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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-24
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Mrs. Killkoff is having herresidencein
West DeLand repainted.
Material is still being placed on the
ground for the new courthouse.
Mrs. A. E. Davis and friend returned
yesterday to their home in Massachu-
setts.
John Albright is selling out his stock
and will quit business and go to Massa-
chusetts.
Mrs. R. J. Carson, mother of Prof.
Carson, of the University, left yesterday
for Philadelphia, Pa. 81.
Col. ST. Clair Abrams. who is attend
ing court here. was taken seriously i'll at
the Carrollton Monday night.
Mr.. Morey and wife, who have been
spending the winter in DeLand, returned
Tuesday to their home in Fairport, N. Y.
Next Monday DIR. R. H. Gillen, wife
and children, Mrs. H. H. Giilen, Mrs.
Crabb and Mrs. Summerland will leave
for Wabash, Ind.
The Times-Union of Sunday says:
Hon. HI. A. DeLand, founder of the
beautiful and progressive city that bears
that name, is visiting Jacksonville. He
expressed himself to Times Union rep
resentative as perfectly satisfied with the !.
amount of tourist travel to DeLand and
Lake Helen this season. He believes
there were more people down there this
winter than since the freeze, and pre-
diets an immense boom next season.
Mr.. DeLand is a gentleman of wealth,
enterprise and true public spirit. He
has done and is still doing much to de-
velop the resources of Florida.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-24
M Memorials.

All parties needing monument or
tablet to mark the last resting place of
their loved ones, can get them in any
style of finish, of marble or granite of
Geo. r. Nichols & Co., of Sanford, Fla,
at the lowest possible price for good
stock and workmanship. Washstand
tops and furniture marble made to order
on short notice, and we guarantee salts
faction. Give us your orders instead of
sending out of the State for work that
will cost you much more.
GEO. r. NICHOLS
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-24
GALLONS FRUIT.
TWO MURDERERS TO PAY THE
PENALTY OF THEIR CRIMES.
Business Transacted i'm the Circuit
Court During the Second Week of
the Term 1.-The Criminal Docket
Consumes Most Of the Time.

During the past week the attention Of
the court has been devoted mostly to the
consideration of criminal cases. Some
civil business, however, was transacted.
Last week we went to press belore the
jury had rendered its verdict in the case
of Brown VS.. Wood. This was a case in
which Judge Arthur Brown, OF Santa
Rosa county, sued Captain j. B. Wood,
of this place, for $5, 900 damages on the
ground that defendant had failed to full
Eli his contract in reference to the culti-
walton of an orange grove. The case was
long and tedious one, consuming three
days. The plaintiff failed to prove his
case and the jury rendered verdict for
defendant A motion has been 1nadefor
new trial. Hamlin & Stewart appeared
for plaintiff; Lowrie, Hulst, Foster and
'Gunby for defendant.
The grand jury presented two true bills
against Isaac Cooney and John Riggin
for breaking into the Carrollton Hotel
about year and half ago. These two
promising youths were brought into
court and plead guilty. They will prob
ably make turpentine in the vicinity of
Live Oak for several years. Hamlin &
Stewart represented higgins, and j. w.
Price, Esq, represented Cooney.
In the case of Ropes VS.. Falana the
jury rendered verdict for plaintiff
subsequently motion for new trial,
owing to some defect in the verdict, was
made and granted.
The case of Bartola and Gennero VS..
st. Johns and Ha flax Railway Company
was continued.
The grand jury reported the following
true bills:
State vs.. John B. Riley, murder in the
first degree.
State VS.. ohm McFaggln, assault with
intent to murder.
State VS.. William Kelley, assault with
intent TO commit rape
State VS.. Thomas Martin and Dolly
sO'Rouke, adultery.
The breach of promise, etc., case of
sCowart VS.. Causey did not come to trial,
as expected the lady agreeing to accept
$3.50 and call the matter square.
The case If the State VS.. B. F. Drew
for assault and battery was mol prosed.
Washington Smily, charged With the
larceny Of an animal, plead guilty and
was remanded for sentence.
The grandju jury reported that they failed
to find true bills in the cases of the State
VS.. Carlisle, murder in the first degree,
and State VS.. B. B. Smith, assault with
intent to Kill.
The most interesting case tried during
the term came up Wednesday. This
was the case Of the State VS.. William
Gaskins, murder in the first degree.
Gaskins is hideous, pox-marked negro,
charged with the murder of his wife at
j Dayto Oh the ,24th of last December.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-24

