The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-28

D. r. Frazier has been appointed lunl-
Der inspector for Nassau county.
From FIVE to ten cars Of hard rock phos-
plate, it lie said, are shipped from Wi!liston
daily.
The Herring place, south Of DeLand. has
been sold to a northern party; consideration
$4,000.
G. A. Winner has given up the stationery
business in Orlando and again entered the
newspaper field.
Mrs. J. c. Rutherford, who owns fine
grove near Highland park, sold the present
crop Of fruit on 1t for S. 900.
The people Of Sanford are highly pleased
| with Rev. s. D. Paiue, the new pastor VI
the Congregational church in that city.
| The present crop of oranges around De-
! Land is late one month ripening. They are
yet as green looking as the orange leaf ITSELF
| 1t is said that at least oue-third Of tbs
! orange crop around DeLand has already
| ben sold in the groves, and before the
shipping season is over oDe-half will be
thus disposed Of.
+. S. Curl, contractor and builder, OF
| Gainesville has just completed a l5-room
| hotel at Williston. also several smaller
buildings and will put up a Presbyterian
church within ninety days.
Most of the crop of oranges in the south
end or around Enterprise and Osteen seem
TO have been sold on the trees. Last weeE
Hon. John Ssuls sold his crop in lump for
$4,000 and George Carlile sold his in the
same manner for 81, 100.
Mrs. Benjamin Finical of DeIand,
through mistake. took arsenic for medicine
on Monday last. For several hours she
was In q very critical condition. but through
the skill of DR.. Mellette she was saved
She is better and will be up and about as
usual In few days.
County Commissioner R. A. Mills OF Or
lando has two rare United States coins in
his possession which have been out of cir
culatiUn forty five years, Mr.. Mills having
owned them for that length Of titne. They
are half-dollar silver pieces, bearing dates
respectively 1908 and 1875.
Prince Robinson (colored) was assassi-
mated at Fort Myers on the night OF Oct. Is.
He was sitting In a chair ia front Of bar
room when some one under cover OF dark
ness poured a load of shot into his right
arm and breast, from which he soon died.
He was TAD man and often engaged III
quarrsls and fights.
In the Office Of Col. Cater. The SUPER
intendent of the East Florida Seminary at
Gainesville, tackled to the wall is the skin OF
a baby boa constructor. 1t is 1919 feet long
and about Is inches wide, and more beauti-
fully marked than the hide OF any reptile
viii b glides the glAdes or coils the curly
limbs Of the forest oaks. 1t was brought
from South America by Lieut.. Ripley of
the United States navy, formerly a tutor
in the seminary.
Men who attended the recent prize-fight
at Jacksonville are worried lest they be ar
rested. The 9 is law against fighting
which reads thus: "Whoever by previou,
appointment or arrangement meets another
and engages IN fight shall be punished 10y
Imprisonment not exceeding six month";
orby fine not exceeding $780, Whoever
Is present at snch fight as an aid, second or
su geon, or ad vises encourages or promotes
such fight. shall be punished by imprison
ment not exceeding six months, or by fine
not exceeding 5O0."-Revised Statutes
article 3, page 7Sl, sections 24l5 and 2416.
Louis Anderson, who boards at the Mag
nolia house at Orlando, missed coat from
his room day or two ago and went to au
officer swore out search warrant and had
S. B. McLin's room searched. The coat
was not found. When McLin heard Of whar
he considered rs outrageous treatment upor
the part Of Anderson. he sought him upon
the street, and SAILED him with a walking
cane, striking several hard but Intellectual
blows at Anderson's head. The cane was
Jared from McLin's hand by the last blow
and anderson got hold of il and struck hi.
assaila t upon the head, INJECTING a slight
scalp wound. MoLin left the scene in search
OF another weapon, aud was rapidly pur-
sued by Anderson. Officer Monroe Math-
ews arrested both belligereuts before they
could close the second time.