Savannah morning news., 1886-05-24


The old Tampa Base Ball Club has been
reOrganized.
There are 465 names on the pay roll of
the Ponce de Leon hotel at st. Augustine.
The Jacksonville firemen are to give
an excursion to Pablo Beach on We'd
nesday next.
The temperance people Of Tampa are
making strenuous efforts to put down the
sale OF liquor.
Anthony Thomas, the negro who was
shot by Bill Brown on May Is, died at
Live Oak Thursday.
Plenty Of fine South Florida pineapples
are now being brought to jacksonville.
They readily retail here at 15c.
Joseph Robles has laid off eight acres
on Nebraska avenue, near the school
house at Tampa for a cemetery.
A good deal OF land is being sold along
the line eff the Jacksonville and St. Au-
gastine railway, mostly to Jacksonville
parties.
The hotel at Astar hos changed hands,
/ c. W. COnOIly taking charge OF it. The
| house will be renovated and new furni-
ture put in.
Among the guests of Tampa last week
was Mr.. Fyffe, of Kingston, Jamaica,
| whose father owns the largest sugar and
coffee plantation on that island. MIR.
! Fytfe is much pleased with Tampa.
The members of the Jacksonville Light
Infantry company have decided to con-
suit with a number or the young ladies'
with a view to getting up series of en-
| tertainments to assist in purchasing new
uniforms for the company.
| At Lake City it is understood on the
street that in the case OF Officer John j.
| Masters, under arrest for the shooting of
Bryant Roberts, he was indicted by the
| Columbia county grand jury on charge
of murder in the first degree.
The organization of the South Florida
| Foundry and Machine Company gives
birth to an enterprise that will bring
many dollars into the Golfers of Orlando.
| The company will occupy the grounds
adjoining and upon which p. w. Lownes'
machine shop now stands.
The Orange City Times says where
ashes were used on the Orange groves in
| that section for the past few years, the
| cold had not the effect upon the trees in
such groves, not even the leaves dropped
| from the apparently tender branches. II
! is supposed that the ashes not only gives
an orange tree Vigor, but cause growth
TO develop hardy, tough and stout. We
mean the cotton seed meal ashes, or hard
wood ashes.
Eleven prominent citizens of Havana,
Cuba, passed through Jacksonville Mon
day, going North, via the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western road, and coming from
| Havana on the steamer Mascotte. This
is the FIRST OF this travel yet seen, as here
tofore the Cubans have had to go to New
York and North via boat the entire way.
the quarantine arrangements being such
as to stop boats running TO Tampa after
the last week In April.
John Twombly came to Orange City
four years ago from the frozen Northwest,
landing there with only 81 in his pocket.
He stocked a peanut stand on Graves
avenue the first thing. Within SIX months
he added cigars 10 his business, and
within a year tobacco, candies, cider and
some groceries. Out Of this business he
has paid several hundred dollars OF old
debts back in Maine, bought him an ell
gibe business lot centrally located on
Graves avenue, and has just erected on 1t
one of the handsomest buildings In town.
The trial OF Frank Reddick for the mur-
der Of Henry Churchill on the night Of
March 10 last, took place at Jacksonville
Friday. Some little time was consumed
in a discussion over an error In name IN
the indictment, after which the case was
proceeded with. There were Is witnesses
In All. nine for each side, and the hearing
OF the evidence of these and the argu-
ments OF the attorneys occupied the en-
tire day. The case was given 10 the Jury
al about O'Clock, and about Z O'Clock
they returned and rendered verdict OF
guilty OF manslaughter in the second de-
gree, which means imprisonment In the
penitentiary not more than seven nor less
tnan four years.
Messrs. Randall, Walkers y Foster
nIaeed In the hands OF the Sheriff Satur-
dav the papers in the suit OF Charles II.
Jones vs.. the News Printing and Pub.
fishing Company. The suit is for libel,
and the damages are placed a. $4,000.
The sheriff was instructed 10 serve the
papers on an officer OF the company II
such could be found. The intention at
irst was 70 sue Nc. fArnum DersonallY'