The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-10

1t is said that the citzsns of North
Gainesv lie will contribute literally for the
| construction Of a rock road from the public
square to North Gainesville hall.
A. Coulter, one Of the oldest citizens Of
Alachua count died at Rochelle on Sun.
day night, May 5. OF cancer, age about 90
years. He was born and reared In Chester
county, Sonth Carolina.
Jack Williams aud Willie Robinson, the
| former as principal, were arrested at Pen.
sacola Tues Jay night as ths parties who a
few DAYS ago shot Jake Glenn at Milton.
| The men have ad uitted their guilt.
The body Of G gorge Sim mons, the COL
ored man wa was drowned while attempt
Ing TO cross the river at Palatka Saturday
night, was found Wednesday floating ia
the water in the neighbornood Of tne cove.
The new board of county CO nmssioners
for Escambia, consisting of G.. NJ
Wilsol. Alex Grant, VI. J. Fauria, John
McDavid and P. H. Williams, met for or
ganization at the county court house yester-
day.
The agent in Gainesville OF the Savannah.
Florida and Western railroad on Monday
paid the taxes for the year 1888 on the
property OF the company located in Ala
chua county, amounting to the sum Of ST.
309.57
School Superintendent Sheats of Alachua
county says there were sold during the last
school term ,257 If Reeds Word Lessons
for 10 GEMS and an old book Only thirty
three were sold at the Wholesale price of
% cents
Messrs. White, Knox & Giles Of Orlando,
received Tuesday night from the Equitable
Life Of New York check in favor Of Mrs.
Shine for s5.440. in payment Of policies
held in that company by the late I. ]. Shine
her husband
II is estimated that the work being done
at the ST. Johns bar d Cumberland
sound will cause the distribution of not less
tina l S2G0,0O) in Alachua county. This
viii materially assist in bridging over the
dull summer season.
About II O'Clock Monday at Hyde's mill.
near High Springs, Alachua county, q col
ored ma was shot and probably fatally
wounded by another colored man. Tee
names Of thosa concerned III the ARRAY
could not be ascertained.
The Plant Investment Company is hard
at work upon its plans for depot building
for Orlando, and as BOA as certain details
with regard to lots which the company has
purchased, are arranged, the work Will be-
vigorously pushed to completion.
The great need Of rain in Orange county
is not only apparent in the vegetable
gardens, where plants are beginning to look
droopy and withered, out the streets of
Orlando present a most dusty and disagree
able aspect owing to the dry winds which
prevail.
At Pensacola, Saturday night, negro
named Frank Isom broke into the
Woms IS Home, en- erel and terrorize the
whole useh1ll. He was dru k He was
prevailed upon to quit the premises without
attempting any violence, and the polics are
now on his track.
The keeper OF the Plaza at st. Augustine,
receiving a stipend Of $50 per mcnJh, has
also been apDointe keeper of the CITY ceme-
teries, which of late have been allowed to
60 to weeds. The fences Lave rotted down,
and stray cattle despol the ornamental
shrubDery and flowers.
The free excursions to be run into Palatka
over The Florida Southern railway, by the
business men Of Palatka, will commence
Tues lay from points north of Rediick.
Excursions Of I is kind have been success
fully operated in and about Leesburg to
the best of satisfaction.
The South Florida Foundry at Orla do is
busy at work getting out the iron work fer
the new courthouse at Tavares, also for a
brick bull ling at Live Oak and one at
Tampa. They have also just recently
erected al Kissim nes plant for saving
and splitting wood, and have one of the
same SORT 10 Dulln Tor SANFORD.
Maj. w. F. Williams exhibited to a re-
porter of the Pensacola Nel0s a letter he
had received from the Acknowledgement,
which was to the effect that if House bill
No. 1T6 bacom s a law, as it more than like
ly will, the Third battalion, Florida state
troops, will be entitled to one more infan-
try company and a two-gun battery.
Mayor Marks of Orlando has issued
proclamation calling upon every citizen of
Orlando, black or white, old or young,
male or female, pretty or ugly, with their
uNcles and their cousins and their aunts, to
join in with him and help to win the Borden
prize tor Orlando. He says it will lie
worth $500, 900 to the town ia Ave years.
Circuit court convened at Gainesville
Tuesday. There are abOu- 800 cases on the
docket and it is said that Judge Finley has
determined to empty thu county Jail Of
prisoners and clear the docket. Spring
terms of the court have been held at all
other points in the 5th judicial circuit,
leaving the way clear from now til next
September for the trial of cases at this term
of the court in Alachua.
Key West Democrat: Mai r. Walpole
re urned to the city Yesterday event ~ on
the schooner City of Key West from an
official tour around the keys in search Of
smugglers. We have not vet heard the
maj )r's report, but we are satisfied that if
there Is any smuggling going on in the
Of any Of the KEYS he visitei
he caught up with it. TIE government has
made little provision for him, and the ex-
penses of this trip were betrayed from his
own private purse.
During the higl winds fires ragged in the
woods to the west and north of Ovedo. On
Friday fire swept over the Methodist church
burning some of the enclosures
about the graves I'd running he grove of
oaks in the vicinity, for time at least. On
Saturday the fire had worked t. the north
west, burning over tho scrub, and during
the day the fire commu icatej to the
bridge over Howell crack, burning it do vn,
and cutting off the wagon road from Tuska-
villa and Clifton. Tho fire also DESTROYED
some property on DR.. 9. w. Taylor'S pla e.
Isaac Crosby is boyish-looking mulatto,
who was employed at Fauria's stable at
Pensacola. He has bean married about
three wears. His wife, Betty, is a rather
& Jod-looking woman, AID Thomas Carter
is declared to have been for some time the
bone of contention over which their connu-
bal bliss was occasionally disturbed
Whether with cause or not has not been
definitely ascertalned. but, for fact. Isaac
pumped a 33-caliber bullet into Betty's left
eye Tuesday night, and Drs. Bowler and
Renshaw say the wound is a very danger
Gus one, but not necessarily fatal.
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