The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-08


in VoluSia county is suspended for a few
/ dtys, owing to the removal of the county
records from Enterprise to DeLand, the
new county seat.
A negro named Robert Murray was
| drowned in Indian river near Mrs Dlxons
! place at Magnolia Point, Sunday morning,
while in bathing 1t is supposed he was
caught with cramps.
The Holmes county convention meets on
August l. TO nominate a candidate for rep
resentative, and to elect delegates to the
! Barlow convention. Holmes is solid for
Hon. r. H, NJ Davidson.
The Merchants national bank Of Starke
| during its first six months, which ended
! June 30, declared surplus of 80 900, and
! decreased its premium account, making n
! act earning of IA per cent. per annum.
! Capt $. j. Fox, manager of the st. Au-
| gustlne and east coast railway, will leave
next Thursday for the north, where he will
| purchase iron, etc, for the equipment OF the
road between st. Augustine and Moultrie.
| The Methodist quarterly conference was
held at Bombay on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday a week ngo, and presided over by
the Rev. j. Nj. Glenn, presiding elder, Of
Mariana. The meeting was largely at
tended.
The Gadsden county tobacco syndicate is
working night and day gathering tobacco.
| Thursday they secured insurance on several
barns filled with tobacco, making fifty odd
Thousand dollars worth of insurance they
! have taken out.
At Dade City a night or two ago a negro
named Smith feloaiousy broke into aud
entered the dwelling of DR.. f. A. Hall
stealing therefrom several valuables and
money. He has been apprehended and con-
fessei that and other crimes
Four of the old residents of Indian river
| formed set ct a dance at Titusvile Thurs
day night, the combined age of the four
gentlemen being PIG years They were re
| sspecuvely Capt. Stewart, n. n. Penney
f. Is. Sa,kett AMI b. St3w lrt.
Holden A. Evans of Bombay was nomin-
ated for United States naval cadet by Hon.
| K II. NJ. Davidson for the First district,
having been prepared by Prof. w. D. Fon-
vile Of the Alabama high school, Tuskegee,
Ala, for entrance into the academy.
Since Leon county pear growcrs~have
commenced to gather and ship they are
more than ever surprised atthe yieldl One
| who thought he had about thirty barrels
finds that he has more than 100; another
who was calculating on 500 barrels will ship
! about 500
The first spike was driven on the o. and
W; P. railroad at Orlando Friday by Judge
John r. Mzell. Quite party attended TO
witness the ceremony, which took place at
the beginning of the track on Pine street
President Mizoll says every rail will be laid
within two weeks.
At Fernandiua, Wednesday, the Fernan-
dina and Gainesville clubs crossed bats for
silver ball and bat and the championship
OF Florida, resulting in a score OF to 0 in
favor of Fernandina. One thousand people
witnessed the game, which was very
exciting throughout.
County Surveyor Burchfield of Melbourne
worked on the peninsula until Saturday
evening, establishing lines, etc, and viii
mako additional surveys shortly for Mr.
johnson and Mr.. Gibbs. The party was
surprised by the discovery of a stake of the
government survey which was made forty
four years ago.
The st. Johns county savings bank of St
Augustine has sCld the orange grove of Dr.
H. c. Sloggett, on Pelhcer creek, to H. M
Cutting for $1,000. The orange grove and
surrounding land is very fertile and beauti-
fully situated on the bluff commanding
! Pellicer creek. The purchase embraces
about 1870 acres.
st. Augustine is working to have the state
university located there Mr. Enslow has
| announced that in the event of securing the
university for st. Augustine a certain indi-
| Vidual mot Mr. Fllgler had agreed to con-
|
individual had agreed to give a large tract
of valuable land.
The Holmes county commissioners have
not yet decided whether Bouifay is lega Nv
! the county seat or not, but it is generally
| understood that it is. In the event of a
decision against Bombay, another election
will have to be held, and the citizens in
and around Bombay ar not afraid to go
| to the polls again TO decide it,
The vegetable crop of Sumter county has
| all been shipped, ana in n few weeks the
watermelons will all be gone. On the whole,
! truck farmers have DO well, notwithstand-
ing the loss occasioned by high freigh,s and
slow transportation facilities. Fast freig q t
trains and cheap rates will encourage much
larger planting in the future.
On May q Frank Aiken of Tallahassee
was robbed of $40 in money and valuable
articles besides. Last week Deputy Sheriff
Hopkins arrested Richard Gardner and
Henry Nixon on suspicion. At a prelimi-
nary trial before Judge West the latter was
released and the former committed to Jail
to await the action of tho grand jury.
The following civil appointments were
made during last week William Bethel. TO
be harbor master in and for the port of Kew
West; Il. q. Gwynn, to be auctioneer in al d
| for the county of Monroe: A. F. Perry. S.
a. Levy, j. c. Brayton and NJ b. Harm.
son, TO be nOtarieS public in and for the state
at large; j. A. Webb aud L. S. Aveilhe. 10
be justices of the peace in and for Putnam
county.
c. q. Bergenskoid Of Starke, about &C
years old, was found dead in his be one
morning last week. He had been pros
tratei from an injury received whlo load
ing crosStieS. He lived all alone but was
attended TO by neighbors until the last
night, when he thought himself so much
better that he could dispense with their
services. lie owned a good place four and
half miles north of town.
There is but one of all the Pensacola
smacks that were at sea in the recent storm
now missing-the J. w. Wherein. The
schooner Four Friends reported Tuesday
evening. She rode out the gale on the old
Cape ground, making st. Joseph's next dav.
| Her main topmast was struck and split bv
| lightning and the leo boxes in her hold
we, shaken 20 pieces with the heavy roll
| ing to which She was subjected.
| At Tallahassee, Wednesday, the l9-pound
howtzer was hauled out from the basement
of the capitol building to fire a salute on
the green south Of Green square. After
firing few rounds the gun was prematurelv
discharged, and Angus Stafford a Young
! colored mau who works with w. A. Now
lin, was severely injured, being thrown
some distance and badly powder burned on
the body and in the face. Dr. George II
! C'wynn was called at once 70 the sufferer
| and soon had him as comfortable as poSsible
| under the clrcums auces. Stafford is in a
! critical condition. 1t is thought he will