The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-06
FLORIDA.

The city council of Gainesville has taken
steps to have an artesian well bored.
Rev. C. p. Murdoch died at his residence
at Barlow last Saturday night, after q long
illness
The Withlacoochee Phosphate Company
have 900 tons Of high grade rock ready for
shipment.
The Hillsboro county commissioners have
accepted plans for court house to cost
between $50, 900 and S75, 900.
A two-story brick dwelling is TO be
erected on the Wellington lot, between Mad
ison and 1wigg street at Tampa.
The Fernandina Creosote Works seem
likely to have their hands full, and more,
too to fill orders that are coming in.
Judge l.. l. Cantwell of the law firm of
Spencer & Cantwell, died at his residence
in Daytona Monday Of bilious fever.
Lightning struck two trees few DAYS on
John McNab's place. near Bronson, from
which lot Of fencing caught fire and was
burned.
Last Monday night during thunder
storm. at Fort Meade, lightning struck a
large tree near William Beddoes' and
knocked Mr.. Beddoes senseless
The friends Of Hon. Sampson Tavell an
nounce him as a candidate for sheriff of
Hamilton county at the election in Novem-
Der sui ject to the democratic nomination.
Tom Brown and Maggie Roundtree (col-
oredl were drowned at Pemberton ferry last
Saturday. Three negroes were in a boat and
two of them threw the third one out, and he
swan to the shore. The boat afterward
turned over drowning the two who were
In it.
Key West Equator: Abraham Wolkoshi.
candidate for representative from this dis
trict on the new ticket, and a peddler by
occupation, met with mishap few DAYS
since while trying to collect money, being
run out of an irate debtors house with a
base ball bat.
The Indian River Steamboat Company
has permanently located its dry docks.
ways and works and repair shops at the
village of Eau Gallie, Indian river, and
tenders are now out for pillng the lumber,
ETC., needed for the immediate commeIce-
ment of the works.
8. e. Sparkman of Cork ana Walton
Whitehurst of Dunedin have been norni-
mated for the legislature in Hillsboro
county. Both are alliancemen and good
democrats. W. e. Bledsoe was nominated
for collector, Charles E Worth for assessor.
and lisbon S. Giddens for treasurer. The
legislative candidates are opposed TO re-
electing Senator Cali.
Barlow Informant: Very few OF our
cltlZens are aware that we are indebted to
Lou HerZog for the name Of our postofice
The town was always called Barlow, but
the postoftice was known as Peace Creek
MIR. Herzog Was postmaster in 1879. and
got up a petition to have the name changed
TO Barlow to conform to the name Of the
town, which was done.
State Controller B oxham has rendered a
decision In rega, to taxes that will be of
great benefit to many people. In case a
block has been assessed to one person and
another buys lot therein the tax collector
when the lot owner wants to pay, must &C
cept payment. Heretofore, the rule has
been not TO accept anything unless the tax
on the whole parcel was paid.
At Arcadia last Saturday night a crowd
Of negro phosphate hands were carousin o
and drinking IN Ben Fennin's restaurant,
Fenain, took offense at the singing of linn
Thomas, and ordered him to dry-up.
Thomas had enough mean whisky on
board to be big-headed, and refused. where
upon Feanin plunged his knife iuto
Thomas shoulder and broke it Off in him.
Arcadia Arcddidn: On last Friday Sheriff
o. II. Dishong carried Monroe HAYS ALA,
John Harrell, charged with the murder Of
negro at Oconee, Orange county, on
Christmas last, to Barlow, where he deliv.
cred him to Sheriff J. c. Anderson OF
Orange county. Hays has been working al
Homeland on the Whitaker grove, and late,
as section hand at Nocatee, where he wal
captured.
The negro, Norris Thompson, who wa,
arrested at Kisslmmee, and taken to JASPER
aus. lsaged N jail, onar ged with being Green
JACKSON VINO shot Hal Frink on April rs