The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-13

ined 10 raise their companies up to the
state and theIr Visif has Ito TO- 40 with bet
tering the companies. They want 10 find
out wherein their companies fall short
of the requirements and will ask an OPP
portunlty 20 bring them up to the stand
ard. They don't want TO disband.
FLORIDA.
The Chuluota correspondent Of the
Oviedo Gazette states that John Jacobs
killed twenty-six blackbirds at one shot
last Tuesday.
Capt J. b. Mckinley OF Alva has a
grapefruit tree whose fruit netted SIS a
year for the three years previous to 1895;
that year the crop sold for $34 on the tree.
The Weekly Gazetteer Of West Palm
Beach says that three large sharks were
caught from the pier Wednesday after
noon. The largest one was eight and
half feet in length and weighed about 200
pounds.
w. G.. Langford of Fort Myers and Law
renee Knight of Tampa report. according
to the Fort Myers Press, the discovery
of a 40-acre tract in the Ten Thousand
Islands on chatham river that Is literally
covered with human bones and pottery.
The Citrus County Chronicle Of Inver-
ness says that peach culture is going to
be one OF the leading industries in Citrus
county before many years. Hundreds Of
young trees have been planted this spring.
The soil, according to the Chronicle, seems
peculiarly suited for the peach.
The Madison Recorder says that pack
of wolves is reported again in the upper
part of the San Pedro Bay, and some
of the farmers living on its western bor
ders are preparing TO eXterminate them,
II possible, by poisoning. They have put
out strychnine, and will keep it out for
several weeks.
Three thousand dollars is the amount
that will be paid to ]. NJ. Bars. ex-City
attorney, and the present attorney of the
board of bond trustees, for his services
in winning the suit that was brought
against that body by the board of public
works to test the legality of the former
as an administrative board of the city Of
Jacksonville.
Tallahassee Correspondence Morning
News: Hon. sgd. l.. Carter and E. Baird of
Gainesville are here for the purpose OF
buying a carload of fine Jersey milch cows.
Gov. Mitchell, Adtt Gen. Houstoun,
Councilman Byrd and Capt. r. Cay of
this city, Capt. Il. NJ. Burroughs of Jack
sonvile and +. G. Byrd and William Hook
of Atlanta left to-day for an outing on
the Gulf coast.
Isabelle NJ. Whitehead has entered suit
in the circuit court at Jacksonville.
through her attorney, f. w. Pope against
the Jacksonville Street Railway Company
for $4,000 damages. The plaintiff states
in her bill of complaint that she was q
passenger on car No. 20 on Jan n, and in
SONG way the gate was left loose, ana
in passing over the bridge across Hogan's
creek III struck the wooden or iron guards
on the bridge, smashing the windows
The plaintiff was severely cut from fly
ing glass, and was prevented from follow
ing her vocation as a school teacher by
reason of her injuries.
nro1o Cof,,rda,r
a negro pried open a door at the residence
of W. u. Hamilton. stepped into the sit
ting room with pistol in hand, where
Mrs. Hamilton's sister was and demand
ed her money or her life. The noise of the
high wind prevented her hearing the in
truder until he was upon her. She talked
with the negro, and her sister, who was
In the next room, took in the situation
ran 70 the rear door and fired a pistol
which brought John Crawford to the res
cue. The negro, hearing the shot, grabbed
pocketbook, lying on the sewing ma
chine, which contained 81, and fled
through the darkness and has not been
heard of since.
The Mayo Free Press says that sew
eral naval stores men, who do a large
business along the Suwannee river. and
the merchants of Mayo, held a meeting
in the Mayo court house Monday for the
purpose of making some arrangements to
secure cheaper freight rates on the river
chairman and r. l.. Goodbred secretary
After considerable elaboration, they de-
cided to try to put another steamer on
the SuWannee river, and c. NJ. Sweat,
T. S. Bush, H. G. Averill, r. L. Good
bred were selected as a committee to con-
fer with boatmen, and to ask them and
all interested in freight rates on the river
to attend a meeting to be held in Bran
ford the oath of this month.
The case of Robert C. Scott, charged
with embeZZlement was again revived
in the criminal court at Jacksonville
Tuesday. AT the opening of the court, Col.
A. w. Cockrell. MIR. Scotts attorney,
moved that the court grant him leave to
amend the order already made in the case
so that IL would show that the case was
dismissed on its pleading. The case had
previously been dismissed on the court 5
own motion, instead of on the pieadings.
OF the defendant to have the case passed
upon as to the pleadings, and an order
was made to that effect. Judge Christie
stated afterward that this did not affect
the case in anX way, and that 1t would
not prevent him from fling new infor-
it proper to do so.
The Great Council of the Improved Or
der of Red Men of Florida convened at
the rooms of the Cherokee Tribe at Jack
sonviIle Tuesday. About fifty delegates
attended. During the morning session the
reading of the minutes of the previous
meeting and routine business OCCUPIED the
greater part of the time, after which NOM
nations were made for officers to act DIR
ing the ensuing year. The following of
ficers were elected during the afternoon
session: Great sachem, Duncan Stewart
ST. Augustine Tribe; great senior saga.
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