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Took TOO Much Choral.

JACKSON Miss. Aug 13.-Rev. w. T.
Howe, son-in-law of Bishop Hugh Miller
Thompson. of the Episcopal Church. took
an overdose of choral at the residence of
the bishop, in this city. last night and died
from its effects shortly after Mr.. Howe
ern cities.
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Columbus has released Pitcher Baker
Grand Rapids has released Joe Strauss.
All the clubs of the Western division won
yesterday.
Lester German, released by Washington
wants to pitch for sOma Western League
team.
Glenalvin says he did not sign a contract
with St. Paul. but was merely helping Com
iskey out until Gillen arrived Glen de-
clares that he has played his last game OF
ball and intends to return 10 st. Louis and
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MADISON, Ind.,' Aug. 13.-Jefferson coun-
ty races closed this afternoon, with an
attendance of 1000 Summaries:
2:35 Trot Surprise by fleetwood. owned
by Frank Moore. of Indianapolis, won;
Wilkes second. Time, 2:24I5.
2:20 Pace: Amity Ed of Edinburg, won;
Maple G., of Sheibyville, second, Best time.
222k.
Two-mile Run, change every half mile:
purse. 5000: Battle Cry won, Jersey Lily
second Time 1 :22.
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way, three miles south of here He was
riding in the dark this morning on his
wheel and there was no witness to the acct
dent. He was twenty-three years old, the
son of Ellis Potter, of the Potter Parlin
Company, of Cincinnati now in New York.
He lived here with his grandmother the
widow of Ezra Potter. He was returning
from Cincinnati to Hamilton when the ac-
cident happened.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Larned experienced
the pangs of defeat for the first time this
season in the Wyandotte invitation tourney
to-day Champion r. d. Wren turned the
trick in a three-set match, which was hard
fought at all stages. The Wren nerve"
which is becoming proverbial, enabled the
champion TO win in the final brush of what
was considered the decisive match of the
tournament. Only Nisbet now stands be-
tween Wren and the silver tankard.
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BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. ia strong
wind blowing down the back stretch and
raising great clouds Of dust somewhat
marred the sport at Fort Erie to-day.
There was large attendance, some close
finishes and many heats. Marion Mills
tried for a record. but could do no better
than 2:14A. Summarizes;
2.02 TrOt. DurSe 81 O00.
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Lnfontnine. IL, KOkomo q

Special TO the indianapolis journal.
LAFONTAINE, Ind, Aug. 13.-Lafon-
tame won an easy victory from Kokomo
here this afternoon. Score:
Lafontaine .........3 0 4 3-17
Kokomo ............ 0 O.
Batteries afontaine, Ireland and Mid
dleton: hokomo, Hanlmer and Imbler.
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Special To the Indian lpols Journal.
BLUFFTON, Ind, Aug. IS. - The local
team to-day easily defeated the Spyruns, of
Fort Wayne Zimmerman was knocked out
of the box in the seventh. Score:
Bluffton 80 3 2 / o 8 0-i5 II 5
Fort wayne 0 0 0 2 Of 6
Batteries-M ahoney and Price; thinner
man, Robbins and Eiseng.
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TWo-base hits-McCreery 90, Hamilton,
Sullivan, Van Haltren, Davis, Clark Col
base-McCreery. First base on errors-New
York. 8; Boston, / Bases on balls-On Sui
Ivan, 5; off Klobedanz, 3. Hit by pitched
ball-Joyce Struck out-By Sullivan, q by
Klobedanz /. Wild pitches-Sullivan 2. Lett
on bases-New York, g.; Boston, l. Sacri-
fee hit-Gleason. Time-2:07. Umpires-
lynch and Carpenter.
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Earned Runs-St. Paul, 4; Indianapolis, 8.
Home Run-Preston.
Bases on Balls-Of Denzer: Hogriever,
Mccarthy; off Goar: Glasscock Gillen.
Hit by Pitched Ball-By Denzer: McFar-
land.
Struck Out-By Denzer: Motz. Stewart;
by Goar: Glenalvin 90, Gillen, Preston.
Stolen Bases-George, Glasscock Nc
Carthy.
Left on Bases-St. Paul. g. indianapolis, s.
Double Plays-Glenalvin HolingswOrth
and GIasscock; Stewart and Motz (); Wood
and Flynn.
Time-2:15.
Tmnire-Haskell.
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Q,oxvrs Force Indians to Play.

