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 LOCAL LACONICS. -No mail was received on the after- -I will pay the highest cash price for -Money Money 1 Money to WRECKED ON SHOALS

 noon train from Jacksonville Monday. egret and heron plumes. G. Nolle.A loan on real estate. Apply to Robbins & .

 t THE.HAPPENINCS'ROUND ABOUT US. -Irs. Isaac Jennings, of Remington, nice variety of gentlemen's straw Graham, Titusville, Fla. .

 f. Brents or Our Town and Suburbs Vt., was in town Tuesday! morning.Mrs. hats THE STEAMER ETHEL COES TO PIECES
 k Current just opened at Goldsmith Bros'. -Miss Minnie Joyner, of City Point, NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL

 t + Briefly Epitomized. F. Villeret, who has been on a Only latest styles and fresh goods kept. has been on a visit to her mother, Mrs.

 ;.. -Ship your plumes to G. :Nolle. visit to Jacksonville, returned to town -Capt. J. Q. Stewart, of Rockledge, T. W. Smith, a few days the past week. Captain Lyman,of the Schooner Bessie H

 f' -Mr. and Mrs. Harry Watton, of Clifton the end of last week. is in town for a few days this week. We Highest price paid for long and short Picks Up the Wreckage and Tells What

 were in town yesterday. -Owing to the illness of Mr. Foy no received a short call from him yesterday. white crane or heron skins with plumes. lie Knows About It-The Entire Crew

 1 -The largest variety of gents' neckwear service was held at the Presbyterian -Service at the Episcopal church on Address Herman & Guinzburg, 627 & Missing and Supposed to be Lost.

 r and collars and cuffs at Goldsmith church Sunday last. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. In the 629 Broadway, New York.It Timu-Union of 13/A

 Bros' -Another line of those stylish chal- absence of the minister, Mr. Henry will pay to see those, handsome The schooner Bessie B. arrived here

 -The STAR can be found at Dr. lies and flannelette dress goods receivedat Egger will read the service. I neglige shirts at Goldsmith Bros'. All from Lake Worth yesterday afternoonand

'Ii' Screven's news stand, Titusville; at E. C. Goldsmith Bros'. -Captain McLean arrived here from styles in flannel, flannelette and silk at brought news of the wreck of the

 Johnson's, Cocoa, every week. -Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Turner left here Daytona with a fresh stock of goods Mon very reasonable prices.Mr. schooner Ethel], which sailed from here

 -Mrs. J. G. :Martin and daughter, yesterday for a few days' trip to their day afternoon, and the Agnes, his trade- J. H. Mellor, of Eau Gallic, was for Nassau last week. Five persons were

 Hiss Mlle, of Indianola, came up to place on the lIilJ borough. board, now spreads to the breeze a new in town Tuesday on his way to Chicago.He on board, Capt. Wm. D. Garvin and two

 town yesterday, and will return home to- -Divine service will be held at Brant- suit of sails. seems quite pleased that he has disposed men, both colored,Dennis Storr and John

 day. ley on Sunday April 20th, by the Rev. -M. B. Bunnell brick-layer and of his interests at that place. Gibson, the latter's wife who went with

 A. V. Hiscock. All are invited. plasterer, is prepared to take contracts -Mr. J. H. Hogan, of Canaveral is him, intending to stop at Nassau, and a

 -'Ve regret to learn that Mr. C. P. -Capt Bravo, who has been on a short anywhere on Indian River. Address sinking an artesian well at his place. colored buy called Charlie. Captain Ly-