skull several years ago. In his state
ment before the jury the prisoner did
not deny the shooting, but plead self
Defence
The jury was out only twenty-six min
utes and returned a.verdict of murder in
the first degree.
In these cases the court has no discre-
ton but to sentence the prisoners to hang
by The neck until dead.
w. J. Thomas, a young negro, vas
brought into court Monday morning of
this week on the charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons. He plead guilty, and
his honor, considering the fact that he
had been confined in Jail for about ten
months, passed very light sentence
upon him, imprisonment for one day in
the county jail
The case of the State VS.. John Wright:
breaking and entering house, was con-
tinued and ordered placed on absentee
docket.
The case of the State VS.. Peter Stone
and Asa Wingate, larceny of animal, was
SET for the 26th
The case of the State VS.. Henry Smith
was continued and ordered placed on alb
sentee docket.
The case OF the State VS.. David Liv-
ingston was continued.
Monday John B. Riley, charged with
the murder of his step-son, James Mich.
OILS, was arraigned and pied not guilty.
Riley claims that he employed and paid
James Alexander to defend him, who
was to be assisted by Frank w. Pope,
and since then he has heard nothing of
his attorneys. The case was set for to-
day, and the court assigned Judge
Bailey, of Orange City, and Judge Low
ry, Of DeLand, as his counsel, who will
conduct his case, providing Mr.. Alexan-
der does not turn up. A special venire
of seventy-five has been summoned.
In the case of the State VS.. Chatham
Odum, charged with entering a house
in the night time with intent to commit
larceny, the defendant plead guilty and
and was sentenced to pay fine of $50
and costs.
The case of the State VS.. James Nc
Faggin, assault with intent to murder,
was set for April oath.
The case of the State VS.. w. A. Pre-
watt, for selling liquors without license,
was not proved, on account of defend
ants DEATH
The case of the State VS.. Sebring
Brown, was continued and ordered placed
on absentee docket.
The case of the State VS.. A. D. Jeter,
assault with intent to murder, was con-
tintinued on motion of defendant.
The case of the State VS.. Frank Hall,
for assault with intent toTob, was con-
tinued and ordered placed on absentee
docket.
The case of the State VS.. John Lynch
and Mary Lancaster, adultery, was con-
tinued.
The following is the jury for this week
Dan Gillen, T. Underhill, w. H. Bristol,
J. B. Gibson, T. N. Page, F. D. Grover,
G. w. McLaurine, L. p. Cook, A. P.
Davis, r. E: Payne, M. E. Lafollette, S.
III. Bennett. A. G.. Carter, James Atkin-
son, j. L. Beers, VIM. Klapp, j. E. May
oOI GroOu;1lo povil1o
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-24

