The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-25

| a WelGerburn prize for his new invention,
! "a mailing tube" The authorities IN Wash
I ington say that II will become Yalua BILE
ana supersede all others.
= petition is being circulated and extern
siyely signed asking congress TO make an
appropriation to deepen the waters Of Ba-
mana creek and open the waterway be-
tween Titusville and Canaveral.
A colored woman, whose name could not
be learned, attempted suicide by jumping
IN front OF an incoming freight train at
Miami Wednesday. Bystanders grasped
her just as the train arrived. She was in
| toXicated.
The Suwannee River Transportation
Company is doing a heavy business in
freight All of the turpentine camps north
Of Branford, and few south of there
were not hurt by the storm, and are ship
ping naval stores extensively.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway will make a rate of one fare for
the round trip from all stations to st.
Petersburg for members of the Grand
Army of the Republic. their families and
friends intending to attend the annual
meeting of that organization Jan. q, 1887.
Madam Oscar Reyes and infant child,
widow and orphan of the distinguished
lawyer who was deported to Spain and
sent to Africa's coast, where he was kill
eu, 8tAi 81 AUGUSTINE w euttSddN LOT I1d-
vana. Cuba, to settle the Reyes estate.
Madam Reyes belongs to one of SPANS
best families.
Camp Bros. at Wade are utilizing all of
the fallen timber In that vicinity in man.
ufacturing crossties and lumber They
have a large mill and saw on an average
of 1900 feet of lumber daily They have
net been troubled to any great extent by
split logs, which are not so numerous as
it was first thought.
Lettuce is going forward from Gaines
vile now at the rate of 800 baskets per
day. The stock is not the very best, and
the prices have not been highly satisfac-
tory. A heavy frost Wednesday will have
beneficial effect upon lettuce in the field,
causing il to head properly. All truck
crops are looking well in the field espe-
cially cabbage.
The city council of West Tampa held
meeting Monday night and reduced the
rate OF taxation. The first step was to
abolish the license occupation tax. The
West Tampa council decided to open the
gates wide to all who should desire to do
business within that municipality. Next
the council reduced the rate of taxation
on property from 12ia to 10 mills, the val
uation to remain the same as last year.
Fanny Adams. colored, was shot and ia
tally wounded by her lover, Lem Durham
at Jacksonville Wednesday Durham
voluntarily. They had been quarrelling.
The bali entered at the eye, and is either
in the brain or resting in the fatty sub
stance surrounding the eye-ball. In the
first instance, death will very probably re-
suit, and IL the bullet is imbedded In the
fat of the orbit Of the eye will have to be
taken out.
A caucus was he'd at Eustls last Tuesday
to nominate a mayor, treasurer, clerk, as
SCISSOR. collector, marshal and three coun-
cilmen for fun term, and one for one
year, to fill an uneXpired term. The fol-
lowing nominations were made: Mayor,
II. A. Ross; clerk, w. u. Seacole; assessor,
Capt. John Williams; collector, George w.
Church; marshal, G. II. Hart; councilmen,
full term, F. n. Horton, J. NJ. Fuller and
9. Rehrer: The election will be on Jan 4,
1897, and there is not likely to be a second
ticket
Jacksonville Times-Union: 1t has been
suggested that, while the city is consid-
ering the building of a new crematory for
the disposal of the garbage of the city, it
Will also consider as to whether
or not 1t would be economy
to dispose of the garbage by tow
ing it TO sea. A gentleman who is in a
position to figure on the cost of the two
systems says the city could save money
by building a tug and two garbage scows
TO perform this work. By using this sys-
tenn one great disadvantage connected
with a crematory-that of the odors emit
ted-would be dispensed with.