 Eacott and family expect to start: north visit to his family in St. all communications to Titusville, Flori- :Mr. I. Hiscock, of Horti is doing the man, of the Bessie B, told the story to a
 Augustine, returned -
 ..I in a few weeks. They will spend the here :Monday, and again took da. 29 work, and a flow is expected at a depthof Times-Union man last night and there is
 summer season with relatives in Ohio. about 160 feet. little doubt but that the entire
 command of the St. Sebastian. -'Ve are requested to notify the tax- party is
 -For sale cheap,the building recently -Cal Garmon, colored, living in the lost.
 of the
 of
 -Miss payers town Titusville that the
 Hutchinson has been
 ill
 occupied by W. C. Branning as a jewelry for some time with cold quite but is tax books for the town close Saturday, LeBaron house on Washington avenue, CAPTAIN LYMAN'S STORY.
 a severe ,
 b.. store. Price, $250. Easy terms. Ap- now much improved in health. She April 19th. All property on which taxes was arrested last Saturday afternoon for The Captain said: "We ]left Lake,
 ply to Robbins & Graham. says wife beating and fined $10 and
 costs
 it was "la grippe' that gripped her. are unpaid will be advertised after that by Worth on Wednesday morning and witha
i -Messrs. J. F. Martin and L. W. date. the mayor. E. White, also colored, was good breeze reached Cape Canaveral

, Battenfield, of Ohio, who have been at -Rev. Jas. Bolton will preach at City arrested this week for being drunk and about noon on Thursday. As we
 Point on Sunday next, April 20th. Ser -The steamer Cleo started up to the I and fined and were
 disorderly $5 costs.
 their winter homes at City Point for passing the bay which makes in between
 vice at 11 a. m. Time of service Haulover Monday afternoon in charge of
 evening -Col. Smith Sixth
 the past few months, started north Tuesday engineer Light- Cape Canaveral and False Cape I saw
 noon. will be announced at morning service.It Capt. Lee, to remove some obstructions house District, arrived here Tuesday some floating
 wreckage the
 on starboardside
 is rumored that in the Haulover canal, so that the steamer evening and started for Canaveral in
 we are to have a and headed for it. We
 i -Mr. E. A. Chatfield, of Rockledge, St. found apiece
 could
 change in the railroad and steamboat Augustine pass through on Captain Penny's boat yesterday to inspectthe of a vessel's rail about
 was a passenger on the noon train last her to Daytona. twenty feet
 Saturday on his way to New Haven, schedule commencing Monday morningnext. way lighthouse. He will return today long, and a big piece of planking from

 t' Conn., to spend the summer. Mr. Chat- The usual summer schedules will Titusville witnessed the tying of an- to-morrow. From here he goes to inspect the bilge. There was nothing to identify

 field has a fine place at Rockledge.J. then probably go into effect. other nuptial knot last week. Mr. Jno. Jupiter light. Captain Maloney, Head the vessel, and on shore we could see

 -Owing to the feeble health of Mr. T. Cleveland was married to Mrs. AnnieE. Engineer of the Lighthouse Service, gen- lumber and barrels washed up and so we-
 A. Durst of Crescent the
 City, Foy, the Rev. H. Keigwin, Presbyterian DuPree, Thursday night at eight erally does the inspection, but on this ran as near as we could and sent a boat '
 well-sinker of the State of Florida
 *...\. pioneer -, Synodical Missionary for Florida, will o'clock, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. trip he was taken sick at St. Augustine; ashore. The first thing I found was the- '

