The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-31

buckskin. and sixty-seven gator hides.
W. J. Wright Of Tangerine died sudden
ly Monday. He was engaged in working
among his orange trees. Failing to come
to the house when due, search was
made for him, resulting in finding his
dead body in his grove.
An effort is now being made to secure
an extension of the public school term
in Orlando. The school fund is sufficient
only to cover the expenses of a term OF
six months duration. 1t is desired TO
lengthen this to eight months.
Sheriff Tillis closed the Florence phes-
phate mine. near Newberry, Tuesday,
upon an attachment issued in favor of
the Anglo-Continental GuanO Company.
The mine was operated by Sol Thalheim
of Ocala, and is one of the largest in
Alachua county.
George Law, section boss Of the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad.
near Arredondo, met with a painful ac-
cident Wednesday while riding on his
handcar. His wrist caught between the
floor and the lever, smashing his wrist
and dislocating it.
The following ticket was elected at
Leesburg Wednesday without opposition:
For mayor, 10. H. Mote for aldermen, j.
for assessor and treasurer, Robert Nc
Nance; for collector, Thomas j. Ivey; for
marshal, ~. Matthew's.
The Fort Myers Press says that Edgar
Watson, living on Allen river, south of
Marco has already marketed 900 crates
of tomatoes in Key West, and viii have
at least that many more. He has also
five acres in sugar-cane, and will harvest
500 pounds of onions this year.
Charley Melvin, son Of County Judge d.
d. Melvin, living one AMI one-half miles
west of Vernon, i'm Washington county,
was at a neighborhood log rolling"
Monday. While engaged with his COM
rades at work, he was struck on the head
by a. falling tree, which knocked him
senseless, fracturing the SKULL from which
he will probably dies
Judge crone OF Gainesville has won 500
in gold. offered by the Sunny South, pub
lished in Atlanta, to the one who should
guess the number OF an old confederate
note which had been deposited by that
journal with the state treasurer. The cor
rect number was 2O327.674, The prize of
fered was 800. but resident of Georgia
also guessed the correct number.
H. e. Pendry started from Eustis
Tuesday for Fort Myers, overland, and
his cavalcade is certainly, if not awe
inspiring, at least solemn His colored
boy drives the former delivery wagon Of
the Eustis undertaken, from which he
has not removed the advertisement nor
the sable hued oil cloth cover that for
merly hid from view the implements of
the very needful but melancholy trade.
Paul o. Hebert, the water works con-
tractor, who brought suit against the
city of Gainesville for $4,000 damages,
was awarded a verdict in the United
States court at Jacksonville Wednesday.
The case was tried before Judge Locke
last week, a jury being waived. Wednes-
day the judge, rendered a decision in ia
vor of the plaintiff, and assessed the
damages at $2,SS7.SO, principal and inter
est.
At Crenshaw & McNeilrs turpentine
farm near Grahamville, in Marion county,
the other night, during the progress of a
negro dance a quarrel arose between Tom
| Frierson and lack Hudson. The latter
| was shot IN the leg, and second shot was
| fired by Frierson. The pistol snapped this
| time just as Hudson drew his own, and
| shot Frierson through the breast, killing
| him instantly Justice A. Bullen immedi-
ately called coroner's jury, whose YER
| dict was: KILLED in self-defense."
Tallahassee Correspondence Morning
| News: The sea island cotton fever seems
to have broken out among the Florida
farmers and the demand for seed almost
equals that for tobacco seed. To encour-
| age the planting of long staple cotton
| Commissioner Wombwel of the state de-
partment of agriculture will gratuitously
| distribute several hundred bushels of seed
| to farmers throughout the state. 1t is
| said that the railroad companies will also
1 distribute long staple cotton seed free to
| Florida farmers.
Two methods have been proposed for
the building of the much-talked-of coun-
| ty Jail at Fernandina. One is to issue
about $4,000 of 5 or s per cent. 20-year
| bonds, which would require a tax of from
| q to l mill per annum for interest and to
| create a sinking fund to pay the debt
| The other method is to assess 5-mill tax
| for one year, thus covering the amount in
| one year. Some think that $1,000 would
also cover the cost OF steel bridge over
| the Amelia river. The present structure
| has cost the county $2,000 in the last five
| years, and is now in need of repair.
Arcadia Arcadian: The Italians that
were in Arcadia last week with two bears
wended their way southwark. While be-
tween Punta Gorda and Fort Myers they
| got lost and found themselves near the
| Burnt Store settlement, where they met
a hunter of that section, William Lett
| ner. Mr.. Leitner was on his way to Punta
! Gorda, accompanied by his little son. The
| boy was curious to see the bears, and his
| father consented for him to go up where
the Italians were and see them. One of
| the bears attacked the boy, and when Mr.
| Leitner attempted to rescue him. he was
also attacked, and after battle between
| bears, dogs, and Italians, Mr.. Leitner
| finally secured his gun and shot the Of
| Tending animal. Mr.. Leitner and his son
| were badly scratched by the bears, but re-
ceived no serious wounds in the conflict
The cooking main between the birds
| of Augusta, Ga, and those from Column
bia S. c., began at the old fair grounds
| at Jacksonville Wednesday afternoon
| The main is to last until Friday night
| and a large number of sporting men are
taking much interest in the outcome
| A scrub fight took place Wednesday af-
| ternoon between a mottle- breasted red
| from Augusta and a black and white
| spangle from Columbia. The South Car
| DINA bird was killed on the first fiy
The first fight of the main took place
| at $3.50 o'clock between two red-breasted
! birds, and resulted in a victory for the
South Carolina bird, the Georgia bird
fight then took place, which resulted
in a victory for Domineck from Au-
gusta. The main was continued to N
o'clock, night. the birds fighting under
an arc light.
A singular robbery took place at John
Pasteur's residence at Ocala. 1,,asaax, s1,ho