The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-02
FLORIDA.

The public schools of Orange county win
open Moaday.
DR.. Fortner of Melrose has raised pear
weighing one pound aud three quarters.
The hotel building at Blue Springs is be-
ing renovated, preparatory to opening this
winter.
The young men Of Leesburg and vicinity
will organize democratic campaign club
tomorrow night
The Palatks Herald has put on its winter
dress, and added Geographic news to its
other new feature.
A grand rally and ratification meeting of
all the Orange county democrats. will be
held on Tuesday night at Orlando.&
Robert Zeigler, well known colored
man. died suddenly at Mid way, in Gadsden
county, few days ago while at work on a
house.
Sixteen homestead entries on government
land have been made on the Indian river
peninsula, opposite Tropic. within the past
ten days.
Dover is the name of the new station to
be established on the South Florida road be-
tween Cork and Sparkman, which are to be
discontinued.
The st. Augustine Guards intend to fxup
their new quarters in the new city building
III fine style. They have ordered a fine
piano and billiard table and will purchase
other necessary furniture.
Col s. ]. Fox, while coming up ike Hall
fax river few days ago, succeeded in
capturing tarpon which jumped into his
boat, and which, when weighed, turned the
scales at eighty-four pounds.
Mrs. Laura Smith has been appointed
postmaster at the new postoffice near
Horse Creek, Volusa county. TIE name
given to the new office is Goshen. Until a
regular steamboat wharf is built the mail
will be conveyed by special carrier from
Eau Gallie.
The heavy rains in the eastern part of
Hillsborough county have raised the waters
of the Alfalfa higher than it has been for
some time, and has caused serious loss to
log men by carrying off into the bay about
1000 logs that were ready to be floated
to the Tampa mills.
Preparations for the races by the Pensa-
cola Driving Association are going forward
actively. The entered horses are now in
strict training, and the track at Kupfrian's
every morning presents an animated scene
particularly catching with those who are
partial to equine sport.
W. L. Triesbach and Claude Poulnot were
! out sailing at Jacksonville Tuesday in the
little yacht Marguerite, when a heavy puff
| OF wind capsized them near the Alabama
| Coal Company's dock. The Lizard and the
| Gopher Of the Times-Union Yacht Club
were near and towed the boat ashore, after
taking the dripping mariners aboard.
The residents of West Gregory street,
Pensacola, were rudely disturbed Sunday
| night by a party of roughS, who drove
along that thoroughfare in a road cart and
hack, firing pistols from either side of the
| vehicles citizen who happened TO be in
close proximity had to take refuge behind a
tree, fearing that a bullet might strike
him.
At Kupfrian's park, Pensacola, Sunday
afternoon, two white men and a negro en-
gagged in an alteration. The negro pulled
his knife and made several wicked slashes
| at his adversaries, one of whom he cut
| slightly IN several places. The white man.
however, proved too much for him, one of
them knocking him down with rock and
the pair proceeding to quiet him for little
while by leaving him senseless on the
ground. All the parties were arrested.
On the evening of Sept. 25 Nancy Hous-
ton, a colored woman living near Esti-
fanulgo, Liberty county, went fishing. As
she did not come home at night, her
friends began to be alarmed and went in
search of her. Part of her underclothing
was found hanging in tree. 1t being too
dark, the party returned home and sum
moned the neighbors TO help hunt her
They took a bateau at Estifanulgo and went
up the lake to where her clothing was
found and soon found the body in about
fourteen inches of water. 1t seems that
she fell from the bank, where she was fish,
ing. The body was taken to Estifenulgo
and Judge Shepard was summoned to hold
an inquest. The jury returned the follow
ing verdict: I'VE, the Jurors, find that the
said Nancy Houston came to her death by
the violence of unknown handsn Next
morning Andrew Moore (colored) came to
Bristol and swore out warrant against
Robert Houston, the husband. The sheriff
is now in pursuit of him. There seems to
be strong circumstantial evidence against
him.
Chicken cholera and pips prevented and