The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-31

their LARGE cigar factory. corner Of Four
tenth street and Ninth avenue
Mrs Ellen can Long of Tallahassee
has been invited 20 read a paper AZ the
coming assembly Of the Florida Chautau-
qua Association at DeFuniak. She has
accepted ne invitation ana has chosen
West Florida"
The British schooner Edice, which ar
rived a Jacksonville Tuesday from Jur-
tie Key. Bahama Islands, brought mis-
oranges, sapadillos and tomatoes. The
orange part OF her cargo sold at good
prices, as there is decided scarcity o.
good oranges in Florida.
A. II. Brown Of Bellview has been max
ing some thermometric tests, says the
Blade. He has made some wooden boxes
open at the TOP and bottom, that he
placed over his cucumber beds. Thursday
morning at day light the normal tenn
perature at the surface Of the ground
was IS degrees. Inside OF box one thick
nesses Of burlap, AZ degrees; protected by
one thickness Of paper and two OF bur
lap, A. degrees, making a difference Of
II degrees in the most thoroughly pro-
tected and that not protected.
AT Tampa Tuesday as Mrs. Ascension
Henriquez attempted TO fill her gasoline
stove, the gasoline caught fire from
tiny flame which had been left burning
The burning ofl fell or her little 4-vear-
old granddaughter who was standing near
and also caught Mrs. Henriquezs dress.
She grabbed the child and in her efforts
70 save her from burning, was severely
burned herself on the hands and arms.
Maud, the little girl who IS the daughter
OF a cigarmaker Ceclilo Henriquez, was
badly burned on the hands, arms, in the
fece and on the legs. She suffers terribly.
but is Improving.
Mr.. McCanery Of Toronto, Canada, Will
liam Blatchly OF London, England, and j.
B. jackson Of Boston, Mass, are holding
series Of meetings In the assembly hall
at Manatee. These men do not believe
IN denominations or church organization,
but believe that salvation is gift from
God, and that all may have Il who be
lieve in the work done by Christ on the
cross, Independent Of any work that man
can do to save himself and that all true
believers are in the church of God, and
are members of the body of Christ. They
call themselves brethren. Mr.. McCaf-
fiery preached al Manatee last winter, and
some thirty men and women. believing
the doctrine was founded on the Bible,
accepted II as their faith. The past
summer they built a neat little hall,
where the meetings are now held.
The Savannah. Florida and Western
agency at Jacksonville handled seven
teen solid cars Of oranges and grapefruit
on Monday The outlook for the vegetable
business Is very good, as an unusually
large acreage of vegetables has already
been put in by those who lost Their
oranges Many are planting cabbages, to-
matoes, and other crops who have never
done so before. The shipment of straw
berries win probably not be delayed
week later than the usual time by the
cold weather, and the promise Is for as
large crop as usual The transportation
lines are looking forward to and prepar-
ing to handle more Florida grown vegeta-
bles than ever before, and there is
good reason to think that a considerable
part of the losses caused by the December
cold may be made up on smaller crops.
A week ago last Sunday, a man entered
the Office of the Hotel Geneva at Jack
sonville and asked for an envelope and
letter. given him
and nothing more was thought OF the mat
ter until Tuesday, when Ely Spencer.
manager Of the hotel received a letter
from Mrs. Julia L. Weiss of Ottawa, Ill.
Mrs. Weiss said that a letter had just
been received from her father, who had
left his home nearly five years ago. on
leaving the house he stated that he was
going out for a walk and would be back
In an hour, but since that time nothing
had been heard from him until a letter
was received from him saying that he
was about 10 leave Jacksonville for Geor-
gia. He gave no address and Mrs. Weiss
asked Mr.. Spencer to hand him letter
which she enclosed. Mrs Weiss states
in her letter that all had given her father
up as dead, except her mother, who had
still watched and waited for him, and
their surprise was great on receiving the
letter from him. Since receiving the leI-
ter Mr.. Spencer has not seen the man,
so has been unable to hand it to him.
The letter is addressed to Mr.. Legs.
Since the 22d inst a small black sloop
shore in front of Chatheld's wharf, in
South Rock Ledge. Having seen no signs
of activity aboard, a negro man who had
been watching the boat for several days
decided to board her and investigate.
He did so, and found her locked up tight,
matches battoned down, and skylights
him to open the cabin. TO his horror he
found the. corpse of " hite man about
80 years of age. from which life had been
extinct several days. Both the man and
the boat were strangers in the neighbor-
hood. A jury was impaneled which rem
dered a verdict that the man came to
his death from natural causes. Sheriff
Bowman had seen and known the man in
Titusville, where he was for some weeks
His name was Norton, from Providence
r. l., and was not without means. A
check book on a Providence bank was
found in the pockets of the dead man
and Bowman has seen checks from the
same cashed in Titusville A short time
ago he had hired this boat from q party
in Titusville, leaving with the owner as
security fine shotgun and a number one
bicycle in good order. The deceased was
of light Complexion and heavy build
weighing at least IT'S pounds.