The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-25
FLORIDA.

Forty hunters from Macon and others
from Leesburg killed over eight thousand
doves near Leesburg Monday
E. Carrandi of Key West is making a
success of his picked fish in cans and jars
He is rushed with orders and will shortly
leave for New York TO purchase machin-
cry for his factory.
The body of Otto Kercheimer, the young
man who was drowned in Lake Monroe
on Tuesday last was recovered Monday
morning by the proprietors of the Brock
house at Enterprise, by whom he was en-
ployed.
Mrs. S. P. Crews. the wife of a farmer
living about eight miles northwest of
Starke dropped dead Monday morning
Her husband was IN Starke at the time
attending to business, having left his wife
apparently in good health.
Burglars broke into the residence of E.
D. Lukenbill at Fernandina Saturday
night, and stole two overcoats and two
hats, after helping themselves to a gener-
Gus meal at the Kitchen table. The house
of s. ID. Swami was also entered, but the
robbers were frightened away.
A. J.. King on Indian river, four miles
north of Jupiter, has just picked up seal
ed bottle on the beach. containing the fol-
lowing: From Liverpool to Pensacola,
Sunday %, g. IS. Bottle cast overheard at
noon. Lat. 23.15 N. Long. 1924 w. Weather
calm Current for last "a hours 46 miles
setting SEE, please forward to u. S. COM
sui. British bark Gler. Capt. Foley"
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News: The new building for the state in
sane asylum at Chattahoochee will be
ready for the reception of patients on
April Is. 1t will accommodate go patients.
Ieum johnson, a negro brakeman on the
Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia rail-
road, fell from train on Monday, and
was literally ground to death by the
wheels.
Charles T. Verbeke proprietor of Hotel
de Nil, Sarno, died Monday morning at the
residence Of DIR. Hughett, Cocoa. where
he had been staying the past fortnight
under treatment for nervous disorders. He
was stricken with an attack of appoplexy
on Sunday week, and lay In comatose
condition until death. Deceased was well
and faVorably known on the Indian river,
where he has resided the past twelve years
having place at Lotus. He succeeded the
late John Green in the ownership of the
hotel property at Sarno. He was born near
London, England, 81 years ago.
Monday at haywood, a small station on
the Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
way, about twelve miles from Palatka,
two men, named Shavers and Teeter got
into a difficulty. Shavers drew his knife
and seriously cut Teeter in several places.
The most serious wound being i'm the right
face just below the ear. and extending
downward about four inches in length. Or.
A. NJ. Steen was summoned, and dressed
Teeter's wounds, and thinks that he may
recover. Shavers made his escape in the
woods. 1t is said that Shavers lives in Ma
con, Ga.
The farmers of Alachua county
have decided after a close exami-
nation of their crops that the
loss by the cold wave is about il
per cent. Cucumbers exposed to the wealth
! er were total loss. Where they were not
frozen to the ground, they were so badly
damaged as to prevent further growth. To.
matoes were seriously damaged, but most
of the farmers were thoughtful and have
a supply of plants on hand A telegram
! received Monday from Charleston stated
that everything there was killed. This will
give Gainesville start of nearly a month
and will greatly influence prices The
hopeful farmer claims that the loss of Sat.
urday's frost will be fully made up by the
increase of prices caused by the scarcity
OF goods In the market