The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-19
FLORIDA.

Patrick Cooney, a white laborer, was
drowned in the river at Palatl1a Friday.
This seasons tobacco crop in Columbia
county is being harvested, and the yield
and quality is proving very satisfactory 10
the growers.
The General Electric Lighting Company
has sold the plant at Ocala for $1,000. The
transfer will be made Aug. l. The city
VIII pay for it with city bonds.
The old mill of the Wilson Cypress Com
pany at Palatka viii shortly be torn down
and a much larger structure of double
the capacity of the present plant will be
built
C, H. Campbell has resigned as Mayor of
Ocala, to take effect Aug. 1, necessitated
by his removal from the city and the &C
ceptanCe of a position as manager of the
water works system at Charlotte, ". c.
Capt James Hameon, the yard master
OF the Plant System at Port Tampa, who
had his leg cut off by the engine of The
dinner train at Port Tampa on Friday,
died Saturday from the effect of his in
Juries.
report comes from Winter Park that
during a thunder storm Saturday, Luther
buchanan tied his team to the fence of
w. c.. ComstOck and sought shelter I'M
der nearby shed. A bolt of electricity
knocked his team down and paralyzed the
man. He is in a critical condition.
w. c. Waldron, who was convicted of
attempting to assassinate ex-Marshal j.
A. Bethea, at the late term of the Cir
ou'I Court al Lake City, and who sued
~" ana was granted a writ of error to
we supreme Court. failed to give bond,
o"" WtH nave to remain in Jail until his
case is decided by the Supreme Court.
RI. o. Pasco a mechanic at the East
coast Lumber Company's mill, at Lake
NY had very peculiar, as well as seri-
Gus accident, few days ago. While driv-
ing d a-penny nail in some overhead
~o'A, ho struck it a gianeing blow, caus-
aus IL 10 fly back and strike him in the
'7' Dr. Townsend was summoned and
Is thought that his eyesight can be
saved though the nail penetra ted the bali.
The Democratic convention of Nassau
'ouNty was held al Fernandina Saturday
:" I Williams was nominated by ac-
Ci.q .oh Tor state senator, and ]. c.. Me
'..lH ana IS. J. Dyal were nominated as
I'''sentatives to the state legislature
" AH nominated iOI AOA-
T o. d. j. Kelley for treasurer, and NJ
y,+lt'F Tor assessor. c. b. McNair, w
~. 'H-'te and y. A. Hicks were noml-
'' Tor school commissioners.
I'll republican mass meeting was held at
'He col-l house of Macclenny Saturday.
e., h. Jones was selected As delegate to the
t.I,. e'"H ention and Cecil Corbett as all
- III Is. Smith was Sc .ected as dele
W we congressional convention. and
e Grade as alternate. G. S. Tabor
~. lduled 30 be placed on the state cen
co',r. el'll .Ntttee. BY a unanimous vote the
ana ~ Judge j. G. Long was indorsed
t.~ ,te "e'esates were instructed to sus-
i'H' at tae two conventions.
A growing interest is shown in the oorn
shark river, as il is reported that
tb.r'. are several wild sour orange groves
ar, b;,,i ms IS in the Everglades There
tire 80, 5n nammocks all through that en-
u,. -s +''y' with the abundance of ham
b. un abundance of mosquitoes. ana
cry season millions az boreeeies
CO.. soon XIII horses unless thew ora
or r,,ioo The roar of flies can be heard
can '. .. around a lot of cattle and thev
c,t,i' '2n Kali single COW. so thai ne
nerd together
,' rI1a.e rrce of Company NJ. Fourth vir-
sud regiment, was painfully injured az