The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-26

/ glass fronts. which must be broken when
sn alarm is'cdrned 10.
At Pslatiza, Tuesday. the Presbyterian
/ parsonage on Third street was sold 70 II. T..
1 Ofoodson for about g., 600.
The city council OF Jacksonville has set
| the second Tuesday II Dscember-Dec. 10
/ as the day for voting bonds, or no bonds"
Orlando Record: There are various ru-
mors on the streets of a big railroad deal
that, if cOnsummated, viii greatly benefit
Orlando
a colored peoples camp meeting is in
| progress at Swe5twater, near Jacksonville
Two thousand people were in attendance
| Sunday.
While the full official vote of Marion
| county has not yet been iaoulated, enough
IS known TO warrant the statement That the
county mas gone wet by about 40 votes.
At Tatertown, four miles from Pensacola,
last Saturday, Cap Forrest, a charcoal ven
Ger, was gored so badly by a steer that he
died next day. The animal was his own.
At DeLand Tuesday, the grand jury
found against James II. Benjamin a true
bin for murder in the first degree. MIR.
Benjamin Will be arrested and committed
70 Jail tomorrow.
At Arcadia Tuesday, the jury brought in
verdict Of mot guilty" in the case OF the
state VS.. Francis N. Platt, charged with
the murder of jesse B. Mizsli, at Fort
Thompson on June II, 1884.
The residence Of L. W. Gray, about two
miles south Of Orlando, was catered Sunday
night by some unknown party. They con-
tented themselves by carrying off some
blankets, valued at about So
Maj. Conant, who has just returned
from the White mountains aud other re-
fhara 10 MT hoipo
taken ia Florida all over the north, and that
travel this fall will be immense
There has just recently been completed
fine, new highway bridge Mt what is
known az the Maitland run, Orange
county. The bridge is 50 + let long and 10
feet wide, the road being flied in and
graded to the approaches.
AT Ocala Tuesday, the directors of the
Semi-Topical exposition held an interesting
ard important meeting, and placed it on a
sound financial footing TO successfully enter
the exposition race of 1890. Ten thousand
dollars was pledged in premiums.
Z. f. knight, who spent last winter in
Florida with the duke atSutherland Manor,
has just left Southampton with a party Of
thirteen bound upon a romantic GRAND to
the south seas in search of immense treas
ure supposed to have been buried upon al
island there by pirates.
Mrs. John Hedges, the relict OF the late
John Hedges, former treasurer of the Flor
ida Central and Peninsula railroad in it's
early days, died at Fordham, N. Y, on the
morning of Sept. 20. Mrs. Hedges had
been in feeble health some time, and her
death was not unexpected.
Crawfordville Times: Warren Butler. a
worthy colored citizen Of this county, has
SIX hngers on each hand, and, up 30 short
time ago, had six toes on each foot, but as
the extra toes gave Warren some trouble in
wearing his shoes ne decided to have them
(his toes) cut off. Warren amputated one
Of them himself, and DR.. Philbrick of Tai
lahassee performed the operation GA the
other.
Tuesday Deputy Sheriff Bob Anderson of
Orlando received dispatch from Kissim-
NEE to keep a lookout for Jim Yates.
charged with killing man by the name Of
Mitchell near Turkey Hammock, in Osceola
county. The murder was committed Sun
day, the difficulty having arisen from the
fact that Mitchell, who keeps a small store.
refused to give Yates credit. Yates is sup
posed to be hiding in the vicinity OF Or
lando, and the officers will keep sharp
lookout for him.
WIN. James, inspector of the department
Of the Florida G. A. r., is in communica-
ton with the quartermaster-ge general United
States army, on the subiect of headstones
for the graves of deceased union soldiers
buried Ia the vicinity of Jacksonville, and
will be obliged, if the relatives or friend,
of the deceased will forward full name
company and regiment and date of death
to his address. Other localities desiring
headstones will DO furnished with all neces-
sary Information by addressing William
James, box SOB, jacksonville, Fla.
Raal %
will lay before the farmers convention at
Jacksonville to-day the merits of the Ram
sey 81 Reed Infallible Dry Process for pre-
serving aud keeping oranges, lemons and
other fruits Of the citrus family in their
original state. This is one OF the most i'm
portant discoveries ever made known for
fruit-growers, if 1t shall prove to be as valu-
able as the inventors claim, and they bring
with them the certificates of a number Of
Florida's leading citizans. Oranges, pre-
served by this process, have kept for more
than year as fresa and juicy as if Just
taken from the tree.
On the suggestion of a prominent men,
Der of the Marion county alliance it has
been determined by merchants aud leading
citizens OF Ocala to tender the farmers
alliance of Marion and neighboring coun-
ties a grand barbecue aud basket picnic in
the city of Ocala on Thursday, Oct. "a. d
II. Baker of Sumter, 0. Z. Rocks and g.
NJ. Lee of Lake, Albert Willard of Citrus,
John Barr Of Alachua, Senator Kirk of
fernando, j. B. Johnson of Pasco Senator
Bryant of Polk, Maj. w. C. Crum of Hills
borough, Maj. Bryson of Orange, j. c.
McKibben of Putnam, and Hon. Newton
Bitch of Levy havs been selected to crop
crate with Hon. A. p Baskin, Henry w.
Long, &. b. Collins, Il. C. Martin, presi-
dent of the Marion county allan CO, and
William Dehon, secretary, to make it the
largest gathering of alliance men ever held
in Florida. Hon. Robert r. Rogers and
other distinguished alliance leaders will be
the orators of the occasion.