the court as counsel for Gaskins, and he
was ably assisted by our young attorney,
w. w. Hulst, Esq. After several hours
work and the exa nination of sixty jury
men, the following jury was empaneled: ::
H. B. Austin, M. n. Voorhis, 0. ]. Hill,
H. G. Strack, w. H. Mowers, G. s..
Meade, j. L. Nuckols, T. j. Packwood,
G. S. Archer, H. G.. McNeill, H. M.
Barker and S. H. Webb The evidence
IN the case was purely circumstantial,
but very strong. The State introduced
witnesses who swore that Gaskins and
his wife were seen together late on the
night of the murder; that previous to
that time they had quarreled, he had
abused her and they had separated.
When seen by witnesses he was begging
his wife for nights lodging in her
house, which she finally consented to
give him. Witnesses saw them enter
the house together.
The son of Tena Gaskins, the murdered
woman, testified that Gaskins entered
the house with his mother. During the
night he heard Gaskins threaten his
mother with violence; heard some one
leave Il house before daylight. The
next morning he found that Gaskins was
gone and that lis mother was lying on
the bed dead, with her skull crushed
with hatchet Gaskins footprints were
seen leading from th4 door of the house,
and no others.
The defense had no witnesses. The
prisoner was put on the stand and stated
first that he was innocent. He said that
he was on good terms with his wife, and
that instead of entering the house with
her the night of the murder he left her
at the door and went to Port Orange. A
few days after that he was arrested in
Brevard county, one hundred and fifty
miles south of where the murder was
committed.
After the argument of the counsel the
jury retired and in about an hour re-
turned with verdict of guilty of MUIR
der in the first stdegree." Gaskins showed
but little concern, and said it was just as
he expected.
The next case tried was that of the
State VS.. Jacob Hammond. The follow
ing jury was empaneled: o. J. Hill,
Lance Adams, M. N. Voorhis, g. S.
Meade, H. F. Scanlan, E. B. Meade, w.
L. Crorhie, VIM. Stone, Sam Purden, P.
NJ. Wright, w. S. Hart and HI. S. Barker.
The accused is young negro about 25
years old, with bright, intelligent face.
He was charged with the murder of one
Scott Smith, another negro, at Daytona
last month. John A. Bradley, Esq, ap-
peared in his defense.
1t was all plain sailing in this case.
Hammond had pawned his overcoat to
Smith for 81. He wanted his coat and
made various threats against the life of
Smith. and on meeting him demanded
his coat; when it was refused him he
drew his pistol and fred twice. killing
Smith almost instantly. There were
two eve witnesses to the deed, who tes-
titled to the fact.
Insanity wss the plea set up by the de-
fense, who attempted to prove by DIR.
Nold,uon Of Sanford +hot tho or;co,onr
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28

the one that Farmer Clough had fred at
the day before, and recognizing the man
and the gun treated them with contempt,
or 1t might have been that the succulent
bean vine roots were too great luxury to
be hastily given up, for the bear did not
move away or pay any attention to the APP
preaching farmer. Clough ventured within
nifty feet OF the bear and then opened his
battery upon him. The noise was great.
and when the smoke cleared away the
farmers wife noticed that both the farmer
and the bear were stretched on the ground,
the former ten feet back from where he
stood when he fired, and the bear right
where he had been pulling up the vines.
Mrs. Clough ran out expecting to find her
husband dead, but before she reached him
he rose careSsing his right shoulder and
gazing about him In dazed sort of wav.
Mother" said he to his wife, ''if them
carpet tacks is as widespreadin' in their
front action as they be powerful in their
back action, that bear II drop into pieces
no bigger than fish bait when we pick him
up"
1t wasn't quite as bad as that. The car
pet tacks had shown their widespreading
capacity to be considerable, though. for
when the bear came to be dressed carpet
tacks were found sticking in his heart like
pins in a cushion, while the general dis
tribution of them extended from his snout
to his tail. Farmer Clough had been
little too liberal with his ammunition for
the caliber of the gun, and his farm work
will have to be done by others for week
or two. But he got his bear.
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piled by seventeen, which is six months
work, we find the madame's income to be
cool $4,000, very snug sum for very little
work, and considerably more than she
would get to-day from any theatrical man.
ager. She says that both Kiralfys are
glad to get her pupils, and some of the
Casino girls have been at her school off
and on. She has had pupils all the way
from Chicago, and during the run of
the crystal Slipper" there furnished
all the dancers to Manager Henderson.
In private life she is known as Mrs. For
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28

An alligator and an English sparrow
were seen to engage in battle near Da-
rien, Fla, the other day. The alligator
provoked the fight by swapping at the
bird, which, in turn, flew furiously at its
ugly antagonist, aiming with precision at
the saurian's eyes. The alligator finally
gave up the contest and sought safety from
the sparrow's attacks by hiding itself un-
der water.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
ON THE LAWN.
Shes fairer than a lilv.

She's fairer than lily,
And she's sSeeter than a rose.
And she knocks the neighbors silly
When she wields the garden hose.
She lifts her skirts from danger
With her left hand, white her right
Grasps the nozz G, and the stranger
Gets very pleasing sight.
For she's always fresh and rosy,
And she seemss so sweet and fair,
As she sprinkles eve posy
With the most impartial care.
The neighborS' eyes all twinkle
And their interest daily grows,
For they like to see her sprinkle,
And they like to see the hose.
--SOtper,,jlle TournoI
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And somehow or other we get to the end.

