Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-10
FLORIDA.
ELUh1DAs
Zine melons from Largo are still coming in

Fine melons from Largo are still coming in
/ At dead low water there is 9 feet of water
/ on y. Augustine bar. At high water there
l is Is feet.
/ new school house has been erected Just
I west Of the residence Of ID. b. Usina. near
/ RavenwOOd.
The law department OF the Florida Uni
/ Nerslty az Tallahassee, viii open with a full
] corps Of professors.
II has finally been settled that the new
l steamer Fred de Bary Will leave Wilmington
l for Jacksonville next Tuesday.
/ William Whitehead, of Swift Creek. Brad
/ lOrq county, mas cotton stalks twelve feet high
/ with over 500 bolls 10 the stalk.
| Live Oak can now boast of the taIIest liberty
/ pole in the State-l5O feet highland from its
\ top floats Perry and Nabry flag.
/ Bishop Gross, Of Savannah, delivered ser
/ mon al the catholic Cathedral at st. Angus
| ence.
/ y. I. Allison, editor and part proprietor Of
/ the Sumtcrvllle AdUerfser, has Withdrawn
s,.Ll-. rom Ihe paper. J0}hn X g. Hamilton, his
/ former partner, Will continue the business.
| At the meeting of the DuvaI binding and
] Loan Association at Jacksonville Monday
night about $500 were sold at 50 per cent.
| have been sold and paid for.
Last year two white quail were killed near
| II. Augustine, which fact is considered quite
/ rare. Recently white quail have been seen
I exploits.
/ The Magnolia Hotel at st. Augustine, un-
| der the management Of W. w. Palmer, will
I ofen Tor the winter season Of lsSi-'S5 on Dec
| ]. A large force Of men will shortly be put at
/ work on the new addition, and il Will be
pushed to an early completion.
The mammoth new hotel at the terminus of
the Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Halifax
blFer Railroad, at st. Augustine, will be
named the san Marco, after the old fort,
Wmeh originally bore that name. Work upon
/ lt Is progressing satisfactorily.
Wednesday last II. p. Lowering. Of Tampa.
was brought before H. L. Crane, United
states commissioner, charged with carving
on on FeIall liquor business without license.
The defendant was found probably guilty and
bound over TO the Circuit Court IN the sum of
$500.
Tallahassee FI0ridian: The Quincy mer-
chants last week hauled to the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway PSI bales Of re
bate co ton. The saving in freight on the
same number of bales hauled by wagon from
laudhassee To the Savannah, Florida and
western road for shipment to Savannah, as
would be S63 70.
Mr.. =. \. DuckwOrth, Secretary of the
Florida state Executive Committee, gives no
/ ticc that Richard J. Morgan, Chairman of the
committee, has appointed the following Pro-
nl1ltlon PRESIDENTIAL Electors at-large: j. W.
Lawlor and ). II. Miller. The alternate of
Mr.. LaWlOr Is &. 4. Beasley, and the alternate
/ of Mr.. Miller Is Alex. Nlblo. The committee
| deemed it ineNpedient to call a state conven-
| tlOn 20 nominate electors.
week or two ago Mr.. Monroe came to
| Jacksonville frOW Illinois and leased &. f.
/ Powers restaurant, at the Brooklyn bridge,
which ne has FOR several days past been i'm
proving and charging preparatory to opening
hotel and eating house there. He brought
quite large amount of money with him.
which he carried I'm ms pocket book in his in
ncr vest pocket. Tuesday Monroe went to
bohlens lunch counter for dinner, and while
eating two white men came in for something
u eat, ami before they got through the three
engaged I'M conversation. On completing his
meal, Monroe pulled out his pocket book,
purpose OF getting money with which to pay
ms bill, ami he thinks the men saw the pack
age. After getting his change he returned to
his work at the restaurant and
soon afterwards the same two men came
along also and sat around the store the re-
muuder Of the afternoon. About dusk
while Mr.. Powers was away at supper, Mon
roe stepped out into the back yard, when he
was sud iCniy confronted by the two men.
/ One placed cooked revolver to the side of
ms head, and the other, with a drawn knife
IN ms hand. commanded him To hold up his
hands. and not to give an alarm at the peril
oi MS me. Monroe, seeing that resistance
was out OF the question, Obeyed. when his
pockets were emptied and the men took their
departure. His pants pockets were turned
wrong side out. and several small pieces OF
silver, together with his knife and tobacco.
wards found. Ia their haste TO get through
his pockets before being discovered, tae
rascas tore hls shirt almost of of him. The
police were notified at once, ana efforts were
made 10 hnd the robbers, but to no effect. The
money stolen consisted OF SIX 500 bills, one $40
bill, and one or two smaller bills. One of the
men WAS quite short. while the other was
above the medium height.