The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-05

. man. lnSlcaQ Oh C4CltlIk NaYWdTu
son, told the boys either to hang him or put
| him in jail, as he stole everything he could
Ces hold of and had already cost him large
sum IN getting him out Of numerous scrapes.
The young men did no. care to delay their
! trip to prosecute the thief, and as they did
not care TO stop the train to have q hanging
bee, told the boys father that il he would
they would call the matter square. This the
gentleman did, though unwiiiingly.
FLORIDA.
| The Presbyterians of Leesburg have de-
| cided to build a manse and the Baptists a
parsonage.
Harry Lyons, white boy OF Pensacola,
had his foot crushed by street car day
or two ago.
Mai. r. Walpole of Sumter county has
withdrawn from the candidacy for legisla-
| tive hOnors.
The Manatee Advocate says that cattle,
instead Of dying, as reported in the interior,
are in fine condition.
A new postoffice has been established at
Harlem, Putnam county, with Jesse q.
Mlnton as postmaster.
Col. Z. A. Protoise and A. Creary have
bought out Jas. l. Gibbons interest in the
Union hotel at Leesburg.
The second quarterly conference for
| Clear Water circuit will be held at Anona
on Wednesday and Thursday. May 81 and
Peach trees of the honey variety will
yield good crop in Sumter county this
season. LeCOnte pear trees that are old
enough ara blooming heavily.
| c. B. Nolan, while fishing for shark on
| Port Tampa dock the other day, caught a
jewish that weighed over 34S pounds. and
= g. 4. : = r
conference behind the gills. 1t Is the
largest jewish ever caught on the Gulf
coast.
At regular meeting of the Knights of
Labor OF Fernandina Wednesday night, the
wages problem was settled, the stevedores
agreeing 70 advance wages % cents per day
on double-decks, American vessels going
foreign and all foreign vessels, the rates on
single-deck and poop-deck vessels remaining
as before.
Hon. jon. Rusy, secretary Of agriculture,
has commissioned ]. II. Simpson as an
agent for the botanical division of the
agricultural department to collect botanical
specimens and make observati ons on the
grasses and plants of Southern Florida. Mr..
Simpson will enter upon his new duties
May !. 1890
O. ID. Seavey Of st. Augustine has Just
received letter from Philippe, Comte de
Paris, expressing his regrets at not being
able TO visit St Augustine aud the Hotel
Ponce de Leon. as was his intention. The
Comte de Paris started on a tour of the
world, but was called back TO Spain TO at
tend important business.
Sheriff Buckets returned to Kissimmes last
Sunday from Fort Bassinger with Mr.. Mol
den and wife, who are accused of the shoot
ing of W.-H. Altman at that place q week
ago last Sunday. Neither Modem or his
wife attempted to get away, though they
| had ample time and opportunity, but quietly
surrendered, giving the sheriff no trouble
whatever. They will have a preliminary
examination next Monday.
Tampa journal: J. G. Mcdaniel, our
Southern Express agent, showed us to-day
| a roll of mating made from the salt marsh
grass with which our seacoast aud rivers
are lined, which was manufactured by
order Of Mr.. II. B. Plant for the purpose Of
| demonstrating what can be done In that
line. Il is as neat and pliable as any mat
| ting we ever saw, and would probably out
last any other mating now on the market,
as the grass Is very tough and large.
| Fernandina Mirror: The suit recently
commenced in the United States court by
Charles Eastman, ESQ.,, of England, VS.. our
| townsman, Samuel A. Swami, has been dis.
/ missed by plaintiff s attorney, who, ascer-
tanning there was no foundation whatever
for his clients action, abandoned the case.
| This bpit was, through a mere misunder-
| standing, brought with view to force Mr..
Swami TO accept the loan of $780, from a
| third party and for which he was expected
to execute an option on his Florida lands
| Joseph Robinson of Fernandiua has been
| sentenced by the Unitsd States district
court to pay fine of s4O0, costs of S175 and
| serve two months in the Fernandina Jail.
| Robinson was charged with enticing Willie
Hunt, minor, to vote. 1t was tried al
| former term and a verdict of guilty rem
| dered, when notice of motion for new trial
was entered, which has terminated as
above. In that trial Hunts mother testified
to his being under age, and beyond that the
sole witness for the prosecution was young
| Hunt himself.
DeLand's authorities have made con
tract for establishing water works in that
place. j. w. Starr, representing Phila-
delphia company, is to be granted the
franchise for forty years, and to pay 81 500
| per year for the the twenty-five hydrants.
The city is to have the privilege of pur
chase at the end of five years, and every
fifth year thereafter at an appraised value.
He is to erect a standpipe Is feet in diane
ter and ITO feet high, which is to be kept
fire pumps, one capable of pumping 1,000,.
600 gallons of water per day; the other
$50. 900 gallons per day.
Arthur G. Jackson. whose work as.com.
missioner to the recent Paris exposition wa
SO effective and beneficial to Florida Inter
ests, has undertaken, under the direction oil
the state bureau of immigration, the collec-
ton and maintenance of a state exhibit al
the great international exposition to oper
in Edinburgh, Scotland, in May At g
recent meeting of the bureau the sum O.
$500 was appropriated out Of tue funds o.
| the bureau for the purpose of securing
space. ETC., and the bureau has sent commu
nications to the chairman of the boards OF
county commissioners in each county, il
the interest," of the proposed exhibit.
Fernandina Mirror: Peter Williams
came to this city in 1862 and worked a
Fort Clinch at the carpenter trade till siz
months after the close of the war. In 1865
he bought four city lots and has bought
others from time 70 time and built upon
them, until now hs is the owner of seven.
teen houses. one of which he rents for $2C
per month; for a larger one, which is MOI
| yet quite finished on the inside, he was Of
fered the other day $50 per month if b,
would finish it up at once. He owns two
vacant lots besides the one on which he il
preparing to build four houses During
this time he has bought and sold five Other
lots.
The horticultural society of DeLand Fri
day elected for officers for the following