The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-23

/ a verdict of nos guilty for the reason that
/ the court held that the law, under which
the information was filed, was unconstitu-
tionaL
Lake City correspondence jacksonville
! Times Union: Speaking of phosphate,
there is one hill some distance south OF
| Lake City where the rock is now being
mined, three acres of which, il is estimated,
will yield third of a million tonsl Think
of it-at : per ton royalty, lad then think
of the profit on the ousput-at least 81 ,000,-
900 from three acresl Aud there are many
other deposits. already thoroughly pros-
pected, scarcely second TO this Ia richness.
One Of the local companies has refused an
offer of 100000 for a 2J,000-acre tract OF
such land-about Sl2 per acre, taken as it
comes. Daily transfers Of couvicts pass
through to the mines in the lower portion of
the county. A recent sale of 800 acres for
$4,000 is reported The supply here is
illlmitable aud the quality Of the highest
all "hard rock"
The meeting in the interest Of tobacco
growing in West Florida, held at Chipley
Friday, is said to have been the largest yet
held in that section Of the state. The acad-
envy in which the audience first gathered
was crowded. A. q. Chandlee presided,
and the greatest interest was manifested,
but as the building was needed for school
purposes the meeting adjourned to Daniels
hall, where an organization, tD be known
as the Washington county Tobacco
Growers Association, was formed.
s. NJ. Robinson was elected
president and A. G. Chandiee secretary.
The association began its work with thirty
seven members. Prof. Noodle expressed
great surprise at what he saw at DeFuniak.
He pronounced Dc. Felton's place to be
wonderful. Prof. Noodle exhibited cigars
made entirely from tobacco grown by L.
| w. Plank at DeFurisk, which were pro-
nounced to be excellent. Tho professor
| also alluded TO the large amount of money
distributed at Quincy for tobacco this sea-
son. and said that every county in West
Florida could do as we'll.
The Pensacola NelUS Of Saturday says:
"Sherif wilkins certainly deserve' credit
for the efforts made by him to capture and
bring TO justice the brutal murderer Hay
wood Carr To this end he has expended
large sum Of his own funds and devoted
| much time, and Thursday night he felt rea-
sonably certain that his efforts were about
TO he Rewarded in the Identification
of the Haywood Carr brought from
Mobile aud lodged in the county
jail. After reading the Nelos Of
yesterday a number Of people who knew
of the murderer Carr, went to the Jail and
had look at the Mobile mao. With one or
two exceptions they all declared that the
Hay Carr confined in jail is not
the Haywood Carr who committed the muir
der Aaron Kelly, upon whom Sheriff
Wilkins relied chiefly for the Identification,
declared upon first sight of the prisoner
that he is not the man wanted. reporter
of the NetOs visited the Jail yesterday morn
ing and had a talk with Carr. The latter
stated that he was reared in Mississippi and
had lived for fourteen years in Mobile, and
that be was never in Pensacola before. He
further stated that be was employed by
John Mountain as fireman at his mill, and
could establish by the latter the fact OF his
continued residence in Mobile. 1t is proba-
BILE that Carr will be released to-day aud
furnished with transportation back to Mo-
hfla