
mapds a high price.
The Daily Times Of Pensacola states
that the i-year-Old child of Julia Whit
comb, colored. living on West Hill while
playing about the yard picked up what
il supposed to be "A stick. but which
proved 10 Toe moCcaSin snake. The
snake bit the child severely. but the
the wound, which neutralized the poison.
and the child is thought to be out Of
danger.
During the heavy thunderstorm OF Fri
day morning, little before O'Clock, the
lightning struck the house at Orange
Park owned and occupied for many years
by the late Hon. James r. Copeland, ana
also by Weber Taylor. When first dis
covered the flames were bursting from
the roof about the chimney, and were past
control. The house was entirely consum-
ad lint ha ylatfI IA
were also some Of the doors. windows
and blinds. Loss, about 81 500; insurance
$1,000
Senator Morrow of Brevard county and
Representatives Chapman of Orange and
Iim of st. Johns arrived at West Palm
Beach Friday night and left Saturday
morning for New river, for the purpose of
Inspecting the workings and progress of
the East Coast canal The gentlemen in
spected the end of the canal at MatanZas
on Thursday. Messrs. II. Zailliard and
George T.. Miles of St. Augustine accompa-
ny them. They left Monday morning for
Tallahassee, where they will report to the
state legislature
one of the most curious human freaks
in existence lives in Madison county. The
freak is a negro boy now over p years of
age The boys head is Of immense size.
being fully nifty inches in circumference.
He is about three feet in hight and has
never walked. although his limbs seem
perfectly formed. But although he does
not walk. he gets about brisldy by rolling
the boy make himself into a ball and go
tumbling about the house. The boy is very
intelligent and delights in talking to stran-
gers. His mother has Indian blood in her
veins and has resisted bitterly all at
! tempts of museum men to secure her son
for exhibition purposes.
Foul play is now thought to have been
| connected with Mr. Daugherty's death
by drowning at Titusyille. Deceased is
said to have had trouble with man
! named James Mccormick a few days ago.
| This man persuaded Daugherty to dive
down into the wreck TO fetch up one
| leg of a stove which was missing. Daugh-
! eI-ty at first was unwilling to do so. but
/ finally consented on condition that his
| son Walter should accompany him. When
/ they arrived at the wreck Walter was
sent on some preteXt TO the other end of
/ the boat. While there he heard a splash.
/ as of something having fallen into the
water. Shortly afterward McCormick
! told him that his father was drowned.
I The coroner's jury brought in a verdict
! that death resulted from a broken neck
! and that James Mccormick was presum-
/ ably responsible for his death.
A. J. Knight of Tampa mas brought suit
/ to dissolve the partnership existing be
1 tween him and his gardener, A. Newman,
praying the court to grant an injunction
/ and a receiver. Last fan & j. Knight and
/ a. Newman formed a partnership on con
! dition that Mr.. Knight furnish the land
! and money necessary to make a garden
| end that A. Newman would make the gar
! den, paying back all money advanced
! from first sales, the two men to share
| equally all profits beyond that sum Nj
/ Knight has put about 81 400 into the %
| acre crop which is now well advanced and
| VIII market for $1,000. Newman has re-
/ turned about $500 of the borrowed money
/ and now wants to force Mr.. Knight tc
/ buy him out. saving he is tired of it, Mr.
/ Knight says Newman is marketing the
! crop daily and not making returns and tC
protect himself ne asks for a receiver.
Tampa Times: When the citizens of An.
| clote asked TO have that made a port OF
/ entry they asked that the boundary line
| between Tampa and Cedar Key districts
i be drawn Just north of the Ancote light
/ and east to Titusville The lighthouse de.
| partment now holds that this boundary
| line, according to government charts
places Anclote about $50 yards north OF
! the division line or in the Cedar Key dis.
! trict. The people of that section claim
| that q does not and are muh annoyed
BY the transfer of Anclote to Cedar Key
/ district which forces them to go there
/ so report. Capt. Sam Hope has been re.
/ commended as deputy collector at An.
| clote By Collector Cottrell. of Cedar KEYS
! and he will take charge of the Anclote of.
/ fee a S soon as ne is confirmed in place
/ Of Taylor Youngbloo1. who was appointed
/ by Capt Lesley 1t is said that Capt Hope
was Instrumental in getting Anclote trans
! ferTed to the Cedar Keys district.