The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-22
FLORIDA.

The shipping of cattle from Charlotte
Harbor to Key West and Cuoa continues.
Robberies are quite frequent in Tampa,
three stores being entered Sunday night.
The cornerstone OF the new Methodist
Episcopal church at Charlotte Horbor was
laid Wednesday.
Alshough the Charlotte Harbor beacon
lights have been completed over two
months. they have never yet been lighted
AID put into service.
The dry goods clerks in St Augustine
are circulating petition for closing the
stores at o'clock every evening, except
Mondays and Saturdays
1t is estimated that circus day at Jack
sonville took nearly 5000 out of Fernan-
dina. This would be an average of about
So % for every person that went.
John Crilly of Tampa has bought loco
motive, cars and rails for four miles of
track, and will build tram road from the
HillsGorough river reaching out into the
country for the purpose Of hauling in logs
for the Tampa Lumber Company.
About o'clock Wednesday morning, Joe
Miller, a white brakeman on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, fell from a south
bound train between Pensacola and Flo
maton, and went through trestle. He was
severely injured internally, but will not die
from the effects.
DR.. Porter, state health officer, was again
in Fernandina last Saturday, in company
with an expert, to finish the inspection OF
the yacht MisSoe at Dungeness. The report
being favorable, DIR. Porter purchased the
vessel for the use of the state board. The
price paid was 5000, and IL is considered
good bargain for the board.
The fall term of the circuit court for
Lake county is set for Tuesday next. IL is
doubtful, however, If the court, which is
now in session at Orlando engaged in the
Johnson murder trial, gets through in time
for Judge Broome to open cour6 here at the
time set, in which case an adjournment OF
the Lake county court will be q matter of
necessity.
AT Tampa Tuesday night two negroes at
tempted to break Into q house and we're dis
covered. The alarm was given, and a mum
Der OF citizens AMI police attempted to
arrest them. The thieves we're armed with
Winchester, rife aRd revolver, and
opened fire on the arresting party as they
retreated, which was returned by the citi-
| zens aud police, but no blood was shed.
The burning of the English mill Monday
night was the most serious loss, in one re-
spect. that st. Augustine has sustained in
recent years. For several years the mill
| has paid to it's employees an average of about
81 ,0U0 each Saturday night. and this money
was Immediately distributed about the city.
The withdrawal OF such an amount Of
| money from circulation just now, when
business is stagnant, is a serious loss.
Wash Long tcoloredl was beating his wife
at Tampa Tuesday, ana his son, Marshall,
| interfered and tried to stop him. Wash
| thea commenced beating the boy, who
finally got away from him and ran in the
house after pistol. When he came back
| Wash was beating his wife again, and the
| boy shot at him, the ball, which was a
small one, striking him in the leg, and in
| fiicted only slight flesh wound. The mayer
fined Wash $40 and the boy SIS.
IA Citizen" publishes the following il
| the Tampa Tribune: THE young man who
| borrowed Sl25 from widow lady under
pretense of marrying her, and who is trying
to get her to mortgage her property to raise
| money for his own personal use, had better
dock sharp. His schemes are exposed anc
he is being Swallowed, and his letters ano
| kilograms to her are signed nom de plume
But you are known. Make retributlon Oh
| your name will be published"
Mrs. Elteria C. A. Alvarez died in st
| Augustine Saturday in her SD year
There is but one older person living in st
Augustine, Mrs. Papy. 95. Mrs. Alvarez.
father, Paul Sahate, was native of the
island Of Minorca, but came to st. Angus
tine about 125 years ago. when quite boy
MIR. Sabate died about tifty five years ago
aged 80 years. Miss Ella Aoosta, aged is
and Master st. Elmo Acosta aged Is, wer,
great grandchildren of Mrs Alvarez
Fernandina NeUS: AS Capt Lasserr,
was taking the schooner Mary A. Spragu,
to sea last Friday, AMI while Ger ere W wer
in hurry TO get sail on the vessel befor
she was turned loose by the tugboat, one O.
the seameD accidently struck one of hi:
companions on the shoulder with his head
Although the blow was not a heavy one il
proved sufficient to dislocate the man.
shoulder-blade. Capt. Lasserre told the in
jured man to call some of his companion,
and get them 60 pull it into position, Th,
man replied: They are busy now: they
will fix it when they get time. " He was put
into the pilot sleif and brought to town: but
on the way up the fireman Of the tug Wade
Hampton pulled the shoulder-blade into
position. 1t appears that the seaman wa
accustomed to having his shoulder ont O
fix, and suffered but little Inconvenience
from II.
|
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cure yOul-1d