Somehow or other the pathway grows brighter,
Just when we mourn there is none to beiriend;
Hope in the heart makes the burden seem
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28

During short thunderstorm at Antrim,
Tioga county, Penn, recently, lightning
broke a telephone wire, turned one end
back and welded it solidly, making loop.
1t is said the weld was as perfect as any
expert could have made it.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
THE DAUGHTERS OF EYE.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND THINK
ING AND WEARING.
An Ola Podrida Prepared and Arranged
by One of Them for the
Sunday Union.
SOMEHOW Oh OTHER.

Life has burden for every ones shoulders,
None may escape from its troubles and care;
Miss il in youth, and twill come when we're
older,
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of these hot July days and you will notice
most striking spectacle. 1t is Richard
Mansfield in victoria drawn by hand
some pair Of bays. He always carries a
white umbrella over his head, and the only
thing needed TO complete the outfit is a
yellow dog under the carriage. 1t is very
evident from the gorgeousuess of Mr..
ManSheld's attire that he did not adopt
the course he recommended to his
own company, and swim home from
England. Since he became tragedian the
manner OF the once modest parlor enter
talner has changed greatly, and his enc
mics accuse him of thinking he owns the
earth, and has E per cent. interest-bear-
ing mortgage on the rest of the universe.
Mem York Nts,,-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28

The worlds coinage for 1888 was s5S,-
500, against ESQ, ,72s, 600 in 1887.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES..

The Republicans of Chicago have renomnated
John A Roche for Mayor.
Governor Wilson. of West Virginia, has decided
to call an extraordinary session of the Legis-
lature, about June /, next to settle the guberna-
torial muddle and to act on certain other legis-
latiOn.
Hillsboro, o., dispatch says that body Of
White Caps tore down q dwelling-hOuse, one
night last week, on the farm of ]. b. Roads. 1t
had been decided TO Aaron COnOyer, who, last
fall received visit from the White Caps.
James r. Anderson, of Anderson Station, on
the Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore railroad,
sixSmiles west of Chillicothe, died yesterday
from paralysis: He was widely known as q
breeder and dealer in fine cattle for many years.
Edwin Mcmahon, of Fall River, Mass, upon
reaching home, Friday night, found the house
full of smoke. He opened the windows, and
when the smoke cleared away he found his wife,
Maria, burned to death, lying under the bed.
She was f1fty-eight years old. 1t is not known
how her clothing took fire.
George 6. Rees, foreman of the squib factory
at Plymouth, Pa which exploded, killing ten
girls made confession before dying that Ii was
he, not Katie Jones, who caused the explosion.
He was smoking pipe in the basement when a
jury returned verdict that Katie Jones caused
the accident by throwing squib In the stove.
At an early hour yesterday morning c. c..
Scott, one OF the proprietors of the Gilman
House, at Portland. Ore, committed suicide by
leaping from the third story of his hotel, during
a fit Of temporary insanity. The deceased fell a
distance of fifty feet receiving injuries from
which he soon died. His health had been fail
ing for some time. and his mind has been seri-
leading hotel men of the city, and prominent
Mason.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-17
A DEFAULTING TELLER.
lie Appropriated s6S,OO0, Restored Portion
of the Sum, and Is Now Under Arrest.

