The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-29

H. G. Tucker of Rockville sold his home
grove last week for s, 900.
A. II. Cridge, stakeholder in the Sullivan
Kilrain fight which took place Il few
months ago, is at New Smyrna.
J. j. Delaney was arrested and jailed at
DeLand Saturday on the charge Of obtain
ing goods under false pretenses.
The public schools of Orange county will
be closed this week, owing to the meeting
Of the Teachers Institute at Orlando.
The furniture for the new Congregational
church at New Smyrna has arrived and
services will be held in it next Sunday.
A memorial to congress, asking that body
to place a duty Of 81 per box on Florida
oranges, is ready for signatures at Palatka.
The records of the custom house state that
s, 200, 600 feet Of yellow pine lumber have
been shipped from st. Augustine during the
past year.
Gov. Fleming has addressed a letter to
Sc ator Wilkinson Call on the question of
the disposition Of public lands, in which he
takes decided exceptions to some of the
senator's views.
AT Gainesville last week, while the Par
kinson murder trial was in progress, man
named Slade asked a juror named Bell to
do all he could for the prisoner. For this
Slade was fined s. for contempt. To show
his resentment he got drunk. raised rum
pus at a circus, drew a revolver and made
things mum generally. The extent Of his
punishment is still uucer tain.
The Pensacola custom house fight is on in
earnest now, and will be fought 70 a finish.
| George Wells has formally Withdrawn from
the fight in favor of Col. Hersler. Col. J.
NJ. Tarble has gone 70 Washington to look
after MS interests IN the fight. Capt. j. T.
| Callighan is already at the capitol, building
up MS interests. Hon. 5. c. Cobb, also an
| aspirant for the honor, will remain at
| Washington, with the balance of the war
riors, till the battle is settled.
A company has been organized for the
| purpose OF building railroad from Tall l.
hassee to Tampa, passing through Gaines
| vile, with branch from that city to Lake
Butler, where it will connect with the Geor.
| gia Southern and Florida railroad, and
another from Ocala, TO or near Oldto 1n, on
the Suwannee river. The length of the
main line will he 270 miles, and the branches
will be eighty-five. The capital stock is
s4.000000. The incorporators are II. F.
Dutton, DR.. J. T. Mcmillan, L. A Barnes,
| George H. Stewart and " ]. Shipman, ali
of Gainesville, Fla. D. D. Rogers. James S.
| Mayo, Ocala; Joseph P. Wilson, Tampa
| c. T. Mitchell, Tallahassee, and w. NJ. John
son, Chicago, Ill.
Some time in November an epileptic son
Of Capt. Woodson OF Alabama disappeared
from home, and all efforts to learn of his
whereabouts were unavailing until, three
weeks ago, the father received letter from
his son in Florida, stating that he had been
set upon by lot Of drunken men at small
station on the South Florida railway jus
north OF Ocala, and numerically heater
without any provocation whatever. The
money was forwarded and the young mar
reached home Monday last. An examina-
ton of his back showed that he had beer
most fearfully whipped, and pistol wound
in his left hand he claims TO have received
at tae same time. His father has employee
Col. Henderson to bring suit inst tn
offenders in the United States court u
Jacksonville, and local attorney to assis
him. The young man is still suffering con
siderably from his wounds, and his friend.
fear his mental condition has received per
manent injury from the occurrence.