The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-26
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shipped from Tallahassee so far, and the
crop Is not all harvested yet.
Heavy rains continue to fall IN Lafayette
county. The streams and lakes are higher
than they have been in many years.
Mrs Elizabeth Peacock, IN Their Of La
fsyette's present representative, Hon. j. M.
Peacock, is dangerously Ill with typhoid
fever.
Coombs g. Co. Of Apalachicola have on
hand fltty pieces of timber which they value
at something over $1,000. The timber
will be sold for spars.
1t is stated that Mr.. Whistler the truck
man, has realized not less than $1,000 for
eggplants shipped from his garden just
south of Tallahassee this season.
Clarence Smith, aged years, met with
serious accident at Barlow Tuesday morn
ing A pot OF flowers fell off Of a stand
and broke his leg above the ankle.
Rev. Mr.. Belcher, who was formerly rec
tor OF the Episcopal church Of Bowling
Green in Polk county but now OF New
York, presented the Episcopal church last
week with large beautiful cross and eau
dlesticks.
8. s. Harvey, chair man of the state ex-
ecutive committee Of the Peoples party in
Florida, returned from Ocala and Anthony
yesterday, and after a few days to be spent
at bis home in EScambia county, will go
back 10 Jacksonville to open up the COM
mittee's headquarters.
One day last week a party Of gentlemen
from Apalnchicola encamped at West Pass
found the spar OF large ship, and the
fresh cuts at the butt indicated that it had
but recently been cut from some large yes
sci. There we're some ropes and blocks
upon the spar, and they were removed.
Saturday afternoon, while J. W Splitter
was climbing ladder in the stable at the
back of his residence on King street at st.
Augustine, the ladder slipped, throwing him
near the heels OF DR.. Rainey'S horse. The
animal became frightened and kicked Mr..
Splitter near the right thigh, breaking his
leg.
Henry Howard (coIored) was taken from
his home near Mayo Sunday night by
mob OF masked men and beaten unmerci-
fully. He was thea told to leave the county
at once, which he did without delay. He
had insulted a white woman in the absence
of her husband, and the citizens took the
law In their own hands,
The Lafayette county democratic execu-
tive committee has called q meeting at New
Troy, Aug. /, to discuss the methods of
nominating candidates for county officers.
Primaries will probably be ordered instead
of convention. Lafayette county will
support Judge Mitchell almost solldlY,
though she opposed him before the conven-
ton.
After long and tiresome delays the trial
OF I. j. Herndou came up at Arcad IA on
Saturday. When the evidence was heard
Herndon was released on insufficient testi-
mony, by Judge T. H. Bolshaw, the COM
hitting justice. Public sentiment has been
strongly against Herndon and great deal
of criticism was INDUCED 10 on the judges
decision.
Capt. George Shearer OF the schooner
Scotia, who left First Mate George Patter-
son at Cardenas, Cuba, on June 20, is sub
ject to a penalty Of $500 fine and six months
imprisonment for such violation of the
statute. Bond having been given by the
captain for his appearance In the United
States court at Apalachicola, he cleared for
Cardenas again on Thursday,
A negro by the name OF Rats" aoci-
dentally shot Major Worthy, a brother
coon on the gravel train, near Bowling
Green, IN Polk county, Monday. Worthy
and Rats were brought to Barlow, where
the former died Monday night, while the
latter was consigned to apartments in Sheriff
Billiards. boarding house, as guarantee of
his safety while awaiting the action OF the
grand jury.
An election was held Tuesday at Fernan-
dina in Wards and 3 for tie purpose of
electing two oounoilmen from each. In
Ward K. E. Robinson and A. l.. Reynolds
wsre nominated by the republicans and
elected. In Ward 3 Mess.s. Kelly and
Mahoney were nominated by the democrats
and were elected. There was no opposition
in either ward, there being only one ticket
In the field.
Several days ago Marshal Boil OF Tampa
received a letter. dated at New York city,
from a man named E. 8. Hawthorne, ask
ing that he the marshaD look up a trunk
that was lost or stolen from the f. G. & 2
railroad DEPOT of that city. Capt Boil,
with hts Pinkerton sagacity. readily located
the missing trunk at a station called Haw-
thorne, twelve miles from there, it having
been sent there by mistake, owing to the
name on 10 and having no check attached.
The trunk Is now at the marshals office,
and the marshal is just So out OF pocket for
kilograms trying to find the owner.
A new town is being laid out on Biscayne
bay aud Is attracting settlers. George Nc
Donald, surveyor who has located a mum
Der Of towns in the west and was the one
to stake out Guthrie during the great Okla
hoBa boom, is plating the new govern
ment town on the bay One hundred and
one settlers are necessary to make gov
eminent town and between twenty-five and
fifty have been secured. The new town Is
called Addison, after the oldest settler in
that vicinity, who has been on the land
twenty-six years. 1t is located one-halt
mile south OF Cutler aud has a fine frontage
on the bay two miles long and is a quarter
OF a mile deep. Engineer Mcdonald Is stalk
ing It out as rapidly as possible and the lots
are 25 feet frontage on the bay by I25 feet
deep. The tract chosen is part OF the old
Perrine land and has excellent back country
known as the hunting ground.
Key West Equator: funny incident
occurred on the last trip Of the Mascotte TO
Port Tampa that was not Sc funny for the
passengers. Just before leaving this port
Saturday night some Cuban called the cook
to the port hole and while talking to him
jsbbed an umbrella in his eye The lower
eyelid was cut by the ferrule and the unex-
pected attack did not increase the amiabil-
ity of the cook. On Sunday the steward
made some complaint of the bill OF fare being
prepared for dinner, netting the cook, who
explained that the provisions were low. As
the steward passed out the second mate
playfully poked him in the ribs He did not
see the fun and the mate finally knocked
him down to impress the point Of the joke
Things got warm and the steward vented
his anger on the cook. A str Ike was then
and there declared in the kitchen by the
three cooks and the whole dinner upset on
the stove The odor of burning meats and
vegetables and the blaze which resulted
added to the Sunday excitement. The pas
seugers had a short meal on canned goods
and at Port Tampa the cooks took French
leave. Their places were quickly filed