The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-14

Manager Campbell, of the Ocala Semi
Tropical Exposition, has resigned.
The contest over the Garrison property
comes OFF at Gainesville tomorrow.
The oranges throughout Sjuth Florida
are bright, but few russets being SEEN
/ There are at least fifty new houses now
in process of construction in the city Of
| Tampa
! The Tampa Tribune says Boyle, the con-
| demned priest in Raleigh, ". c., was once
stationed at Tampa
Orange buyers have put in an appearance
at Leesburg, end several crops have already
been sold at good prices.
The expenses of the circuit court for
Hillsborough county for the two weeks it
was held cost the state 81, 600.
The new plan Of the city market for st.
Augustine has been approved, and work
will begin on the building to-day
The lumber mills at St Augustine report
business rushing There is large amount
Of building going on in and about the city.
Hon. Peter o. Knight of Fort Myers has
formed a law co-partnership with Gen. j.
B. Wall, and will remove to Tampa this
| week.
The steamship Mascotts brought from
Havana Sunday l04 bales Of leaf tobacco,
and l65 packages or groceries for Ybor
City.
The steamship Juniata will arrive at Port
Tampa on Oct. Is to commence running on
the Mobile line. She commences to run on
Nov l.
An immense crop of guavas is going to
waste around Leesburg. An effort is being
made to effect arrangements for making up
several tons into jelly.
Several weeks ago William A. Hooks of
Bloomfield made a shipment Of early Brown
ora nsaIn foe 1ax-- rv.I
returns Of s. 80 per box.
Rev. R. 0. Smith and Rev. s. Miller
willis of Augusta GA have gone to
Palatka, where they expect to do some
vigorous evangelistlc work.
Oranges are being shipped in large guam
titles from Manatee. The oranges in that
section Of country ripen some weeks earlier
than those of the northern counties.
The old building on Central avenue
which for many years in the early days Of
Orlando, was owned and occupied by
Uncle Buck" Bass as a hotel, has been
torn away.
The Plant people are making efforts to
have the yacht clubs of New York, Boston
and other cities to have the yachts rem
devious this winter at Port Tampa. A gay
time is expected if they succeed in their eff
forts.
At the late term Of the circuit court at
Starke out of thirteen cases of carrying
concealed weapons, eight parties pleaded
guilty and we're each fined $40 and costs
Henry Wright was sent to the states prison
three years for house-breaking
A bridge recently built temporarily over
the Suwannee river, on the Georgia.
Savannah and Florida railroad, near Lake
City, gave way few days ago, and four or
five cars are reported as going down with
It. No further damage was done.
Charlie Borgenson, a Norwegian sailor
had $50 in gree backs stolen from him at
Fernandina Thursday night. He claims
that the money, which was in a small
leather bag attached to his neck by string,
was stolen about 9 o'clock on the streets.
The colored school house at Sim mons
Hammock, Hillsborough county, was
burned on last Saturday night. The burn
ing is supposed to be the work of a colored
incendiary, as there was some trouble and
dissatisfaction among some of the patrons
of the school
Col. W. w. Moore died at Starke on
Thursday last He has long been a promi-
nent member of Floridas journalistic fra.
ternity, having been connected with the
press of the state in a number of Florida's
towns, among others Jacksonville and
Tallahassee.
AT Pensacola, Friday, Judge J. r
ings instituted by Marshall Wilkins, to have
Chief of Police Connors show cause why
Judgment of custer should not be rendered
against him as usurper of the functions
OF the marshal's office. The appeal was dis
missed.
Lake City Citizen: The Rev. John Giant
Taylor, one of the pioneer Baptist minis
ters OF this section, and well known and
still most active and energetic man and
good of A..
biographical compendium, has baptized
during his ministry, between 1000 and
l. 200 converts.
Perry Bonner: Wilburn Williams of
Georgia, with several gentlemen whose
names we have not learned, came down to
court this week. Mr.. Williams was ar
rested on the charge of murder on war
rant sworn out by John d. Cox. and will
have his committal trial this week. 1t will
commence to-day.
John B. Bradner of New York purchased
the Suwannee hotel, at Cedar Key, on Mon
day under foreclosure of mortgage for
$1,000. The property is worth considerable
more money. but as the mortgage was for
much larger sum than was bid, outsiders
could not zee their way, and consequently
the property went off cheap.
A man in st. Augustine is forging the
name OF H. Is. Lane, agent of the jackson
road, for small amounts, and having them
cashed by merchants to whom Mr.. Lane is
known. The forgery is very clever. and
the man is evidently familiar with Mr..
Lanes signature. A man is suspected, and
will be watched
Capt. johnson, who was in jail at G aines-
Vile on the charge of being insane, is now
at liberty. 1t is intimated that the charge
of insanity was only cloak for another
one, which has not been sustained. 1t is the
intention of the captain and his friends to
sift the matter thoroughly, and they feel
confident OF being able to prove that the
whole matter is a case of persecution.
One of Madison's merchants was the
victim of mistake on the part of one of
his clerks recently, which, but for the hon
esty OF a colored man, would have been
ratherNcostly. The merchant had sold three
sacks of rye to the colored man, and gave
orders TO the clerk, who, by the way, was
only engaged for short period, to deliver
them. He delivered, instead, three sacks
of coffee. When the purchaser found the
mistake he took the first opportunity to