The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-20
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the second respite the condemned man
has received, each extending his time on
earth twenty days
Capt. Thomas NJ. Woodruff IS now ac-
lively engaged in arranging and systemet-
izlng all details pertaining to the states
militia at headquarters in Tallahassee.
This work will occupy Capt. Woodruff's
attention for one month when he Will re-
join his company at ST. Augustine.
Notice Of pending suit has been filed by
sonville against c. w. DaCosta. The suit
Involves a judgment secured against VIII
liam Baya- as assignee Of the Jacksonville
and santa re Hard Rock Phosphate Com
pany, for 62g6.66 in the circuit court az
Jacksonville on March Z. 1892.
At Avon Park last Sunday evening a
dispute arose In the church over the to-
bacco habit. The debate was not ejust
what might have been expected among
good Christians. There was so much i'll
feeling stirred up that Monday evening the
leader OF the anti-tobacco party was
hanged In efiigy from the limb of a pine
tree.
While DR. L. Alexander was gathering
yellow Jessamine at Armstrong Sunday
afternoon he was badly bitten twice by
what he believes TO have been a snake.
He was picking the flowers from among
palmetto bushes when the reptile struck
MIN IN two places on the back Of the
right hand. The doctor opened the
wounds and then dressed them So far
he has experienced no Inconvenience from
the accident.
Friday morning the school children gath
cred al the school house in Ocoee as usual,
but no teacher came. After waiting
awhile. some Of the boys went TO the
teachers house. on reaching the house
they found him lying on his bed appar-
entity dead. But on examination he WAS
found 10 have life still in him. SO
doctor was summoned, and after sixteen
hours of hard labor the man was re-
vived. A letter was found on his table
addressed to John Hughey, In which some
penses. j. r. Blakely has been school
teacher at Ocoee for years, and was ex-
pected TO marry a young lady of that
place, but she discarded him the night
previous to his attempted suicide, so he
drank two ounces of laudanum on reach
ing home.
John s., Capron of Utica N. Y, who is
interested in the Ponce de Leon Wine
Manufacturing Company and who owns
grape vineyards and lands at Moultrie
I'VE miles south of St Augustine, returned
Monday from weeks visit to his vine
yard. Mr.. Capron says that the wine
company will have l1.000 gallons of wine
70 sell this year. and VIII press 10000
gallons this summer. He says that the
revenue from the 81 900 gallons at ordin-
airy market prices will pay for the entire
cost OF the plant, all expenses and leave
margin IN the treasury. He, as well as
other members of the company is en-
thusiasvc over the enterprise which is
out one year old, and is sure that grape
culture on the east coast, where the soil
Is right and there is a good southern
or southeastern exposure, will be one Of
the coming crops of profit, either In rails
ing grapes for market or for the wine
presses.
II is rumored at Brooksvilie that a
young girl was murdered in Hernando
county Few days ago 1t seems that
ming a cedar camp in the swamp. while
salllhg along the coast of the gulf, picked
up woman and girl on an island where
they had been left by some fishermen
Ihey were taken to the cedar camp, and
then the old woman went in a boat TO
Crystal river while the young girl, who
was about Is years of age, was engaged
TO cook there in the swamp for a gang
of hands. About that time three stran-
gers appeared at the same camp, and
were given work. Then one of these
men claimed the girl as his wife, which
she denied, il is said Two of these men
were left alone at the camp with the
girl, and they claim that she shot her
self while fooling with a pistol which was
in the cabin, and coming out doors where
they We're, she fell dead. The body was
taken to Bay Port, where a coffin was
made and the corpse buried. Things con-
corning the death of the young woman
look rather crooked, as ii is said that the
wound was in the pit of the abdomen
and il would be next to impossible for
the woman to shoot herself in that man
ner accidentally. An investigation Will
be made.
The steamship Texan, Can't Berthe. of
the West India and Pacific Steamship
Company, is at Port Tampa preparing to
take on a cargo of phosphate. The
Texan has been running on regu-
lar line from Liverpool to ST. Thomas,
Colon, Kingston, and New Orleans, but
owing to the continuance of the dock
strikes in New Orleans, the burning of
the company's docks in November and
the dumping overheard of their tools re-
Gently, the company has decided to dis
continue their ships to that port They
have been running there for twenty
three years and rendered a service of
eighty freight and passenger ships year.
The line has seventeen ships and is build
ing two twin-screw steamers of about
5000 tons, with a capacity of carrying
1900 bales of cotton. This is the COM
pany's test trip to Port Tampa, where
they expected expeditions loading. I'm
fortunately they have been detained. and
all the efforts that have been made to
get them TO make that port a regular
terminus have probably been neglected
at the last moment by not giving the
ship what she expected. 1t is now pos
sible that Savannah or Port Royal will
capture the business that this line is so
we'll equipped to handle. The Texan is
an excellent ship of $500 tons. having
superior passenger accommodations and
a good freight capacity. Her commander
keeps her scrupulously clean, and alto
gether she is equipped with every require
ment.