The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-18
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Arcadia has the largest school between
Barlow and Key West.
Thirty-s;x carloads of oranges passed
through Sanford Sunday, and almost as
many Monday.
The Florida Southerns new steamer,
Helen Denham, made its first trip around
Lake GriIn last week
There were three private cars at Port
TAMPA on Sunday-Mr. Plants, Mr. Ingra-
hams, and Col. Haines'
J. Gilchrist has been appointed pOstmas-
ter at Sumterville, Sumter county, vice W.
II. Westward, resigned.
Thursday and Friday the annual meeting
of che Alachua County Sunday School
Association Will be held at Waldo
Rev. W. s. Fitch, pastor of Trinity M.
f. Church will shortly lsave Jacksonville
for new field Of labor II the west.
OrviIls n. Hull Of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
large grove owner in Vousia county, died
at DeLand Monday. The body viii be
taken north for burial.
At Sanford a young colored boy found
so bill on the street early Sunday MORN
ing, and tblnkiDg it was a confederate bill,
sold it to q companion for 10 cents.
Frank Jernigan, years OF age, stumbled
in Oscsola county last week and fell upon
an open knife which he had in his ha d.
the knife penetrated his heart, producing
Instant death.
In the last issue Of the Altoona Register
Editor Oslin announces the suspension Of
that paper, after an existence of two years
and TWENTY-FIVE weeks He will engage in
the newspaper business at st. Francis, Lake
county.
Miss Maggie Evans, late Of Washington,
D. c., is regarded as the finest shot in the
- -t..
put thirUy-two bullets in hole the sizssof a
silver dollar out Of forty shots, and at a dis
lance Of ten steps.
No provision is made in Tampa for the
decent burial of paupers. Invariably when
an unfortunate dies there somebody must
go about begging for enough money TO pay
for the absolutely necessary provisions of a
decent interment.
There is a remarkable boy attending the
district school at Ten Mile Creek, Brevard
county. He has been going two weeks,
reads nicely, spells difficult words easily,
and did not know a Letter in the book when
he started to school.
Capt. Tom Mcknight has raised $50
already to pay the lawyers fees, etc, in the
effort now being made TO clear Aieck Manly,
recently tried at Orlando and convicted Of
and sentenced to be hanged for the murder
of Deputy Sheriff Seth Taylor.
A gentleman from st. Johns county, who
was stoppi at Bettelini's hotel at Jack
sonville, while sitting at the window of his
room on the second fl Dor Saturday night,
lost his balance and fell to the alley below
He escaped with few bruises and broken
arm.
s. B. Hunter, who shot Mr.. Fenton at
Tampa recently, writes to the NelOS that
there was no ill-feeling between hem, and
that the wounding of Fenton was an acct
dent resulting from a friendly struggle
over what both supposed was an empty
pistol. The lady whom he married that
night was not present. They had been
engaged for months.
At Jacksonville Monday young white
man named Williams SWAN from the
city across the st. Johns river and
back, from the foot of Newman street, for
purse OF 500. He was followed by boat
containing number of interested parties.
After returning to destination he offet to
swim from the same place to Arlington for
purse Of similar amount.
The Gainesville Advocate has definite
assurance that arrangements have been
made for the mo1ey needed for the con
structiou of the Gainesville, Tallahassee
and Western railroad, but on acc luut OF
compile itions with the Gruelle estate moth
ing can be done at present. 1t is thought.
settlement will be arrived at, when the
work will be commenced and vigorously
pushed TO a completion.
Fernandina Nelos: At the risk of being
considered brutal too, the NeDS cannot but
view the Deia ware whipping post as very
good institution. The writer has never
been to it, end little actual experience of
its workings might modify his views, but
it is the terror of the tramp and the vaga--
bond, the most dangerous and irresponsible
| and at the same time the most numerous
class of criminals we have. They will
shun the whipping post when they viii seek
the Jail for shelter.
Sheriff Galloway of Lake county has con-
tracted with l. L. sherman, manager Of
the Osceola truck farm, for the employ ment
| of the occupants Of the Jail on the farm, the
| sheriff to furnish guard. There were two
remaining In jail from the last term of
court, and six committed aS the present
term, making eight subject to labor. The
| sheriff receives 40 cents day for the board
of prisoners, so tnat the saving to the county
| from their employment will bs at the rate
of 500 a month for the term Of their incar-
| ceration.
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