The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-06

! from the country to see and shake hands"
with the chief went away exultant. claim
ing that with others the President merely
shook hands, but him he addressed per-
SOnallv. When asked how that was, he re-
piled, The President told me to pass on"
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor
of Florida will meet in Sanford on Tuesday
and Wednesday, March Is and II. The
programme Of proceedings will consist Of
the sessions of the Grand Lodge delegates
| from all parts of the State. a public install
lation and grand banquet at the Sanford
| House. where the visiting Knights will be
the guests of Orange Lodge No 3,039, of
Sanford.
Among the most prominent of the guests
who have arrived at the Ponce de Leon,
since its opening, is the widow of the late
Gen. Grant, ex-President of the United
States Mrs. Grant arrived Saturday night,
ana proceeded at once b the Ponce de
Leon, where rooms had been engaged for
her. Hon. Leland Stanford, United States
Senator from California, and wife, accom-
panied Mrs. Grant.
Robert Wallace, of Clear Water Harbor,
came near dying few days ago. He went
out in the forenoon to do a little burning
around his place TO secure it from fire in
the WOODS. The breeze sprung up and bore
qls own fire down upon his premises and
he was obliged to fight all day, not even
getting time to take dinner. Late in the
afternoon he became thoroughly exhausted,
and was carried home in a speeches. con-
dition. At last accounts he was doing
well
At regular meeting of the Board of AL
dermen for the city of Key West, held
March /, it was resolved to issue call for
citizens mass meeting 10 be held at the
county court house on the evening of Thurs
day, March s, for the purpose of discussing
the advisability of calling an election by
the citizens of the city of Key West to bond
the city to raise funds to pay off its in
debtedness, to make public improvements,
to carry out sanitary measures and for
other purposes.
Eustis can even boast of a superstitious
hen. Hon. Ben Snavely set a fine Plymouth
rock hen on thirteen eggs, and the other
day she came off with thirteen handsome
little chickens. The second day they were
out, and while they were feeding the mother
hen seemed much surprised and was heard
making a strange frightened noise. She
seemed to count the chicks over and over
and then deliberately pecked one of them
to death. She then Smoothed her rufiied
feathers and once more became the picture
of complacency.
A negro prisoner, calling himself Henry
Davis and by number of Their names, eS-
capped from the Clay county jail at Green
Cove, Saturday. Davis was charged with
the offense of burglary, said to have been
committed at Highland With the other
prisoners he was in the corridor of the cells
and when the Sheriff ordered them into the
cells, Davis concealed himself behind cur
tain. The Sheriff Welt out, leaving I'M
locked the door of the corridor when Davis
opened the door and ran out. Sheriff
Black has made every effort to get pos
session of him again, but thus far without
success.
On Tuesday, reports the Green Cove
Spring, man who gave the name of j. II.
Maniere, of Bradford county, was brought
before Justice Greer on the charge of steal
ing horse from Henry Foutes of Bradford
who was on visit to his parents in Clay
county. The accused stated that he had
been improperly confined in the lunatic
| asylum, from which he had recently escaped,
and that he had endeavored to secure evil
| dence of his sanity from friends. This
| evidence his friends declined to give, and he
had taken Mr.. Foute'S horse under an in
SEPARATION which prompted him to prosecute
| his search for evidence in his favor. The
manner of the accused gave no indication
of an unsound mind, with the exception of
a slight nervousness. Justice Greer remand
ed him to the custody of the Sheriff for
| further inquiry.
one OF Tue mOSU important and intricate
lawsuits, involving a large and valuable
tract of land, that ever appeared in the
| courts of the State, has at last been brought
to a close. Special Master in Chancery b.
| f. Oliveros, Clerk of st. Johns county, has
| just filed a report III the matter of the estate
of the late S. II. Williams and j. S. Relf
and wife, awarding the latter the sum of
| 81 ,59S so and costs of court. The tract in
| question contains 1900 acres of rich land in
the town of Daytona. In 1870 a conveyance
| of the property was made to Charles +
Jackson and W. p. Burr Subsequently
jackson bought Burr's interest. In the CON
veyance only a small part of the purchase
| price was paid down, and certain specified
| payments were to be made until the property
was paid for. Meantime another agreement
was made that as sales were made bv Jack
son to other parties, said lots should be re-
leased from mortgage on payment of GER
| tain part of the money to Mrs Relf About
| 500 acres were released in this wav, and
| about 200 still remain, which have been
! in litigation for sixteen years, and for
which over $50 legal papers have been issued
| The history of the whole case would make
an interesting document The settlement
! of this suit will have great effect on the
| interest of the new and growing town of
! paytona, as it will throw into the market
| valuable lands in the heart of the town.
| A decree of sale will be issued shortly, and
! it seems that Mr.. Jackson has already filed
| an agreement to sell the whole tract to MIR.
| Ben Mason, well known real estate dealer,
! for the sum of 900.
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