The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-21

the rescue and began 20 beat the snake
with a hoe \ light was brought TO the
scene and the snake turned out 10 be the
ladys switch-rol of hair. It, however,
was beaten 10 pieces before the light was
brought.
The tobacco market is opening at Quin-
cy. Besides minor sales. we report the
sale Of the Sumatra crop of Mr. James
Barlneau TO the A. l.. Wilson Co this
week. The price received was 80 cents
per pound.
John 3. Stetson of DeLand has a pile of
wood quarter Of a mile long near his
pineapple and orange sheds, which IS to
be used this winter in heating the sheds.
The shed over one Of his large groves,
west Of town, is nearly finished. 1t viii
cost $1,000 when finished.
Tobacco worms have been worse the
past few weeks than ever known In Gads-
den county It has been utterly imposs-
BILE to keep she tobacco patches rid OF
them, and this. too Notwithstanding the
planters were better able TO cope with
these pests than ever before.
Daytona Journal: f. T. Conrad, while
fishing Monday it is said, caught a very
large and curious fish with an ordinary
hook and line The fish was nondescript
in these waters seven feet eight inches
long and weighed 100 pounds. 1t is said
to have been Of the shark family.
Carrabelle's city politics is getting heat
ed up. There are three candidates for
Mayor, two for marshal and only eight
councilmen, four are to be elected this
time. There are also three candidates for
the House of Representatives subject to
the primary, which will take place soon.
The County Board of Public instruction
at Gainesville, has let a contract for a
large addition TO Union Academy, to con-
sst of another story, doubling the size of
the building The academy viii then con-
tain ten rooms, and ten teachers will be
employed next session. Union Academy
is one of the largest and best equipped
coored schools in the state, and il is eX-
pected that there will be an attendance of
800 pupils during the coming term, as there
was about 800 last year.
Tallahassee correspondence of Morning
News: NJ. p. Turner of Jacksonville,
major of the First Battalion of state
troops, has rendered his resignation to the
Goveruor-Harry Hartley, quartermaster
sergeant of the same battalion, has ap-
piled for a discharge from the service
A car load of Leon county Jersey milch
cows were shipped this week to f. w. CAL
len Of Jacksonville.-The Red Cross Socie-
ty al Jacksonville has arranged with Gen.
Patrick HOustoun and Col VIM. I. Vason,
Leon county dairYmen, TO send them tif-
" gallons of milk every day. Ii is ship
ped by express, on ice, and is for the sick
soldiers in hospitals there.
Madison correspondence of Morning
News Hon. Robert w. Davis, who was
unanimously renomnated as the Demo-
trict, has appointed his campaign commit
tees, and is now ready for the fight. Mr.
A. Livingston and Col. Charles +. Davis
and Col. c.. Black Ashley of this place
have been selected by him as members of
his committees, all of whom are hustlers
in a political campaign and at whatever
they put their hands ton consequence
of too much rain, the cotton plant though
putting on new growth rapidly, is she'd
ding It's fruit. All other crops, such as
cane, pinders, pears etc, are excellent
Hon. G. ii. Smith, Hon William S. Jor-
dan, Col II. j. Mccall and Mrs. Archie
Livingston and son, have left for their
usual summer outings.
Tampa correspondence of the Jackson
vile Times Union: The negro who was
shot on Tuesday night by Private Bag
man of the Second Georgia, died yesterday
morning from the effects of his wound.
5ineth NdS hOl dllCoDSN, anu nc iSlt lIle
city last night with his regiment. The Of
hcers seemed to be of the tacit opinion
that the story told by Bagman was true
one and if 1t was true there would be
very little satisfaction in arrestlng the
man. The. fact that the note had passed
from some unknown person to Bagman
warning him. made 1t rather clear that the
story told by the negro before he died
was not correct. The lady to whom the
note referred was known. and they knew
that the only interest the negro could
have had in the matter was to hurt Bag
man for some one else, for which he was
to receive pay Remarks have been made
about the affair in some respects, and
some people assert that the man should
have been arrested. but the officials took
no notice of this.