The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-31
started By the burning out of the fiue OF the

owe.
/ Mr.. Finley Of Francis has flock Of guineas
that follsw the Leadership Of a hen The
[ hen is very much attached 10 the guiness,
and calls aud scratches f-r them as II they
were little chickens a week old.
Hon. Thomas Hind, republican candidate
for the state Ssnabe, and George Ber kelman
and o. l. Whitcomb candidates for the
House of Representatives. will address tue
people of Putnam county at Welaka to-
morrow. at Palatka Monday.
The poni s OF John T. Lesley, Jr., and NJ.
| Lovengreen, Pet and Dexter, ran a race oa
the paved portion of Lafayette street at
Tampa Tuesday after the hremen had
finished running. Dexter won by about
| three feet, and his owners aud PACKERS are
in pocket about $500.
Thomas James. formerly a Policeman Of
| Tampa. was found dead Tuesday by a
couple of fishermen at August Peters1n's
place On Six Mile creek. His appea rance
| indicated that he had been dead several
DAYS. He was last seen in Tampa on Fri
day, and seemed TO be in fair health.
The Palatka and Anclote railroad,
| eighteen miles of which is graded, namely,
to Orange Springs, is bouni TO be built, for
| Capt Mckay has the word of his hackers
| to that effect, and they do not propose to
sacrifice the $3.50, 900 they have already put
into the enterprise, when 100000 more
can be and viii be supplied to finish the
work in the near future.
Charles Everett of DeFuniak has Just
closed a contract of sale with Chicago
syndicate, by which he sells TO the syndicate
], 600 acres OF land situated along the line of
the Pensacola and Atlantic railroad, near
Cottondale, in jackson county. By the
terms Of the sale the syndicate agrees to
plant out $50 acres Of this land in fruit
trees Of different varieties.
Court is still in session at Ocala The
only cases Of Importance so far tried are the
Green and Bac cases, with judgment for
plaintiff for 81 $40, ana the murder case OF
Hester, who was accused of killing negro
five years ago at Silver Spring. He was
acquitted. A special venire was returned
Tuesday for rs jurors from which to get q
jury to try the Green W. Hodge murder
case.
Hons. B. P. Calhoun. democratic candi-
date for the state Senate, and A. Monroe
and Henry Hutchinson, candidates for the
House Of Representatives, win address the
people of Putnam county at Francis to-day
and at Palatka tomorrow. The Hon. W.
II. Wigg, Hon. r, w. Davis, Hon. l.. j.
Burton, Hon. B. F. Roberts aud Hon.
Irving ellis have consented to assist IN the
canvass, and one or more of these gentle
men will speak at each meeting.
A bold robbery was committed on Tues
day evening at the house of Thomas Givens
at Tampa. Some parties went into closet
in one of bedrooms and carried out a trunk
and broke it open and robbed it of about
$3.50 in money, two diamond rings aud
other tewelry. The case was put In the
hands of Marshal Bell, who soon arrested
John Birts and Bella Wilson, (colored) aud
lodged them In jail. The woman confessed
and told where the money was hidden A II
but IS was recovered.
For some time past there have been
rumors that Judge Hanson would resign,
and when it became known at Barlow a
day or two since that certain parties were
petition for his successor, the
bar ana people Of Polk county became very
indignant. Judge Hanson was absent,
holding the court IN Oseeola county, aud
these peoD o could not find out what reason
existed FIR this course Some said that
Judge Mitchell would succeed Judge Han
son on this circuit; but Judge Mitchel's
friends in Polk did not believe he would
consent to vacate his seat on the supreme
bench to return to the circuit court.
The memorial windows for. the new M,
E. Church, at Ocala have arrived. One
Hill commemorate Il. ]. Harris, father of
James A. Harris. He was one of. the
founders of tho church. The second win
low will recall the exalted christian virtues
of Bishop Kavanaugh, one of the shining
lights OF the III. Z. church south). The
III window will present the likeness of
Louis Anderson, the only son of Mrs.
Albertus Vogt, whose young and promis-
ng n anhood was cut down by the yellow
ever scourge Of 1888, at Ellaville. The
fourth is a church window, with likenesses
If three Marys at the feet of Christ. The
windows cost $500 each. The seats and pull
pit for the building have also arrived.
Ocala correspondence Jacksonville Times
Union: As an Illustration of what pluck,
and grit can do in Florida, We
instance Capt McKay's success as an orange
grower. Twelve years ago he bought 100
acres Of land and City bearipg orange trees,
near the present village of Oxford, Sumter
county, with 50 cents in bis pocket. For
the property be promised to give 2,7G0,
but the party agreed to accept the yearly
interest on same, provided he kept up the
place During these years he has paid
81 900 in interest and has added sixty-five
acres Of grove, 30 of which are in bearing,
and for his possessions to-day could obtain
s30, 900. With 1t all he has made comfort
able living, and with his experience In life,
wants to know where he could have gone or
what done TO better promote his material
interests on earth. with nothing but a will
ing heart, pe-ceptive mind end a strong
arm to push along his worldly future!