The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-20


the last, but guess I'd better try aad give
him some sort of an answer, for he might
| keep harping at ms until got mad"
FLORIDA.
The De Soto County Farmers Alliance
will meet at Ovens on the first Mo1day in
| December.
Capt. w. P. Jackson of Tampa paid
heavier city tax this year than any other
single property owner-$743 So.
w. A. Bisbee, Jr., son of the city treasurer
of Jacksonville, w. a. Bisbee, died at 4:45
o'clock p. m. yesterday aged "a months.
Capt j. A. Johnson of Apopka has ap-
pealed from the recent decision in the case
involving the title to the Jackson home
stead.
CD. J. II. A. Bruce, who for several
seasons past has managed the Park house at
maitland, has leased the fremont hotel at
Lakeland.
Juan Romaldo, Cuban, was shot and
slightly wounded on Monday night in the
gambling room of Periquo Angula at Key
West. Who the assailant was the authori-
ties are unable to find out
Municipal and county officials throughout
the state arc being informed by State
Health Officer Porter that they are liable to
the law for not more carefully complying
to the Law regarding vital statistics.
At Palatka, Monday, Horace Lee, a
negro, was found guilty of the murder of
Isaac Mungen, a little colored boy, in
September, 1859. The prisoner was IN
moved. but his mother tainted in the court
room.
Letter Carrier G. B. Williams of Jack
sonville, charged with rihing letters, had a
preliminary hearing before United States
Commissioner w alter yesterday, waived
examination and gave bond in the sum of
$1,000, A. r. Jones and Squire English be-
coming sureties.
MIR. Rumley of keuka has sold the Evans
place to u. f. Firkins of Rock Falls, Ia
Mr.. Rumley has also just issued his annual,
the Florida Home Journal, for distribution
il thu north. Ii contains valuable informa-
ton obtained from practical experience,
and is free for all.
w. c. Williams, a young man in the ON
ploy Of the Perkins Manufacturing Com
pany OF Augusta, met with q painful
accident on Nov Z. He had three fingers
severed from bis hand while operating a
small circular saw. His father was in
Jacksonville when last heard from. The
young man wishes TO hear from his father.
Three robberies were committed on upper
Frankia street, at Tampa, Sunday night,
within stones throw OF each other. Joseph
Simpsons store was entered and about 800
worth OF goods stolen; |. II. N. Smiths
tailor shop was robbed of about 800 worth
OF clothing, aud barber chair and some
razors were stolen from q barber shop in
the Ohme building
a. d. Starbird, the Apopka mill ma1,
has arranged with the Tava. es, Orlando and
Atlantic railroad to run two special trains
week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, with
logs from West Apopka to his mill. Mr.
Starbrd has just tllled On order for lumber
NJ Aranktnn of Il~ Haglr all -
Maitland. W. A. Miller of Sanford has
the contract for the building.
The manufacture of the celebrated Donkel
wheel has now been commenced at Apopka
in earnest. Nearly all summer the com
pRny has been trying tt perfect q contract
with the iron works there, but not until
last week was everything arranged salts
factory to all concerned. The present con-
tract calls for the manufacture of 400 sets.
and specifies that at least five sets-twenty
whesls-a wheel every half hour SHALL be
turned out each day.
A serious freight wreck occurred on the
Georgia Southern road, two miles north of
Jasper. A trestle over a small creek gave
way, carrying eight cars down with it.
Fortunately. it was only about nine feet
high. and the freight. which consistly partly
of oranges, was scattered around, but com
paratvely little do mage was done to it.
broken, and colored brakeman was badly
bruised and shaken up. Fortunately, the
engine passed over safely, other wise there
might have been at least one man killed in
the wreck.
Good viii Assem- bly, No. 2,OSs, knights
of Labor, of Cedar Key, adopted the follow
ing resolution on the death of w. w. Cot
trell: Whereas, This assembly learns
with deep sorrow that its first master work
man, the Hon. w. W. Cottrell, is called
from EARTH having been killed ia Mont
gomerv, Ala, on Nov. 8, 1890, therefore
be it resolved, by this assembly and his
brothers in council assmbled, that we do
sincerely sympathize with his bereaved
family and friends, and fully manifest our
respect for our departed brother and ex-
master workman, and that we unmeas-
uredly condemn the brutal and uncalled for
manner of his death"
Apopka Advertiser: The charges pre-
ferred against Prof. Drury were dismissed
at last weeks special meeting of the school
board. not having been sustained in any
particular. The charges made against
Hiram Cove were also dismissed, but he
! declined 70 accept the position of SUPER
visor. The principal was instructed to re-
ceive the six pupils suspended back at the
expiration of the time for which they were
suspended, upon their good behavior. A
repetition OF repeated and persistent VIC
lation of school regulations, etc. :" the
board declare, should be promptly
met by q re-suspension, which
would probably result in their expulsion by
the supervisor. Though fully and highly
approaching the services of the temporary
supervisor, his final report was accented
and he was excused from further duty. By
the action OK the superintendent the school
Yves then left without one of those peculiar
officers, so they appointed T.sG. Hyer tenn
porary supervisor.