The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-04

Miss Leonilla Irwin OF Jacksonville. eloped
and were married at Kissimmee Tuesday
Her father is a ticket broker, and his
father a clothing manufacturer Of New
York.
The county commissioners of Alachua
have made arrangements for the rebuild
ing of the county bridges. which were
washed away on the Santa Fe river few
days ago. The bridges are to be re-
placed by stronger ones.
Gainesville reports that cabbage is hard
ly worth shipping. and the truck farmers
are much worried over the outlook. The
cause for the low market is said to he
that northern stock, which has been stor-
ed in cellars, is plentiful
DR.. Maddox, assisted by DR.. Smith. re-
moved one of the eyeballs of G. w. Berry
of Orlando Tuesday. 1t has given him
much trouble for years, from an injury
received nearly thirty years ago, and was
fast reaching a condition to endanger the
sight of the other eye.
A few days ago man who gave his
name as VIII Gadsway persuaded Mrs.
]. H. Shugart of st. Augustine to allow
him to tune her piano. After making an
examination of the instrument, he said
that it would be necessary for him to go
down town for some wire and felt, and
that 81 would be needed to pay for the
material Mrs. Shugart gave him the
money. He went, but never returned.
He has been arrested.
The office of the Florida Christian Ad-
vocate at Leesburg, was burned Tuesday
at p. m. The citizens saved Dr. Ander-
sons library, and the fremen, by hard
ba nd
Of the other printing material was de-
stroyed. The office building is in ruins.
The loss is 500 with no
insurance. Through the kindness of the
Commercial Office arrangements have been
made for the Advocate to appear as usual
this week.
Gov. Bloxham has changed the date
for the special elections ordered for
March % for senators in the Fifth dis
trict and in Suwanee county. The cleo
lions will be held on April 2 The rea-
son that these changes have been made
is that the law requires that an elector
shall have paid his poll tax for the two
years preceding an election, and on or
before the second Saturday Of the month
preceding the month in which the cleo
ton occurs.
The board of county commissioners of
Alachua is endeavoring to effect COM
promise with ex-County Treasurer ]. A.
Shannon and his bondsmen with regard
to shortage reported against the ex-coun-
ty official. Mr.. Shannon stated that he
was prepared to settle in ten minutes if
the commissioners should so direct The
settlement did not take place, but plan
is on foot to compromise with the bonds
men by giving them an opportunity 90
settle for few hundred dollars less than
the original claim.
Sheriff Anderson, under tax execu-
ton. sold the right of way, cars, rails and
other property of the Orlando Street Rail
way Company Monday to ]. Nj. Cheney
of Orlando. The property has been neg
lected for two years. The line has been
of no service, and the track has not been
kept in proper condition for use, and it
has interfered with the general comfort
and convenience of others on the streets
occupied The hope is that the purchaser
will either put the track in proper condi-
ton for service or take up the rails and
vacate the streets.
Stephen L. Hartman of st. Augustine
has patented train order holder that
has been adopted by the Florida East
Coast railway. The device is for the en-
gineer, and is placed on the bracket that
supports the lamp that Eliminates the
steam and air gauges and Is therefore
constantly in sight of the man at the
throttle, who must keep a close watch on
his gauges. 1t is claimed that the device,
when generally adopted by railroads, will
prevent many train disasters, caused by
engineers forgetting orders that are
slowed away somewhere in their pockets.
The large Wing & Kendrlck mill stands
idle and is rusting out on the banks of the
Hillsborough river, eight miles from Tam
pa. Two or three years ago it was built
at an expense of nearly $4,000. 1t prom
Used great things in the lumber industry.
But complications of some sort clogged
the wheels of progress and put out the
fires in the furnace. For more than a
year it has stood thus at a great loss to
its owners, not only on account of a lack
of income. but the machinery, which is
new, is rusting out, while the wood used
in constructing the plant is rotting. The
question of the ownership of the property
is the cause of this lamentable state of
affairs.
Adjt Gen. Houstoun announces the
following military appointments: On the
general staff of the commander-in-chief-
Patrick Houstoun, adjutant general, with
the rank OF major general; Henry Bacon,
surgeon general, with the rank of colonel
Frank Philips, quartermaster general,
with the rank of colonel; Samuel l.
Shayler. judge advocate general. with the
rank of colonel; Raymodn Cay, assistant
adjutant general, with the rank of
colonel; j. B. Anderson, inspec-
tor general, with the rank of colonel;
W. s. Proskey, chief ordnance officer,
with the rank of colonel; John e. Lam
beth, commissary general, with the rank
of colonel. on the personal staff of the
-in-chief-Thomas V. Kessler,
aid-de-camp with the rank of colonel; II.
p. Baya, aidde-camp. with the rank of
captain; Glover Miller. acting aid-de-
camp. with the rank Of captain; N. II.
Harrison. acting aid-de-camp, with the
rank of first lieutenant