The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-04

couple, has brought out the fact that the
legacy left the accused in Rhode Island is
$500 instead of 800, t00, as he claimed. Up
to Monday night no decision had BEEN REL
dered by the presiding ju ige.
Orlando Record George E. Macy is in
receipt of letter signed Seven of Us, "
threatening TO burn Ole of his cottages and
factory The letter has been III ned over
TO the police, who are in fair way to dis
cover the writer. Marshal Campbell pub
fishes the following letter in relation there
to: "a letter signed Seven Of U.s. and
threatening to burn the business house and
dwelling of one Of our prominent citizens,
is In the hands Of the police authorities.
Suspicion points strongly 10 certain parties,
or rather one party. and | and my police
are actively engaged in ferretlng out this
outrage. We mean to protect the citizens
of Orlando in their persons and property,
and we will make it hot for any scoundrel
caught firing any building in this city. B.
b. Campbell, city maj shall"
The democratic lunty convention, which
convened at Gainesville, was the most ex
citing convention ever he'd in the county.
There was much contention over the organ
ization and the three contesting delegations,
The great strife was between j. A. Carlisle
and B. w. Earle for circuit clerk. The
committee on credel tials llbored until
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The convention adjourned at S o'clock
w dnesday night until 0 o'clock Thursday
mo mag. The committees report was
adopted, and the temporary organization
was made permanent Maj j. B. Brown
was made chairman, and F. ?. Olmstead,
secretary Thirty-six ballots were taken for
circuit clerk, every vote being 20 for Car
Isle aud 30 for Earle. At $3.50 o'clock
Thursday tb convention adjourned till 8
O'Clock Yesterday morning.
A Lawrey correspondent says: "Col. V.
j. Shipnan, the repu hcan candidate for
governor, was born in Orleans county, New
York fortynine years ago. He entered
the Union service as captain of the First
battalion of the New 70. sharpshocters,
and subsequently commanded the regiment
for time with the rank Of captain. After
three years service he was honorably dis
charged on account Of wounds received in
action, at that time bearing the rank Of
colonel Soon after he married Miss Mary
Benedict and went to Iowa, where he en-
gagged largely in merchandising and farm
ing In 1878 he came with his family to
Florida on account of Ill health, and
settled at tbs place, where he has since
Leen tie leading merchant and fruit
grover, owning two groves and large
strawberry plantation. He was delegate
10 the republican presidential convention
at Chicago In 1881, being one OF the "old
guard" of 306 who voted for Grant. In his
family life no has always been most happy
until the recent death of his estimable wife
He has three children surviving-two young
sons and daughter, Miss Dot a lovely and
accomplished young lady. The colonel is a
mighty hunter, fond of horses, dogs and
guns. of which he always has plenty around
him, sharers of his lavish hospitality. AS
RAILROAD agent, express agent, notary pub
lie, contractor, etc, in addition to his other
activities, he does fine business, being a
man of unbounded energy; but with all
this the destinations of duck-hunt will
carry him away from anything except that
most captivating occupation, shipping
strawberries and receiving checks therefor,
with Its lottery-like uncertainty.