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

has agreed to give 500 annually for five
years to the DaytOna public library.
The body Of an unknown white mar
has been found washed up on the Gull
beach near the mouth of Perdido Bay
He has light hair and moustache and
wore three shirts and pair of blue
Overalls-
At Westville Thursday Mr.. Evans, saw
yer for John Flournoy. was caught in the
feed shaft at the mill and very badly hurt
The saw cut most Of the flesh from his
right arm. He saved his life by holding on
TO the saw lever with his left hand.
The 16 TO ] democrats Of Marion county
have been quietly at work getting together
the silver element Of the party to meet
to-day in Ocala, organize elect silver del
egates to the county convention, which
viii meet the first Monday in May, and
adopt silver resolution.
The large brick building formerly occu-
pied by the Lottery Company's printing
establishment at Port Tampa City has been
purchased by Father Tyrrell of st. Louis
Catholic church of Tampa for $500 and
il is rumOred that "A Catholic college will
be started in the building.
A few Of the fruit growers of Escambia
county have discovered within the past few
days evidences of blight on their pear
trees Thus far 1t is confined to small
area and the fruit men Will make a strong
effort to stamp II out by pruning and
burning all diseased limbs.
High Springs Correspondent Morning
News: Twenty carloads of material have
arrived for the railroad shops. and as soon
a the ground Is graded work will begin
There are a present thirteen buildings
now going up, the majority OF them haV-
tod Nafaf TaIfE nj
were laid.
John b. Banister of New Hope. Citrus
county, was arrested Tuesday and tried
before Justice Colson on the charge of
threatening to do his wife bodily harm
and set fire TO her home. He was found
guilty and required to give bond for $3.50
to keep the peace. In default of bond, he
was placed in jail.
Capt. NJ. d. Estes. superintendent Of the
Albany and Toronto Steamboat Company
has arrived at Miami Mr.. Estes's visit is
for the purpose of establishing steam
boat line between Miami and Key West.
If the establishment of this line shall be
decided upon, a, substantial steamer SINH
lar to the boats on the St Lawrence Will
be employed.
In the circuit court Of Lake county last
week only one murder case was tried
that of Charles johnson. colored for kill
rento, in March. 1898, and verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree was
found against him. The men quarreled
about a pipe, and Johnson shot Morgan.
Johnsons defense was that Morgan had
a knife.
The boldest hold-up and robbery ever
committed at Jacksonville, occurred al the
corner of Monroe and Cedar streets about
Z o'clock Thursday night, when two ne
groes coolly walked into the grocery store
at that corner, and while one OF them
pointed revolver at the proprietor, the
other rhed the money drawer of about
S25, taking even the pennies. The store
is owned by l.. II. White.
DR.. Alexander, agent for the state board
of health, has handed a communication
to the city council at st. Augustine in
regard to the unsanitary condition of the
moat at the city gates, and recommends
that the city take some action whereby
it will obtain control of the moat from
the government AS 1t is now, the city
has absolutely no power over the property.
The land could be easily turned into a
pretty park, which would be an ornament
to the city.
Mr.. Pearce of the Odd Fellows Home,
al Gainesville, lost a receipt book Wednes-
day night, which contained $50 in cash.
He located his property some time after
ward upon the person of Lee Perry, ne
gro who is employed as cook at the home.
Perry claims that the money was found
upon the floor, and that 1t was left there
by some one who wished to play an April
fool prank upon him. The book and $25
in cash was recovered. and the negro was
locked up in the county Jail.
Only a mile or two of dredging remains
to be done in Biscayne Bay before the
depth of water will be ample to allow
steamers from Key West TO reach the
Miami river. The dredge MatanZas which
has been at work in the channel for sew.
nil NHn,u.
south to the main channel of the bay
where the water is from ten to twelve
feet deep. A line of steamers between
Miami and Nassau and possibly to Cuba
and Jamaica are among the possibilities
During the month of March forty vessel,
entered Pensacola, having an aggregat,
tonnage of 37,265 For the same perioC
thirty-nine vessels cleared with an aggre
gate tonnage of "a 1876. The exports for tn,
month were SSH cubic feet of hewI
pitch pine timber, 106S2,0 coo superficial fee
of sawn pitch pine timber, 100000 super
fetal feet of pitch pine lumber, 1854 cubi,
feet of hewn oak timber, 157 walnut logs
104 600 superficial feet of poplar lumber
1855 tons of coal, 275 tons pig iron T. 40
bales cotton, pa hogsheads of tobacco
1,255 barrels of iour, $50 tierces of lard
and five packages of woodenware. All o
this, except the coal and two cargoes o
lumber went 70 foreign ports and was val
ued at $3SS. 982.
Samuel Filler of Key West is the owne
of ffteen-acre grove containing citrus
fruits. The fiourishing condition of thi
grove establishes the fact that Dade coun
ty is the home for fruit. Several hundret
trees-oranges, lemon, lime, guava, sap
adillo, alligator pear, mango, etc, ar,
to be seen in the brightest possible con
dition. Several acres of pineapples ais,
are bearing fruit, and in a year severa
hundred crates will be ready for shin
ment. Mr. Filler has not endeavored +,
market any of his fruit on account n
| the poor shipping facilities. His obiec
IS to raise. lemons of the finest ouaiitv
he has large number of sour stumns
which nave been grated and will sooI
! be producing fruit.