The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-12

| FLORIDA
FIRES are almost daily occurrences In Pa
latkA
The ice factory at Palatka is running on
fnll time
The spring turnip crop is good in the
vicinity Of Palatka.
There is too much gambling going on
amoHg the negroes Of Daytona, and alto
gether too much shooting.
Some sneak thief broke into the Chinese
laundry at Orlando, kept by Sam Woo, on
Church street, Wednesday right and robbed
the money drawer Of some fifteen or sixteen
dollars in cash.
Much of the time of the circuit court at
Gainesville. Thur day, was taken up with
the case of King & Johnson VS.. the Flo ida
Southern Railroad Company, for loss of
| oranges in 1886.
| Several western capitalists land some Of
| Daytona's land owners are ar angling 10 set
! out large grove near Holly Fill In the
near future. The arrangements, while
progressing, are Lot yet completed.
| William Jackson's residence at Daytona
was burned LAST Sunday. A portion of its
conten s was saved The building was in
sured for 81 800; contents 1000 Several
year ago the building cost $4,000 TO build.
| Yhe loss will be, above insurance, about
S2.500
Gainesville Advocate: The Gainesville
| board of trade ard CT council have pot
| theiT-he Ids together and have constructed
a special charter for the city, which they
! will ask the Legislature to enact as a law.
| The charter is an excellent one and refec
credit on the gentlemen who framed it, 1t
provides for the bo ding OF the city for 10
per ce t. of its assessed valuation, provided
a majority of the freeholders so decide a
! an election for that purpose. IL a so pro-
vides for a mill emergency assessment,
aud empowers the mayor to appoint the
marshal and policemen, the same to be con-
firmed by the council
Some scoundrel attempted TO burn the
| house No. 40 East Monroe street at Jack
| souville Thursday night, which is owned
| by Pat Fallon and occupied and run by +.
II. Mckay as boarding house. AZ II
! o'clock neighbor saw the flames issuing
| from the building, and gave the alarm.
| Nobody was in the house. at that hour ex-
| cept old nan Irwin aud baby, the balance
| of the Doarders being absent at a ball in
Campbsll's addition. The firemen promptly
| RESPONDED and soon extinguished the blaze.
| and when the merrY-makers returned from
| the ball they found badly torn up house.
The loss is placed at about 800. vestig
| ton showed that kerosene oil had been
poured on the floor of three different o7ms
| No olew 70 the perpetrators has been
| obtained
! Sarah Williams, a negro woman of Jack
sonville, who has gained considerable
notoriey Of late through her periodical
| spells of insanity (her mind having become
| affected by religion. hobs ~ again.
She has recently been released from the
city jail, having become rational through
continued quiet OF the cala1oose, and a
! pre- 'ent is behaving very quietly, but FIJI
| day she was the pri cipal in a very ludi-
crous scene. While walking down Bay
street by Cohen's st re, she noticei lady
| exA mining some hose, and in vent Sarah,
too. While the clerk was expatiating on the
superiority of the goods Sarah broke in with
| the remark that she wanted Il pair Of stock
| ing, too, ana an instant later, as if to im-
press on the clerk this fact with the agility
Of an acrobat, she lifted her foot on the
counter and made dive for a gorgeous
pair Of striped stockings, which had evil
! IDENTIFY taken her fancy. TIE clerk, when
he saw the 81 uation, blushed furiously.
and came very near fainting. Policeman
| Croissant, who happened to be passing at
the time, seeing the situation, called Sarah
out, but she started off at a run, and it
| took hot chase to capture her.
'Duval county is unfortu ate in having so
many charges Of a serious nature TO dispose
of Mt the present term of the circuit court
| and which the grand jury is no W investigat
| ing. There are thirteen persons now on
| the list charged with crimes, the penalty
for which is death if convictions are
| secured. They are as follows: Jack
Bryson, for killing Merri Jones on June
q. Mack Gerald, for killing Rosa Williams
July s. Peter Andrews for killing Edward
Flare Aug. IA. Noah Bailey. for killing
man at shell lad (asme not
man, Emma Armstead and Maria
He y. Charged with committing and
aiding in infanticids Jan. 2. William and
Mary Hartley, for killing Romeo Hartley
Jan. 25. James w. Butler for killing MAJ tina
Bird Feb. Is. JACK Moon, alias William
Westmoreland, for kill his wife April 8.
Joseph Phillips, for killing Luke Hawkins
Feb. %. Jesse Fl 'wers, for criminally as
saulting Lollie Miller. Lemuel Dean, the
boy who poisoned his IA her with rough on
rats, in Hansontown suburb, June is, died
during the epidemic. AL Of the above are
colored except Andrews, and the man he
killed was also white. Phillips Is police
man and is out on bail The others are all
In Jail.
At Orlando, shortly after o'clock
f iday, the remains Of the la Gen William
\. Harvey were taken from his residence
on Central avenue, West Orlando, and
escorted TO the ST. James Catholic chu oh,
on Orange avenue The ia leral cdrtege
was headed by the Shiue Guards, Capt
X. Sims Allen commanding. Immediately
following was the hear.e and re mains. In
rear OF the hearse were carriage contail ling
the pail bearers, members Of the common
council, relatives and friends Of the
deceased. As the funeral procession turned
into Orange avenue j approach was an
nounced 10y be tolliug OF the bell on ST,
James church. The body was met at the gate
by Father Creed, rector OF the church, a d
Father J. +. O'Bo le Of st. Augustine, ard
conducted 10 the center aisle, Immediately
in front Of the altar, where rsquie n high
mass was said, followed by the final absolu-
ton. In these services Father Creed was
assisted by Father O6oyle The remains
rested in q metallic casket, draped il the
United States dag, ard surmounted with
branches Of palm, white wreath and other
offerings. The exp -ession Of the face OF the
dc ceased was that Of perfect rest, with no
trace or evidence Of pain, imposing one
more as q peaceful slumber THAI "a
deata Tho pall-bearers we're Mayor NJ.
Y, Marks, Gn. IS. G.. French, Nat
Poyntz, Maj. 0. 2. Preston, Col. A. j. Dat
las, J. +. Lennghan, jas Wilcox,
b. +. Bowen. The remains lay at the
church dr. guard of detachment from
the Shine Guards until HAS o'clock
Friday night, wnen they were escorted 10
the train aud conducted TO Washin gton, d.
C., for burial
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