The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-10

Webb. another defendant. vas discharg-
ed.
Nr. H. y. Kman. who mas had charge
OF the Western Union Telegraph Office az
Sanford FOR many years. has accepted
a position in the new cable Office at Nj
ami. to which place he has removed with
his family.
Gainesville sun: Il was reported in
Gainesville yesterday that merchant at
High Springs had been paving as high
as ( cents per pound for cotton, cash.
This is the highest price that has been
reported this season. It would be a big
help 70 the farmers could this price be
he'd up.
Kisslmmee Valley Gazette: Mayor Sears
is writing to the Mayors OF an goling
towns in the state iuqu!ring about sun
day golang. whether 1t is allowed or for
bidder. The courts in most golfng states
have held that golf is a recreation and
not a sport and 1t is so regarded by most
winter tourists
There Ia little prospect that Dade coun-
" will build a court house this year
There seems 10 be such a diversity OF
opinion where it should be located and
what amount should be expended in the
construction Of the edihce, that it IS the
opinion Of many that the temporary build
ing at Miami will be used for some time
to come
South Florida Seutinel: 1t IL very IN
common to have ripe tomatoes here in
Septembe~, but Mr.. Z. F. sperry is not
only marketing fine ones now, but has
had them all summer. He is growing
them In one corner of one of his piuerios
- i'll 49, ra~Hg, mil dfN-
them this kind of shade can have them
the year round.
At a meeting Of the Orlando City Coun-
Gil Thursday it was decided to refund $25.-
600 OF the city's Indebtedness. The bonds
now outstanding are drawing per cent.
interest. 1t mas been ascertained that
per cent. bonds can be fOated-a saving
to the city Of per cent Twenty-Five
thousand dollars of the bonds can now
be taken up and retired at the option of
the city. under the conditions Of the bonds.
1t is probable that the new bonds will
be ordered shortly.
The opposition to the occupation tax
recently enacted by Jacksonvllle's City
Council, is fast becoming organized into
a shape whereby the bill will be strenu-
ously contested before the courts The
lawyers have said that the bill can be de-
fea ted. has encouraged the business men
and the worklngmen and a mOvementt IL
on foot to hold a mass meeting within the
next few days. at which arrangements
will be made to properly fight the bill.
Fernandina Florida Mirror: Last Mon
day night. while Henry Hall and Ed Wolff
were on their way home and we're walking
huge piece of meat fell to the ground and
struck about ten feet from them. It
struck with great force and had evident
ly fallen for several hundred feet and
the two young men are at loss to account
for Il. The meat weighed a least twelve
pounds, and was evidently dropped by
some large bird that was fling over their
heads
jacksonville Metropolis: There are sew
eral small tobacco farms west of the city,
and one owner Of two-aere farm said
to-day that he had stalks Of tobacco six
feet tall. and from a half acre last year
ne made cigars and sold them readily for
SS5 per thousand. netting about $13 per
thousand. He considers the crop one of
the best paying that can be grown, and
says Duval county tobacco last year was
quoted the best grown In this country for
prised him was that more of the plant
was not cultivated in this county by those
who had the facilities for growing It.
Tampa Tribune: If the people of Florida
we're thoroughly acquainted with the fnan-
cial condition of ex-State Treasurer CLAIR
ence b. Collins, their minds would be
speedily dispelled from any crooked work
so far as he individually is concerned
1t is reported from an authentic source
that Mr.. Collins and his family are in al
most destitute circumstances. and are sad
ly in need OF assistance. Els health mas
been impaired for years, and through ad-
versity he has lost ali of his accumulations
Of life, and the Tribune would like to see
the Democracy of the state demonstrate
its appreciation of the services of a man
who has done the party in Florida meal
culable good lie is deserving and should
be literally assisted.
Some days ago a little girl a daughter
OF Mrs. Fields. living on Lake Gibson.
near Lakeland. jumped off the wharf on
the lake to take a swim. She Is an ex-
pert swimmer but had hardly touched
the water before she was seized by the
leg, between the knee and ankle, by an
alligator. She was pulled under the wa
ter by the saurian, but managed to break
away, and started hastily toward the
snoies only rev ydTus distant Inc
gator again came TO the attack, this time
selling her in the feshy part Of the side.
between the ribs and hip. The little one
was plucky however, and managed to
again break away from the cruel jaws,
this time reaching the shore the gator
following until she was on dry land; then
he disappeared from view The girl never
lost her presence Of mind, which probably
was The reason OF her escaping alive She
gives q very graphic description of the
dangerous encounter and has two very
ugly wounds to vouch for her story. She
says she could not see the entire length
of the beast, but from what she could see
would judge it to have been only about
five feet Tonga small gator to attack
a person The girl is IA years of age