The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-25

The farmers say that rain is greatly
needed in Alachua county. They are pre-
pairing ground for cabbage and other crops
While chopping on log few days ago
in Sumter county a son Of Rev. W. L. Cor
don cut two fingers of the hand of his
brother.
A big furniture mandatory is TO be
/ built at Jacksonville by the well-known
/ firm of Clark g. LOTUS, furniture dealers Of
that city.
The members of the Tampa Gun Club
are making elaborate preparations for the
/ annual hunt, which will take place next
Thursday.
| b. F. Mccall has completed his splendid
residence at Jennings, and is now putting
the finishing touches to commodious store
at the same place.
A fisherman at Daytona named Forrest
was struck on thu nend Monday by q
stingray and painfully hurt, the sting going
nearly through his hand.
Horace Lee, convicted of murder in the
first degree at Paiatka Wed3esdav, was
granted a new trial, and then pleaded guilty
to murder in the second degree.
Baron and Baroness r. de Vriere and
servant of Washington are registered at
the Alcazar at St Augustine. The baron
is secretary of the Belgium legation.
st. Augustine, who had been lying at the
point of death at her residence on Marine
street for the past week, died Friday.
A new council of the Order of United
American Mechanics, vito I'm enrolment
of thirty-one names. has been organized in
Gainesville, nearly all Of the members being
new in the cause. The new order is called
George Washington Council No of
Florida.
Barlow Nel0s: Mr.. Walker has beat the
record on travelling. He left Lawrence,
Kan, on Wednesday evening. the 18th inst.
arriving in Barlow about the Same hour on
Saturday, the 18th, having Travelled nearly
1900 miles in three days, stopping over nine
hours on the way. Mr.. Walker is the father
of Mrs. Harden and Mrs. Smith, two of
Bartow's most estimable ladies. and with
whom ne has come to live. He is IS years
of age.
Tampa Nous: Friday night Henry
Ramsey, an Englishman who keeps
j., grocery store in North Gaines
vile, was assaulted by a negro whose
object must have been to murder Mr.. Ram
sey and rob the store. His wounds con
sist OF three ugly gashes on the back part Of
the head, the skull being fractured in two
places. 1t is supposed the instrument used
was a piece of iron. The wounds are not
necessarily fatal, though they are severe
t1u painful.
The assessed value of the property Of the
county Is something over S4,000000. and
next years assessment will probably reach
S5,0OOOO0, by the addition OF the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad, Tampa
Bay hotel and o her improvements. A
levy OF 2 mills at the present assessment
will pay the interest and provide sinking
Fund to pay off the $4,000 in bonds to
build the court house, aud as the values
increase the assessment for that purpose
can he decreaged. If bonding is defeated it
will require levy of about one-half more
than we now pay for at least three year, to
pay for the court house.
In an order dated Indianapolis, Ind,
Nov. Is, 1890, Maj Gen. James r. Carna-
han, having received notification that a
sufficient number of divisions, U. r. K of
F., have been instituted within the grand
jurisdiction of Florida to organize a Iegi-
ment, has ordered the sir knight captains.
lleutenants and heralds of all the divisions
now instituted in said jurisdiction to as
semble at Palatka, at 9 o'clock D. m, on
Jan. Z, 1891, for the organize
ton of the first regiment of Florida. u. r.
k of Z. Judge J. L. Bryan of Orlando,
aide-de-camp on the staff OF the major-gen-
eral, will preside at the meeting.