The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-13

] OF Seu1er at the court house al Da1e CltJ
I Monday. on the subject Of the Fruit TX
Change and tue Fruit Growers Union
! A Taroon Springs attorneys professional
card IN the Truth Of that place contains
the following announcement to the public:
/ Marriages aud divorces secured with
neatne.s and dispatch, with or without
/ publicity"
On Monday, after the arrival at Kissim-
NEE Of the accommodation train from san
ford while the engine was drilingl, tie
/ tender struck two negroes, knocking them
down and crushing the arm Of one and the
la q Of the other.
Receipts Of fresh fish reported at Pensa-
cola Wednesday embra ed 800 red snap
! peY's by the smack Edwin Forrest. 400 rel
snappers by the smack J. P. Allen, and
| 1000 red snappers by the smack Charles
! Morgan, for Sanders q Co.
: Raw G. E. Pelot, of Fort Myers, and J.
| WoffOrd Tucker were In Orlando Thursday
/ 70 receive the property and monies Of the
| hign school and college, which is under
the auspices OF the Methodist Episcopal
| Church South.
| An arrival of sawn timber by rail was sold
at Pensacola Wednesday, at IA cents The
river shows no sign of a rise, and the fam
! Inc is being prolonged TO degree that will
| directly render 10 decidedly uncomfortable
| timber business
I At Kissimmee Friday afternoon, while
/ the workmen were removing a wooden arch
Ia the court house building, part of the
wall fell IN and severely injured two of the
me D. breaking leg Of each, besides making
number of other wounds Both are doing
as well as could be expected.
The Orlando county solicitor failed TO
find true bill against Lottie Wesley, who
was recently charged with the larceny of a
hu .dred dollar bill, for the reason that the
prosecuting witness refused to testify that
he ever had such bill, hence the honorable
discharge OF tle aforesaid Lottie.
The steamer Sam Skinne- bulls by Ivev
Brothers & Co, of Branford, was launched
| Thursday. The steamer Is a stern-Wheel
boat about 130 feet long, and is intended to
run on the Suwannee river from Hudson
to Cedar Keys semi-weekly, thus making
railroad connections with the Florida, Gem
trail and Peninsula to Cedar Keys.
Judge Swayne has disposed of the last Of
the admiralty cases that claimed his atten-
ton at the last term Of the United States
| court in Pc sacola-E W. Menefee & Co.
VS.. the British steamship Starlight. The
/ hbellants get judgment of Sl,5S8 In
the three cases-the foregoing, BARS VS.. the
Vlaanderen and Green VS.. the Asiatic-the
| Judgment in each was in favor of the
| libeliants
| Thursday A. B. Rhodes of Forrest CITY
brought into Orlando large-sized wild cat
that attracted considerable attention. The
animal measured about 3 feet in length and
stood about 215 feet high. The varmint was
| caught by cOiOred man in Gee Hammock
near Lake Jesup, and sold to Mr. Rhodes,
who sold her to r. E. Combs. colored
man living at Orlando, for S2j.
| Orange groves at Welaka are looking
| fine and the fruit is as nice as has ever hung
on the trees. Money is scarce, but all see II
| 10 live and keep in good spirits. Soup Der
nong vineyards are fast developing and the
time is drawing near when these VIII super
| sede oranges in this section. They are sure
baeres and profitable; not less than 8, 900
| gallons will be made in this section of the
county t is season.
Capt. Fra k Phillips of Pensacola, in
| spector of fertilizers, mas received a supply
| OF tags from the bureau of agriculture and
| he commenced the work Of inspection yes
terday. All fertilizers in the hands of
dealers on Sept. will be simply tagged as
"old goods" and sold at purchasers risk
bul all others must be accom- panied by u
guaranteed analysis from the manufac-
turer. Any sale of fertilizers from this
date without the inspectors tag is in vio-
lation of the law and renders the seller
liable to penalty of $3.50.
The meeting advertised TO take place at
Waldo Thursday in the interest Of the
| Florida Orange Growers Union was or
| gained by calling Col. B. f. Livingston to
the chair, and naming w. K Slayer for
| secretary. President j. G. McKibben and
w. n. Cook addressed the meeting and por-
trayed, in striking terms, the difficulties
uuder which the orange growers of the
state labor, and the relief which the union
| offers. A great deal OF interest was mani
| Tested by the orange men present, and on
the close of the meeting a branch of the
union was organized with twenty sigaers.
From indications every orange grower in
that section will attach himself to the or
| ganization.
AT Fernandina Thursday the coroner's
jury sat on the body of Henry Baker, who
was burned to death In the city jail
| "Wednesday. The verdict has not yet been
made public, but the inquest developed in
dicatlons that Baker was trying to burn
his way out, as he had water and could
have extinguished the fire easily when
talted, if accidental. He had been
arrested about noon for stealing a
shrimp net, and knew of other charges
likely to be brought against him
which would give HIM a severe sem
tence, and hence had every incentive to try
to escape. There are but two keys to the
Jail, and no jailor. Both the policemen
having keys to the jail were absent from
|
jury severely censures the municipal au-
thorities fer not having keys accessible in
case fire. Bakers fingers and toes were
burned off and his face charred TO crisp
Nashua correspondence Palatka Erening
Herald: There is some excitement here
over church and scho oil matters. LAST week
IA notice was posted at the school house,
saying mo person of color would be allowed
in this building or on these premises
Signed, Joseph M. Smith, Walter Rice,
attorney" And Mrs. Grundy has it that
MIR. Rice sat on the seat nearest the door
all through the service last Sunday, watch
ing NO the street, expecting some me that
he could stop from entering the church. No
one appearing, the day passed in quie6ness;
but night before last the Orange Growers
Union held nesting at the school house,
OF which MIS-. Grundy ma es different re-
ports, one is, that if Griffin had done as Mr..
Rice told him taere would have beea nc
trouble, but he didnot Then they wrested
and Mr.. Rice was down on the floor and
Griffin was on top of MIN, with his hand on
RIces throat, and would not let him get up
until Rice promised to let Griffin alone.
Another report is Mr. Rice put Grifiu out
of the meeting Now this school house
was built some six or seven years ago by
contribution, Joseph NJ. Smith (then of this
place, but now of Francis), donating the
land, giving q deed for the same to the
school trustees and their successors in
office, himself being member OF the