The morning news., 1891-09-22

push it. The mill Will De 1'AIt ~ W 60 -
ground and four stories nlgI ~ oiaa me tfss tha
second ten feet, ana tno 'N'' -0"- ''-
eight feet each.
SavaraI hundred frenen and representa-
,,re citfzans Of Key West met First Vice
Preeidant w. c. Sherman OF Oflapuo, OF tne
800 freman's association, at the wharf
and welcomed him TO the CITY on hls arrival
there last week The Island Clty Guards
gave reception 10 ms tSn nonor aoSior aie n%1
treated them royalty on the Occaslon Oh
their visit to Orlando.
Charles Scbottsky, who, in connection
With Robsrt Moran, was found guilty OF
connterfeitinQ silver coin in Fernandina
some two wears ago. has had his sentence
! Of ak years imprisonment and $4,000 fine
commuted to two years actual imprlson-
meut. A petition TO this effect was gener-
ally signed by Fernaudina people last year.
Schottsky's term has about expired.
There is project on foot TO form a com-
pany on the Halifax and Indian rivers to
build 4O0-ton steam sloop, drawing eight
feet Of water TO run between points on those
rivers and New York, carrying freight
passengers, etc. 1t would cost S24, 900 and
$l5, 900 Of the amount is pledged north OF
New Smyrna. The Indian and Hillsboro
merchants and growers should take the
balance quickly.
At Gainesville, Saturday, a negro boy
named James Belle. IS years of age, as
saulted Deputy Sheriff Weinges' little girl.
He threw two iron bolts at her and ran her
two blocks. She was so exhausted and out
of breath that she could not speak. Deputy
Sheriff Weiuges traced the negro up and
brought him before Judge Gardner. The
judge imposed dne OF S25 and costs. The
negro not having the amount is confined in
the county jail.
A serious, IL not fatal. shooting affray
took place in the Lake Weir orange grove
at that place last Wednesday. Prof. Will
Jams for some time, with others, had been
aggravating one Joe Lewis. and on one oc-
casion threatened him with bodily injury,
which they would have inflicted on him had
he not taken shelter among a number Of
Italian lemon pickers in a neighboring
grove. The difficulty was renewed Wednes>
day, when Lewis shot Williams through the
right breast.
jackson county has acted and has ap-
pointed Judge ". H. Milton to represent
the county aud Hon. ". J. Daniels to
represent Mariana at the Orlando conven-
tion, which meets Oct. TO consider the
important matter of an exhibit from Florida
at the worlds fair at Chicago. Hon. s. r.
Mallory has been appointed to represent Es-
Gambia county. Col W. d. Chipley will
attend upon a special invitation. The
other counties of Western Florida will, no
doubt, name their delegates during this
week. Also the towns of Milton, Mariana
and Chipley.
At Jacksonville Saturday night about
80 o'clock Julius jackson was walking
with his wife In LaVilla, and went to the
grocery store Of Henry Arpen, corner Of
Second and Ward streets After they had
been in the store for q few minutes, two
men, A. Richardson and - Beach, came
in-one coming through the store and the
other came through the bar-and struck
Jackson a heavy blow on the head with a
stick. the other man cut him with a keen
knife in the muscle Of the left arm Just be-
low the shoulder. The cut was serious
one reaching the bone. The assaults were
made from behind, so that jackson could
make no defense.
The Gulf Phosphate Mining and Manu-
featuring Company, whose stockholders are
Charleston, Is. e. capitalists, owns by pur-
chase large territory on Peace river, Florida
and has built an extensive plant at Cleveland,
which is to be the center of its operations.
1t has also made contract with the state
phosphate commission by which 1t has OBJ
tainsd the exclusive right for five years to
take phosphates from a stretch of that
rivers bed. where there are said to be large
and valuable deposits of pebble rock
Cleveland is at the junction of Peace river
and Charlotte Harbor on the Florida South
ere railroad four miles from Punta Gorda
The daily product of the company will be
200 tons. E. L. Roche of Charleston, for
many years SPECIAL supervisor of South
Carolina's phosphate interests, Is the COM
pany superintendent.
The Ocala correspondent of the Jackson
vile Times Union writes: "As the season
is coming on conversation turns on the
prices Of oranges. All the buyers in the
market are bears" and they have many
reasons to maintain their position-the i'm
mense fruit crop all over the union, a big
crop in California which will come into
the market month earlier than usual, q
heavy y1eld abroad, Mexico, as a competi-
tor kansas City having received the first
car last week from our sister republic)
And last, but not least, Florida's crop,
which is put anywhere from 8, ,000, 900 to
100000 boxes. The price SO far spoken of
IS Is cents per box on the trees, for general
shipment. T. Moorehouse, who is here
from California, says that he he's purchased
4,0o0 boxes on the Manatee river for imme-
diate shipment, for which he paid 81 25 per
box; but they must be strictly bright and
very fine. Capt. Lytle of Stanton, Lake
Weir, will begin the immediate shipment
Of his 'Parson Brown variety Of oranges,
which ripen early"
AT Key West q day or two ago the large
and beautiful chandelier, which hung in the
spacious hall, or entrance TO the new post
Office, suddenly fell from the ceiling to tine
floor, with a crash which could have been
heard block or two away. In falling
the chandelier struck the floor perfectly
upright. the lower point penetrating the
plank on which it struck, fastening
itself securely to the floor
1t required the combined strength
of two men to release it from the
floor. 1t is very fortunate that no one was
nnder the chandelier at the time it iell, for
had It struck any one the unfortunate per-
son would have been killed instantly. As it
was Johnnie Meade barely escaped death
for two moments before be Yves standing
Immediately under the chandelier, but for
tunately he stepped aside to inquire for
letters at the delivery window. Strange to
say, one OF the glass globes withstood the
shock, and was taken off in a perfectly
whole condition. The frame was but
slightly damaged.
Friday morning at Inverness the clerks
office of the circuit court showed the filing
on Sept. II of bill in chancery, setting out
bribery and corruption in the election held
on April 4th OF the present year
for the purpose Of locating the county site
of Citrns county. The bill further states
that the town Of Lecanto, one Of the candi
dates in the late election, was the legally
elected site acd not Inverness, as declared
| by the board Of county commissioners on
| the canvass of the vote The bill prays
that Lecanto be declared the legally elected
4 site, and that in the event it appears that
neither Inverness nor Lecanto received d
majority of the votes cast, the records and
offices of the county be removed back to