The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-05

after il. The party pursued It TO the river,
and at two jumps it went across the river
over into HabeTsham county, and was shot
by party soon after it crossed the river"
- FLORIDA.
WaterInelons are plentiful in market at
Fort Myefs
The property owners of Fort Reed are
having trouble over their boundary lines.
II seems that John A. Mcdonald made the
first survey, and the lines never have been
correct.
The local editor of the Fort Myers Press
never fails to get up a readable page. The
paper is worth great deal to the town, as
it is so newsy as 10 create good impression
wherever it goes.
Mrs Matte E. Bradford, wife of Rev. T.
Q. Bradford, pastor OF the Methodist
church at Lake City, died suddenly of heart
disease last week. The family came from
the west few montnsl ago. She leaves
several children.
The small boys of Fort Myers sad consid-
cradle amusement Monday with large
loggerhead turtle captured by T. T. Hen
derson and Raphael Santini, while on their
hunt down the coast 1t weighed Between
$50 and 800 pounds
DR.. T. E. Langford, of Fort Myers, lost
150 panels of rail fence a few days ago by
fire. |. S. Singletary lost good many rails
by the same means. The fire was caused by
hunters firing the woods to run the alliga-
tors from their caves,
The pineapples on the large plantation of
OF j. w. Bushnell, just below Fort Myers,
are beginning to ripen and will soon be
ready for gathering. Mr.. Cameron, who
is employed to manage the farm, says there
will be about IA, 900 pines this year.
The gentlemen who have been interested
in the South Florida Historical Archao-
logical Society at Orlando, met Saturday
and completed their organization by the
adoption of their constitution and the cleo
tion of officers. These are: President, Nah
Ion Gore; Vice President. Prof. Norman
Robinson; Secretary and Curator, L. NJ.
Perkins; Treasurer, S. A Robinson; Cor
responding Secretary, A. ]. Dallas. The
objects of this society are the collection and
preservation of historical data, and the crea-
ton of an archaeological museum and
library.
At Fort Myers few days ago a number
of citizens were out in the river fishing for
tarpon. Prof X. B. Leak aud Capt. j. f.
Menge were in boat together and cap
tured one of the monsters, weighing 1856
pounds, and feet inches inlength They
had quite time capturing him, but finally
succeededin bringing him to shore. William
the satisfaction of hooking one feet in
length weighing 100 pounds, and
ID. G. Kantz landed still another, measuring
6 feet 4 inches and weighing 1l3 pounds
On Monday Tom Hickey and Alfonso Con
zalez went out in small skiff, and in an
hour or so returned towing a fine large
tarpon. 1t was about feet in length aud
weighed about 100 pounds. 1t is getting to
be very acofnmon occurrence to catch
tarpon at Fort Myers.
Tavares Herald: On Saturday house
owned by S. B. Harrington and situated
near his residence, occupied by Minnie
Laing, a colored laundress, was destroyed
by fire at IL O'Clock in the evening, and
was unquestionably the work of an inceu-
diary. The wife of Tom Counts (colored)
Of Eustis had been assisting her during the
| day and there had been trouble in the house
between Counts and his wife and Minnie.
Counts is said to have made threats
| that he would get even with Minnie
| and separate the two women, Counts
wife having refused to live with
| him. On account of these circumstances
| suspicion was directed toward Counts, who
was arrested at his home in Eustis on Sum
| day morning, by Sheriff Galloway, on q
warrant charging him with the burning of
| the building. He was brought before Judge
White yesterday and W defended by
Judge Brown of Eustis, S. B. Harrington
appearing in behalf of the state. An inter
| esJing fact was brought out in the
| testimony of Sheriff Galloway, for
the state, that he found fresh tracks
leading to and from the house in question
| III the direction of Eustis, and that one OF
| the footprints bore evidence of having been
| made by shoe that had been half-soled.
A shoe taken from Counts foot which had
been half-soled, fitted the footprints ex-
actly. The prisoner vas held in the sum
of 5000 to await the, action of the grand
jury. Mr.. Harrington's loss is estimated al
$500, and Minnie Laing's, representing
household furniture and clothing, $780,
Friday night, about $50 O'Clock, the
ticket oHfceof the South Florida railroad,
at Orlando, was entered and the cash
drawer robbed OF $14 IS. Entrance was
effected by prying up the east window with
a Ratchet. The burglar was a negro, and
was seen in the office by w. c. Scott,
deputy marshal of Apopka who ran to the
open window and pulled it down, holding
it and crying "Policep The negro inside
then drew a revolver, cooked it, and leveled
it at Mr.. Scott, who stepped one side and
the burglar jumped out. There were
two strong wooden bars across the
window nine inches apart, through which
he had to crawl in escaping. Had help ar
rived, he must have been easily captured.
Mr.. Scott was totally unarmed. The man,
after getting out, ran off to the south of
town, and was chased some distance He
turned and fired his pistol several times,
finally escaping entirely. Mr.. Scott said
he was black negro, had on coat, but no
vest, and his shirt was very dirty; said he
appeared to be rather a large man. The
Ratchet found was one that had been used
TO effect an entrance into Little Bros.
store the night previous, and was
left there. Nothing but few
cents was obtained in the lat
ter case. Saturday morning a colored man
engaged in mailing up boxes for Little
Bros, named Robert Smith, was arrested
as being the man who committed the above
robbery. Mr.. Scott, the man who held
down the window of the ticket Office while
the burglar was inside, lodged the informa-
ton, and said that Smith was the same
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