The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-27


wise bruised and injured She was taken
TO the residence OF Mrs. Bronson. near
by, where she stll lies I'm an unconscious
condition. DR.. Davis was called in. and
dressed the wound and made the patient
as comfortable as possible; but as she Is
81 years Old, it is feared that the accident
may prove fatal,
The building Of a bridge across the
Matanzas river from ST. Augustine to
Anastasia Island is causing rush for
lots in the vicinity of the lighthouse,
winch seems 70 be me lavortte spot. The
residents prefer IL for summer homes and
the visitors naturally flock 70 tho historic
old spot.
During a heavy thunderstorm at Mont
clair DAY or two ago, the residence of
George OSBORNE was struck by lightning.
The chimney was shattered. The beams
and ceiling of the room below were spln-
tered, and much Of the siding was torn
from the outside. The house was unoccu-
pied, Mr., Osborne being in New York.
Robert Rose of Cassia had quite an en-
counter with an immense RATHER Satur-
day evening. He was walking through
his grove and ran right on It. 1t struck
at him., but fortunately missed him. Rose
finally killed him, and when measured, it
proved to be the largest snake on record,
measuring Z feet 4 inches and having J.
ratties and a button.
At attempt was made to kill colored
man named Lon McAlister at Orlando
Thursday night He went into the yard
at his home, when a man, whom he de-
scribes as ''sawed-of nigger," made
dash at him with an AK. Lon lodged the
blow, which had been aimed at his head,
and the AK crashed into the side of the
house. The woUld-be murderer fed.
At Oviedo Thursday morning about 1
o'clock the house OF l.. n. Pritehard was
found to be on fire. From the Kitchen
where rats and matches had made their
usual combination, the flames spread rapI-
dly, and i'm a short while the whole building
was consumed. The family got out safely
but very few articles of property could be
saved. The property was partly insured.
The farmers around DeL4and have turned
their attention very largely TO the plant
ing Of crops that until this year were
entirely ignored. The acreage in corn and
sweet potatoes is unusually large. The
yield OF corn appears abnormal, and is
a general surprise to those who supposed
that nothing but oranges could be raised
In that section. Some Of the crops, il IS
estimated, will amount to more than nfsy
bushels per acre.
A map now being drawn. embracing Or
landO and the adjacent region, for seven
miles in extent in all directions from the
court house, shows that within this seven
mile radius there are upward of 1870 lakes.
These range in size from two or three
acres TO three miles in extent The re
gion affords sites for an almost unlim-
tied number of lake-frOnt homes. Within
the limit also rise number of streams,
which flow in different directions.
Ocala Morning News; TWO young fnan-
ciers of this city who have considerably
more ingenuity than cash, have hit upon a
novel way of testing their judgment in
the fluctuations of the stock market. They
pick out certain stocks for sale or pur-
chase and then in a week or so sell out,
and figure up the profit or loss In prac-
tice the latter is apt to predominant, but
these imaginary spectators have certain
ly q good thing on paper their paper
profit" on 200 shares held less than a
week aggregating $780,
DIT. Sidney Dyer of DeI4and contributes
a poem in q recent issue of the New York
World. DR.. Dyer is now well advanced
| in years, having passed the three-score-
year-and-ten mile post some time since.
As q song writer the doctor has a ma
tiOnal reputation, his speciality being
| hymns, and II IS claimed that he has
written more songs that have been set TO
music and are now in popular use than
any other man now living. He has re-
Gently received a commission for several
| songs from the publishers of Sunday
school literature.
At Tampa Thursday as the Savannah.
Florida and Western train crossed the
street car track, a piledriVer that was
| loaded on a nat car caught the trolley
| wire and pulled il down. A crowd soon
cOngregated, but before repairs could be
made large wagon, drawn by two horses,
! attempted to pass. one of the horses
! belonging to L. G. Cone stepped on the
| live Wire, and instantly dropped No one
| seemed to know just how to rescue him
| from the dangerous position, until some
! one. suggested to the driver to drive his
| other horse up, which he did, pulling tho
/ fallen horse with hum. AS soon as he got
/ clear from the wire, he became an RIGHT
! again, ana the team started up the street.
Jacksonville Citizen: United States Mar
| shall Mckay attached the Morgan line
steamer Whitney az Tampa early during
the present week on the charge OF a VIOLA
ton of the law which REQUIRES tbat tbe
officers Of any steamer touching at ports
in uhis country from ports of foreign cOup-
tries, shall furnish 10 the collector of Gus
toms q separate list of the Chinese pas
Seheers which alc On board. The Whitney