I *, ,is now operatingat Lake Worth, Fla., I preach for him next Sabbathmorningand McDonald. Rev. J..N. Jones officiated. and Col. Smith was detailed to do the cabin transom covered with canvas, on
 where all communications may be ad-
 work.
 .dressed and information received.Mr. evening-at Presbyterian church. -Miss:: Louise Jones, who has been on which was painted in black letters,
 -About two weeks "
 <** -Miss Jennie Brock, of Jacksonville, a visit to friends at Jacksonville fora ago announcementwas "Ethel. Scattered along for a considerable 
 G W. Mackenzie returned to made in our columns that Mr. W. K. ] distance barrels
 a sister of Captain Chas. Brock arrivedin week returned here Saturday night, were and boxes,
 Titusville last Friday evening from Jacksonville Batchelder, piano tuner for Messrs. Lud- which
 we gathered
I town Saturday. She has been suffer- and reports having spent a most enjoy- together. We found
 where he has been staying for a den & Bates, of Savannah, Ga., would be five cases of bacon several
 ,
 ing from a bad cold, caught north, and able time while away. She also visitedye cases of pork
 few months. At resent he salesman in Titusville ere this time. Quite unex- branded with J. G.
 Ancient Citie with which she Christopher's name,
 thinks the delightful ozone of Old Ocean place
! in the store of J. P. Turner & Co. His pectedly he was sent to Knoxville, Tenn., and eight barrels of flour. There
 were
 and Indian River will improve her health. was quite charmed.
 friends are 811 glad to see him. to attend to some important business for also some more pieces of the wreck and

 .-Mr. Ed. Hamilton has completed his -Miss Rena Hines has returned fromMerritt's -Captain Carey, who owns a winter his firm, but he will return to this place another section of the rail, which had

 k, season's work at the fish camps down the Island to recruit her health a residence at Eau Gallie, arrived here on about the second week in May to attendto been pieced with new wood. The name
 little, as she has not fully recovered froma last with the intention of
 Thursday his As
 river and is now looking after his affairs going regular patrons. many have "Ethel" was on another fragment whichI
I at Titusville. In the meantime, Captain severe attack of la grippe which she north on the noon train ; but owingto been expecting him here the past few picked up. We got the groceries on

I ). Joe Smith and a portion of his family had in Tennessee. Ere long she hopes to the Georgiana being behind time, he days we make this announcement to let board and I hunted up the life saving
 .'" resume charge of her school at Merritt failed to catch the train. He them know
 gave us a that Mr. Batchelder has not station which is False
 ci' are on a trip down th. near Cape to findif
 "V again. pleasant call in the afternoon, and left, overlooked this town on his tour. Next there were any tidings of the
 crew.
 ,."}j i Messrs. Gaulden and Robbins re- Com. C. A. Welch, of Banana River, next morning, for his home at Rochester, season he will arrange to visit this sectionof The people there did not even know of

 ..ftturned from their trip to Banana River of winter visitors startedfor N. Y. Florida earlier in the
 one our regular season. the wreck, so that none of the party

 i ':|- last Saturday, having visited the House his summer home last Saturday, accompanied -The old building on the Hutchinson Many residents on our river com- could have gotten ashore along the coast.A .

 :\ of Refuge, Pepper haulover, DeSoto by Mrs. Welch. He informsus property, just across from the new bank plain of the tardiness of the Indian heavy northeast wind came up,and we

 :*; ', grove, and,Canaveral lighthouse. They that another fire in the vicinity of building has been removed to the rear River Steamboat: Co. to settle their had to keep off shore, so we sailed."I .

 {. had a very pleasant trip and found the Canaveral and south did nearly as much of one of Mrs. Titus' cottages east of claims. This is certainly to be depre- passed a lot more wreckage, the cen-

 Mutual Life a most comfortable cruising damage as the fire reported two or three Mrs. Deisner's place. A general clean- cated, and if this company want to com- terboard trunk and some more of her hull,

 [" boat. weeks ago. ing up of the debris and a good walk in mand the respect and good will of their and put my vessel about several times in

 ;:,:.. -Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bradley, of Birmingham -Dr. F. H. Houghton and wife, of front of the property will improve its patrons they should authorize Supt. W. the hope that I might see a raft or boat,

 fi, Ala., were at the Indian River Columbus Ohio, arrived here last Friday appearance very much The sidewalkin B. Watson to settle claims promptlywhen but found no traces of the crew. The

 I Hotel Sunday, on their return home from afternoon and their friends were pleasedto front of the bank building is to. be it is clearly shown-by boatlanding only boat on board was a little flat-bot.

