The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-21
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a court martial is the result.
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= The first issue of Ocaia's new paper, the
Demands, will make its appearance next
week.
F. F. Marshall has received his appoint
ment as British consul for the port OF Fer
nandina.
A new building is being erected at Ocala
by the Florida Southern railway to take
the place OF the one burned several months
ago.
Beckwith q Henderson have let the con-
tract to Edenfeld q Jeton for two stores to
be built at once, in the burned district Of
Dor City.
Capt Sam Pyles of Ocala received a
check day or two ago for $40, 900 through
the Frat National Bank for tract OF phos-
phate land near Montague.
| Peter Buchan, who fell under car and
had his foot cut of at ST. Peter burg, on
July 4, 1890, has been awarded az, l25 dam
ages by the circuit court jury In Orlando.
An effort is being made to organize an
associated charities to look after the poor
st. Augustine, the association 10 be COM
posed Of the different charitable orgsnlza-
tons in the city.
w. D. Buckingham, keeper of the
quarantine station near Pensacola and the
Incumbent of that position for several years
past, dropped dead at the station Tuesday
OF heart disease.
c. F. Brewer, proprietor Of the Ocala
music house, has disposed Of q half interest
| in the Ocala music house to 5. +. Anthony
| and others, who have formed a stock COM
pany, with capital stock Of $4,000
At Rochelle Tuesday three small children
| were playing around the fire at that place,
| while the mother was busy in the kitchen,
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fatally burned. The child died in few
hours.
Mrs. Carrie E. Leyburn and her nephew
Guy II. Smith of Detroit, Mich, are at
Tampa for the winter. They are among the
claimants to the land northwest OF the
Tampa Bay hotel sold TO the South Florida
road several years ago.
Mr.. Pardee, one of the men injured at
the Paradise explosion, and who was ex-
pected TO die, was moved TO his home at
Gainesville Tuesday. The journey did not
seem TO affect him, and there is now every
prospect of his recovery.
s. A. VIM, prominent saw-mill man
of Lakeland, who was shot By Mrs Swilley,
a lowduEoman, near Haskell on Nov. z,
died at Barlow Tuesday night The woman
and several other parties have been ar
rested Public opinion Is divided.
w. H. Fuller OF Washington county was
arrested Tuesday on a warrant issued by
| United States Commissioner B. G. Tuuison
and committed to jail. The defendant is
| charged with having committed perjury III
q case now before the United States court.
At the recent national convention of post
Office clerks, j. D. Mathis of ST. Augustine
| was elected member of the national execu-
| tive committee. Mr.. Mathis has been as.
signed to the district embracing the states
| of Virginia. North Carolina, South Caro-
lima. Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
Some wanton one went into the hall of
the Salvation Army at Jacksonville
Wednesday night, and with contemplate
| malice upset chairs, overturned benches and
cut the heads from the snare drums. The
matter was reported to the public authori-
ties, who will use all diligence In bringing
the raseals to justice.
Prof. w. K. Thomas, principal, has Of
fered TO the student of the puollc school at
Gainesville who does the best work in En-.
glish gold medal; Maj. Townsend of the
seminary has offered a medal for the best
work in physiology; Capt. Walter, medal
| for the best work ia mathematics and Capt.
Anderson. medal for the best paper on
| the English branches.
East Coast Advocate: Weather Bureau
Officers j. E. Lanouette and 4. j. o. Brien
started down the river last week in the
schooner Enterprise for the purpose of ex-
aiming and repairing the government tele-
graph wire and poles all along the route
between here and Jupiter, and they will
probably be gone for four or five weeks. A
staff OF men also went along to assist the
above officers.
East Coast Advocate: B. W. Berry of
Wilmingt u, n. c., who recently built the
marine railway for the East Coast Trans
portation Company at New Smyrna, arr
rived IN town last week, for the purpose of
building the new steamer for the Titusville,
Oak Hill and Canaveral Steamboat Com
pany. This steamer is to be of light
draught, 50 that she can stem the Banana
river to Heath, De Soto beach, Canaveral
and other points where the water is shallow,
and will be 65 feet long by Is feet beam.
We are informed that work will soon COM
mence on the steamer. and she is to be built
on the Indiad river bank, close to the resi-
denoe OLE. J. Ender.
P. Bewan. formerly of Savannah, is a
candidate for reelection as an alderman at
Orlando. The Orlando Record prints the
following sketch OF him: "Was born in 1859
in the city OF Savannah, where he was edu-
Gated He held position In the Harnett
house OF that city until 1885, when he came
to Orlando and went into the furniture
business, which he followed several years,
until he sold out TO E. II. Rice g. Co. He
was then appointed sanitary contractor of
the city, which position he now holds. He
was elected city assessor Dec. H. 1890. The
thoroughness Of his clerical work has been
made the subject of resolutions Of praise by
the council, and it is believed that the books
have never been 80 well kept before he took
them. Under these circumstances Mr.. Be.
vans friends, WHO are numerous, believe he
should be reelected"
Green w. Hodge, who was sentenced to u
term of years for the murder of Jesse J.
NARROW, but was out on bond, has again
been placed in Jail. The judges order send
ing him there reads as follows: ut appear
| ing to thecourt that defendant was convicted
of manslaughter in the third degree on the
| ID day of November, A. d. 1890, and was
! duly sentenced on the Sd day of November.
! A. D. 1890, and that on said day notice of
appeal was given, and defendant allowed
thirty days TO make up and settle bill of ex-
ception in said case, and said time has long
since elapsed and 10 bill of exceptions has
been offered and signed by the court; and
it further appearing that no writ of error
has been issued by any court, it is ordered
| that the sheriff of this county do forthwith
deliver the said Green w. Hodge to the
lessee of state convicts to undergo the SEN
tence in his case"
Key West Equator: A rumor was cur
rent on the streets Tuesday morning to the
effect that Sheldon Atwell and his two chill
dren had been murdered on Lostman's Key,
where he has been living lately. His son ,
Thomas Atwell, has been very i'll dnrinq