The morning news., 1889-05-30

ceeded in getting flow OF from $4,000 to
70. 900 gallons of water per day from his
new artesian we'll in his yard on Magnolia
avenue.
The number of soldiers now stationed at
Fort Barrancas number an officer and five
privates. The marine corps in the navy
yard consists of an orderly sergeant and
one private.
Buffalo Bill, mulatto, arrested in Key
West last March by the sheriff for beating
and robbing Alexander Stirup (coloredl,
has been convicted and sentenced TO sate's
prison for five years.
At Sanford Tuesday the jury in the case
of j. NJ. hover VS.. u. w. Le@ton, slander,
brought verdict of $500 in favor OF
Hover This is an old case and has leon
standing for ten years.
The citizens OF Paola, Sylvan Lake and
vicinity, intend giving a ball at Bishops
hall IN Paoa, next Friday night, in honor
of the return OF Cramer Potter, who has
been absent in the west for some months.
The corn and cotton crop around Alachua
is said to be in good condition. The people
of that locality have not been seriously
disturbed by the drought and business
steadily increases in the town of Alachua.
The Apopka Union says that on opening
services at tie Presbyterian church in that
place last Sunday Rev. S. V. McCarkle, the
pastor, offered an earneet prayer for rain,
and during the sermon a slight shower fell,
to the evident delight of the hearers.
Capt. Charlie Schoonmaker OF Cocoa, a
former citizen of Sanford, is a candidate
for the position of superintendent of life
saving station for the district comprising
the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida, with a good chance of being ap-
pointed.
The ST. Johns County Medical Society
met on Saturday at the Office of DR.. De-
Witt Webb for the purpose of holding their
regular annual election Of officers. Dr.. A.
Anderson was elected president, G. A. Dun
ham vice president, and Dewitt Webb,
NJ D., secretary and treasurer.
On Friday, May II, the young people of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of
Gainesville, organized Society of Christian
Endeavor, with eighteen active and six
associate members. This society is rapidly
spreading over the United States and Can
ada, and it is said now has a membership of
100000.
John o. Steen (colored), who was as
saulted at Gainesville Saturday by an in
sane negro by the name of Hunter, who
cut huge cash on his head and broke his
arm with a stave, is lying at Oak Hall
badly in need of assistance. DR.. Lancaster
on Sunday set the broken arm. Hunter is
now in Jail.
A. L. Allen, white man and mail
agent on the route between jacksonville
and Tampa, was arrested and taken to
Jacksonville Tuesday before United States
Commissioner Walter for II preliminary
hearing on a charge of opening a mail
package and extracting property there
from while in his charge.
George Ball, young white man, was
arrested at Pensacola Tue sd ay, charged
with the larceny of a W at ch and chain,
valued at $75. The art icles belong to
William Butler, a white bayman. Ball
pawned the watch and cdaint) an employe
of c. Kupfrain at the park and the
discovery of the perpetrato or Of the theft
was led TO in the transaction.
Caro- francisco and Pietro Moreno, both
sailors, eng aged in a row Saturday night
on Palafox wharf at Pensacola, and the
former plunged a knife int the latter, in
fieting painful and serious wound
Francisco, who escaped to his vessel, the
Rocco, was subsequently, arr ested and
Jailed. He was given hearing before the
mayor Monday, and is still held pending
decision by the court, which is reserved.
A white tramping root doctor, who makes
the colored people his equal in every re-
spect, attempted to rob William Blount's
house while Blount and his wife we're absent
in the field at work in Columbia county last
week. The colored mans children tried to
keep the rascal from robbing the house,
when he shot thumb off the hand Of one
of the little girls. He was arrested and
given thirty days.
UThere came very near being a serious con-
hagration at the novelty works of j. r.
Eddins at Gainesville on Saturday morning.
When the factory doors were opened about
6 o'clock in the morning, it was discovered
that pine post in the boiler room was en-
fire, and that the blaze was just communi-
eating with the side wall. The fire was dis
covered in the nick Of time to prevent its
spread. Luckily, no serious damage re-
suited
The Ball mansion, one of the finest priv
ate residences in st. Augustine, will soon
be moved from its present location to the
| corner of Carrere and Seville streets, whore
| it will be converted into first-class board
ing house. A dining room 80 feet in length
viii be added to the building which will be
taken charge Of by Mrs. Hazeltine, whose
reputation for conducting tirst-class house
| is well established. On the present site Mr..
Flagler will erect an elegant private resi-
dence for himself and family.
The alderman from the Fourth ward of
St Augustine, Hon. ID. M. Papy, it is un-
derStOod, has introduced a resolution in the
council creating another ward. This reso-
luton. if passed, is calculated to fit the ext
| gencies of the new charter, which calls for
the election Of the various officers of the
city by vote Of the aldermen As it
stands now, thesdemocrats will elect a ma
j lrity of the aldermen; on the other ha ld,
If the F ur5h ward is divided, the republi-
cans will have tue advantage. 1t is thought
that the ION. d. NJ. Papy is not the foun-
tain head Of the new ordnance; at any
rate, there is not much hope of the new
ordinance materialiZinp
A short time ago John Steiner Of Mecca
sin Branch visited A. Myerson's store, at
st. Augustine, and purchased a suit of
clothes, leaving his old oles there. By
chance one Of the clerks examined the
pockets before throwing them away, and,
among Other papers, found q lottery ticket
for this months drawing, which he laid
aside, not thinking it of any value. A day
or two ago, while looking over the winning
numbers Of the May lottery, he discovered
tlat the ticket was worth $3.50 Mr.. Myer-
son promptly notified John Steiner, who
was greatly surprised to hear Of his good
luck.
W. J. White was in st. Angus inc Mon
day and completed arrangements whereby
tue ONO company take charge Of the lands
turchased from him in the vicinity of Mer-
rtis.d comprising $50 acres of choice
farming lands. Parke NJ. Terrell will repre-
sent the Ohio company, and the work Of
improving their lands will begin at once.
Mr.. White reports that the work Of digging
the Clnal which draips the large bod V Of