The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-11
FLORIDA.

two years or more II his constituency say so.
FLORIDA.
Out Of every twenty five tramps arrested
at Orlando twenty-four are white.
About $1,000 of pension money is dis
tributed In the vicinity Of DeLAnd every
year, the pensioners drawing from 81 to $4S
per month.
Z. W. Menefee forwarded TO Gov. Flem-
ing his resignation as a member Of the board
of city commissioners OF Pensacola, to take
effect at once.
The state has sent Gen. Bristol, clerk Of
Volusia criminal court, the sum Of $500 to
to pay jurors and witnesses for the present
term OF the court.
The electric lights will soon flash at De-
| Land The line is now being run into town
from the electric plant out west Of the city.
| Lights will probably be on by Jan. l.
William Henderson was shot and in-
stantly killed at Fort Myers Wednesday by
Simmon johnson. Both men lived there
and have families. An old grudge was the
cause.
Messrs. Potter & Perrin have bought the
Sooysmith phosphate mines, near Fort
| White. and will soon have in new machn-
cry and all things necessary to Iun the
work in tirst-class style.
Six thousand, seven hundred and fifty
dollars have been promised for a line from
Gainesville to Lake Butler, besides land to
an unknown amount each farmer promis-
ing half Of what he has If it is necessary to
build the road. Against this is the 1000
acres Of laud offered by Sampson City.
Robert Drayton Earle of Gainesville, son
of Hon. B. J. Earle and grandson OF Gen.
Elias Earle, has been appointed to cadet
ship at West Point and received orders
from the Secretary Of War to report His
examination. which took place at st. Au-
gustine few days since, was eminently
satisfactory.
Capt. Sharp, of Old Town, e suburb Of
Fernaudina, has in his yard a lime tree
which bears fruit the year round. without
ceasing. 1t now has grown lines, half
| grown, blossoms and buds-one or two
limbs being weighed down with old fruit.
The tree is the output Of a small twig
planted in the winter of 1888, ana has been
bearing for two years.
W. H. Stafrords son. Jimmy, years
old, caught a G-foot "rattler" about a
quarter of a mile from his home in Port
Tampa City on Saturday. He made a
moose Of his fishing line with which he
las5ooed the serpent and then dragged il
about half way home. Then he put him in
barrel and rolled him the rest of the way.
His snakeship was a monster and had ten
rattles.
A special from Tampa saws Eugene H.
! Brooks, of Lumpkin, Ca, who would have
been fndcte1:by the grand jury, now in ses-
sion, for obtaining money under lalse pre-
lenses from Gee rye BE oker two months ago,
| has skipped to parts unknown. Before leav-
| Ing here he passed bogus checks on the
Lowry bank o. Atlanta, ano hitting to
$3.50. He obtained 81, 481 in cash from s.
Sheperd, and STD from j. Fantini. They
paid him the alance in clothing"
Orlando Record: A Hoosier of some
promise attempted an entrance into the
county jail a few days since. Arriving
in Orlando and looking around for a com
| Portable hotel, he mistook the county iail
for tirst-class hotel and applied for board
| Sheriff Anderson regretted bis not having
the proper credentials, as he described the
| applicant and his wife as above the class of
citizens he was in the habit of catering 20.
1.-THE innocents abroad" found other quart
ers not SO imposing, but fully as comfort
| able.
There came near being a serious difficulty
at dance in Harris road, near Fernandina,
Friday evening. in which D. B. Houston
| received two gashes in his hand from q
knife. 1t seems that Houston was trying to
pacify young Walter Wilds, who was
slightly intoxicated and threatening party
against whom he had a grievance. Hoas-
I ton also had his coat cut in two or three
places, but luckily the knife did not pene-
trate the flesh. Mr.. Wilds was arraigned
before Judge Schuyler at Fernandina Mon
| day on two charges-carrying concealed
weapons and assault. He was held in the
sum OF $50 on the first charge and 1900 on
the other, and falling to secure bond he was
committed to jail
| jacksonville Metropolis: w. Fl. L1cas
| of this city can tell an interesting war
story for one SO young when the late war
began. He gained his information by per-
sonal experience, though only IA years
q months old and weighing l04 pounds
| when mustered in as q soldier OF tho "Con-
federate States Of America" He soldiered
first at Fernandina and along the East At
| lanta coast and on the st. Johns river, but,
as was the case Of most of the Florida
troops, they were gradually withdrawn
| from the state and placed In the armies in
Tennessee and Virginia. "Billy" was in
Virginia during the trying times around
| Cold Harbor. Romney and Front Royal,
which many of US who wore the gray Tor
remnants Of it now remember with sad
hearts, sadness caused by privations, land
marching. reverses and death Of many
noble comrades Mr.. Lucas was for some
time before enlistment "the drummer boy''
for bis company at his native town Palatka.
Pursuant to the oall a number of the
county tax assessors met at Tallahassee
|
themselves into permanent state organiza.
ton that will enable them to better con
duct the arduous duties incumbent upoI
their offices. Tho meeting was called tc
order at IL o'clock q. ~, and permanent
organization WAS effected by electing c. E.
Worth Of Hillsborough county chairman
and Henry t. Feikel Of Leon secretary. Elk
Gov. Bloxham was present. and delivered
the address of welcome IN his usual affablC
manner. He was elected an honorary mem.
Der OF the association. Among those present
were c. E. Worth, Hillsborough coun.
ty; Georgia Reese, Escambia; ". c. Mutt
Orange; A. J. w. Cobb, Baker; T. T. Eli.
son, Madison; W. r. Sanders, Brevard; j
j. Newton, Holmes; K. F. Ximamas, st
Johns; 9. j. Boswell, Citrus; w. A. Nc
Bride, Volusia a. j. Gay, w ashington: H
T. Felkel. Leon. 1t was decided the name
Of the association should be 1.-THE Tax
Assessors' Association of Florida thai
} the association should meet annually on the
second Tuesday in December at such place
} as may be designated by the association al
It's meeting, aud that the purpose of the
) meetings shall be to discuss methods u
assessing taxes and to make recommenda-
tious TO the Legislature that will bring abou
} an Equalization Of the assessments in tn,
! several Counties.
HDzSFORD ACID PHOSPHATE
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