The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-14

ment OF an ordinance for the removal OF
screens from the sa.OOns. Much interest
is being taken in this on account OF the
alleged practice OF selling liquor 10 boys.
The crew Of the steamship Morgan City.
just before time to leave New Orleans for
Tampa Saturday. struck and left the ship.
The cause was the employment OF nom
union man a. oiler. The three engineers
refused 10 strike, and other men were soon
found 10 nh the places left vacant by the
crew.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Duval Jack
sonville) county stands at the head Of the
list Of Florida counties in population
wealth and material Improvement. Ten
years hence she will rank with Charles
ton. Savannah and Atlanta in size and
population. There Is no holding her back
Fire. sCOurge and politicians have failed
to impede her progress.
Capt. William Friends crocodile. which
has been on exhibition at Miami for sew
eral days. has been taken to jacksonville
IL Is genuine species Of the East India
crocodile. II is 10 feet 4 inches i'm length
and weighs more than 400 pounds. The
crocodile is similar TO the alligator, and
is often mistaken for one. The difference
between the two is principally about the
head.
The Fernandina Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION has transferred its rights, fran
chlses and property to the Continental
National Building and Loan Association OF
Gainesville, The Fernandina association
has been formed into a local branch Of
the Gainesville association. The transfer
was made upon terms said 10 be entirely
satisfactory TO the Stockholders in the
Fernandina association. .t
Lightning struck the Methodist church
at AIanatee last Friday, during thunder
storm The bolt hit the top Of the steeple
and ranged down through the beifry
into the ground below wreck
ing same badly. All but four. Of the
bea!piiful stained glass windows were
broken to pieces. The church clock was
thrown half the entire length OF the
church and completely wrecked.
Messrs. Bell, Nilsson and Green, the
Chicago prospectors. have returned to
Sanford from South Florida, and speak
in high praise of that part OF the state.
They brought back with them several
magnificent specimens OF pineapples Mr..
Nilsson is particularly enthusiastic over
the possibilities of that region Of coun-
try. he says that the production and
utilization of that fruit alone would make
any country rich and prosperous.
The election held in Polk county We'd
nesday of last week resulted In a victory
for the "drys," the vote standing $50
against 2lS-a majority Of gilmore than
two to one This is the fourth election
on this question and every time the pro-
hibitoniSts carry the day by heavy odds
The Agricultural makes the suggestion
that a state fair be held next February or
March at Jacksonville to show the visit
ors that Florida still has enough left to
make fine display OF her wonderful re-
sources.
Mrs. F. c. Austin of Orange City, has
On diameter, which has on il twenty va
rieties. The stock is Captain Christy or
something resembling il. There are bud
ded on IL La France, the Bride Franciska,
Kruger, Perle des Jardins, ClOthide Su-
perb, Meteor Madame Joseph Schwartz,
Gen. Jacqueminot, Kaiserin Augusta Vic
toria, Princess Beatrice, Wick 5 Caprice,
Niscountess Folkestone, Madame de
VAUDEVILLE, Malmaison, Corinna, Lady
Ashburton, keingold, frankie Packwood
and Helen. As many as thirteen varie-
ties ranging from Jacqueminot to pure
white, have been in bloom at one time on
1t. Most Of them are eVerblooming and
there are always several varieties bloom
eral vigorous canes for budding into, is
Itself budded into and supported by a
vigorous Mccartney root.
Tallahassee, Fla, correspondence Morn
ing News, Aug. 10: A colored girl, said to
be about years old, was found dead in a
yard last Monday morning on the farm OF
Miles II. Johnson, a few miles from town,
and buried without an inquest. The child
had been hired TO a cropper on the place
as a nurse, and 1t is claimed that there
were marks OF violence on her body. These
facts were brought TO the attention OF the
authorities here on Wednesday, and judge
McGriff had jury impanelled and drove
out to investigate the affair. A negro lad,
named Adam Hayes. had himself locked
in the store of Ball Bros. & Demfllv
Tuesday night, and when darkness came
on he carried out a. lot of goods. He was
suspCioned from the first, and during
Wednesday he was taken in custody by a
policeman, when he confessed and a Dor
ton OF the stolen articles were recovered
He is awaiting trial behind prison bars
Sheriff Pearce has captured two bad ne
gro boys, Everett Clark and William Brv-
amt aged about Is years. 1t is said that
last Monday they placed two crossties on
the track of the +, 8 and r. railroad, near
Lake Lafayette, Few miles east of ITALIA
| hassee. When the train came along one
tie was knocked from the rails and the
other lodged on the cow-catcher. The
train was brought to a halt to investi-
gate the affair Finding no one, the train
proceeded on its way. The matter was re-
ported to Sheriff Pearce and he has the
parties in jail, awaiting the action OF the
railroad authorities.