CLEVELAND. o., Aug. 13.-The CIeve-
lands won a very close and evenly contest
ed game, chiefly through punching of hits.
Pickering's batting and Cross's all-around
work were the features. Turner was hit
terrific blow squarely on the back of the
head with a swift pitched ball in the third
inning and had to be carried away. 1t was
a very painful injury and may result Sc
riously though he is up and about this
evening. Attendance, coo. Score:
Cleveland .....s o 0 o o Sc 13 i
ST Louis ....O 0 2 l l l 0-5 Il 0
Batteries-Wilson and thinner; Hart and
Murphy. Earned runs-Cleveland, 4; ST.
Louis, 2 Left on bases-Cleveland, 7; St.
Louis, 8. Bases on balls-Off Wilson, 2; off
Hart, 2 Struck out-By Wilson, 4; by
Hart, g. Home run-Douglass. Three base
hits-Pickering, Wallace. Lally. TWo-base
hit - Pickering Sacrifice hit Harley
Stolen bases-Houseman, Cross, Harley
Double play-McKean, Childs and Tebeau
Hit by pitcher-Turner. Wild pitches
Hart, 2 Umpire-Hurst. Time-1:50
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Blues Bunched Hits.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. 13.-The Blues hit
the ball opportunely to-day. and the errors
of the visitors came in punches Score:
r. H. E.
Kan City 80 0 0 0 / 0 Iii 18 8
Detroit .......O 5 0 0 10 O. 10 6
Batteries-Pardee and Blanford; Clarkson
q md A1n(1anlaX
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HAMILTON. O., Aug. 13--The dead body
of Maxwell Van Eaton Potter, his skull
found near Schencks Station to-day on
the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton Rail-
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A New pitcher Found Wanting.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 13-Bob Lead
ley to-day tried his new pitcher Gibson,
whom he secured from the Lansing club.
The Brewers hit his curves all over the
lot and made three home runs in one in
ming. Score:
r. H. f.
Grand Rapids 0 2 0 Is IL 2
Milwaukee,. 0 6 0 0 2 *-16 II 8
Batteries-Barnes and Speer; Gibson and
Hear
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The National League Race.
COLTS SHUT OUT REDS.
Latter Were Unable to Bunch Hits on
Clark Griffith.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 1S.-The game to-day
between the Reds and the Colts was one
of the best played here this season. Clark
Griffith, the Colts crack pitcher, kept the
hits of the Reds we'll scattered and sue
ceeded in shutting them out. Attendance,
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Spencer. o; bloomington. 8.
SUtHCtTs DHVVAHI II = tUH, .
.ial 70 the Indianapolls Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
SPENCER, Ind, Aug. 13.-Spencer de-
feated Bloomington yesterday on the col
lege grounds. Score:
Spencer ........3 0 2 0 0 20 IL
Bloomington % Is 5
acknowledgements, Mathes and Fouts;
Bloomington Whitley and Buissender.
Struck out-By Mathes, 10; by Whitley, 2.
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Rail PIayer Found Killed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, Aug. 13.-Early this
morning the mangled remains of a young
man were found by the side of the Pennsyl-
vania tracks, just south of this city. 1t
was removed to Undertaken Bamhzer's es-
Establishment, where one of two men identi-
fed it as the remains of John Sinoman,
the son of brick manufacturer at Column
bus He was formerly a ball player 1t is
supposed the young man fell or thrown
from some of the night trains.
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the local team this afternoon. This was the
fourth game this week for Pitcher Feigert
and he let the visitaRs down with three
hits, two of the scratch order. Score:
r. II. +
Connersville % ) % o s-l7 9 A
Batteries-Muncie, Allies and Quinn: Con-
nersville. Feigert and McInerny. Strike outs
BY Allies s; by Fefgert, 5.
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SAINTS WERE IN LUCK
WON FROM HOLSTERS BY CLEARING
ALL THE BASES WITH A HOMER.
The Game Witnessed by $500 Fans,
Who Were Looking for Trouble,
but Didn't Find an Opening.

