The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-10

painting represents a most unpromising
site for a city-the marshy banks of the
river, the commonplace old fort, and
few scattered huts is all that can be seen.
Three men driving a span of horses
hitched to new wagon came in to Char
lotte Harbor from Arcadia Saturday.
They at once hired boat, and left for the
lower bay TO fish and enjoy, they said,
general outing Since their departure, II Is
stated, they carried along a divining
rod, with which they propose adding few
millions to their bank account from the
hidden treasure that several OF the Pun Ia
Gordaites recently failed to locate.
Capt. F. d. Pooser, tax collector of Ma
rion county, says the postDonement by an
additional thirty days of the sale Of lands
for delinquent taxes will be a great bless
ing TO many of the farmers in this section.
He says that Marion county, for instance,
has more cotton than for number OF
years, and that some of the planters
whose property was to be advertised for
sale will be able to realize on part of their
crop, and thus save their home. Capt.
Poser thinks the action of the governor
and controller deserves commentator.
Saturday night about o'clock at Ocala
Marvin Alfred accidentally shot two boys
Arthur Halsey and John Ballard, with
3S-caliber revolver. The accident happened
near the +. c. & y. depot. Young Halsey
asked Alfred to let him see his revolver.
Alfred pulled it out of his pocket and
snapped it in Halsey's face, shooting him
through his neck The ball, after passing
through his neck struck Ballard in the
arm. Halsey's wound, although painful,
is not thought fatal. Alfred has not been
arrested, as both boys say the shooting
was accidental. 1t was another case OF
didn't know it was loaded"
Citizen: The east coast, between Jupi-
ter and Manu. within the next few months
Will become the most progressive part
of Florida. Two important forces are
at work. At the lower end of this re-
gion constructors are engaged in building
an extension of the Florida East Coast
raj for cfv mil
Palm Beach to Miami, on Biscayne Bay.
The second leading factor is a quartette
of reliable immigration companies, which
VIII begin early next month to populate
the east coat, between the points mention
ed, with a desirable class of settlers. The
entire scheme is a gigantic one, and brief
review of the work that has led up so
successfully to the present conditions will
be of general interest.
Two months ago James A. Hanley,
clerk In the Cherokee cigar store, at Jack
sonville, owned by George A. Wendell,
skipped the town, carrying with him a
quantity of goods and money out of the
store Mr.. Wendell was in Quincy at the
time and did not learn of his loss until he
returned home and checked up the stock
and the sales book. Since Hanley disap-
peared nothing has been heard of him
until recently. A day or two ago, how
ever, MIR. Wendell learned that Hanley
had secreted himself in the coal bunkers
of one of the Clyde ships and had thus
beaten his way to the metropolis. When
he arrived in New York he came out of
his hiding place looking more like an imp
from the depth of hades than a white man.
When Hanley departed from Jacksonville
he left behind a wife who had not a penny
nor anything to eat in the house. Mr.
Wendell lent her the money to buy a ticket
to New York. and she left for that place,
saying that she was going home. Yes
terday Mr.. Wendell received d letter from
her, sent from New York. He is satisfied
that the couple are reunited and that the
wife was fully cognizant of the where
abouts of her husband all the time she
protested dependence upon charity.