The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-01
FLORIDA.

The total assessment of property in Or
ange county approximates $5,500,000.
The temperance petition that has been
circulated in Starke was signed by 100
women and Endorsed by thirty men.
The Florida Central and Peniusulsr rail-
way has given the contract to Cash
Thomas for the erection of a passenger de-
pot at Ocala.
Capt. W. H. Edwards of Lake Butler. on
less than three-quarters of an acre of
land, shipped eight barrels of roasting ears
and gathered sixty bushels of sound corn.
Maj. E. B. VanDemon of Jacksonville
was in Green Cove Monday and talked
Odd Fellowship TO a number Of citizeas
A lodge will be organized within couple
Of weeks
S. P. Crews Of Starke raised this year on
! q acres of land corn enough TO feed three
head Of stock two weeks and furnish one
milling and then he gathered sixty barrels
of corn from the same land.
The grand jury at Orlando failed to find
bill against Myra Fancher for killing her
seducer, A. @. Jones, at Zellwood. A num-
Der of witnesses were closely examined and
proved the killing beyond doubt
A negro man was run over and killed last
Sunday by the porth-bouud mail train
about two miles south of Baldwin. He had
a flask of whisky by his side and was ap-
parenuly dead drunk and lying on the track.
Capt. j. J. Harris, one Of Marion county,
oldest and most highly respected citizens,
died Friday at his home near Montague
Capt Harris was about 20 years of age aud
a native of Georgia. He was confederate
veteran and served gallantly in the south
| ern army.
Sunday. Marshal Mack Thompson Of
Arcadia attempted to arrest one Green
! (colored), when the villain pulled out a re-
volver and shot the officer in the left side.
The ball ranged upward and passed out at
his left shoulder. The wound is very pain
full but not necessarily dangerous Great
excitement prevailed and the negro had to
be guarded by sixty men to prevent being
| lynched.
1t was rumored at Pensacola Thursday
that the tug Juno, which left that port
| twelve days since for Galveston, with
coal barge in tow. was lost Much anxiety
was felt concerning the tugs fate, but hap
PLY telegram from Capt Alex Ferguson
was received by the Export Coal Company
announcing that the Juno had been COM
PEELED to put into Port Eads on account OF
stress Of weather.
Tampa Tribune: At camp. meeting re-
Gently held near Tampa, which wound up
as usual with love feast, where everybody
was called on to give their experience a
converted Jew took the cake. When called
upon he said: Mine friends, be not much
on the speak, but if you will gif me your
addentiousI sings for you dot putitul song
called Don't 1t peat hi how Chesus lufs
me-" It is needless to add that be was
muzzed before he tackled the second line.
Leesburg Leesburger: There is a move
ment on foot amongst the stOckh olders to
dissolve the telephone company because
there seems little prOsueCt of soon 0ettincy
the machinery into full and complete oDer-
alton. Only few instruments have teen
put in and there is no Likelihood of any
more being obtained in the near future
The Bell folks interfered and caused a
stoppsge of the entire telephone system and
operations, and it seems that nothing can
be done until their patents expire.