st. Paul. ...11-IndianapOIis :. s
Minneapolis ..12-COIumbus LILO
Kansas City. ..1I-.DetrOit .......
Milwaukee ...16-Grand Rapids. y
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Enough said.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
THAT will do" said Balaam. ''You'va
talked enough"
Yes. reforted the ass. Eve talked
enough to hand you down TO immortaity.R
And the patient animal never spoke
again.
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CINCINNATI SHUT OUT
COULDN'T HIT GRIFFITH AT RIGHT
TIME, AND CHICAGO WON.
KIObedanz Pounded by the Giants
and Hubites Observation-Disclosures
Beaten by Orioles.
Games Scheduled for To-Day.

Chicago at Cincinnati.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Louisville at Pittsburg.
Boston at New York.
Baltimore at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at Washington.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LINTON, Ind. Aug. 13-Sullivan took the
game here to-day after the locals seemed to
have it well in hand. Score:
r. II. E.
Linton ........0 Q oil 10 6
Batteries Sullivan. Cox and Rutledge;
Linton. Gates and Weaver
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Theater Closed,

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. 13.-The Edsonia
Theater, conducted by John w. Furnow of
St. Louis, has been attached and closed
by the sheriff.
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVIIIE. Ind. Aug 13-Mun-
eie.s baseball aggregation was trounced by
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At DAYTON, o. r. H. E.
Fort Wayne 0 8 Oil Is 4
Batteries-Bates. Rosebrough and Green
wald; Parker, Gear and O'Meara.
At Mansfield, o. R.H.E.
Mansfield -. 8 0 2 8 0 0 IS 7 4
Youngstown.AO 2 / o 0 0 0 OF 8 5
Batteries-Miller and Lynch; Jordan and
Zinram.
spri f ait Id . ..e. 0 o o IS 3
Toledo .........4 SO II 8
acknowledgement and Rupert; Kelb and
Arthur
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Twenty Hits or Keener

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 19-The Mil
rers hit Keener hard to-day while Hutch
inson kept his hits well scattered. Attend
ance, 1000. Score.
r. H. E.
Minneapolis 2 3 l 0-12 20 7
Columbus ...3 1 Ito IL 5
Batteries-Hutchinson and Boyle; Keener
NNnlfnrs and EiChnr
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sRatted for Rhines in ninth.
Cincinnati ........O 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Chicago ..............0 0 0 0 L %

TWO-base hits-COrCoran, Miller, Decker,
Everett Left on bases-Cincinnati, 8; Chi
cago A. Stolen bases-Lange, Irwin. Ryan.
Double play-Irwin and McPhee. Bases on
balls-Off Griffith, 8. Struck Out-By
Rhines, 3. sSTime-1;55. Umpire-O'Day.
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Nops Pitched GiIt-Edged Bali.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.-Nops pitched
strictly gilt-edged ball this afternoon and
the champions accorded him faultless sup
port In the face of this combination the
Quakers were never in the hunt. They man
aged to avert a shut out in the last inning
on a scratch double to right by Shugart
and a solid two-bagger by Nash. Attend
ance, 1883. Score:
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Philadelphia o % 0 Ii 3
Baltimore IL 2 0 0 0 2 0-8 II 0

