The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-10
FLORIDA.

| FLORIDA
Lakeland will soon be lighted by cleo
tricity.
The phosphate In the Albion region is
being rapidly developed
Much phosphate land is being quietly dis
posed Of in Alachua county.
There is talk of building three brick
blocks on Lafayette street, Tampa.
| Henry c. Lea is erecting a commodious
two-story residence at the head Of Jackson
street., Tampa
The Hillsborough county commissioners
made full and satisfactory settlement with
ex-county treasurer Thomas T. jackson
Saturday.
A general court martial is now being
held at Fort Barrancas Two officers from
Mcpherson barracks at Atlanta have ar
rived 70 serve as members Of the court.
Judge Samuel Blatchford. distinguished
member Of the United States supreme court,
is in Jacksonville, accompanied Dy Mrs.
Blatchford and Mrs. Cummings of Bostons
At Ocala John Lyons of New York city
was robbed Friday night. in Flora Bakers
| place Of ill-repute, Of $3.50. Kid Eagan was
arrested as principal and ]. H. Pierce as
accessory.
The Florida Sugar Manufacturing Com
| pany Of st. Cloud has filed an amended
| charter with the secretary Of the state au-
thortzing the increase OF Its capital stock to
| 81, 900, 600
The Savannah, Florida and Western have
just completed new boat at New Orleans
TO ply the Chattahoochee and Apalachi-
cola rivers. The new craft Is a beauty. and
| will be brought over shortly.
The editor of the Fort Myers Press has
been appointed one of the delegates to at
tend the National Editorial Association at
st. Paul, Mimi, in June. II is proposed to
charter two cars one for exhibits, the other
for the editorial party.
Hillsborough Times. Mrs. s. D. Harris
OF Clear Water had a very dangerous and
| exciting experience a few days ago. While
| out driving her animal became frightened
and twice ran away with the vehicle. Fear
ing smash-up, Mrs Harris dropped her
baby on the ground without harm, when,
at last, she was dumped out with the same
| good fortune.
The Pierce and TORY Investment Com
| pany, which recently settled with their cred
itors at the rate OF so cents on the dollar, is
making active preparations for starting up
| the plant again, and have ordered new ma
| chinery for the Apopka saw-mill, and also
for the novelty works in that city. 1t is also
expected to have everything in operation in
about two weeks.
Tampa JIorndl: A certain young lady
who is in business in Tampa lost her trunk
keys the other day, aud hnally decided they
were in her trunk, which had closed with a
spring lock. Taking the Ratchet she banged
away at the lock until she was rs red as a
beet As the lock few OF and the trunk
new open, a wreck, she fell back exclaim-
ing: why, know now, left them at
the store"
About thirty conyicts passed through
Gainesville Saturday en- route from Dun
Mellon, where they had been at work in the
mines, to Monticello. Jack Chambers, the
murderer OF young hunter, at Jacksonville,
was among the number. A gentlemen who
saw him when he left Jacksonville for the
convict camp says he never saw man so
much changed for the worse in so short
time. His health has failed, and 1t is pre-
dicted that he will not live to serve his term
OF four years out.
Fl. d. Moulton, who has been visiting Or.
Goutherland OF GAINESVILLE, intended to take
his departure on the Florida Central and
Peninsular railway Saturday morning. DR..
Switzerland was conveying him to the
depot In his carriage, when they stopped
perhaps five minutes in store, leaving Mr..
Moultons baggage in the carriage. When
they returned they Immediately observed
that Mr. Moulton's valise had been stolen.
Marshal G. II. Davis was notified. and ii is
probable that the stolen properly will be
recovered.
The funeral of the late Lucien B. Bigelow
took place at Jacksonville Sunday, Rev. j.
b. Anderson Of st. Paul's church conduct
ing the obsequies. The remains were
accompanied to the grave by many friends,
who boarded the steamer w. T. Stockton
and proceeded to the old burial ground near
Arlington. Just a week ago the funeral of
deceaseds mother took place, and at the
very minute Of her death q little babe
arrived at the home of Mr.. Bigelow, near
Altoona, who, by sudden turn of fate,
will never know the love OF father.
The mandamus suit brought by G. G.
Warwick, trustee, of Philadelphia, by
Hanlln 81 Stewart Of DeLand and A. ID.
Odiin OF Orlando, his attorneys. against J.
B. Jordan, clerk Of the circuit court of
DeIand Saturday before Judge J.
D. Broome Ia chambers and decided in
favor of the defendant. This suit was
brought to compel the clerk to incorporate
l42 tax sale certificates in one deed. B. Nj.
Miller OF DeLand appeared for the clerk.
This is a very important decision, and will
be taken up to the supreme court, most
likely, by the plaintiffs attorneys.
night or two ago, as the freight was
leSving Savannah, a tall negro of clerical
appearance, wearing froozsy silk hat, blue
goggles linen buster and with a goldhead-
ed cane in bis hand, came up and deposited
a shiny grip on the tender. He as driven
away and found place in "A box car At
the next station :the conductor hunted for
him, but he wasn't there. At the fol-
| lowing station, however, he was Iouud in
the car with a big roost uud,r ore arm,
| cropping around. As the conductor APP
peared he said, "Shine yer light en- yer,
boss, dat chicken done scaped.n How the
chickens got there is a mystery, of course
! Fernandina Mirror: About o'clock Fri
day morning Patrolman Courier, who at
| the time was near the postoffice on his usual
round, heard a noise on the opposite side of
the street, and stepped across to investigate
the matter. Failing TO discover the cause
| of the noise, he blew his whistle for assist
| ance, when Patrolmau Swearingen re-
sponded. The two officers proceeded to
make careful examination Of the stores,
and finally discovered that the unusual
noise had been caused by the falling of q
J large mirror in ]. c. Rutishauser's barber
shop. The support had given way, the
/ mirror Yves precipitated to the fi10r and
completely demolished. In other wor Is,
that mirror was busted but this one still
lives to tell the tale.
Catarrh
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