The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-20

The First Baptist church of Tampa offers
its church lot for sale.
Sprouts six feet long are reported on
orange trees in Calhoun county.
Fodder pulling and sweet potato plant
ing is now the order of the day with the
farmers.
The mayor of Qcala IS determined to put
a stop to the boys jumping on and of the
trains as they approach and leave the
stations in Ocala.
Returns were received on Tuesday from
carload of peaches shipped from De-
Funiak to Detroit. The peaches were sold
for $3.50, and the freight was $22O.S0.
The name of the postofice at Potsdam.
The exchange Of inner registered mail
sacks between Barlow and Jacksonville
has been discontinued.
The Fernandina OH and Creosote works
nave closed contracts for creosoted mater
ial for the quarantine station at South
port, N. c.. and the government dry docks
at Port Royal, S. G..
The contract was let this week for the
erection of the South Florida Military
and Educational Institute at Barlow, and
II is expected that the building will be
ready for the opening of the school early
in September. The Senators of the various
districts have been notified to make their
appointments for the free scholarships.
On July 20 sealed bids will be received by
Hillsborough Lodge, No. %, f. & A. NJ,
at Tampa for the purchase Of bonds to the
amount of $40. 600, bearing per cent. inter-
est payable semi-annually. Said bonds to
run for twenty years This move has been
made to enable The Nasons 10 erect a Ma
sonic Temple and Opera House in that city.
A Special meeting of the Tampa board of
trade has been called for Tuesday, July
%, TO select a site for a building for the
board of trade; also, to authorize the
board of directors to negotiate and COM
plete the purchase of such site, and to au-
| thorize the proper officers of the board of
trade to issue bonds for the erection Of
suitable building.
The negro rapist from Juliette was sight
ed at Morriston late Thursday night In a
negro camp by posse of men in search
of him. Before they could take certain aim
the negro fed to the woods. Several shots
were fred but without effect. The men
stayed around, expecting the rapist to
board the early morning train, which he
did. Finding him in the baggage coach
they fired two shots at him, but he es-
| capped them.
Pensacola Times: We are reliably in
formed that there are only about 1000
| sticks of timber now on the market in
| Pensacola, an abnormally small supply
and the question naturally arises, Where
/ are additions to come from? On the Con-
\ ecuh river there is only one mill now in
| output of about $50 sticks. The two mills
| at Brewton, if operated regularly, would
| turn out probably 300 sticks a day, but
/ continued rains have made logging i'm
| possible, and supplies cannot be expected
! from that point for some months to GENE.
/ The small lots which reach here from the
/ 0HOCldWH river 40 not DeEll 10 SUD
| ply the deficit, and it really begins to look
| like there was going to be corner in
| timber.
An attempt at burglary at the point Of a
| pistol is reported from Point Washington
| near De Funiak Springs Thursday. Mr..
| Mccullough, young man, was called to
| go to the store by a stranger who said
| he wanted some medicine. While looking
! for the medicine, the stranger presented
| two pistols telling Mr.. Mccullough to open
| the safe. This he did and put out the
| money on the counter. This did not seem
| 10 satisfy the stranger, who called for
| more money, telling AIR. Mccullough to get
! on his knees, SuppOsing his time had come
| and thinking ii well enough to make fight
for life, Mccullough grappled with the
| burglar, securing one of the pistols and
| his false mustache. The result was the
| burglar got away without money or beard.
| The burglar is thought to be a novice in
| the business.
An accident that might have proved IA
| tai was narrowly aVerted by the pres
! ence of mind Of Conductor Masters on the
! South Beach railroad at st. Augustine
| last Tuesday. The train was making one
| Of its regular trips, and was just round
! ing the curve leading to Anastasia Sta
| ton. when Mr.. Masters. who was standing
| on the rear end of the train, as was
| backing, looked along the track and saw
/ a colored man lying with his head across
! one Of the rails, There was no time to Sig
| nal the engineer TO stop so Mr. Masters
| rushed 10 the brakes and with all the
! strength at his command pulled them down