The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-17

and killed him instantly. There is no
clue TO the assassin.
Another attempt is being made TO open
Jupiter Inlet. Specifications were sent
out on Aus 10 by Lieut. Col v. Il. II.
Benyaurd, corps of engineers, from st.
Augustine. The bids were opened ten
days afterward, and the contract was
awarded TO +. NJ. Cabot. The work IS
well under way. The contract calls for
its completion before Oct 10 next
r. S. Head travelling freight agent Of
the Florida East Coast railway, left St.
Augustine Tuesday morning for the pine
apple region to see after the shipment
OF the crop. Mir. Head says that the crop
this year is unusually large, and that by
another season the output OF pines from
along the east coast will be the largest
in the history Of Florida pineapples. The
fruit is in prime condition, and the
Gather Is fine for harvesting and mar
keting the crop.
AT Colman the acreage Of vegeta bles will
be increased from Is to 100 per cent. over
that Of last year. Beets and cabbage will
be the leading crops. one trucker has or
dered rs pounds Of beet seed. enough TO
plant y acres. Many viii try lettuce, also,
but mainly as an experiment, One thou
sand dollars was sent from Colman last
week for fertilizers, and not more than
one-third of the orders have gone for
ward. Sixty-s!x car loads Of cabbage left
that station during the season just pass
ed. II the next season shall be favorable,
the bulk OF the shipments Will be more
than doubled.
Much gossip is current concerning the
abandonment Of Palm Beach as a sub
port and It's removal by the government
ohn ho 1p
support, the old light house at Cape
Florida would be remOdeled and again
placed in use This light has been con-
sidered as of great service to vessels
entering Biscayne bay, and its re-
establishment has been under considera-
ton for some time. Senator Pasco has
done much N behalf OF the project Since
the establishment of the Miami and Key
West steamship line the necessity for
light at the cape has been urgent
While standing in a rocking chair Tues
day night. in the act of lighting a hang
ing lamp in the hall of her residence in
North City, a suburb of st. Augustine,
Mrs GeorSe H. Atwood lost her balance,
and in endeavoring to save herself from
falling grabbed the bottom of the lamp.
The fastening in the ceiling gave way I'M
der the strain, the rocking chair was over
turned, and Mrs. Atwood fell to the floor
the lamp falling upon her. The edge of the
lamp struck her a severe blow on the fore
head, cutting a deep cash several inches
long The blow rendered Mrs. Atwood un-
conscious, and physicians were immediate
~ summoned. Drs. Worley and Webb re-
spOnded, and restoratives were admins
tered, and the cut was dressed. 1t was
feared at first that the skull was fractur-
ed, but on examination such was found
not to be the case.
The commission appointed by the Sec
rotary Of the Navy to test teredo-proof
paint invented by Thomas J. Childerson,
a painter at the Pensacola navy yard,
concluded its labors Tuesday. On March
16 four pieces of solid heart pine wood
was sunk at the navy yard. One piece
was Imprinted and the others had one,
two, and th-ee coats of the teredo-proof
paint respectively. Tuesday the three
members Of the commission assembled,
and had the four pieces Of wood raised.
The piece that was not painted was liter
ally honeycombed by the teredo, and fell
to pieces. The other three pieces were
not touched by the insects. and were per-
fectly dry on the interior. The commits
sion considers the invention a perfect
success, and one that will be of vast in
terest to the government and ship owners.
Their report was forwarded to Washing
ton.
About a week ago a negro named Har-
ris, employed as a section hand on the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West rail-
way, committed an assault on the little
7-year-old daughter OF Section Foreman
Bruce at Maytown. In Volusia county, and
was taken to Titusville by the little girl 5
father, to whom he acknowledged the
crime. Harris was placed in the city Jail
for safe keeping. Sheriff Bowman appre-
hended trouble, and took the prisoner out
of Jail Tuesday night, intending to remove
him to Volusia county secretly. The sher-
i'll had got only as far as Minis when he
was overtaken by a crowd OF about eighty
men, who demanded the prisoner. Harris
was taken from custody and lynched at
VOLTS railroad crossing, at LAGRANGE.
The proceeding was so quiet that very
few besides the immediate participants
knew anything of the crime and it's swift
retribution till Wednesday morning.