 Jupiter. Mr. Bradley is Chief Deputy see them again. They started on the made of concrete and asphalt.Mr. or otherwise-that they are just. tomed skiff, which would not have held

 I, Clerk of the Criminal Court of Jefferson steamer Monday afternoon for a two Hitherto it seems, there has been too them all, even if she could stand the

 county, ,Ala, and was wedded on the 2d weeks' trip, to extend as far south as D. S. Hutchinson has had the much delay and red tape connected with heavy sea. A raft: would have drifted

 inst. to Miss Miller, of Birmingham. He Lake Worth, stopping off at different kitchen annex to the Indian River Hotel the Indian River Steamboat Company, with the wreckage and have been somewhere -

 is a clever young gentleman whom we points on the way. covered with the plaster and cement We are confident that a prompt settlement i in the same locality. It is pretty

 were glad to meet. -Mr. Mount, Chief Engineer of the covering. This time he uses fiber in- of claims by the above company certain that she struck on the shoals, to

 -Rev. A. T. Sharpe delivered his fare. J., T. & K. W. System, arrived here stead of hair in putting on the plaster, will add much to their popularity, as the north of Cape Canaveral, on the Bull

 well sermons at the Episcopal church Monday afternoon with the help for com- and thinks it will possess better adhering well as doing our river: residents justice.TO shoals, the Ohio or the Hetzel shoals. I
 Mr. Hutchinson thinks if
 Sunday last," and the church was crowded mencing work on the dry docks for the properties. think she hit the Hetzels which are well
 he had used fiber on the main of the THE PUBLIC.
 part
 both in the morning and evening. After Indian River Steamboat Co. The heavy to the northwest of the gape, and with
 building instead of hair that he would We feel it our duty to our friends and
 the of the northeast wind the wreck
 evening service was over many timbers for this work arrived here last prevailing
 been troubled with patrons to make some reply in
 have -
 not plaster explanation
 those present remained to bid him a week and are now being rafted to the off all. to the article which appeared in the age would have drifted in about the direction .
 at
 t good-bye. Certainly he was held in high scene of operations, just around Sand falling Indian River Newt. We do not wish to where we found it. We crossedthe

 esteem by the people of all denominations Point. -Dr. ""m. C. Barrett, who has been enter into an endless newspaper contro track of the wreck several times, as

 in this section. -Superintendent W. B. Watson and staying at the Indian River Hotel all the versy. We will simply brand the whole was shown by the lumber scattered about.I .
 maliciously false and to
 publication as ,
 returned last week j winter, left for his home in Philadelphia feel certain that all on board were lost,
 -On Tuesday last Mr. E. E. McVeigh, President Young this end have brought suit against A.
 the clever young gentleman who runs from an extended tour of the river from Monday morning. On his way he will Bolton, the author of the article, and we unless possibly they may have been rescued -

 between Titusville and Sanford as messenger Ormond to Jupiter, taking in the St. stay for a short time .at Savannah, hope to show the public the truth of our by some passing vessel, althoughthe
 s Charleston and other places. During statement. J. S. WATSON & Co. course is considerably west of the
 a for the Southern Express Company Lucie river, up which stream they went
 was married to Miss Leeze Keggs, about twelve miles. We understand his stay here he has spent most of his The "Dashavray": Again. track for Nassau schooners."

 of Waycross, Ga., at the residence of the President Young contemplates many im- time hunting and fishing in which pursuit Editor Florida Star: The crew of the coaster Mary B. saw

