The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-16

| FLORIDA.
There are 1SS students in the Palatka
public school.
A. Glaiber Of Fernandina has an order
from New York firm for 800, 600 feet of
lumber.
The Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way has shipped from Monticello up to date
sixty carloads Of cotton seed.
Col. John T. Lamberth is under orders
to inspect the state troops. He is expected
to visit Daytona in short time.
The state association Of the Young Peo-
| pies Society Of Christian Endeavor is to
meet at Winter Park Feb. and next
Miss Eva Bryant, daughter of Gen. Bry-
ant, law partner of Ex-Secretary Villas, is
| spending the winter st Pine Crest Inn,
Paola.
| The cornerstone of the new court house
| at Green Cove Springs was laid yesterday
under the auspices of the Master Masons OF
Clay county.
Attorney General Lamar has purchased
| from DIR. b. Waller Taylor the piece of
property at Monticello known as Taylor's
woods. The price paid was $1,000.
Akin Stivenier of Leesburg is planting
| twenty-five acres in cabbage II the season
proves favorable, he will ship $500 crates
OF cabbage from this plant next spring.
S. F. Fleharty is in receipt of a cablegram
| from Paris. Informing him that deposit of
| $4,000 has been made in Tampa bank,
| subject TO his draft, to be invested in Hills
borough county.
| Maj. Duryee of Fernandina has received
| from the Crooked river country shipment
| of III cherry timbers, among which are
some fine samples. Several of the timbers
are sixteen inches square They will be
sawed up and shipped north.
The doors of the st. Elmo hotel at Month
| cello will be thrown open to the public on
Jan. l. On New Years evening, OF as soon
thereafter as the orchestra arrives, which
Mr.. Timberlake has engaged for the season,
the opening ball will be given.
| While w. L. Rifles of Palatka was at
| work in Buffers single mill Thursday his
| hand was caught in the machinery.
| mangling two fingers of the left hand horri-
| bly,. DR.. Strauss was summoned, and
found it necessary to amputate the fore
finger.
City Tax Assessor Munger of Orlando has
| the assessment for the year completed and
his books show the valuati IN of real estate
in the city to be s1,4l6,985, and that of
| personal property $23S, 23l 03, making
| grand total of 81, 655, 2l6 03. The taxes on
this property for the various purposes make
a total of $40, S62 IS.
The Ponce de Leon hotel is berg put in
order for the coming season. Miss Mackay.
the housekeeper, has returned from her trip
to New York, where she secured over
| seventy-five chambermaids and other
female help. The chambermads of the
Ponce de Leon will have special morning
and evening uniform.
Last week the people along the Indian
river were surprised by the news Of the
| sudden death of Homer Lapham of Merritt.
dis body was found Friday morning under
the trestle at Titusville, where it is supposed
he had fallen when taken by an attack of
epilepsy. He was young man of excellent
character and reputation.
1t was rumored Thursday night that the
| friends OF Goodwin, the murderer of Police
man Turner at Palatka, would attempt his
rescue on the arrival of the train. Marshal
Gordon, in view OF this report, has taken
the precaution to engage man with big
switch to chastise the party or parties who
intend to make any such attempt.
Thursday all the business houses of
Brooksville were closed and large num-
Der of citizens from the town and surround
ing country assembled at the court house.
and held memorial services in honor of JEFF
ferson Davis. Mayor Bowden called the
assembly TO order, DIR. Stringer was chosen
chairman, Col. Fred L. Robinson was
elected as secretary, and Col. Otto c. Butter
wick assistant secretary. Resolutions suit
able TO the occasion were adopted.
A young lady school teacher of Sumter
county one night last week dreamed that
she was whipping one of her scholars, and
from reports she certainly had terrible
time of it. She walked up the inmates of
the house by screaming; won't you be a
good boy-won't you study your lessons
won't you quit sticking pins in the scholars?'
her mother thinking that something must
be the matter, rushed into the young lady's
room. and saw her standing up in bed.
beating, kicking and otherwise abusing a
pillow.
Gainesville Advocate: The fatal shoot
ing OF. Tuesday morning last is still the topic
of conversation. Many reports and rumors
are rife, but facts are hard to obtain. 1t is
claimed by the friends of Thrasher that
Witkovski had been prosecuting a lady,
who was formerly in his (Witkovs Isl EN-.
ploy, with his attention. That she had done
everything to discourage the same, but that
he still persisted, when she took refuge with
Mr.. Thrasuer's family, to whom she was
related. And it is further claimed that It
was in pursuit of this lady that Witkovski
visited this city; and his reason for going
TO Ibrashers office was to try and see her.
Mr. Thrasher says that the shooting oc-
Cured as follows: He and Witkovski were
sitting down close to each other discussing
the affair; Mr.. Thrasher defending the de-
fenselesS woman as best be could. when
Witkovski Strengthened up and making a
motion for his hip pocket, said: "Weli. /
guess it is time the shooting was begun. u
Knowing that Witkovski was a man noted
for his nerve and determination, and sup
posing he meant just what he said, he
tTnrasher) drew his revolver and fired two
shots. and without waiting to note their
effect gave himself up to the officers of the
law. Louis Witkovski was born in Posen.
Prussia. He came to Savannah, Ga, in the
year 1859, where he clerked in store until
the outbreak of the war, when he volun-
TERED and went into the army. In the bat
Ties about Richmond, Va, he lost his arm.
After the war was over he returned to Sa-
vannah, and with Z. Robinson opened up
fancy dry goods store, which he contin-
ued Tor about one year. when he
sold out his interest to his partner.
Robinson. After selling out, he re,
turned to his home in Europe, at which
time his father, who had been doing large
hardware business, died His mother then
requested hum 70 remain and continue his
fathers business, which he declined to do.
and returned to Savannah, Ga, from which
place he went to Milledgeville, Ga. where
| he pOaQad in