Batteries-Fifeld and Mcfarland; Nops
and Clark. Earned runs-Philadelphia /;
Baltimore, d. Two-base hits-Lajoie, Shu-
CART, Nash, Kelley. Sacrifice hit-Quinn.
Stolen baSe-kelley. Left on bases-Phila-
delphia s: Baltimore, g. Struck out-By
Nops, 4; by F'ifeld. l. Double play-Jen-
nings and Doyle. Bases on ballS-On Nops,
4 I-mnirn-k ellV Time--2: 20
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Indianapolis at st. Paul.
Detroit at Kansas City.
Grand Rapids at Milwaukee.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
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Norfolk, Va, Sept. 13.-Arrived. steam
er Cedardene (BD, Rgley, Brunswick to
Stettin; steamer Lelebam CBD, Curtis,
Fernandina to Han burg steamer Annie,
(Br), Grahel, New Orleans 10 Hull.
Sailed, steamer ChenistOn (BD, Jen-
kins. from Fernandina for Rotterdam.
Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. 13.-Entered,
steamer Iroquois. Kemble, New York.
Cleared and sailed
Apalachicola, Fla, Sept. 1S.-Sailed,
schooner William II. Shubert, Clark,
Philadelphia.
Key West Fla, Sept. 19.-Arrlved,
steamer Blscayne, Bravo, Miami; gunboat
Annapolis, Hunker. Hampton Roads; tug
George w. Childs, Weatherford, Punta
Rassa; schooners Elsie A. Bayies, Benson,
New York; Alice Archer, Gibbs, Boston.
Baltimore, Sept. 13.-Sailed City Of
Jacksonville, Steelman, Jacksonville.
Newport News, Va, Sept 1S.-Arrived,
steamers Cotehele (Br), Uren, Galveston;
Paullna SPAN, Gamecho, Galveston;
Shakespeare (Br), Ramey, Fernandina;
Mathi!da Span, Crama, New York;
Skerryvore (Br). Puttkemmer, New Or
leans.
Charleston, S. c., sep;. 13.-Arrived,
steamers Algonquin. Plat. New York,
proceeded to Jacksonville; Seminole,
Bearse, New York
Cleared, schooner Annie L. Milford,
Vandermann, Baltimore.
Sailed, brig Mayaguez SPAN, Siza,
Brunswick; schooners Mary H. Brockway,
Miller, Baltimore; Fannie Reiche, Bucka-
loo, Baltimore; Jessie Murdoch, Wheatley,
Boston.
Hull, Sept 12-Sailed, steamer Wake
field (Br), Wall, Savannah.
Liverpool, Sept. 12.-Arrived, steamer
Louisianian (Br), Fost Pensacola.
Boston, Sept. n.-Cleared, schooner
Viola Reppard, Dunton, Savannah.
Penarth. Sept. 10.-Sailed, steamer HUI
ron (Br), Savannah.
Hamburg, Sept. 9.-Sailed, Astonhall,
Savannah.
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EMORY
COL.L.E::GE:
OXFORD, GA.
A Card From BEE. Murphv.