 bride's parents. The happy couple passed portant changes on Indian River, as wellas he has been very successful, especially SIR-It comes with very f>ad grace from some of the wreckage on Tuesday, so thatif
 Dr. Barrett Mr. Hutchinson to accuse the people of the crew saved would have
 increase of freight and in his hunting expeditions. were they
 week's the
 trip passenger
 for
 through town a
 yesterday
 : Canaveral him of his
 robbing property reached the coast by this time.
 who for the benefit of his health,
 down Indian River. On their return facilities; and will also, no doubt-now came after he had deliberately put his boat on THE VESSEL AND VOYAGE.
 has made personal examina- ha derived much good since his sojourn the beach and then scuttled her.
 they will locate here permanently, Mr. that he a The Ethel had been recently repairedby
 McVeigh having rented a cottage near tion of the river-make such changes as here. We hope to have the pleasure of When she came ashore,.or rather was Captain Garvin, of! this city, and re

 the Indian will fully meet the wishes of the Indian seeing Dr. and Mrs. Barrett here again run ashore, the wind was just as good to rigged. She wa once a pilot boat, and i
 River Hotel. next winter. I: keep here afloat as it was to put her was of quite a handsome model, but she
 -The steamer St. Sebastian, under River people. ashore, and with the weather we have was very old and rotten,and Captain Ly-
 -About half a dozen laborers are at -The steamer St. Augustine left here had it would have been no trouble to rundown man says that all of her timbers which he
 command of W. S. Lee ("Billy Lee" his to Indian River Inlet and made a brittle with rot. She
 DeSoto street north to for Daytona Tuesday, with Supt. Watson picked up were dry
 work opening
 friends call him) 'has redeemed herself, up safe harbor, whether he had any anchorsor was loaded with groceries and lumber for
 the river bank in the cove around from who will take on board President .
 not. Nassau where Garvin intendedto
 And caused quite a change in the opinionof Captain
 the her adaptation to the SandPoint. The town authorities deemedit Young, of the Indian River Steamboat It is a clear case of a man deliberately use her in the fruit and sponge busi
 public to
 as best to open up DeSoto street, as either Company ; Mr. H. M. Flagler and some throwing away a fine boat and then try- ness. She was a two-masted boat, about
 waters of Indian River, she having made, ing to make the peoole believe he wasrobbed feet and
 Washington avenue or Palm street would of the members of the East Coast Canal seventy-five long, was valued at
 we are informed, the best record on the when in distress. $1,000, although in her condition she
 round trip from Titusville to Jupiter, pass through such low land that the road Company. They will together carefully. The facts of the case are that there would not have brought more than $500.

 arriving she did Sunday morning, would have to be thrown up and a road- examine the route from Daytona to Jupiter were none of the people of Canaveralthat Her cargo consisted of about seventy-five
 as on bed made nearly the entire distance from and we have no doubt that great went to his vessel until some three barrels of flour, several case of bacon
 at her landing in Titusville at 7:50 a. m. I or four days after he bached her and other and deck load of '
 the ending of Washington or good to this section will result from the ; except groceries, a
 on her return from /upiter. This is a present i from the light-house, and when the two lumber, the whole valued at about 1500.
 Palm street DeSoto street passes,j I trip, as our beautiful Indian River and
 remarkable performance over the old reliable"St ; or three settlers who did go to her he
 Lucie and beats her best recta through the edge of the hammock, I immense possibilities not fail to recommend -i gave them the vessel for getting the masts Bay Lot on the Ocean Beach.
 ,. which is higher ground and will i themselves to the business ; out, as they were all that he wished to 1 have for sale twenty or thirty ta In 4
 ord what theSt.
 showing conclusively
 have very little filling-in to make a good abilities of such gentlemen as compose t save from her. Mrs. Johnson's plat on Melbourne Beach,
 "y Sebastian is capable of doing as weare I I The only complaint he made here was
 road, and will furnish a more pleasant this party. We hope to tee good results directly opposite Melbon"r.ne. Prices
 told the of this trip was not ,duet about the Hght-l ute keeper carting off
 to success state of the drive or walk than if the street was" I from this visit, and trust we shall not be ; his stuff and not-leaving him enough to reasonable. E. BRANCH. ,
 favorable
 any particular through the marsh grass.i eat. CANAVERAL ..Melbourne.eo .
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