The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-30

and Jackson Bluff, a distance Of 80 miles.
Inc Summons VIII be the second steamer
placed Uu that river within the past year
by the Clark syndicate, which has spent
dielng the PAST few years more than ST.
W40UJ IN developing Middle Florida, and
It's enterprises are yet IN their infancy.
Millions of Notwithstanding reddish
worms, with black heads lined the highs
water mark Of the river at Fernandins
Saturday. Several old residents were
asked for name for them but as il was
the first time they had ever seen anything
OF the kind, they did not know. Some Of the
worms were an inch and a half in length.
The worm covered the entire river front
and one could not walk without trcadinc
on the m. II seemed at one time as II they
disappeared.
n w. Agnew made a deed of trust to j.
X. Mcdonald, receiver of the First Nation
az BANK at Qcala, covering all his large
landed estates, comprising some 20 900
acres of land and a. large amount of city
property, aggregating, in value about
S159OO0 This deed is made to secure the
depOsitOrs and other creditors OF the bank.
i is considered by some that Mr.. Agnew.
by this conveyance, places ample security
in the hands of the receiver to pay all
claims of the bank, regardless Of the as
sets held otherwise.
The Gem City Guards of the Fourth bat
TALON, in command of Capt r. NJ. d.
MOntmollin, went into camp in their armo-
DRY at Palatlla last night, and will re-
life, until their departure for the state
e9lccsa near at Tallahassee next month.
Augustine Ps OT %i close ho'e for the seat a.
son tomorrow after breakfast. The num-
Der of visitors entertained during the
season at the Hotel Cordova has left the
5000 mark far behind.
A white man pGmpd Johnson, wen
known in Fernand'nt approached POli-e
Ohicer DisbennCtf. Thursday night. say
ing he wanted protection ami that he in
IHnfRn II haF1
hri"t ears ago y his S'ep'ai3Cr Short
~ after that he TepIlrs !. Wi'h 4 couple
OF negroes, to the vacant 10, nca- Millail's
NUT stand, where, after digging DearlY
an hour, he announced he had found
whit he wanted and the eNcaN Axiom was
Nee in. No one believes he resUrrectc1
anything Of value.
A. =. Weller of Tarpon Springs, met
with a very serious accident one day last
week. He climbed one of the electric light
poles on Harpon avenue, to disconnect the
wires. When ne cut them the pole swayed
and fell on the clay pavement with Mr..
Weller on H. II had rOtted completely
OF where II entered the ground. but Mr..
Weller did not detect the fact until he had
cut the Wire He saved himself from being
seriously injured by jumping before the
pole struck the ground; but as IL was, his
right wrist and ankle were badly bruised,
and he received severe cut on his fore
head.
The largest crowd which has assembled
IN many years at quincy, Fla, assembled
in memorial ceremonies. The Grafton of
the day was delivered by Capt. James l..
Davidson of the Gadsden Guards. He was
introduced in a most fitting manner by +.
G. Love, Esq. The Gadsden Guards APP
peared for the first time in the new regula-
ton uniform, and acted as an escort to the
was to see the old vets" in line behind
the soldier boys in blue, and listen to
speech delivered by a captain in the blue.
But the old feeling has long since past
and at the grave all is forgotten.
W. r. Walker of Weir Park was struck
and killed by lightning Friday afternoon
Mr.: Walker was the father of the little
girl burned 70 death at that place three
weeks ago. Mr. Walker was at work two
miles from home and was occupying alone
temporarily, a small cabin in the orange
grove. 1t appears that he took refuge
from the rain In this cabin, which was
struck by lightning with the above result
He was to have returned home on Friday
evening. His wife did not understand
why he did not return and early Satur-
day morning made inquiries and neghbors
went out and found the marks of the
lightning on the cabin and Mr.. Walker
lying on the floor dead
Tampa Times: Surgeon General Wy
man was a passenger on the OliVette on
her latest trip TO Key West and Havana.
lie Will spend several days inspecting the
quarantine and sanitary precautions at
those points. He will visit the Tortugas
and see for himself how things are. It
is understood that Gen. Wyman will in
slst upon the strictest regulation and
highest efficiency in all matters pertain
ing to inspection and quarantine, and as
he has fun charge of all sanitary matters
Will be authorized to act promptly and
fully, There is considerable anxiety in
the country at large as to the danger of a
yellow fever visitation this summer, and
Cen. Wyman has been quoted as feeling
a necessity for unusually effective action
10 protect it. His apprehension is, that
the danger arises chiefly from snugglers
who come from obscure ports and escape
the usual restrictions laid upon travel. 1t
is probable that the risk from this source
is oVerestimated, as is also the extent TO
which the fever is actually prevailing in
4 Cuba. The recruits arriving from Spain
are sent at once into the highlands of the
interior and exposed as little as possible,
while those points infested by fever are
occupied by acclimated veterans The re-
cruts are no doubt victims quite numer-
ously OF an accimation fever but not
from the deadly Vomito.