Editor Morning News: Sir-I have been
charged, in the statement of one of the
witnesses before the fire commission re-
Gently, with having ordered the water in
the hose shut off from the Savannah Gro
Gerry Company fire. and with having pur-
posely allowed it to get nopelessly beyond
control in order that Chief Mcguire might
be blamed for losing it, and in order to
score a point on him. That charge,
wherever, whenever and by whomsoever
made, is false and without foundation in
fact. am not mncing words-that charge
is too infamous for me to overlook, how
ever unreliable the accuser; too vile for
me to delay one moment longer than nee
essary TO express myself i'm unmistakable
terms concerning it and Its author-the
charge is of q more heinous crime than
arson since it involves other and more
despicabe traits than those involved in
that crime, and unhesitatingly say that
such a charge cannot but have originated
In heart devoid of a sense of honor and
without a remnant of regard for truth.
In the account of the proceedings before
the fire commission given in your issue Of
Aug. q. last, Mr.. Jonas Mendel is report
ed TO have testified that l told him at that
fire that l had 1t under control-I, one
man. That statement is also untrue;
haye never stated such a thing to him or
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The steamship Chattaapochee arrived
from New York last niem with the fol-
lowing passengers: s. B. Robson,
Mrs. l.. DeYoung, j. Mass, A. Lesser
Sam Lazarus L. Newman, ]. @. McRae
Miss l.. B. Doty d. Washburn, j. G. De-
leney, NJ Blumenthal. Miss NJ. F. STAN
ton, Mrs. Stanton and children James
DAILY, w. A. McCafferty, Mrs. P. Mccall
ferty, r. ". Ball, Miss Helena Turton,
DR.. Paige, Mrs. Simmons, Terance
O'Laughlin j. E. Harry, G. F. Clapp, Ar
thur Codington, S. Ullman, w. V. Hirsh,
Fl. Allen Smith and party, Mrs. ]. r.
Coney, Miss Guynell, Miss Heinbruner,
Edward Heinburg, Gordon Har-
rison, Rev. j. NJ. Pike, Miss Harmon, f..
H, Johnson and wife, Miss Jamie Ed
wards, Miss o. H. Berry, J. S. SchlAy,
Mr.. Alderman, E. S. Fowler ]. NJ. Nc
Lain, Chas. Erickson, Jim Fedson, Tony
F. Jones, William l.. Cooper.
The steamship Tallahassee sailed for
New York yesterday with the following
passengers; DR.. H. F. McGronen, Rev.
Thos. F. McGronen, Miss Kate Blakely,
NJ. e. McAuley, Thos. F. Murray, Fred
Seaman, Mr.. and Mrs. Glover j. Klein,
F. Kasken, II. NJ. Fleming, R. l.. Danni-
field, j. Lee Saunders, r. Kemp, Margaret
Kemp and child, Laura Banks.
The steamship Itasca, Capt. James, ar
rived from Baltimore with the following
H. McNeen, Harry Mari Mrs. CT. H.
Walker, G.. H. Walker, Miss Ebaugh, j.
w. Morse, Miss Edwards, S. NJ. Clark,
Mrs. S. NJ Clark, Miss Prenty, Mr.. Prem
ty, Miss Christlief, Miss Masculine, Miss
Annie Upton, It. NJ. Pfesturn, C. o. Eli
Oft, P. Smith.
The following passengers arrived vest
terday on the steamer Harry G. Day, from
Augusta and way landings: Claude Over
street, j. L. Oglesby, from Augusta; j.
G. Scott, from Hagle Sloga; L. r. Tatem,
from New Landing; X. S. Long, from
New Landing; G. Pritchard, from New
Landing; j. b. Smith, from Ebenezer; r.
Overstreet, from Ebenezer; J. j. Wood
from Perrysburg; Miss Ruth Bradley (of
oliver, from Cohen's Bluff; Miss Sallie
Strickland, from Hudsons Ferry; Mrs.
Lena Rodgers, from Hudson's Ferry; 5.
J. Douberly and daughter, from New
Landing.
The following passengers arrived yester-
day on the steamer w. S. Cook from Au-
gusta and way landings: J. NJ. Hodges,
]. W. Hogan, wife and child Miss Glenn
ents. w. E. Burns, John Williams, A. M.
Puvi, j. 2. Connor, j. NJ. Denton, and
IA deck.
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Ayers Hair Vigor.

on Sunday that Hon. Charles w. Jones'
formerly United States senator from
Florida. is dying al Detroit, where he has
resided since he left the Senate. His son
and daughter have left for Detroit.
Punta Gorada Herald: Illitteracy is rap
idly disappearing in Florida. Our people
have good reason to be proud Of
the splendid public school sys-
tenn that is so rapidly supplying the
young with school education. No state
in the south surpasses Florida ia this re-
spect, though none is so sparsely settled.
Fort Myers Press: Capt NJ. Johnson
has been circulating a petition asking
Congressman Sparkman to use his eff
forts to secure an appropriation for the
CalOosahatchee river 1t has been signed
by every man to whom it has been pre-
scented. New. let's keep hammering away
on this line until an appropriation Is Sc
cured.
The board of county commissioners of
Bradford has under consideration a petit
ton from nearly 800 voters for an cleo,
ton on the subject of moving the court
was formerly the county seat. 1t is pre-
sumed that this petition Will be granted.
and an election VIII follow. which will be
contested holly on both sides.
Charles Ballough will have, when com
pleted, one of the handsomest residences
on the peninsula 1t is located on the
high bank of the Halifax river in a grove
of live oaks and fine orange trees. The
house is being built of coquina in the
shape of a castle. i will be finished by
the holidays, when MIR. Ballough intends
giving an old-time house-warming.
Fort Myers Press: The Savannah Morn
ing News is informed that Floridas or
ange crop will reach 10000 boxes this sea-
son. Its informant, s. d. Pickett must
have overlooked the real orange-produc-
ing section for this season altogether, for
the three counties of Lee De Soto and
Manatee will have 10000 boxes to ship
this season. without counting the scat
tering crops throughout the state.
There is said to be a large number OF
candidates for the position of surveyor
general. and it is not improbable that a
warm fight will be precipitated, from the
fact that the applicants are so numer-
Gus. Among the candidates whose names
are mentioned are ]. =. Cole of Jackson
vile, c. II, Parlin of Apalachicola and
several colored men. among the. latter be
ing Samuel Petty, A. Purdee, M.sJ. Pres
ton and II. w. Chandler.
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FLORIDA.

