The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-28

sold G.. A. Bacon of No 0, John S. and
Charles II. Deming, of Bristol, Conn, 100
acres OF choice hammock land of the Nc
Hardy grant. situated near HarwoCd's
landing, in Volusia county. The purchasers
will 60 to work and put out grove on It,
They intend in the near future to boast Of
having one of the finest groves on the east
coast
A young gentleman well known in Day
tona went down to Blake one evening last
week to take his best girl out rowing on the
beautiful Halifax. Everything went
smoothly for a while on the water until he
discovered that both oars had dropped over
board, and the only thing he could do under
the circumstances was to get into the water,
which was up TO his neck, and tow the boat
and the young lady ashore, which he did.
A resident of Barlow is the owner Of an
eighty dollar Spanish-American gold GER
titicate issued in ITO, signed by N, Donnell
and countersigned by Paul Cox. It's in
scription reads, THE bearer.is entitled to
receive eighty Spanish milled dollars or an
equal sum in gold or silver according to a
resolution Of Congress of the 14th January,
l779n The size Of the bill is 2M by 3M
inches. 1t is on good bank paper, and was
printed by Hall & Sellers.
While a crowd Of colored men were en-
gagged in gambling at Key West Saturday
night. row took place between them, when
one Bob Kemp, a desperate negro, was
severely cut with a knife by Theodore Will
Jams, a cigarmaker. Kemp was the cause
of the death Of an innocent man a few
years ago on the mainland, while employed
by an engineer who was surveying in South
Florida. Another man in attempting to
shoot him shot the innocent man, and was
sent to epenitentiary for one year. Kemp
may die.
AT Apalachicola last Thursday night
Warren Christian, according to the state
ments of eye witnesses, attempted the life
of his wife, Hattie, by shooting her in the
head with a shotgun loaded with bird and
buckshot. Christian walked up to the
fence of the house, and saw his wife seated
talking to Sam Patterson. he said, e.
you, I've got you" and fired, the charge of
the gun striking her on the top Of the head.
Patterson got up to run away, and Christian
snapped the other barrel at him, but tho
cap refused to explode the gun. 1t is stated
that Christian borrowed the gun at ''The
Bluff" stating that he was going to kill his
wife. He is under arrest.
Key West Equator: Manuel Garcia, who
was employed by Ybor last year, has Just
made $l7, 900 by bold stroke in Cuba. 1t
seems that in company with three other
desperadoes he kidnapped rich Cuban and
demanded $25 900 ransom, but finally con-
tented himself with the above sum. This
man Garcia was an old resident of Key
West, and was a comrede of the same class
that are now harboring in this city. We
believe that he was one of those who was so
summarily elected from Tampa by the cit-
zens there. While here it was known that
he was engaged with others in levying
blackmail in this city, using the threat that
if his demands were not acceded to he
would have revenge when the OhinctOrS
went to Cuba. That he had the power to
make his threats good, is attested by the fact
above stated, which is true. Cegas, another OF
these scamps, is now in Key West. He has
been writing threatening letters to parties
in Cuba, while it is we'll known that he is u
bad and dangerous character to this COM
munity. he is also an exile from Tampa.
There are a half dozen more here whose
force is likely TO be augmented by Others
from Havana. Our Cuban citizens are asked
by a committee to give any information
they may have against these scoundrels.
Address all letters to the Board of Trade
they will be looked after.