The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-19

The outfit Of the Southern Progress is TO
be taken to Clay Springs, and new paper
printed there bv j. D Smith, Of Clay
Springs, and D. J. Robbins, OF Orlando.
Tie congregations at St. Stephens
church, at Sutherland, are large and in
cteasiug. There were lO7 present on sun
day. Confirmation viii take place next
Sunday.
Mr. Shapleigh. a prominent Boston land
scape palmer, with an cnYable reputation,
will occupy one OF the Ponce dc Leon studios
at St. Augustine Mr. Shapleigh is ex-
pected on Jan. 20.
jeff Lowe. who was convicted Of murder
in the first degree at the last torn of the
Circuit Court for Escambia county, has
been sentenced to be hung and Gov. Perry
has set Feb. y, 1855, as the day for his
execution.
Mont Atkinson's store and contents in the
Fellowship neighborhood, about fourteen
miles west of Ocala, were destroyed by fire
Monday morning during Mr. Atkinson's
absence. The stock and building were in
sured for S., 500. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
The meeting Of citizens Monday of Lake
county, at Tavares, TO wind up the county
seat campaign with a grand barbecue and
speech making, called together a large num-
Der Of people from the various towns OF the
county, and the gathering was a most sue
cessful one.
At Sanford a tramp who applied at Mar
shall Wheeler's residence for food, was put
to work on The street, but cndeavOred to
make his escape by crawling through one
Of the sewers. The Marshal, missing him
suspected his ruse, and went TO the opposite
end Of the sewer and waited until the fell
low made his appearance, which was not
long, and he is again trying his muscle in
shoveling dirt.
Jacksonville officials will receive the fol-
lowing salaries the ensuing year: Members
Of the Board of Public Works $500 per an
mum, each; Recorder, 81 500 per annum;
Collector and Treasurer, s., 900 per annum;
Comptroller, 81 800 per anuum; Marshal
S15 per month; Captain of Police, 500 per
month; Patrolmen, $50 per month"; Market
Clerk, $50 per month; Market Sweep, $50
per month, Police Judge, 1000 per an
mum.
4 large real estate trade was consummated
at Orlando Monday between Fred A. Lew
ter manager Of Lewter'S Land Agency, and
r. b. Savage, an old resident of that portion
of the State. The property involved in the
transaction amounts TO over 100000, and
consists Of twelve lots and five houses, which
were traded to Mr. Savage for five lots, four
houses and 81 900 cash The property is all
located within the corporate limits of Or
andO
At 3rookside, Clay county, a branch of
the Farmers Alliance was organized by
State Organizer j. ID. Johns last Wednes-
day, with Q. c. Knox, of Highland, Prcsi-
dent: O. G. Plummer, Vice President;
Arthur Lang, Secretary, and II. B. Hudson
Treasurer All but Mr. Knox are from
Brookside, a new settlement near Highland.
This organization takes the place of the
old Farmers Club of Highland 1t is pro
posed soon to elect a storekeeper, who will
be paid by the club, to dispense the neces-
saries Of life to members at the lowest posi-
bic cost.
w. =. Eichbaum, manager of the St
Augustine Gas and Electric Light Com
pany, received a lively sereuade Monday
night, in which COW bells and tom toms
figured prominently. On Dec. 10 Mr.. Eich-
baum went to Jacksonville and took unto
himself better half, breathing not a word
to any one of this important and interest
ing step. About Jan. his friends learned
the secret and determined that as soon as
his wife returned from the North they
would kindly serenade him after the time
honored custom OF St Augustine Monday
they carried out this intention, and were
treated to cake and water.
The disappearance of Col J. c. Marcy
from Jacksonville on Jan. -, causes a great
deal of uneasineSS among his clients III st.
Augustine, who had employed him in the
defense Of claims involving thousands of
dollars. At the spring term Of the Circuit
Court held in that city, in the case of the
Dumas heirs against Reuben f. Garnett, ct
al, a case involving $4,000 worth of
property, Col. Marcy was representing Dr.
Garnett The case was decided in his favor,
and the Dumas heirs took an appeal to the
Supreme Court. The associate attorney de-
Tending Dr. Garnett's title, G. w. Lount, is
seriously embarrassed, as he knows not
where to find the original papers of defense
which Col. Marcy had in his possession.
Col. Marcy was also attorney for the Clark
heirs estate, of which the property being
Irrigated was part. The estimated value
of tie Clark heirs estate is IN the neghbor-
hood of 100000,