The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-03
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER s. 1892


that kind Of a cargo. However several
are expected soon. The new spur track,
four miles in length, az Bone Valley and
Winston. has been completed which win
greatly increase shipping facilities.
Capt r. l. Brown. late depot quarter
master at Tampa. has been appointed to
the position in charge Of the distributing
Office at Cincinnati.
Tampa Times: Ashua Braisner, the old
gentleman leading the holiness people, was
drowned this afternoon under very pecu-
liar circumstances in the bay a the foot
OF Hyde Park avenue. He wos catching
crabs when he took fit and lost his life.
The water was only two feet deep where
the body of the unfortunate man was
found.
The first case since the passage of an
act by the last legislature to prevent
parents from cruelty treating their chill
dTen was tried before Justice Rowton at
Palatka, Friday, when Jarie Edwards, a
coIored woman, pleaded guilty 20 the
charge Of numerically whipping her son.
she was sentenced to pay a fine Of s. and
cost or be confined in the county jail for
a period Of thirty days.
Mr.. J. E. J. Marsh the president Of the
Volusia County Stockmeus Association
says he estimates the total number of cat
tie upon the ranges Of Vousa county as
exceeding 5000 head. Many have been
sold and shipped to Cuba the past six
months, but al least the number above
mentioned are yet in the county. Those
sold brought the owners $l5 each, run of
stock, and these sales have brought many
thousands of dollars into the county.
Postmaster w. c. Crum of Peek, Fla,
who was recently severely dealt with by
whitecappers, among other things has this
to say in the current issue of his paper
the Florida Republican: "Our serial is left
out this week. It would prove tedious
as twice-told tale. compared with The
Romance in Real Life with a moraD,
recently brought out, with all their heroic
accessories. at Peck, Fla. However, we
didn't expect to become the chief debu-
tante without a fair showing, or even
previous announcement en- the bills"
Orlando, Orange County Reporter: Har-
ry Hill. who assaulted Mrs. Bailey about
five miles south of Lakeland is still at
| large and a reward Is offered for his ar
rest. Marshal Carter has been on the look
out to get that reward, and on Saturday
he arrested negro. and wa just sure
| that he had the right man. aEef Bailey
was wired and came up Saturday night and
mad a look at him, but he was not the
man, although he reSembed him very
much and answered the description close
ly. Better luck to you marshal next time.
Merchants in Tampa are somewhat I'M
easy over the uon-appearance of two
schooners bound for that port. They are
the Pepe Ramirez and the Harold c.
Beechers The latter was loaded with ce-
ment from New York to Egmont Key,
and sailed on the Sd OF last month. Since
then nothing has been heard from It, The
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eral merchandise on July 20, and nothing
has been heard from it or the cargo. 1t
Is generally believed that they are lost,
having fallen victims to the great hurrl-
cane that swept the Atlantic coast last
month.
Uncle" Irwin Lockear died Thursday
night at Fort Myers, in his 68th year, at
the home of his son, L. II. Locklear. He
was one of the best known men among
the cattlemen in South Florida. He had
lived in Florida the greater portion of his
| life. When he was a young man he COM
menced at the foot of the ladder, earn
ing dollar a day. He died leaving
fortune, estimated by those in a position
to know, at not less than S1500OO, besides
| some $500 his heirs win get from the
| different insurance companies. He was
q man who attended strictly to his own
affairs His friends are legion and he
dealing in cattle.
Jacksonville Times-Union and Citizen:
The Florida East Coast Turpentine Com
pany is the latest corpora ton. and II Is es-
timated will he in time the largest opera
tor in turpentlne I'm the state of Florida.
The company is composed of L. F. Dur
ham, who win be the manager; Frank F.
Bond and Z. L. Bond of the Bond & Bond
Lumber Company of Neoga, Glenwood and
other places. Additional stills will be erect
ed at Neoga. where the Durham stills are
now situated. The new company met in
Jacksonville Friday. They aim to work
forty crops this fall. and as the company
is composed of well-known hustlers and
men of financial ability, the east coast
will have a big industry, and Jacksonville
will be the shipping and export center.
For more than week there has been a
rumor in circulation to the effect that
Howell Lykes. son of DIR. H. T. Lykes of
! Tampa, was missing in Havana. Nothing
definite could be learned there about the
matter, and soon New York paper
printed a sensational story to the effect
| that the young man had disappeared and
there was a great mystery about it. The
| fact that the young man had engaged in a
| personal difficulty with the son of Gen.
| Gomez in leading Havana hotel was
made the basis of the sensation. 1t is now
SaIe 10 say tldt tUe entire story IS Il ldD-
rication, and that the young man is safe
and sound. He went out to DR. Lykes'
ranch and found that some of the cattle
needed looking after. He went in search
of them and was simply gone longer than
was expected.
Early Tuesday morning at Chester, near
ST. Augustine, Essie Williams, a girl of
about Is years and Ellen Richardson of
about the same age, had a row over some
trivial matter then Esse who seems to
have gotten the worst of it, went home
and told her mother of it; then with her
mother and older sister, went 20 the home
of Ellen, and while explanations were be-
ing given their fist feet lips, teeth and
tongue got very unruly, and they went
at 1t again. The girls had it out, then
the mothers had to have a round, so thew
clnched and FELL then they were parted,
but not before Angelina Richardson had
bitten a piece clean out of Hannah Will
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