The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-26

already sent roots and plants Of the rnmie
to parties near X isslmmee City with which
to test the possibility of the successful pro
duction of this valuable fibre plant IN
Florida.
Stanley Fletcher, editor of the Jackson
vile News- Herdid, who has been very i'll
for two weeks past, has resigned the posi-
ton, and will return to New York as soon
as his health permits. F. W. Hawthorne,
an experienced journalist, and who has been
connected with the Ne1cs Herdld since Its
birth, is now managing editor.
At Punta Gorda few DAYS ago three
unknown parties insisted on "a colored man
| carrying a note for them. He refused to
90, and they attempted to force him, when
no ran and took refuge in Mr.. Leavltts
barn. Mr. Leavitt afterward discovered
| him. and supposing the darby was thief
shot him IN the arm as he attempted to cs-
cape.
The TdUahaSsedn learns from a gentle
| man connected with the Plant Investment
| Company that they have accepted Mont
cello's offer of $4,000 and have agreed TO
| have the road completed to that city by
July |, and that it is very likely that if Tai
lahaSsee will guarantee them $4,000 and
give them until fall to complete the road,
that they will build to that city also.
The guests of the st. Johns and Windsor
Hotels at jacksonville were treated to a
pleasing exhibition Friday. A detachment
of twenty-four of the Gainesville Cadets,
under command Of Capt Shaylor and
Lieuts Williams and Crisper marched on to
the Park in front Of the hotels and for an
hour drilled with precision that secured
for them a rousing ovation from the spec
tators r- t5-t
Six prisoners escaped from the jail at
Bloomfield, on Monday night. Their names
and the offenses charged are as follows
Frank TAYLOR and r. A. Croker alias
Luder, white, larceny, apd four negroas-
Hampton Pinckney, larceny; Henry HSfly
and Bry ant Dnnham, burglary, aHd'iWillie
Williams, murder The jail is a cheap, in
secure building, and requires vigilant
watching to prevent escapes.
The United States Court convened at
Jacksonville Friday morning, Judge Settle
presiding. The libel cases of K. H. Lewis
and Mrs Mary CalranO against the NeUs
Hcrdt8 were called up, and the attorneys for
the defense were all in attendance and also
the witnesses. 1t was stated to the court that
Col Bisbee, counsel for Mr.. Lewis, was
very i'll and unable to appear. and the
prosecution asked for postponement Col.
Coclerell consented, and the case was post
poned till Monday. The witnesses were all
discharged till then. 1t is thought that the
case will never come to trial.
ter of Judge Davis, of Rome, Ga, was mar
ried to Dr. j. b. Rolater, of Dallas, Texas,
at Greenville, on February % The doctor,
though quite a young man, has won for
himself in the Lone Star State quite name
as physician and surgeon. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Dr. j. b.
Chevis, the Baptist minister at Monticello
A select party of relatives and friends en-
ioyed the occasion at the residence of Col
G. S. Hardy Everything passed off most
| agreeably. This was due TO the excellent
management of Mrs. Col. Hardy, who
knows just how to make such all event a
success. The attendants were Miss Ida
Hardy and Mr.. J. II. Redding, Miss Cora
| Hardy and Mr.. Lawrence Palmer, of Month
| cello. The bridal party took the train
west for their distant home and carried
| with them the best wishes of a host of
a host friends.
The following is from the Brooksville
| correspondent of the NEWS: The prOtracted
meeting which was to have commenced at
the Baptist church last week was postponed
| until later in the season. The Council of
Merited Friends of Temperance, which was
| organized last January, and which now
numbers 100, is succeeding finely and is ac-
| complishing good in the community. The
| temperance people are making it warm for
the saloon keepers Of the town, the latter
| being on trial now III a Justices court for
selling whisky without license. The trial
opened to-day and will be in progress to-
morrow. Several BrOOkvillians went up TO
Jacksonville to see President and Mrs
Cleveland on Feb. %. Seventy-four tick
cts We're sold in one day to per
sons at Brooksvile last week to visit
| the Sub-TrOpical on fernando, Pasco and
Citrus counties day. Tickets were on sale
several days j. B. and John c. Low are
still shipping oranges from their flourishing
ut
place, fernando county can boast Of hav-
ing some of the very best vegetable ground
! in the State, and large crop of vegetables
will be shipped this season.
The following civil appointments have
been made during the week: d. F. Nc
Donald, N. NJ. Murdoch, w. Tell Pearson
and w. c. Augur, to be Notaries Public in
and for the state at large; H. T. Blocker,
| to be County Surveyor III and for the
county of Leon; j. $. Bitch to be County
Commissioner in and for the county of
Baker; Moses Dykes, to be Justice of the
Peace in and for the county of Jackson
John T. Wall, TO be Justice of the Peace in
and for the county of Putnam; d. J.
| Murphy, to be Justice of the Peace in and
for the county of Hillsborough Gilbert Van
Dorm, to be Justice of the Peace in and for
the county of st. Johns; II. II. Liroville,
| to be Commissioner of Pilot
age for rhe port of Fernandina; A. H. VIII
son, to be Inspector of Timber in and for
the county of Escambia; Charles F. Pons,
to be Sheriff in and for the county of Baker
William McCamant, to be Justice of the
Peace in and for the county of Hillsborough;
r. S. Armstrong, to be Justice of the Peace
in and for the county of Holmes; Martin L.
Lee, to be County Commissioner in and for
the county of Hamilton; Lewis d. Madzoni
to be Inspector of Timber, etc, in and for
the county of EScamba; Ramon Monteresi
to be member Of Board of Health in and
for the county of Monroe; Eugene d White
to be Commissioner Of DEEDS for Florida in
and for Oregon.
COSMETIC ELECTRICITY.