The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-30
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beds of Franklin county. He has also
signed the bill to protect the fish of the
Dead lakes in Calhoun county.
Judge Hooker, in the Circuit Court at
Gainesville, on Saturday, sentenced Elias
Griffin, convicted of the murder OF Polk.
and Walter Thomas, convicted of rape,
to life terms in the penItenuary.
Through the efforts of Senator s. r.
Mallory, Secretary Long has ordered the
cruiser New Orleans to visit Pensacola
for two or three days, after she leaves
New Orleans. Cheap excursions will be
run from interior points during the stay
OF the cruiser in that harbor.
Contractor G. D. Bramhau has finished
twelve of the sixty new ventilated fruit
cars he is building for the Plant System.
They are now on the tracks at Sanford
and are fine looking cars. They are all
equipped with air-brakes and standard
couplings. This industry of car building
is an important one to Sanford and gives
employment 10 great many men.
Volusia County Record: A deed convey
ing the st. Johns and Indian River Rail
road to A. V. S. Smith, was recorded in
the clerks office this week, the consid-
SAdllOH bGluS SuuUVN. Jus Is wen known
here. and his friends are pleased to see
him rising in the railroad business. Sixty
dollars worth of revenue stamps were at
tached to the deed transfer this prop
erty TO Gus.
Col. Peter o. Knight of Tampa has been
appointed states attorney for the sixth
judicial circuit, by Gov. Bloxham, and the
same has been duly confirmed by the
state Senate. His appointment dates from
May % 1899 and extends TO May % 1903.
His resignation as solicitor of the County
Criminal Court, which was rendered on
April 20, has been accepted, and his sue
cessor win doubtless be named by Gov.
Bloxham this week.
Six seamen of the Italian bark limo
centa deserted some days since at Apa-
lachicola, and took refuge on Dog Island.
They were arrested and brought to the
city and committed to jail. 1t is claimed
that the sailors threatened to kill the
captain if he forced them to sail with
him. The captain released the men.
The bill introduced In the legislature
for the relief of property owners in the
storm belt of 1896 is now a law. This bill
was introduced by Senator McCreary and
DIR. Watkins of Alachua county.
Daytona Gazette: C. H. Mansfield has
been exhibiting a grass which has grown
up with his oats. The seed of this grass
he thinks must have come mixed with the
oats. 1t has a head similar to timothy, is
a rank grower and is eaten greedily by
the cattle. 1t is ready for harvest in May
and makes fine hay. He is trying to find
the name of the grass, but no one has
been able to place the grass under any
known name. Mr.. Mansfield thinks that
if he can find the name and procure seed,
he will have solved the fodder question for
Florida.
Fernandina Fla) Mirror: A special
train carried thirty-five passengers TO
Yulee last Thursday evening. They were
billed to go to New York on the Mallory
line, and expected the Brunswick steamer
to carry them, but as she had no accom-
modations for SO many, they were sent by
rail to Brunswick. When shall we ever
have a steamship line which win connect
us with Northern ports? This is a ques-
ton for the Board of Trade to solve. There
is a cause for the absence of any steam
ship lines to this port Let the board find
the cause and then set TO work and re-
move it if possible.
A few nights ago Tom Moody, assistant
lighthouse tender in Tampa bay, had
startling experience with monster devil
fish. Mr.. Moody was going from the
mouth of the Manatee river TO Egmont
key in a small boat. When about half
way one of these monsters decided TO in
dulge in a little sport by leapng out of
the water, as is customary with them. The
leap was made, and in descending the fish
struck the small boat and instantly cap
sized ii. In addition to this, it fouled
the anchor rope and went scudding away,
carrying the boat with him. Mr.. Moody
could do nothing but swim for the boat,
and luckily for him the fish became dis
entangled, so that he reached the boat
just as he was about to give up from ex
haustion.