The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-01

marriage at Lake Helen, on Tuesday even
ing, to Miss Mary Hurst, only daughter Of
J. II. Hurst Of the latter place.
The following changes have been made in
Florida postn.asters: E. Frazier. appointed
at Abe's Springs. Calhoun county, vice F.
Clark. resigned; L. Walthan at Cason, Lake
county, vice A NJ. Cason, resigned
About one hundred Orlandoites went
down to Kissimmee, Friday, to participate
In the festivities there Of the completion of
Osceola's new court house. A big barbe-
cue, speeches, etc. were the order of the day.
AT Palatka Friday, GailIard, a negro en-
ployed in the Florida Southern railroad
shops, was struck on the head with piece
Of timber by Price, white employe. His
skull was fractured and he viii probably
die
Judge Broome reports that on his arrival
at Dade county he found only fourteen
grand jurors in attendance, and, as they
knew Of nothing happening for them 10
take action upon, they we're discharged.
All the docket cases were continued over
until the next term.
A. b. Bravo of st. Augustine died sud-
denly late Wednesday night OF heart dis
ease, a family afiiiction. He was a son of
the late Christobal Bravo and married a
daughter of ex-Mayor Paul Arnau. He
was about 40 years of age, and leaves a
Orlando Record: The colored knights of
Pythias are making arrangements for big
frolic in Savannah on June 9. Excursion
rates have been provided, the fare for the
round trip from Orlando to jacksonville
being 81 IS, and from there to Savannah
81 So Tickets on sale June 2, good return
ing until June 6.
Titusville Star: Upon a writ of habeas
corpus made by ID. L. Gaulden, Esq, TO
Hon. Judge Broome re the incarceration of
Mrs. Blanchard, the judge allowed the
woman to give bail in the sum of $500,
which amount she expects to raise and thus
liberate herself from being incarcerated in
the county Jail until the fall term Of the
circuit court.
The DeSoto County Bank building at
Arcadia is being pushed to completion, and
Frederick g. Peters, the cashier, says the
bank will be ready for business about July
l, 1890. The bank will commence business
with capital stock Of 1926, 900 which will
be increased as business demands. Anthony
Peters, a large manufacturer of Boston,
Mass, is president of the bank. and most of
the directors are residents of that city.
A dispatch from New York on Thursday
stated that the captain of the steamship
City of Alexandria, which recently stranded
on the Florida coast, declared he had been
misled by false lights placed on the coast by
wreckers. Capt. Eells, the underwriters'
agent. says: THAT story is entirely TOO
thin aud ridiculous upon the face of il.
That captain will not command that ship
another trip, and the underwriters have
entered protest to that effect"
Capt. John II. WEIGH of Welchtown has
been offered 100000 cash for 1000 acres of
his phosphate lands or guarantee of Sc, 900
year for twenty years, mining or no min
ing, and, IL mining royalty over a certain
number of tons. James Penfield, promi-
nent citizen of Belleview, has discovered a
rich phosphate deposit mile southeast of
the village, on DIR. A. Ailshire's place, and
has bought the same for 500 an acre, and
secured an option on a large tract of land
that assays from IS to 90 per cent.
The most startling event Of last week at
DeLand was the killing of John Edwards
by Sherman Vincent. The killing occurred
Monday night, at the house of the latter,
where Edwards was visiting. Vincent lev
eled a pistol at Edwards and commanded
him to dance. Edwards complied, but while
dancing stopped for moment to answer a
question addressed to him by Vincent's
wife. Immediately Vincent's pistol went
off, and Edwards fell dying to the floor, the
ball having hit him near the left temple
The house was immediately abandoned
by Vincent and his companions,
who left Edwards lying where he
fell. Vincent, however, ran to get doctor,
and returning gave himself up to the night
Waterman, who had been attracted to the
scene by the shot. Vincent was placed in
jail Edwards died within two hours after
he was shot. An inquest was held Tuesday
morning and the coroner's jury brought in
a verdict Of willful killing against Vincent.
A preliminary trial was held Immediately
after the inquest, and Vincent was adj
United to bail in the sum of $1,000, but, not
being able to raise the money, was COM
United to Jail to await the action of the
grand jury.