The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-29

Travel on the Charlotte Harbor division
is beginning to pick up.
The Baptists OF Barlow contemplate erect
ing a new house OF worship.
The taxpayers Of Punta Gorda will elect
trustees for the special school fund on Tues
day, Dec. 10.
The trial at Orlando of DR.. Kirby H.
Smith for passing counterfeit coin ended
Saturday in his acquittal.
The Florida hotels are preparing for a
heavy winter business. The tourists and
lnvaltds are already beginning to arrive.
A. J. Lewis, the surveyor-elect Of Taylor
county, declines the position for the reason
that he is expecting TO move 70 another
county.
Fernandina ia dull. The lumber business
is nearly at q standstill, phosphate ditto
and consequently merchants are doing but
very little trading.
At meeting Of prominent citizens in
Judge Bullook's office at Ocala Saturday,
| irrespective Of party, it was decided to
make Judge McConathy Ocala's next
mayor.
At the Barlow phosphate works, last
| Monday, Rayben Evans, while coupling
cars mad the first and middle fingers Of his
Fright hand so badly crushed that amput0-
tion may be necessary.
ElAub LlOtb Odlbb u ZIG JdLblSOu6u COELOu
were received at Key West Saturday, as
follows: Sloop boat Pocohontas. eight bales,
from Lake Worth. The total amount re-
celved 60 this date aggregates ,002M.
Perry Blade: AS yet we have heard of
no applications for this posto6ice. We
presume the present incumbent will con-
tinue, as it appears that he is prompt to at
tend the duties of 1t aud gives general salts
faction.
J. A. Alden of New Haven, Conn. q and
Frederick Lewis of New York, two promi-
nent and influential capitalists who control
mlnbs OF money, and who are interested In
the Foote Commercial Phosphate Company
OF Polk county, are at Barlow inspecting
their property. They are charmed with the
outlook and will erect at the earliest pos
slble moment gigantic plant for the manu-
Tacture OF the product that they find 80
rich and ia such an inexhaustible supply on
their land a few miles from Barlow city.
e. f. Pickett's dry goods and grocery
store, which Is situated at Judson, was to-
tally destroyed by fire last Thursday morn
ing about 3 o'clock The only things saved
from the fire were one buggy and a few
bales OF cotton. The store is thought to have
been burglarized, as Mr.. Pickett's safe was
found to have been blown open. Mr.. Pick
EFT Is one Of Levy couuty's most prosperous
merchants and he had just gotten a full
stock Of goods. There was no insurance on
the store. and the fire was of incendiary
origin.
Key West Pennant: A report reached
this city Friday that the British bark Chit
tonong, Capt. James Mustard, which first
went ashore in Charlotte Harbor bay on or
about Nov. IS, and which got on and of two
or three times, was finally helped off the bar
on Nov. %, and has been hbeled for $22, 00C
for the service. News has been slowly and
almost imperfectly received from the bark
However, 1t 10 hard to believe that any
steamer or craft would have the hardihood
to libel her for that sum when her entire
cargo is hardly worth that much. 1t Is Il
be hoped that Consul w. j. II. Taylor, hel
consignee, has been misinformed.
Delinquent taxpayers. whose lands were
certified to the state last April for the non
payment of the taxes Of 1891, will find il
| greatly to their interest to redeem the same
before Jan. l, next. The law prescribes that
as soon as publication of the delinquent liss
is made, an additional charge of 50 for
| each certificate has to be made. Controllel
Bloxhamis Office force is now very busy il
| the preparation OF the delinquent lists fol
the respective counties, and these lists vii
be published on Jan. l, next So thos
| who desire avoiding the heavy penalty of {.
on each certificate, ia addition TO the pres.
ent charges, had better apply TO the clerk
| of the circuit courts at once and redeem
their lands before the time of advertising
Considerable excitement was caused a
the court house at Bronson Friday morning
by fire breaking out in the county Jail
Several persons had noticed during tn
morning that the jail was smoking consider
ably at the top, but they did not pay mucl
attention TO the smoke, as the prisoners haC
fire in the jail. However, as soon as Jailel
J. nj. Stewart returned to the jail after de.
liverinR William Hlgginbotham, q muir
derer, 10 the sheriff at the court house, thu
prisoners gave the alarm, which, it seemed
would cause panic, as the court house
was filled with spectators. The grand!jury
and others went TO work like "brave boys
and after considerable labor succeeded IL
extinguishing the flames. The tire wa
caused by defective hue. Bes{ lbs th,
damage to the roof of the Jail nothing els,
was injured. There was a delay OF al
hour in the Higginbotbam murder case.
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