The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-15

tition Mr.. Douglass claims that Mr.. Dow
ling is preparing to 90 into the insurance
business and therefore wants him en-
Joined. The case Will be heard later.
FLORIDA.
The work Of preparing the ground on the
beach at Palm Beach for Mr.. Flagler's
new hotel has commenced.
1t IS expected that the Colvin suit viii
come up IN the United states supreme
court at Jacksonville next Monday.
Friday afternoon two negroes and a
dog were killed near Meals Landing in
Jackson county by bolt of lightning.
Col Chipley Of Mariana has donated
$50 out of his own purse TO help the ladies
OF jackson county get up creditable At
lanta exhibit.
Mrs. w E. II. Mabry wife of Rev. w
T. II. Mabfy, pastor Of the Methodist
church at Palatka, died Sunday night of
quick consumption.
Miss Mary Louise DunhaIn died very
suddenly at her home at St. Augustine
Sunday afternoon Of congestion of the
heart and hemorrhage
At Milligap station twenty miles east
of Milton, during an electric storm, the
lightning entered a store on a telegraph
wire instantly killing Mr.. Wilson, the
proprietor of the store.
j. N. Edmondson of Plant City, has in
vented an ice cream freezer. The machine
Is so arranged as to freeze the custard
into blocks, and that within very few
minutes after putting the ice in.
On Saturday lightning struck the dwell
ing or ;. j. Stewart at Milton, doing con-
siderable damage. Mrs. Stewart and Miss
Mary Roberts were badly shocked, the
latter receiving some injuries from the
flying timbers.
The Thermometer went down TO below
90 degrees at Mariana Sun
day morning, and melon grow
ers are feeling blue. Young melons are
on the vines. and 1t is likely that a ship
ment will be made by June 10 to u.
Sunday night, about 10 or IL o'clock, at
a negro festival at Quincy, Fred Cox
was cut to the heart by Ed Higgins. He
died almost instantly. Both were young
negroes barely 70. The affair grew out
OF quarrel over something trivial. The
murderer was arrested.
James Veit formerly manager of Buckrs
mill, at Ellaville, and, later, manager of
the large mill at Jacksonville, has brought
suit in the United States court at Jackson
vile against the firm of L. Bucki & Son,
for $4,000 damages. The grounds of the
suit nave not yet been made public
as the plaintiffs declaration has not yet
been filed.
The Lake county grading committee for
school teachers certificates has finished
its work. There were twenty-four appli-
cants for certificates; twenty-one white
and three black. Out of three applying
Tor hrst grade, one passed; the other two
failed entirely. One passed for second
grade, and seven for third grade Fifteen
OF the twenty-four will have to try again.
Sunday Harry L. Branch, assistant
cashier of the First National Bank at
Tampa, accidentally took an overdose
of choral to produce sleep. He was dis
covered under its influence some time
after by his wife who summoned DR.
Stebbins. He called in the assistance of
DR.. jackson and by o'clock Mr.. Branch
had regained consciousness. He is now
doing well and will be out again in a
Few days.
Lake City Reporter: A day or two ago
Mrs. DR.. Ballard, while out in her flower
garden, noticed one of the cats gazing
intently through the fence at a large
gorgeously colored rattlesnake .coiled
around the gate post. She tried to frighten
the cat away, but it seemed to be SPELL
bound to the spot and would not move;
she then got the hoe and soon dispatched
the snake, which measured 3l5 feet and
had three rattles.
One of the most interesting and valua-
BILE relics of the confederacy is in the
possession Of J. w; McDoewll, manager
at Gainesville. 1t Is a bond for $500 is.
sued by the Confederate States of Amer.
list day of July, 1868. with interest at the
rate of Z per cent. The interest was
payable semi-annually. Interest cou
ponS are attached, which are to be TORI
off and retained as receipts. The bond
Mr.. Mcdowell says was the property o.
his grandfather, who had several of tn,
same kind.
A new company was recently organized
at Jacksonville for the manufacture of
washing compound, the ingredients O
which are largely Florida products. Tn
Company, and was formally located a
Ocala The head office will now be locate
at Cleveland, o., however, while the fac
tory is at Baltimore, Md. The officers o
the company are as follows: w. S. Spar
of Ocala, president; James. Menzies o
Jacksonville, vice president; j. H. Bige
low of Cleveland. o., treasurer; and N
H. Connolly of Jacksonville, secretary
The company also has preparatiO
known as "Boilertone,' which it will man
ufacture in connection with the "Softene,
which is the name of the washing com
pound.
Citizens Gas and Electric Company a
Jacksonville, while working around tn
machinery Monday night, accidental
placed one hand on the compensation an
the other on the collector. This made
short circuit of the armature through hi
body, and as the current was about 1.0l
volts, he received the full force. All tina
saved him from electrocution was tha
his knees gave way and in falling bacl
ward his hands were wrenched from h
armature. He was for quite a white S
badly used up he could not move, bt
after little came around all right II
says the sensation, for the instant wa
that of being carried gently upwarl
There was no pain, and he is Statistic
that electrocuuon is the easiest mode
death.
The nominating committee of the Cit
zens' Association met at Jacksonvil
Monday night, according to programm
and selected a ticket to be placed in II
Inc ticket, however. is subject to rattle
non by the Citizens Association, whiC
meets Thursday night The candidate