Much Florida grown hay Is being mar
keted in Tampa now.
The Florida East Coast railway is hav-
ing four parlor cars built by the Pull
man company for use on the road during
the coming winter season.
Now comes the announcement that one of
the tugs doing business on the st. Johns
river will have to go out of commission
on account Of the hyacinths.
Florida tobacco viii be given space AMI
representation at the Nashville exposition
on Oct 20. a result of the efforts made
by the Tampa Board of Trade.
Maj. M p. Turner. secretary of the
Florida Fruit Exchange. estimates the
orange crop for 1S97-9S at 100000 boxes.
He thinks this is a conservative estimate.
Avon Park Idea: We learn from a re-
sponsible source that the bean growers of
wauchula, De Soto county, have real
ized over $i1 ,000 for the seasons crop, hav-
ing netted $1.3O crate.
Tampa Times: The election of DR.. w.
+. Yocum to the presidency of the state
agricultural college at Lake City will give
general Satisfaction. Dr. Yocum Is an edu-
highest character.
Col. t. w. Harris, one Of Floridas pion-
Ger newspaper men has opened a news
bureau and advertising agency at Jack
sonville and will furnish weekly letters
and solicit advertisements from the me-
tropolis Of Florida.
number of small grocery dealers IN
Tampa who have been buying goods from
the negroes who have been robbing the
wholesale grocers of the city have been
arrested and are held under bond for re-
eeiving stolen goods
Tampa Times: a much larger fan CROP
OF tobacco would be planted in this Sec
ton except for the scarcity Of plants. Ow-
ing 70 the heavy rains The seed beds have
nov done well and plants are finding a
ready market at 81 per, thousand
a telegram was received at Pensacola
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
other man,


any other man. nor djd
| ever tell him that the
fire was under control; on the contrary,
at that time l was endeavoring to the best
OF my ability to arouse those in authority
to a realization of the grave danger that
existed that the fire would not stop until 1t
destroyed everything.
Some one, however, did order the streams
stopped and certain streams were shut off
on that occasion, one of them being the
stream directed by Andrew j. Herman,
Che assistant foreman of the aerial truck,
and Cornelius j. Flynn, assistant foreman
of Engine Company NO. 2, ard this
stream was shut off while / was on my
way through the burning building to ask
for the assistance of another stream on the
back, and the one, who ordered that
stream shut Off, which it was Impossible
for me to have done, is the one who, in
all probability ordered all the streams
shut off-not !, and IL was the chiefs priv
ilege exclusively to order streams shut off
a burning building. J. Murphy,
Foreman Chemical Engine.
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Recelpts at nallronds.

Per Central of Georgia railway, Sept. 10.
i .962 bales cotton. $50 tons pig iron, 161
bales domestcs. 456 packages mdse, "A cars
lumber, $40 barrels rosin, 1T barrels spr-
its, cars wood, 2 cars stone. 2 cars p. h.
products, car lime. 1 car lard, cars
fresh meat, cars hay. 1 car grits, l car
bran.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road, Sept. 13.-3SS bales cotton. 1856 barrels
rosin, 81 casks spirits, cars stone, / car
meal, / car -four, cars wood car clay,
2 cars mdse, cars scrap iron, cars lum-
ber car fish. cars crossties, % cars
phosphate, 3 cars cabbages.
Per Georgia and Alabama railway, Sept.
1S.-1.201 bales cotton. SS7 barrels rosin, 259
casks spirits, % cars lumber, cars mdse,
l car hay. 1 car -four, l car corn, cars
wood, cars coal.