The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-29
FLORIDA.

The negro "Texas Jack" who gave so
much trouble at Mayport last Sunday, has
been arrested and taken to Jacksonville
handcuffed.
Auburndale's vegetable growers seem sat
isfed with their success this year, and as a
result many Others will embark in the same
business next year.
j. NJ. Streator has resigned his position
as editor of the Lake Weir Independent.
His place will be filed by Wallace Stovall,
one of the publishers and managing editors.
Rufus ]. Belk, who was shot and mort
ally wounded by man named S. B. Knight,
died in Tampa on June 90 Officers with
warrants went to knights home to arrest
him, but he had disappeared, and his where
abouts were not known at last accounts.
E. c. Carney, Esq, was on last Saturday
elected member of the democratic execu-
tive committee of Marion county. At
meeting of the patrons Of the Lake Weir
public school, Drs. E. G. Hood and L. NJ.
Aver and Alfred Aver, c. F. Benson and
Marcellus TURNKEY were elected trustees for
the ensuing year.
DIR. Pike Adair of Marion county and
Miss Emmie Turney. daughter of .Marcellus
Turnley, Esq., were married this morning
at the residence of the brides parents, Rev.
J. NJ. Streator officiating. The attendants
were DR.. L. NJ. Aver and Miss Alpha
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noon train for Talbotton, Ga.
Senator Call has introduced bill in the
senate granting Charles R. Hewitt, Joseph
KNAPP aud e. G. Manning permission to
construct bridges over the st. Marys river
in Georgia and Florida, and the st. Johns
river near Black Point, Fla. The bill will
hardly pass the senate commerce committee,
as they have ruled against giving such
rights to individuals.
The school year of 1ss7-'8S was ended on
Wednesday at st. Joseph's academy, Jack
sonville. The exercises, which were strictly
private, consisted of vocal and instru-
mental music, calisthenics. reading the per-
centage of marks gained by the students
during tue year, declamatious, distribution
of premiums, and the farewell address de-
livered by a member Of the senior class,
Miss K. Hewitt.
The intense heat bears heavily and cruelty
upon the poor dray horses and mules in
Jacksonville, and the Metropolis saws some
of the no less cruel drivers add to the dis
comforts and oppression of the hot weather
by whips, spurs, jerks and other modes of
punishment. Several poor horses have al
ready been Frustrated with heat, and that
more of these noble animals are not killed is
the great wonder.
An order has been issued for the state
military encampment, TO be held at Mag
1.-The commanders of battalions of Florida
state troops will hold their commands in
readiness to go into camp of instruction at
Magnolia Bluff, near Pensacola, on or
about July Is, 1888. The adjutant-general
will arrange for transportation and shelter
of troops while in camp. BY order of the
ommander-in-chief."
A writer in the Jacksonville Metropolis
thus kicks against the manner OF delivering
ice in that city. He says 1t is generally
supposed that In buying ice you get tue
amount you pay for. This is impossible
however, when the ice Is carried around in
open carts exposed to the wind and hot SUM-
In no other city, with which am familiar
is the ice carried in other conveyance than
covered wagons, and it is piece of mean,
petty economy on the part Of the ice com
panies which is quite unworthy of the gen
tlemen running them.
jacksonville Times linton. Complaint
has been made of tho habit of certain per
sons of bathing i'll Moncrief springs in an
entirely nude condition, to the disgust of
both ladies and gentlemen who occasionally
drive out there, the spring being open TO
the public gaze. The matter mas been
brought to the attention of the county com
missioners, and, as it is state offense, pun
ishable by Imprisonment, for persons TO
thus expose themselves, il is likely that
some arrests will soon be made unless the
practice is discontinued.
BdTtow Informant: Judge Fortner
planted about three-quarters of an acre of
tobacco on his farm on the Alfalfa this
season by way'of experiment. The plant
ing was made from April o to Is, and the
crop is now cut and stored. In K weeks
after planting, tho tobacco was nearly
shoulder high and it was topped. The va
riety was the Sumatra. AID the leaves were
OF peculiarly soft and velvety texture.
The crop was satisfactory one, aud the
judge is so well satisfied with bis expert
ment that he will devote a much lager
amount of ground TO it next year.
A number of railroad solicitors were at
the Florida railway aud navigation depot
at Jacksonville, on Tuesday evening, with
their grips, talking over the best points TO
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