The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-13

The Presbyterian church at Gainesville
was so wet and damp Sunday that the ser
vices were abbreviated
Pinkerton's detective agency has a claim
against Volusia county Of $3.50 so for
services rendered in the Neff murder case.
Alexander Jackson, a murderer, aud Dick
/ Scott, both colored, broke jail at Brooks
vile sunday night and made good their es-
cape.
Trains passed Welborne Monday without
stopping, on account OF yellow foyer ru
mors The citizens in mass meeting pro
nounced the reports fal Q, aud the city
| healthy.
Hamlin &, Stewart of DeLand have re-
ceved retainer Of $1,000 from Donald
McRae of Wilmington, n. c., and Others,
who claim to have four evenths Interest
/ in the Low grant Of 10000 acres near New
! Smyrna, which they wish 10 recover.
| The republicans Of Orange county held
meeting at Orlando Tuesday evening, at
which addresses were delivered by V. J.
| Shipman, the republican candidate tor gov
ernor, Fred s. GOo1ric1, candidate for con-
gress, Z. r. Gunhy and others of Orlando.
Detective Rhodes arrived at Brooksville
Monday, with John and Ben CRAY in Gus
tody. They are charged with numbering
Reuben Young in 1885. They broke jail in
September, 1885, and fled the country to
Texas, where Rhodes arrested them last
week.
The Plant system is still trying to induce
the Alachua county board of health to re-
cede from the position that it has taken in
regard TO not allowing passengers from
Havana or Cuba 10 pass into or through the
county. The board remains firm in its re-
fusal to do so.
Miss Cora Fudger of DeLand will have
an inspiring tale TO tell her grandchildren
when she arrives at the reminiscent age
She braved the dangers of disease and
death by going to Jacksonville one day last
week and marrying the man of her choice
William Parsons.
The board of county commissioners of
CLAY county were in session from Monday
TO Thursday, inclusive, of last week during
which time they overhauled the treasurers
and assessors books. The board levied
5-miu tax for county purposes and mills
for school purposes.
At meeting of the democratic vo ers of
precinct No. l, Clay county, called for the
purpose of nominating candidates for the
offices of justice Of the peace and constable,
j. NJ. Toar was nominated for the office of
justice Of the peace and Thomas Scott was
nominated for constable.
The president Of the board of health of
Green Cove Spring offers reward OF $40
for any person or persons who may be found
guilty of circulating false rumors regarding
the outbreak of yellow fever in that vicin-
ity. The president has also posted a notice
at his Office, calling for volunteers to act as
quarantine guards
At DeLand, Hamlin g. Stewart, as attor-
neys for the assignee of Herman Davis, have
brought suit against NJ. Davis and wife for
about 8 600, the value Of goods and prop
erty alleged to have been in the hands of
NJ Davis at the time of Hermau's assign
meat for the benefit Of creditors, for which,
1t Is claimed, there has been no accounting.
A colored man by the name of William
Harrison, living somewhere in the vicinity
of Fairbanks, was brought to Gainesville
Monday severely wounded and placed in
the county Jail. The story of the shooting
is about as follows: A warrant was issued
for Harrison for stealing chickens and was
placed in the hands of a man named Dowi-
ing, who attempted to make the arrest.
Harrison declared he would not be arrested,
end as Bowling states, drew pistol, when
Bowling fired. Harrison is badly bat not
fatally hurt.
A wind storm on Saturday did consider
able damage at ki,simmee. A colored
church and a storehouse were blown down,
and the roof of the opera house was blown
off. The dredge boat was SUNK, and num-
Der of lesser damages sustained in and
destructive to shipping on Lakes Minnie
and Lucerne, near Orlando. Several boats
on Lake Minnie were dob with the water
up to their gunwales, while on Lucerne
every crsft is more or less damaged. The
steamer May B. is down on her keel, but
her owners expect TO soon have her afloat
again.
Mayor Bardin of Green Cove Spring re-
ceived from John G. Borden, on Saturday
last, a check for 300, TO be used in assist
ing q keep the dreaded fever out of Green
Cove. Last year, when the yellow fever
first oh aimed a foothold in Florida, Mr.
Borden was on the'alert, and took occasion
to write the Times Union, impressing the
importance of vif,ilance in checking further
advance Of t6c fever in the state. Mr..
Borden now sedly reverts to this fac In his
letter TO Mayor Bardin, when he says:
Last year | sent Editor Jones of the
Times Cnitn $50 to assist in buying lock
to lock the barn door before the
horse could DO stolen;' il the
proper ! action had then been taken,
this calamity could and would have
been F.verted, and the state of Florida would
havs been stimulated the coming season by
one of the prandest yyinters in its history y