Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-28

FLORIDA.
There is romor THAT DeLand Is to have a
htlu. -Iaau IducF.
Vegetables arc going North and West from
Arreloutio station, Alachua county. at the
rlteot 8. - crates 1,er day.
Ihr editor oi che Tampa Guardian says that
.r HI~ Nrrn eating ripe tomatoes all winter
ara lHat they cau De grown M that section
at a-g tmc uf ihc year.
Tac r-~czsmert of property I'm NoIusia county
.1r >,3 wi.l exceed S2.00o.0o0. This amount
0f course does NOT include those double assess
-reut- that ~wcilcd the assessment for 1888.
E.rhari small Shot Daniel C. Cratic in a
.usrrsI at 81 picnic near Tampa a few davs
wHrua ln tle shoulder. Smalfs capture is
cNrocted.
Iu51e Cooke euioined the Tax Collector OF
Rn'u~Ia county from selling the lands of the
f.aula Land ana Improvement Cumpany
.a-i Wees- u-'on tlc ground of erroneous as
~e~smeut.
A.. H.. Seeba, acquitted at jacksonville Of the
Areof Fairbanks. has sent $500 % the widow
H'unecd inc jury S verdict Of acquittal. the
jury -EEe expression to their Indignation at
tte papers comments in public card.
~ N4.ao Airrrtiser: Little Boy Is the name OF a
HauH H~lrnc stern wheel, double engine steamer
launched % Lochloosa ON the 5th. The boat
.- tes -ucu to provide transportation for the
truck farmers and fruit growers ON Lakes
ORANGE and Iochloosa. It's capacitv is ample
lrc d5 icct Keel. IS leet over all, is feet beam
and feet hold and Is tons burden.
Matthew a. Bril- &c, merchant of Volus.a.
aua wcl and favorahly known by many Of the
rftlleue 90 the county. committed suicide by
Shooting himself through the head with "a pis-
O.. st That place ON Thursday Of last week.
Mr. hrilEe was mao Of splendid business
qualities. and had been for number of years
-ucre~-fuIly- engaged i'm the mercantile bust
rc~- 40 NolusIa. He had been for many wears
an inNeierate driuker and had become hope
less victim.
Pearl lawtou. woman of unsavory repu-
tltluu. was shot SO her house in the outskirts
~ Tampa Thursday night. some person un-
known discharged q shotgun at her while She
was Standing in the room near the window.
The Eun was heavily loaded. nine buckshot
having been discovered iu the boards of the
house. aut one entered the head of Pearl lust
behind TIE frontal bone. on the left side. pass
ing a.auE the inside of the skull, probably two
cr ttn,e inches II is not vet known whether
dance says that the wound Is dangerous, but
not considered fatal. several persons are
suspected. but mo- definite clue has vet been
discovered Prom an the circumstances there
ls Httle doubt but what the woman herself, If
she he So minded, can name the guilty one.
kcy West Democrat: Last Friday our city
was thrown into % state OF excitement bv the
report that q telegram mad been sent 10 Wash
lnEtou Co the effect that mob element pre-
vailed ia our streets. and that the representa-
tive " the spanish Government had been
NNEEAAtEatt ltA -i+lttl NlOlcNtt. Al uTSl III
was considered tne work Of a wag. but when
the Lieutenant Governor and sheriff received
teIcErams from the Executive of the state.
na-ed upon the representation of Secretary
toi-cr. Do was evident that some evil-dispOsed
person was gambling upon the reputation Of
cur city % satisfy ms personal ambition. 1t
NAV be polite for individuals to slander one
smother. but when the character Of a cOmmu-
MIS- IS sddled to the coach of self-aggran-
cizeuscut. the calumniator mo matter whether
De hides himself under the cover Of diplO-
matte cloak. OF Is pursuing the policy Of gies-
rIn- 5e tzFricol deserves supreme contempt.
An Indignation meeting was called at san
NOR was denounced as false, and resolutions
to that effect were passed ana sent TO Wash
rn-fnu.