The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-28

lace. IneY then went CArOugn hls pockets
and stripped him of his lswe,ry, securing
in all s215 in money and a handsome dia-
mond pin valued at $3.50. DIR. Taylor
fortunately did not have his watch with
him, CT he would have lost that also.
When the robbers got through with their
victim they thrust hin behind billboard
TO recover at his leisure. He sustained a
small cut on his head from striking on a
rock, but fortunately was not otherwise
injured.
Okeechobee items, by Spectator in the
Orlando Record: The India are having
the largest green corn dance they have had
in twenty years. and representatives Of all
the tribes are at it. They have a ring
around their pole about ten inches deep,
made by running around and dancing, and
Saturday night, or full moon, is the night
they dance oil night. 1t is very interesting
10 those that never saw it TO see the har-
mony in running around the circle, and the
women throwing the ball at the pole in the
circle and the men catching in their bags,
that are made around bent stick which
has bow about four inches in diameter,
with cross in the lower side, with the
sinew of beast. A party tried TO photo
graph the dance, but they thought it witch
cry, or something wrong, and would not
bear to such thing l suppose this is the
big dance tney spoke of some time since, as
all of Chipco's, or Talahuska's tribe is there,
which is unusual, as they are the old ITALIA
hassee tribe
About April l circular was issued by
the various railroad companies centering in
Jacksonville to the effect that after that
date demurrage would be charged on all
freight In carload lots that was not removed
from the cars within a given time. After
this announcement many dealers in grain,
hominy, ETC., had their goods shipped in
snlall~2cts, which we're discharged in the
regular warehouses, aud held subject to or
der, free OF demurrage, which gave such
shippers great advantage over those who
continue to have their shipments made in
bulk, consequently the system was discou-
tlnued. Information has been received at
| Jacksonville to the effect that about July 3
the demurrage system will again go into
effect, and that instead of being confined to
freight in bulk or carload lots, it will apply
to all freights received, the charges being
made for storage upon a basis Of each 100
pounds thus stored. This will prevent the
injustice previously done large shippers.
The above arrangement will not apply to
| eastern freights until the Clyde company
sees fit to sign the agreement.
Pensacola Commercial: Sunday morn
ing, between l and 2 o'clock, the police
raided a crap dive on Intendencia street
shooters, all colored. Yesterday two or
three more of the gang, who had succeeded
In making good their escape the night be-
fore, were arrested. Since the determined
| effort on the part of the police to break up
gambling in this city was inaugurated some
months ago, it has been task of the most
difficult nature to capture the crap shooters,
| who continued to play the game at various
| places and at all times The authorities
in n hut
so well guarded were the gamblers, who
kept system Of outposts in operation, the
| birds and tools had always flown when the
police would get to the spot where the
gambling had been going on The picket
line of the gamblers in some instances was
| fully block from the rendezvous, and
| system OF signals, perfectly operated, would
give warning in ample time to enable the
offenders to make a prayer meeting of the
assembly before the police got there
Negroes will gamble.
A series of teachers institutes. under the
auspices of the state board of public in
strution, Maj. A j. Russell, superintendent,
opened Monday, June 25, at Quincy, Gads-
den county. Prof. II. N. Felkel, of the
state normal school, is in charge, assisted
| by experienced instructors. Other insti-
| tutes will be held, as follows: For Sumter
county, at Wildwood, one week, opening
July 8; for Lake county, at Leesburg, one
| week, opening July 16; for fernando and
Pasco counties, at Brooksville, opening July
49, for Citrus county, place not decided,
opening July 30; for DeSoto and Lee coun-
| ties, place not decided, opening Aug. 6; for
Manatee county, at Braidentown opening
Aug. IA; for Osceola county, at Kissimmee,
opening Aug. u. Reduced fares are offered
by all the railroads to teachers wishing to
attend. Daily lectures are given by Prof
Felkel and Prof. H. A. Graham of the state
normal school, and Mrs. II. K Ingram of
the Jacksonville high school; also fnstruc-
tions in music by Prof. Strong of Pensacola.
| The most advanced methods will be dis
cussed, and all subjects relating to common
school teaching will be presented.
From recent occurrences it would seem,
says the Jacksonville Times Union, that
any negro or number of negroes who see
| fit to arm themselves with deadly weapons
and set out to terrorize the community are
| to have it all their own way and be allowed
| to go free, without even lesson as to the
meaning of law and order. The most recent
case reported is that which occurred on
Monday night in Campbelrs hill settlement,
when a negro named Mitchell from Geor
i gia, terrorized the neighborhood, armed
with a pistol and ak. The police were
| called for, and finally Marshal Sherman
reused out of bed to go to the rescue The
marshal found the man in the yard of W.
| K. Reddick, and rushing up quickly got
hold of him, but in the struggle the fellow
broke loose and ran of toward and into the
swamp near Burch's brick yard, closely
| followed by the marshal, who shot at him
| five times as he ran. On entering the
swamp the negro became mired, but the
marshal could not reach him alone without
| becoming mired also, and was forced to
wait for assistance. While the officer was
waiting the negro made his way out, and
escaped in the darkness.
The Lakeland Florida Cracker has the
| following description of a Polk county
| farm: A. G.. Mum has 100 acres of fine
pine and hummock land, partly cleared,
and to this we shall confine ourselves There
is a twelve year old grove, consisting OF
thirty-six orange and 2grape fruit trees, and
it is undoubtedly one OF the pretuiest and
best kept little groves in Florida. The thirty
| six orange trees will bear at least 5000
oranges this year, and if you want to know
whether or not it is a paying crop, figure il
yourself. One orange tres grew from a
| root that became detached from the soil
several years ago and now it is covered with
fruit. One of the trees measured Sc
| inches in circumference feet above
| the ground One of the grape fruit
trees is 81 inches in circumference, 2 feet
above the ground and 40 feet across the
top In addition to this, Mr.. Mum has had
nine acres set in the choicest varieties of
trees. Oranges are good enough in their
way, but MIR. Mum is not satisfied with
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