The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-22

Mrs. Babcock was supposed TO be quite
wealthy. and it is alleged some Of her be-
longings disappeared with him.
For same days past a young otter had
been seen on the north side Of Lake Eoia.
and It appeared TO be so tame that II
was supposed 10 be the property OF some
one living whereabouts. II would come out
Of the water and run along the banks
and streets. Wednesday afternoon now
ever, labOrers employed on Orlando's new
bicycle track saw ii, and ran II down ana
killed il with their shoFeis.
Fred Tomkins. the young New Yorker,
who admitted stealing $50. and whom the
New York authorities say they do not
Vrsnt sueut Thursday night at the police
sfafion al Jacksonville, although he had
been released. He is without funds and
had nowhere else to 60 so asked perInls-
sion TO spend the night at the station.
Tomkins is anxious 10 get 10 New YORK
where he Is confident that he can secure
work.
The Rosa Lee, an eight-ton sponge
schooner. was driven ashore. last Tues
dav. during the gale, near Clearwater,
and Is a total wreck. The schooner Asa
NJ. Lowe went down from IarDon and
brought up what was saved from the
wreck. such as spars, sa.is, rigging and
the stock of supplies, which was shipped
for A twO-mOnths trip 10 the sponge pais
a week ago Saturday, together with the
crew and dingies, sponge poles, hooks'
etc.
Some little trouble is reported in the
northern portion of Alachua county be-
tween two land and timber syndicaf5es .
The Ellsworth Company OF Chlcago, III,
declares that the Atlantic LUMBER COM
pany of Jacksonville is cutting tlmpef
from its lands. The agent OF the Ills
worth Company recently made an effort
10 drive the employees of the Atlantlc
Lumber Company from the land in dis
pute, but was himself driven away by a
man with an ak.
The local interest in the famous Hon
duras gold fields continues with unabated
zest and on her next trip the little
schooner Stanbury will carry from tampa
another party This party will have no
connection with the San Luis Mining
Company Of Tampa, but will have finan-
cial backing of its own sufficient to enable
It to work to advantage. 1t is to be
headed by Isaac Meyes, a caterer, for
merry of Brunswick, Ga, who VIII be
accompanied by three friends. The requi-
site mining tools have already been or
dered from New YORK.
At Gainesville about a year ago a col
ored woman killed a two-headed snake
in her house, which she and her friends
were much excited over. She said notn-
ing about her discovery to her white &C
Quaintances, and the general public knew
nothing of it. The snake was consid-
cred a bad omen, and was placed upon
a pile of trash and burned. Friday a
colOred woman was hoeing in Mrs. Nc
Cormick's yard, on West Main street
when she found another of these peculiar
reptiles. She carried it to Mrs. McCor-
mick's. Mrs. Mccormick says that the
snake had two heads, both of which were
perfectly formed but when raised 10
bite, one head seemed more angry than
the other, and exhibited its fangs. The
snake was killed and left upon the walk
but when Mrs. Mccormick went to show
it to some of her friends the buzzards
had carried it away.
jacksonville Times Union: There are
now many vegetable buyers in the state
who are paying cash for shipments. The
larger number of these are from the west
and they have been Offering unusually
good prices for cabbage, but the cabbage
growers of Florida are under the impress.
sion that the cabbage crop is short, and
are holding of for better prices. which
may never come, because at the present
time the California growers are beginnine
to ship from crops that are considered
large for that state; hence railroad mer
say that the Florida growers should moi
refuse price that means a good profit
The Southern Express Company reports
good shipments of beans and tomatoes Il
the northern and western markets. 81
far the shipments of strawberries have
been light, owing TO the cold weather
which has kept back the crop. A few
boxes, however, are being sent forward
every day, and each days shipments arr
an increase over those of the day proceed
ing. The prices being realized for al