The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-10
FLORIDA.


Among the lately announced candidates
for the Legislature is DR.. ]. N. D. Cloud of
Newnansville.
Whether nominated for governor or not.
Controller Bloxham is declared not to be
candidate for the office he now holds.
Mrs. John Sturrock of st. Andrews trip
ped and fell day or two ago, cutting her
face open from the mouth half way to the
ear, making surgical operation neces-
sary.
During the month of March there was
shipped through Punta Gorda 1854 tons of
phosphate, of which 500 tons were sent to
domestic ports and 7127 tons TO foreign
ports.
The municipal election held at Green
Cove Springs Wednesday resulted as fol-
lows: Mayor, T. ]. Brown; clerk, H.
r. Bemis; marshal, Charles Wilson; collec-
tor, G. f. Lipford; aldermen, j. L. kirk
patrick, S. e. Moore, L. f. Forester.
Ed, Cause. the Fernandina agent of the
lumber firm of George S. Baxter & Co. of
New York. is purchasing large quantities
of crossties: He has just secured 5000 on
the line of the Georgia, Southern and
Florida railway, and has arrangements
under way for the purchase of many thou
sands more.
The board of county commissioners of
Washington county. met at Vernon on
Monday. Bids were opened for building a
new court house and the contract was
awarded to the Jasper Construction Com
pany of Alabama for IS, 800; only one other
bid was offered. 1t was by A. NJ. McKin-
non for 50, $50. Both bids were secured by
bond or check for $1,000.
At citizens meeting at Newberry re-
Gently the following nominations were
made for city officers for the ensuing year:
Archie Everett, mayor; c. r. Halle Jr
clerk; DR.. Z. b. Howell, treasurer; II. G.
Smith, marshal; J. r. Fowler, collector; T.
NJ. Kincaid, assessor; J. r. Williams. D.
G.. Roland. aldermen A. N. Hilleary was
appointed a committee to certify the nomi-
nations to the board of county commits
sioners.
The first shipment of cotton-seed oil
made at Madison passed through Jackson
vile for New York via the Florida Central
and Peninsular Railroad Wednesday, The
consignment consisted of 100 barrels. The
oil was manufactured by the Florida Man
ufacturing Company. and il will be placed
on the New York market in competition
with the same kind of oil made in Texas.
The difference in freight rates and the
| high grade of the oil are expected to make
its manufacture at Madison a profitable
/ enterprise.
| At Tampa Wednesday car No. o. on the
! Consumers Line with VIII Hafele, motor
| man, and Percy Jones, conductor. was roll
ing through Cuba City, a four-year-old
/ boy, who was playing by the track at
! tempted to cross directly in front of the
J
and in spite of the motormans efforts to
check the car, the youngster was thrown
| under the wheels and terribly crushed
/ The boy was the son of Jewish shopkeep-
4 er, whose name is variously given as
Moses Youngblood and Goldberg. 1t was
found necessary to amputate his right leg
! which was done by DIR. Clark assisted by
several other physicians.
Jasper Correspondence Morning News:
John Hail. colored, burglarized the post
office at Bakers Mill early Tuesday night.
| He stole $40 and a gold watch belonging To
/ Postmaster Browning. He came to Jasper
/ and spent all the money for whisky Tues
| day night, except S1.50 and pawned the
| watch Wednesday morning for $3.50 He
| plead guilty in his preliminary trial-O.
| NJ. Gordon, president of the Thronesteska
Navigation Company, which will soon
have a boat plying between Bainbridge and
| Newton, Ca, was in town Monday Shaking
! hands with his friends. He was on his
| way to Savannah to make rates in connec-
ton with the Plant system from landings
| touched by his boats to that port