The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-26

/ BON inverness ana OtnlcIs IN CtSi u
county, offer to build 5000 court house
provided the county seat Is Located at eitneI
one Of the places named
The United States census gives Talla.
hassee population Of 1858, an increase OF
439. The suburban population would run
the number mp 70 about 1000.
A man in Polk county has taken a con
tract to carry the United States mail re.
| gularly for distance Il sixty miles, aud
be performs the duty on foot.
| One hundred and twenty-four barrels o.
flsh were forwarded Thursday morning by
three fishing firms Of Ti.usvile. This 4
the largest shipment yet made.
On account of a failure to have the re-
PAIRS upon the steamship Mascotte com
| pleted in time, the Olivette did not leave
for Jamaica, but will have 70 make another
| trip TO Havana.
Mr.. Parker. the purchaser of the oranges
| on the grove of Miss A. c. Sudbury, near
| Manatee. finished the work Of picking, pack
| ing and shipping the same last week There
were 527 boxes Of oranges.
1t is reported that G. w. Hyde of High
| Springs, Alachua county, has sold his mill
and lands in that section 90 a Jacksonville
firm for $4,000. The property was bought
on account Of phosphate deposits.
Mrs. J. A. Edmondson Of Tallahassee last
week cut stalk Of sugar cane from her
garden, on Calhoun street, that had seven
teen well matured joints, measured six
inches in circumference and weighed seven
pounds.
Ocalo Banner: Several issues ago we
referred 10 the fact that Chemist Serge
Malyvan had analysed some very superior
china clay or kaolln, and last week we were
informed that 81 900 an acre had been re-
fused for this land, which is located in Lake
county.
DUR ng a storm at Manatee a day or two
ago A. z. Stebbins was holding a cup to
catch some water, his arm touching the tin
conductor, when he felt the electricity 60
down his body from his arm to his knee.
which made MIN weaken and drop to the
ground.
The nominees Of the white Reput Iica1
party in Marion county are: Z. w. Green
and !. J. Brokaw for the legislature, S. E.
Rowe for sheriff, z. L. Root for treasurer,
K. r. Harter for assessor, J. T. Hall for tax
collector and Henry Hafele for clerk Of the
criminal court.
A difficulty occurred at Blaine's car
shops, at Green Cove Springs, on Monday
last, between W. P. Tompklns and negro
named Tom Peterson. In the fight Mr..
Tompkins got his arm badly fractured,
while Peters IN was struck on the head and
a severe but not serious wound inflicted.
r. F. Robinson (colored) of Apopka
killed a big boar out in hammock near
the St Johns last week, and last Monday J.
@. Shaw, who is building house for James
Holmes on his back hammock place, saw a
large bear crossing a ridge from one ham
mock TO another. A big bear hunt is now
in order.
The first shipment of cotton over the
Western railway reached Green Cove on
last Saturday aud consisted Of twenty
eight bales. 1t came from Melrose, and
Mr.. Truitt of that place, Informs the
Spring that the town viii get not less than
125 bales during the season. 1t is the long
staple, or sea island cotton.
Palatka Herald: Among other interest
ing books in the library rooms is an old
moth-saten, ratgnswed volume of the acts
of the colonial assembly of Virginia, under
the reign Of Charles IL The printing and
composition in this ancient volume is pc
culiar to that age. and the entire book is
great curiosity and precious relic.
Tampa Tribune: Chief Taliaferro received
a telegram from Mr.. Bowers, chief of the
fire department Of Key West, saying that
there would be 100 people from Key West
on the Sundays steamer with their firemen.
II Orlando, Ocala, st. Augustine and other
towns that will take part in tho tournament
bring that much Of a contingent our city
will be nearly full.
Tom Dom, who escaped from jail at Live
Oak last year, Is again behind the bars.
Alter making good his escape he went to
South Florida, where he began anew his
profession OF stealing AMI was soon caught
up with, convicted and sent to the state
prison. His time was out a few days ago,
and Sheriff Potsdamsr having two or three
caplases for him sent a deputy up and took
ehQFpra Of MIN a de 4
Arcadia Arcadtdn: A thief entered the
dwelling of J. e. KFeider Monday night
while Mr.. Kreider and family were at
church, and distracted Mr.. Kreider's
pocket-boos, containing little over $40 in
cash and some cheeks, from his pantaloon
pocket. The empty purse and the checks
were found next morning near the banana
plant In front OF Mr. Gaskins' house, where
Che shief had thrown it. not thinking the
checks Of any value He next visited I. III
Boishaw's house, but didn't take much.
Titasville Star: Sheriff Bowman returned
Wednesday night from down the river and
expects two q the negroes implicated III
Me ssooting OF Mr.. Wilson. at Eden, las.
Friday. TO arrive here tonight Thurs
| day). One OF these is named dim Stewart
and one lewis -; the latter is accused Of
doing ehe shooting by the wounded mar
Wilson. Two moro are out IN the scrut
back OF Edea, and will probably be capt
ured Ia few days. Wilsoa had 800 with
him when the shooting was done, and it i
expected the negroes wanted his money.
AT New Troy few days ago a negro boy
attempted to use his knife on Depot Agen
Lynn's son, but before he could do so w. g
Sheshee, a warm friend of thu agent, cam
| up and demonstrated with the negro anC
prevented him from doing any violence t
the boy. This greatly Infatuated him, an,
| he attempted Co use his knife very promis
cuousfy. By that time a great mum
Der had gathered around, and dur
| ing the excitement and confusio
| four pistol reports rang GU
| through the air. and when everything ha
cleared away the woud-be fighting dark
was found upon the ground nearby with
wound in the back of his head. He died o.
| Wednesday. On Thursday an inquest wa
held, and the jury rendered the followin,
verdict: I'VE, the jury, find that decsase
came TO his death from one wound in th
head and Commissions on left side of BODY
and were inflicted by parties unknown t
the jury" The Negroes own people sa
that he was very quarrelSome and NEEDLE
some. AS to the party or parties who in
hicted the wounds there are conflicting re
ports,