BosroN. March 16.-Edgar Swan. of Lynn,
paying teller of the National City Bank, of
Lynn. Gas before Commissioner Hallett,
this forenoon, on complaint of Bank Exam
liner Gatchell, charged with being de-
faulter to very large amount. The total
amount is reported to be S3s,595. Of this,
however, Mr.. Swan has restored to the bank
eighty shares of Thompson-H Houston stock;
fifty shares of the same pledged with an
equity of about 1920; fifty shares of Chi
cago, Kansas & Western Railroad. about,
$780, and additional sums, bringing the
amount restored up to SIS, 40. Swan is
thirty-five years old, and has hitherto
borne a good character. He has a wife and
two children, and has lived beyond his in
come in the endeavor to support them in
style. As far back as two years ago he
found he was badly in debt, and thinking
he saw a chance to get out of it by specula-
ton, he invested in Atchison stock, but in
the tumble that followed he lost SIS 900.
When the boom in Thompson Houston
stock came, he thought he would make an
other attempt to retrieve his losses, and
bought heavily of that stock at 80. 1t
dropped to 270 and this demoralized him,
and he made clean breast of his defalca-
ton to the cashier, last Thursday. The
cashier sent for Bank Examiner Gatchell.
who arrested Swan last night at the bank
and brought him to Boston to-day, where
he was required to give bond of $50, 600.
This he could not do, and, therefore, re-
mains under arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-17
WHOSHALLSUCCEED BLACK?
Indications that Corporal Tanner Will
Be Made Commissioner of Pensions.
The Appointment Is Said to Have Been Decided
Upon, and if 1t Is Made 1t Will Destroy
Harris Chances for Public Printer.
CORPORAL TANNER.

The President Is Said to Have Decided to
Appoint Him Pension Commissioners.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Up till a late
hour to-day the New York politicians in
Washington were unable to determine,
from what they could learn. whether the
to appoint a New York man
as Commissioner of Pensions Some
were of the opinion that he would select
Corporal Tanner, of Brooklyn; others. that
Major Poole. of Syracuse, would have the
lead. while still more thought that neither
of these gentlemen would be selected, but
that Mr.. Hart, of Brooklyn, would receive
the appointment as Public Printer This
afternoon, however, a number of leading
Republicans from Illinois called on tho
President to present the claims of an Illi-
nois man for the pension commissioners
ship, and to talk about other matters. Be-
fore they left the President gave them to
understand that he had determined to APP
point Corporal Tanner. If this is
as fact: and it seems tonight
a though it really is, there is very little
chance for the appointment of New York
man as Public Printer. The President has
particular eye to the geographical location
of the individual candidates, but if a New
York man should be selected for Public
Printer, there can be little doubt
that the indorsements which have been
enough to give him the place against all
competitors; but Mr.. Hart resides in Brook
lyn, and it is not likely that the President,
even while ignoring to great degree
geographical lines, could think of
giving to this one city the
important places of Secretary of the Navy,
Commissioner of Pensions and Public
Printer. He realizes that the county of
Kings was largely instrumental in carrying
ticket, but even his desire to reward the
men who made this possible would hardly
lead him to give three of the very best
places in his gift to this one city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-17
THE NEW GOLD FIELDS.
They Must Be Operated in the Interests Of
the United States and Mexico.

They Must Be Operated in the Interests of
the United States and Mexico.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 16--General Vande-
yer. of California, who, last session, intro
duced bill for the acquisition of Lower
California, said, to-day: Lower California
is exciting considerable interest on account
of the alleged gold discoveries in that re-
recent finds prove to be even partially true,
a tidal wave of immigration will flood that
country from the United States that will
overwhelm all opposition to American
occupation, come from what quarter it may.
There is no good reason why American and
Mexican adventures may not mingle in
Lower California in generous rivalry
in their search for gold, but
IL the International Company that
has obtained a precariOus and contingent
title to much of the country undertakes,
through the importation of Chinese coolie
labor. to assert its claim to the right of
working the mines, trouble of very Sc
rious nature will certainly result.
In such a contingency the International
Company's claim will not be respected, nor
will the Chinese be permitted to operate
under its auspices nor for its benefit.
Whatever rewards may be gained by Oper-
ating prolific gold fields in Lower Califor-
mia must inure to the people of the two
republics, and not to the International
Company, which is believed to be
little else than the agent
of an English syndicate. The
suggestion of an amicable acquisition of
the title to lower California by the United
States made in Congress at its late session
seems to be particularly distasteful to the
International Company. The reasonable
ness of that proposition. under the changed
conditions caused by the events of
a few months of mining excite
ment, may change the whole
aspect of the question. Possibly
the interests of both Mexico and the United
States may, sooner than is now apparent,
require American occupation, if not pur-
chase, of the country, but the occupation
must, in any. event, be peaceful and mutu-
ally honorable and acceptable to both
countries, though disastrous to the specu-
lative interests of the International Com
pany. operating in the interest of English
capital and English greed.