The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-07
FLORIDA.

Carrabe 10 was burned few days ago.
The u tied States buoy tender is repair
ing the beacons on the St. John's river.
Nineteen barrels Of shad were shipped by
express from Sanford on one train Tuesday
morning.
The Bar allow place, near Quincy. has
been sold to Judge Trogden of Paris, Ill,
for $4,000.
Truck farmers report at Apalachicola that
the cold rains are injUring the Irish potatoes
very much.
Gainesville Advocate: From what we
can hear, the shortage in our postmaster's
accounts is increasing.
Over 100 papers were filed In the clerks
Office at Orla ado Tuesday before IL o'clock
a. m, it being rule day.
1t is authoritatively reported that Patti
son, Downing 81 Co. will locate naval store
depot at Apalecbicola the coming summer.
A gentleman from Michigan is negotiat-
ing for the purchase of $780, 900 acres Of land
situated in the neighborhood of Lake
Winiuico.
During the late big rise in the river, large
quantities Of cypress were marketed at
Apala nicola. Prices, in consequence If
the big rush, dropped down to So per 1000
feet.
The Indian Seelover, who escaped from
Fort Baraucas some ten days since, was
captured in the subj. hs of Pensacola Tues
day by Capt. James Farrinas of the city
police.
The board Of trade at Gainesville has de-
cided to defer its excursion until some
time about the last of March, on day to
be selected by the management of the Ocala
Exposition, to be known as Gainesville day.
The Orange Belt freight train which left
NJ or fint1 q o1fiOolx MnndaU ,iY1cr
ran off the trace near Palm Springs, it is
sad on account II a defective wheel. Three
standard refrigerator cars and two cars be-
longing to the Orange Belt railway were
completely demolished.
Fell, d wilson 81 Co., at Kissimmee, sold
last week TO Hamilton Disston 4, 900 acres of
their lands in the vicinity of Lake Hart.
This is on the new road from Orlan 10 to
Runnymede, and Mr. Disston will at once
proceed to drain large section of the land,
being Of the same character as that at st.
Cloud
Thomas E. Jackson, the democratic
candidate for mayor of Tampa, is chairman
of the finance committee, and carried
through the bonding measure that has put
that city on its present excellent foo ing.
DR.. II. w. Bruce, chairman of the re-
publican executive committee, is his op-
ponent.
Joseph B. Baya, retail liquor dealer of St.
Augustine, m de an assignment Monday
to William MacWilli ms for the benefit OF
his creditrs His liabilities are estimated
at about 81 500 aud asse at about 81 90 !.
The stock and fixtures will be closed out
Immediately, as soon as an inventory is
taken. Mr.. Baya says the exceedingly dull
times have been the cause of his TT uble.
Almost a serious accident occurred on
Myrtle avenue, at Sa ford, Monday night
A gentleman and lady were on their way
in a carriage to the ball at the Sanford
house, whom a stump was struck which was
higher than the axle. The horses became
frightened and broke loose, leaving the
ca rage and its occupants sitting quietly
behind the stump. They proceeded to TIE
ball on foot, thinking that that was the
safer plan.
Quincy Herald: Some evil minded per-
son has carried away the sign in front of
he Office OF the Florida Tobacco Producing
and Trading Company and placed it where
it cannot be found. 1t is not at all pleas
ant to b we a handsome sign, which cost a
considerable amount of money, torn away
from its hangings, scratched and marred
and ,lperhaEs, utterly spoiled, just for fun,
and it is high lime that the perpetrators of
such acts should be punished.
At o'clock Sunday morning Night
Clerk Clarence Tucker discovered the Ocala
house on fire. He gave the alarm. when the
guests tumbled pell-mell in their night
clothes into the street, and the Ocala lire
liddies responding to the call, invaded the
kitchen where the fire originated. and ex-
tinguished it. 1t filed the house with
smoke, but the damage was m silly by
water, estimated at SIS or 500. The indi-
cations are that kerosene was thrown
around the floor, and that it was the work
OF an incendiarv.
Deputy Sheriff c. c. Turner arrived at
Della from Daytona Friday night, hav-
ing in charge one William Kelley. who was
safely lodged in the county hotel under the
charge of a dastardly outrage. The charge
is assault with intent to commit rape on a
little girl named Lena. under g years of age
the daughter of Mrs. Winnie Fisher of
Daytona. The evidence in the Justices
| court at Daytofa was such that all was
fixed at 81 ,00O. Kelley is a SIN Ill man, and
his ia o bears evidence of having struck a
buzz saw or something Of the kind.
Friday night during heavy fog the
threemasted schooner Emma HAYES of
Bath, Maine, loaded with a cargo of coal
+ Barring 81 Co., ran ashore on the DO 4ch
below Matanzas. The sea breakers strained
the vessel SO that she will need considerable
repairing If the owners succeed in getting
her afiOat. The steam launch Dart with
the sloop Seminole and fifteen men left St.
Augustine y. onday for the wreck. They
will unload the cargo aud make an attempt
TO haul the schooner oil at high tide. The
cargo consists of 800 tons of Lshigh coal
and is estimated about $1,000. Ii is said
to be fully insured.
Tampa's city election came off Tuesday,
and the indications point TO the election of
the following candidate: Mayor Thomas
+. Jackson; city clerk, Lamo It Bailey
treasurer, D. $. McFarlane; collector, j. II.
Leonard; assessor, C. N. Brigham; marshal,
w. II. Ball. The following are probably
cleo ed as councilmen: G. Il. Harrison, A.
Ross, at large; First ward, Duff Post, H.
l.. Knight; Second ward, l. p. N. Smith,
Q. l.. Ayres; Third ward, s. l.. Biglow
Fourth ward, George T. Chamberlain, r.
A jackson and w. w. Hooper. There is a
tie in the Third ward The election was
warmly contested, but passed off quietly.
AT the Lake Winnemissett school house
Friday A. G. Haynes, the teacher, had &C.
caslon 30 correct and punish Willie Hutch
inson, after which Julius Hutchinson, an
elder brother, told the teacher that he would
have him TO whip also. Mr.. Haynes kept
julius in at recess and proceeded to chas-
tiSe him will a switch, and as Julius is
quite a good-slEsd by and determined 10
fight, they had considerable Of tussel, and
while this was going on Willie slipped in
and up behind the teacher and stabbed him
in the back with a pocket-knife. The
not dangerous. The blade of the knife
struck the backbone and glanced to one
side, cutting two muscles. DR.. Lyons was
oil 4 a l. - L