The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-18

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Lake Worth is now under way. A forcs OF
men are at work grading and throwing up
| the bed
| Clay county truck growers were begin
ming to suffer for the want of rain, when
/ the munificent rain of Wednesday came to
their relief.
| Mr.. Oswald Wilson, president OF the state
alliance, has purchased forty acres of land
in Levy county, and intends to become a
citizen of that county.
| Capt. Ross of Kissimmee recently sold
| 500 stalks of suga" cane which weighed
2,722 pounds, only a fraction less than five
and half pounds each.
At Sanford, H. L. DeForest has just sub
scribed $50 to the Harry Ashton monu-
me tai fund, and DR.. j. n. Bishop $40.
There is yet needed $35 or $40 to clear the
| Indebtedness incurred.
The quarantine restrictions have caused
many Kissimmee business men to order
goods from New Orleans, which were
| shipped across the gulf to Punta Gorda,
thence by rail via Barlow to Kissinmee.
A special term of the criminal court of
Orange county has beeen called by Judge
Butt for Oct. 90. Regularly the term would
not commence till rhe second Monday in
next month, but his honor desires to empty
the Jail.
Milo Cooper, a barber Of Orlando, was
on Sunday showing hole in his csat, whica
he claims was made by bullet fired at him
Saturday night as he was in the act of
getting over his fence on his return home
from his shop. He says the party who fired
at him was near enough for him to touch
him with his hand
At Brooksville the coroner's jury which
has been investigating the killing of Frank
King, brought in verdict that he came to
his death from knife wound inflicted by
party or parties unknown to the jury, and
recommended the arrest Of Walton Heath
and Jodie Mill. They we're Immediately
arrested, and are out on bonds of $500 each.
All the parties involved are colored.
Brooksvile Register: Col. Shipman, re-
publican candidate for governor. enter
tanned a large audience of cOlOred repub-
licans in the court house last Saturday.
The colonel is large, portly man, and
makes very good appearance, but he is not
much of speaker There was very little
enthusiasm manifested by his hearers. In
fact, republican SIN in Hernaado don't
amount to much.
An old colored man living on Rich ave
nue., which is tine Thompson street of
DeLand, hit upon unique plan OF silencing
laxative woman, and put it i'll execution
Thursday night. He adjusted a rope about
the neck of his wife and drew it taut. His
scheme would doubtless have been a success
had it not been blocked. Marshal Kirk
hunted for this scientific darkey until 3 a.
M, Friday, but he had betaken himself and
his progressive ideas to parts unknown.
There is large spider in the rear of Tib-
belts Bros. store at Tampa, that spins a
thread with yellowish tinge Several
p eces of this web have been given to the
different dry goods dealers, and the question
asked them, us this pure silk threads"
After various tests, chemical and otherwise,
one says that it is mixed with cotton, one
that it IS pure silk, and still another that
there is no silk about it, but all wool. They
took up contribution to bride the perpe-
traitor of rhe joke to keep mum, but owing
u the del times, the amount was not slffi-
Gent.
President Reel, of the Orange comfy
health board, on Saturday night took the
uorth-boupd train without letting any one
know Of his intention and went through to
Waycross on a tour of inspection lie
found the trains in charge of Orange
county's inspector and DR.. Williamson, of
the United States marine hospital, and all
precautions necessary to insure safety
After thorough inspection and the assur-
ance of DR.. Williamson that all should be
done for our protection, he, together with
the entire board, have concluded to raise
the quara ntine with respect to through pas
sengers, thus allowing our citizens AMI
others now north to come in.
The election for town officers which took
place at Brooksville last Monday was holly
contested and a full vote was polled; the
whole number of registered votes being
cast with the exception Of two who were
accounted for. G. J. Bowden was re-
elected mayor by majority of "a; N. B.
Rhodes was elected marshal by majority
of %; 4. b. Hancock was elected treasurer by
a majority of 25, and for clerk there was
Wheply, each having received n votes.
The following gentlemen were elected
al iermen: F. E. Saxon, J. j. Bell, Fred
Springsle idI land A. A. Arlington. There
will be an election for city clerk, and one
alderman to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of Thomas Hancock on Nov.
a.