The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-28

breaking into the storehouse of John l..
/ BuZbee, on the night of March -, was
brought before Justice Bayett Thursday
morning and allowed q preliminary hear
! ing He was bound over to appear before
/ the next term of the Circuit Court IN ana
for Marlborough county, and on failure to
| give 5000 bond was taken to Tampa to jail.
Maj Louis McIain. consulting civil en-
| gneer for the South Florida Railroad Com
| pany, owns an eighty acre tract of fine land
| in the town survey of Auburndale. which
fronts lake Ariana. Fifty acres Of this
tract is in an orange grove three years
! planted, which is now bearing its first crop.
1t is one Of the largest and finest young
groves seen from the car windows on the
line of the South Florida railroad.
The uniuueness of the name for the new
town to be built on the hill next to Auburn
dale takes the first place in the nomencla-
ture of primeval OF modern town-site fancy
The new town site has all along been called
Barlow Junction. The Plant Investment
Company have brought up all the land near
that station. formed a company for n gigan-
tic winter resort, and let the contract for a
big hotel already. Blending the initials Z.
l. Co., the name is made Pico.
An alteration took place four miles from
WellbOrn, at Lake Butler, Monday, a settle
ment of colOred people, during which Lon
nev Tison shot Frank Stockton and his son,
with 32caliber pistol. The ball struck
Frank Stockton on his breast and glanced,
running around his side and lodged in the
back The boy, his son, was shot in the
stomach. This ball also glanced. The
wounds are not considered dangerous. The
negro who did the shooting made good his
escape and is still at large All the parties
are colored
The first locomotive made its first trip as
far as the Yeoman place, five miles from
Carrabelle on March 22. This will propel
the construction train in the place of mules,
and expedite the work As far as com
pleted the new road is said to be the best in
Florida. In testing the locomotive three
miles in three and half minutes were made.
Both saw mills are running and quite a
fleet of vessels is now anchored in the har-
Dor taking in cargoes of lumber. The ma
chinery for the blaming mill is expected to
arrive next week
At Jacksonville Monday G. B. Smith con-
cluded the purchase of the vacant lot Just
east of the Lafayette House, on the north
side of Forsyth street. between Pine and
Ocean streets, and adjoining the property
of Mayor Burbridga. This lot has a front
of 40 feet on Forsyth street, and runs north
l05 feet, and was sold by Mrs. s. r.. Mat
tair t. Mr. Smith for 500 cash. Mr.. Smith
proposes to commence the erection, at an
early date, of three or four story brick
business block, which he expects to com
plete during the summer.
Palatka NeiCS: Palatka is situated
seventy-five miles from the mouth of the
st. johns river at the head of ocean navi-
CATION. Ocean steamers which can cross
the st. Johns bar can ascend the river and
discharge their cargoes lying alongside our
wharves. There is greater depth of water
by more than foot than at the wharves of
any other point on the river. Goods can
thus be landed at the doors of wholesale
houses without breaking bulk, and freight
rates from New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and other commercial
centers will always be at the minimum.
Besides this, railroad lines will be entitled
to certain liberty of action i'll respect to
freight tariff accorded TO lines having water
competition.
Jacob Marsh, of the Lake region, has been
experimenting with the ''goober pea" and
finds it one of the most profitable crops that
can be grown in Florida. When properly
cured, horses and cattle eat the top, root
and nut eagerly, and hogs are very fond of
and fatten rapidly on the pea Mr.. Marsh
thinks that 800 bushels can be raised to the
acre on ordinary pine land with but little
work and no fertilizer. He plants his seed
in this month, two feet apart and during
the fall pulls up the vine, allowing all the
peas to remain in the ground that do not
safely housed while the nuts in the ground
are left for hogs. 1t would be we'll for our
planters to try few acres i'll ''goober peas"
Mr.. Marsh has so much confidence in this
crop, that he intends planting ten acres this
season.
A test case is being made by the prosecut-
ing attorney for the Criminal Court against
the Orlando Club. Mr.. Murphy caused
subpPnas to be issued for several witnesses
to appear before HIM to testify and answer
certain questions propounded by him,
which they refused to answer, whereupon
they were brought before His Honor Judge
Butt. The questions were submitted in
writing and were intended to show whether
liquor had been sold in the so-called club
and whether it hal any license. His Honor,
Judge Butt, decided in the case of the wit
nesses refusing to answer certain questions
is regard to the Orlando Club, that he had
no power to punish witnesses subppnaed to
appear before the county attorney, but that
he could issue an attachment for them to
appear before the Criminal Court, and then
in case of refusal to answer he will decide
the question of privilege.