The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-21

returned to his Northern home from Month
cello. He has purchased 100 acres OF lar q
near Lloyds, which will be devoted to the
culture of tobacco, and next season cult
vate the weed, and also convert it into
cigars. His factory will be located in the
pretty little village Of Lloyds, in which he
has purcha ed building lot.
The time for holding the meeting to COM
plete the OrganZttl of the Tampa Inter
national and Florida Exposition, which was
advertised for yesterday, has been post
poned until IL O'Clock, May I, at the request
of number Of the citizens of other counties
and places who wish to be present, but
would be prevented from attending on the
tirst-named day by engagements at the Sub
Tropical Exposition and elsewhere.
Capt. Saunders and Capt. Zellers cap
tured an alligator, l. feet in length, near
the railroad wharf, at Titusville, on Mon
day, with spear. The same morning
they killed one, feet in length, near the
channel. During the week the schooner
Manatee has remained at Titusville with
the two live manatees or sea COWS recently
captured at st. Lucie. Capt. Saunders has
sold the schooner to Messrs Bartles and
Iellers, who will use her for a cruise on
Indian river next winter Capt Saunders
returns in few days to mis- home in Michi-
gan to spend the summer.
1t is likely that Circuit Court will hold
over at Palatka until next Monday night,
and the libel suit of Zehnbar VS.. the Palat-
ka News Publishing Company, will be tried
on Monday A special venire of fifty men
has been ordered selected from the county
at large for the trial Of Steve Joiner for
murder, and of Alice Mackey, accessory be
fore the fact. During an interim in the pro
ceedings in the trial of Joiner, the court
will investigate the sanity of a former
Ipaf- slaa- - De Iafl II n md nj
a prisoner by the name of Douglas Kemp,
indicted at tho present term of the grand
jury for assault with intent to murder.
Thursday letter arrived in Jacksonville
addressed to Judge Thomas Settle in an or
binary plain envelope, which on being
opened inclo5ed another which was heavily
bordered with black, it being addressed
10 the Bench, Bar and Officers of the
United States Circuit Court of the North
ern District of Florida On being opened,
this envelope was found to contain sheet
of mourning paper having very deep
edge OF black and bearing the words: ''The
family of Chief Justice Waite desire to
express their thanks and gratitude to their
friends for the many kindly expressions of
sympathy and affection shown them in their
bereavement"
Titu5vlle Star: 1t is greatly to be re-
GREETED tnat our municipal affairs have
been So greatly demoralized for the past
few days. The arrest of the party for a
faulty flue was unwarranted, and done with
more force than should have been per
mitted. HIS subsequent discharge proved
the error of the authorities. The Marshal
was then arrested, and his trial is set for
Saturday On Tuesday morning a fight
occurred between Mr. Rumph and Mr. Hud-
nall, resulting in the serious injury of the
latter Mr.. Rumph claims that Mr.. Hud-
nall provoked the assault by abusive lau-
guage. Mr.. Rumph, as Mayor, appeared
before the President of the Council
and pleaded guilty of an assault
and paid his fine The case is to
be carried to the Circuit Court. On Tues
day evening a man named Boone attempted
to knock out c. E. King and lie was after
ward arrested and placed in the custody OF
the Marshal, but during the night Boone
escaped from the Marshal's house aud
started on walk up the railroad track.
Efforts are being made to recapture him.