The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-18

done the shooting, but that Sol Lee, an
other man, was In the right position TO do |
tie shooting and the jury decided that Sol |
was the gulsy man. lie was arrested ard
put in jail and Durham released.
FLORIDA
The encouraging talk of the railroad from
Lakeland to Bocco Grand Is arousing con-
siderable interest.
The rumor is again current that the Jack
sonville. Tampa and Key West shops, now
at Palatka. will be removed to Jackson
vile.
A force is hard at work excavating at the
corner Of Pelafox and La Rue streets at
Pensacola for the foundation of the First
Baptist church.
The orange crop is ripening very rapidly,
and very soon the heavy crop around Fort
Ogden will be going into market, as some
are already making preparations 70 ship.
j. A. Williams of Gainesville has one of
the finest pear groves that can be seen in
Florida in the neighborhood of Archer.
There are ten acres in the grove aud il is
just coming into bearing.
Ben Rules was arrested at Palat1a a day
or two ago charged with having brutally
bsaten his mother. who is Ga years of age,
brutsing her about the face and head and
| giving her several kicks about the stomach
| and abdomen.
F. A. johnson, who has been convicted
three times OF killing John G. Newcastle at
Barlow on Jan. Z, 1887. and who has been a
jailbrd ever since that date, has, through
the persistent efforts of his attorneys, been
granted bail in $500.
Kissimmee Gazette: The Messrs Moseley
OF Single creek neighborhood have pur-
chased the Jack Barber crop Of oranges,
1000 boxes, at rs cents a box, and are now
gathering them. Toe long distance of
hauling caused the low price.
| D. B. Mckay left Tampa Monday after
noon with twenty-five Italians to work on
the railroad from Barlow to Phosphoria
He says the ties and iron are all laid and
only the lining and surfacing remains to be
done befoIe the contract is completed.
Owing to the sickness of Judge j. B.
Gaines, the criminal court of record of
Lake county was not held on Tuesday, but
was adjourned until Tuesday of next week.
The jury was discharged, and a special
venire win be summoned for the next sit
ting
L. Moses let the contract for his Ybor
City store to Lamb g. Tedford for 81, so
After they had the grading done, the foun.
dation laid aud part of the lumber on the
ground, MIR. Moses refused 70 carry out the
contract. Lamb & Tedford have entered
suit against him for 81 500.
Pensacola NetOs: The necessity for rain
is felt far into South Alabama. Streams in
that section have gone dry. and the Oldest
residents do not remember when the
Conecuh was so low before. Fortunately
for Pensacola shippers the supply of timber
in the local market, though light is in ex-
cess Of the demand
, Palatka Herald; Receiver Bailey in
forms the Herald that the city gas will be
. turned off on Nov. unless the city agrees
to pay living price for gas. This action
= ,l,N -
company, bat because the city will not
allow enough to pay the expense necessary
$ for iCs manufacture and expense attached
in keeping the lamps lighted.
Pensacola Ne,0s: The steam tug Dixie
Sims brought in the largest tow OF
"log ends" from Ferry Pass Wednesday
night that was ever brought 70 this city
: TO the Pensacola Manufacturing Company
This company converts the log endsn into
shingles and firswood and is doing quite a
, lucrative business in that line
; BY direction of Gov. Fleming, Attorney
General W. B. Lamar is preparing papers
requesting the supreme court to issue a writ
/ of mandamus commanding Secretary Of
State John L. Crawford to show cause why
he has failed to attesl the signature of the
} governor and aff1x the great seal of state
, to the commission of Hon. r. II. NJ
Davidion, recently appointed United States
senator.
= Live Oak People: DR.. W. F. Bynum came
home from Fort White last "Wednesday
] night and informs us that the store house
] of Lee & Green, which stood only twenty
feet from the one In which he was opening
his stock of drugs, was destroyed by fire on
{ Tuesday night The fire was discovered
about o'clock in the morning, and was SO
{ we'll under way that it was impossible to
: save anything except their books and
n papers. The loss above insurance was about
, 81 900.
! Arch. Blount killed his brother-in-law,
/ Robert Parker, at Barlow on Christmas
1 day. He was to be tried Friday, but
owing to the high standing and popularity
Of the Parkers and the Intense indignation
) of public sentiment against Blount, as we'll
as afiidavits introduced by Blount's attor>
= neys, to the effect that fair trial in Polk
county was an impossibility, Judge Nit
chen granted venue to Hiisborough
! county, where Blount will be tried at the
December court.
George Munnerlyn of SIsar Water Har-
bar is in a very critical condition from the
( effects Of a catfish fin broken of in his foot
several days ago, from which blood poison
I has resulted. He in suffering with lockjaw,
l and is being kept under the influence of
! chloroform and morphine. DIR. Edgar is 10
, attendance, and called Dr. Tenney to assist
in a surgical operation for the purpose of
! extracting the bone, which, however. they
failed TO find. The doctor hes slight hope
, of the recovery of his patient.
t Live Oak People: Sunday morning
Z about O'Clock it was discovered that the
: storehouse Of C. A. Mcintosh ut Lurhville
! was on fire. The flames were eaping out
through the roof and upper windows when
discovered, and it was too late q save any
! thing. The lower doors and windows were
all closed and appeared 10 be fastened. The
/ Gre oh ba
near the ground, q the corner where the
oil can stood. Mr.. Mcintosh thinks that the
fire was iDcenaiaFy. He had just received
bis fall stock, upon which he had an ma.
surancs policy OF 81, 500, aud bis house was
insured for $3.50, which will partially cover
bis iOss.
Orlando Record: About two years ago T.
J. v. Bsobs bad the good luck ~ I'D 90
front Of tls postofiics, early M the mornng,