The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-05

Polk county superior court Is In session al
/ Barlow.
William Pembsrton will Be tie new bill
| ing clerk a. Port Tampa.
The kerosene lamps In the Orlando opera
house are 70 be removed aud gas put in.
Il Is reported that Ed Browns grove At
Dunedin has besa sold 70 gentleman from
/ Cincinnati
Gay Bros. have purchased the grove Of
| ". q. Moa,es, on Palatka Heights, TIE con.
sideration being 81, 800.
Mrs.. William r Forward Of Palatka has
moved 70 St. Augustine, where IL u hoped
she VIII be benefited by the sea air.
J. II. Psdrick, leading melon grower Of
that section, SHIPPED a carload Of melons
from Dzde City Tuesday. These are the
first melons il tbs market.
BrooksviIle viii soon have what il has
long needed. good bank. Hon. John F.
Dunn aud others have taken the matter in
hand. and viii open for business as soon as
everything can Be arranged
The South Florida Foundry and Machine
Company Of Orlando just received q large
order from DeLand FOR the making Of the
hydrants for the system Of water works,
which that place Is about % put in.
The crsmatory site At St. Augustine has
been chosen, and the erection Of the crema-
tory begun On the grounds located some
800 feet north and west Of the North Beach
railway, and nearly mile from North City's
border.
new street railway company u being
organized in jacksonville, and viii s10n
construct their road 1t win run from
Burch's brick yard cas-. On Adams street to
Clay street, thence down CLAY to Forsyth
street. thence on Forsyth street east 70 its
GnEf1ru fkrrnfuna fhaura 80
strest, and ont Adams through East Jack
sonyIlle % Panama park. The road will be
run by electricity.
Palatka Herald. We were shown fhis
morning rneerschaum pipe which was at
one time ths property Of Gen. Lew Wallace
OF the union army. During q successful
raid upon his headquarters by confederate
troops during the war this relic was cap
tured. The bowl Of thu pipe Is broken In
two pieces and IL otherwise shows decay.
The author Of Ben Hur must have been an
inysterate smoker, as the pipe has evidently
done good service.
The Ocala Nete Capitol Of MAY 81 saws
that President Rogers Of the farmers ALL
anee had decided 70 have the National
Farmers Alliance meet in Ocala this winter
IN annual convention, and that this decision
was brought about by the offer Of John F.
Dunn Of Ocala 20 give g. 0JO and the citi-
zsns 81 Ocala e. 900 more, 10 defray all
necessary expenses. When the National
Farmers Alliance. IN session at st. Louis.
No., In December, 1889, al journed, Il did 80
- meet in jacksonville in December, 1890.
Jacksonville, however, has taken no steps
10 raise the funds necessary 10 pay the ex-
penses OF the convention, aud Ocala seems
10 be going ahead
A shooting affrsy at the Union depot at
Pensacola, on Wednesday evening last.
caused excitement in that vicinity for the
time being. The principals were colored
brakeman on the Pensacola and Atlantic
railroad and the night train dispatcher Of
the same road. and the man who did the
shooting. IL seems that the brakeman was
drinking. and when ordered out on an extra
train that was then being made up In the
yard, refused TO do 50, and in refusing gave
has superior some impertinence Becoming
incensed at this, the operator took his
revolver. which he had in a drawer near
by. stuck II In the negroes face and "uulled
down" The first cartridge was defective
and snapped without going off. as did the
second. The revolver being a self-acting
one, the negro hadn't time 70 get out of the
way before the shooter had a bead on him
for the third time. Fortunately, however.
Tor the frightened target, bystander had
time 70 throw the weapon up just as the
third pull was made, for this time the gun
went of, and instead OF shooting his man
the operator hit himself In his left hand.
De did not wait to have a physician, but
took ''tie ticket" for parts unknown and
has not been heard Of siuce