The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-27

treasurer Of Alaehua county.
A negro was shot and fatally wounded at
Rochelle by g member of his own race.
The democratic COM milton of Escambia
county will be held at PENSACOLA July %.
E c. Pickett announces himself a candi-
date for the Office Of sheriff in Duva
county.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
warm weather the health Of Gainesville
never has been better.
There are said 20 be more alligators in
/ Newnan's lake, near Gainesville, than any
other body Of water in Florida.
The Fernandina Mirror will be sent to
any minister of the gospel, manned soldiers,
confederate or union, at half price.
The cornerstone Of the new Palafox
| Baptist church on East Chase street, Pensa-
| cola, was laid in the presence of a number
of people who had gathered to witness the
ceremony.
New postoffices have been established in
Florida at Ethel, Lake county, with E. A.
Thompson as postmaster, and at Limestone,
| Walton county, with w. z. Renfro as
| postmaster.
A man in a sail boat at Rocky Point, near
| Tampa, last Saturday acted as if he wanted
| to avoid observation and thus caused a
suspicion that he might be ex-Marshal Wig
gins OF JdckSOnVlue.
Cashier Brumby Mcconnell of the Ocala
Merchants National Bank offers to the
Young America Hose Company of that city
| Augustine fire laddies on the Fourth of
July.
Out Of seven anxious applicants for the
| position recently declared vacant by the
| city council Of jacksonville, Harry Squires
was the winner, and will hereafter be known
as the city marshal. 1t has been discovered
that ex-Marshal Virgins is short in his ac-
counts.
Abner G. Baker, accused of the murder
of Jonathan A. Brown, was taken before
| Circuit Judge G. A. Hanson at Barlow last
| Friday upon a writ Of habeas corpus. The
| judge reduced the bond from 5000 to
$4,000. The defendant gave the bond and
is now at large.
The Knights of Pythias of Orlando had
gift entertainment Monday. Two hun
dred and fifty tickets were sold and each
drew prize, most of them being of small
value. The capital prize was a round trip
ticket to Milwaukee. 1t was drawn by
Deputy Sheriff s. 8. Pickett.
An old colored woman was found dead
| lying on the track of the South Florida
railroad, near Ybor City. Tuesday. The
body was very badly mangled, and it is
supposed that the woman was killed by the
fast mail going south Monday night. A
| coroner's jury was called, and a verdict of
accidental death" rendered.
The senatorial convention Of the TWEEN
tieth district which is composed of Marion
and Sumter counties, is to meet In Ocala
| Sept. TO- Sumter is TO nominate the man.
Langley and Cassiday lead, while Prof.
Boardman of Oxford is looked upon as a
dark horse. Others say Sumter will not and
cannot agree, and in that case a Marion
county man will loom up.
Mrs. Fannie Bib of Floral City began
| poultry raising last October with eleven
hens. She has sold up to this time $50
| worth of eggs, used for table six or eight
dozen, and set four hens. Mrs. Bib is a
widow, and besides her house work does the
cooking and washing for herself and son
milks and attends to several cows, and
superintends one Of the incest little farms
in that country.
Mrs. Frances L. Hunt, wife of Aleck
| Hunt, died at her home near Jonesville
June z. She was born in Taylor county,
Georgia, and was aged sc years. She was
the first female to join the Gordon Farmers
Alliance, and up to her death was faith
| full member. She was a true woman in all
the relations Of life. The members of the
alliance will wear the usual badge Of mourn
| ing for thirty days in token of their respect
| for the deceased.
| At Lakeland, Monday, during a storm,
lightning struck tree near the house OF
| Stephen Hull, Sr. Jumping to the house.
| it ran along the sill and entered the build
ing, tearing to pieces a corner of a bed
| stead and setting fire to the bedding. A
| granddaughter of Mr.. Hull sat leaning
against the post on the piazza. The post
was shattered, but the young lady escaped
| without serious injury. -Four persons sit
ting near were unhurt.
| Palatka Times. Sunday morning about
3 o'clock the residence of Mr.. W. A. Merry
| day, corner Of Peck and Laura streets. was
entered by burglars. Mrs. Merryday was
awakened by noise in the room and dis
| covered darby in the act Of taking a trunk
out into the hall. She Immediately sprang
up and called out, "Stop thatp Mr. Merry
day was awakened by the noise and jumped
out OF bed, but the fellow escaped through
an open window in the hall. The burglars
were again abroad Sunday night, and sew
eral of our citizens suffered from their
depredations. Mr.. George E. Mundee was
mulcted to the amount of gil and bunch
OF keys. Mr.. j. A. Larnerd was relieved of
what small change his pockets contained,
amounting to 81 so, and Mr.. A. Usina lost
about 81 so.
| Jacksonville Tribune: It is proposed TO
| organize a merchants mutual benefit pro.
tective and auti-contributive society among
the business men in this city, and, although
1T comes high, the merchants feel like thew
must have 1t. The membership fee is $1OC
and $50 annual dues each. The officers of
the society will consist of treasurer, sec
rotary and grand high sizer. 1t will be the
duty of every merchant joining the
organization to refer all Begging
letters, subscription lists or solicitors
for any scheme or object no,
strictly in the line Of business to the grand
high sizer, who will size up the petition list
or object solicited for, and will, if he thinks
proper, draw on the treasurer for the
amount he deems sufficient. The numerous
| appeals made to Bay street merchants TO,
every conceivable object has become 80 bur.
densome that the initiation fee and annua
dues are considered trife in comparison t.
the weight Of care and annoyance now ex-
rienced.