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

ton seed OIL go barrels cotton. - bales
merchandise, - packages
Col. +. n. I-onmoneer. Florida passen-
ger agent OF The clyde Steamship line,
has received notice that the New York
Base Pan club viii leave New York for
Jacksonville tomorrow on fhc steamship
COmauche, which VIII 90 direct through
without the usual stop at Charleston.
Al meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Gulf Coast Telephone Company. al Tam
pa. Saturday. W. r Fuller Of Tampa was
made director. The Gulf Coast Iele-
} phone company has been absorbed BY ne
Western Union Telegraph Company The
latter company has signed a contract with
the Gulf Coast Telephone Company.
whereby the former agrees to operate the
line.
a family OF people who came all the
way from South Dakota in a wagon.
FIVE months having been occupied with
the trip. have been in Bartow for a few
days, and on Monday went out TO some
of the phosphate works. where the team
viii be put 10 hauling wood. IL IS said
that he last month of their travels they
hadn't a cent Of money. and We're de-
pendent upon the assistance given them
by the people on their route.
The largest catch OF shad ever recorded
on the st. Johns river was the reward
OF the fishermen Friday night. when fully
twenty thousand FISH We're caught. The
barrels which were shipped to Savannah
and sent by the ocean Steamship Com
pany TO New York. The fish were caught
i'm the river below New Berlin, and they
are large and fine. Up to a few days
ago the prospects for d good season were
very gloomy.
The stock company engaged in drain
ing portion of Orange lake. eighteen
miles south of Gainesville. near the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad.
PROJECT. a canal seven miles long and
fifteen feet wide at the top is being dug,
which viii reclaim about 5000 acres Of
land. The land viii be most desirable
for farming purposes, being a rich mucky
soil. At present thirty men are at work
on the canal. AS soon as the canal is
complete, and the success Of the venture
has been full demonstrated, colony from
the western states will be located upon
the land.
Saturday night Tom Crawford OF the
firm of Crawford & Peoples OF Tampa, at
tempted suicide by taking poison. Just
as he was In the act of putting the deadly
stuff in his mouth, his young wife knock
ed his arm and prevented him from get
ting the entire dose. Doctors were i'm
mediatcly summoned, and 10 is due to
their medical skill that his life was saved.
Crawford was for number of years
an empioye of w. $. Hancock, the saloon
man, until recently he resigned and form
ed cOpartnership with Theodore Peoples
III Nilt GulAtCllllb UuSllitSs. II IS alleged
that financial troubles were the cause of
his rash act
Strawberries are now leaving Gaines
Vile in large quantities. G. F.. Sickles
forwarded three refrigerators to New
York Saturday. The market is reported
firm at 60 cents per quart. In a few days
the shipments will increase to a noticea-
BILE extent. The acreage is large, and the
recent frOsts have not injured the crop
to any great extent. Lettuce Is being ship
ped to New York and Philadelphia mar
kets. The fall crop has nearly been dis
posed of, but the spring crop is beginning
to come in, and shipments will continue
ing forward in carload lots. and the farm
ers are circulating much money in Gaines
Vile. As a result of this, business is re-
markedly good for this season of the
year.
The declaration in the suit of Archer
Hartman vs.. j. n. c. Stockton, which
was begun in the United States court a
short time ago, was filed with the clerk
of the court at Jacksonville Saturday.
This is a suit wherein Mr.. Hartman seeks
to recover $751; damages from Mr.. Stock
ton for libel. Mr.. Hartman, as is well
known, has recently organized the Key
West and Miami Steamship Company, to
operate a line Of steamers between Key
West and Miami and the allegation is
interest the citizens of that place in the
enterprise a defamatory letter was writ
ten to JEFF b. Brown, collector of customs
of Key West, the intention being, 1t is
claimed, to injure Mr.. Hartman in busi-
ness WaV.