The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-02

the mail carrier, was not on board. His
friends fear that he Is drowned. a steam
tug and two sail boats have gone to solve
the mystery.
An important will case that has been
In the courts at Ocala for the past three
years, has at last been settled in Judge
HIS court 1t Is the case of Adam ROu
vs.. Alex. Holly, with a decision In favor
OF the contestant Adam Rou. Notice of
an appeal, however, has been given.
and the case will probably remain in
the higher courts for three years to
come.
Information was received BY the city
officers at Orlando Saturday that a rail
on section Is of the South Florida division
OF the Savannah, Florida and Western
railroad was loOsened a few nights ago, all
Of the spikes save one having been drawn.
The fact was not discovered until after
the fast mail train had passed safely over
the dangerous spot. A negro is suspected.
Green Cove Spring: Col. J. II. NJ. Clinclr
came down from his home in Savannah
on Wednesday and Is at the Clarendon.
Col. Clinch's friends In Green Cove arc
pleased to see him In good health, and
more than pleased TO have him with US
at this time, looking after his large inter
ests here. There is a hope that his pres
ence Will result in some definite plans as
to the proposed spring Improvement.
Gainesville will soon have a manfact-
urlng establishment which viii employ
from fifty to a hunred men. Hon. n. j.
HTlong, president of the Gainesville,
Rocky Point and Micanopy Railroad,
purposes TO put in an enormous wood
working establishment in the southern
portion of the city. He asks, as an in
ducement only that the city relieve him
from taxation for the next five years.
Mr.. Stearns, who represents the drug
firm of Tedwick Stearns & Co OF De-
trOit, was at Gainesville, recently, on his
way to- Jamaica, to secure some roots of
the cola plant, upon which grow the cola
nut used for medicinal purposes. He will
bring many OF the roots of the plant to
Florida, and will experiment in raising
them at Gainesville. The plant is a ma
tive Of the west coast of Africa and has
lately been transplanted in Jamaica,
where IL is found to flourish. Mr.. Stearns
thinks that his experiment Will be sue
cessful, and that the growing of the plant
will develop into am industry in Florida.
Gainesville sun: Deputy United States
Marshal II. II. Frost of Jacksonville, had
an experience with a prisoner at High
Springs recently, which is worthy Of note
He arrested VIII Walters, colored. in
Columbia county, on a charge of selling
whisky without paying the United States
revenue. He proceeded to High Springs,
where he got off to talk to some friends
The train left him, but the prisoner and
grip went on. When at Alachua Walters
asked the conductor to let him take his
boss grip back TO the owner. The con-
ductor refused the request, but Walters
left the train and walked back to High
Springs and gave himself up to the deputy
marshal.
The three boys bitten by mad dog at
Macclenny a month ago and sent to New
York for treatment at the Pasteur Insti-
tute. through the generosity of the New
York Recorder, returned Saturday night to
their homes. The boys are Johnnie Davis,
aged years; Willie Davis, aged years,
and Willie Anderson, aged years. They
were accompanied by A. S. York of Mac,
clenny, who has had them in charge from
the time of their leaving home. Mr.. York
says that from the circumstances, DR..
Gibier was satisfied that the boys were
bitten by a rabid dog and gave 1t as his
opinion that the oldest boy would have
been dead in thirty days from the time
he was bitten. The youngest, whose physi-
cal condition was better, might have lived
two months. They are now immunes for
ten years.