The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-28

Court Is in session at Dade City.
Pompano are being caught in Fernandina
bay.
Capt. J. B. Johnston, of the Dade City
| Democrat, is q candidate for member of
| assembly,
The 6-year-old son of Rufus Edmondson,
living across the bay from Pensacola, fell
while at play Tuesday and fractured his
knee.
J. B. Sumner Of San Antonio has with
drawn from the contest for the county
clerkship, but enough are left to make the
canvass interesting.
| olive trees in bloom They have been
planted five years and are about l2 feet
high and inches In diameter OF trunk.
Edward Bryant, sentenced at last term
| of court In Ferpandina to be hanged, has
filed notice of his intention OF applying to
the state pardoning board for a commuta-
| ton of his sentence. Public sentiment
seems to be in favor Of the prisoner, says
| the NelUs.
Ocala New Capitol: William Lukens, IAN
estimable young man, who has been quite
sick for some time, died last Wednesday in
| this city from consumption. MIR. Lukens
| came from the north for health, and was at
one time proprietor of the Silver Springs
hotel. He is a near relative of T. Brigham
Bishop, and leaves a wife and many friends
to mourn his loss
Two wolves have been invading Liberty
county for several weeks A reward of $50
was offered for their scalps, and o. b. Shu-
Ter last week killed one of them, receiving
| $50 for 10. A great many sheep had been
killed by them. They ran from the coast as
high up as this point. The one killed was
very large one. The other has not been
seen or heard of since.
Deputy Collector DR.. A J. Pollock and
Deputy Marshal r. 2. Wharton have re-
turned to Pensacola from a raid made
among the illicit distillers of Washington
| county. They report the capture and de-
struction of three dstilleries in that county,
the largest being within short distance of
the postofioe at Millers Ferry. No ar
rests were made, the owners having fed
| before the arrival OF the officers
s. s. Leonard Of Pensacola has the con-
tract for the construction of buildings for
the national quarantine station, Chande-
leur Island. The buildings will be three in
number, connected by bridge work, and
will be placed on piling three-qusrters of a
i mile from the shore and in 25 feet depth of
water. The three buildings taken together
| will be 36 fest in breadth and 142 feet in
length, and they will cost the whole amount
OF the present appropriation, 5000.
| The democratic executive committee Of
Liberty county has called primary elections.
to take place at the various precincts on
Saturday, May a., to select delegates to
meet at Bristol May 81 for the purpose of
sending delegates TO Tampa on June l, and
TO organize an executive committee for the
ensuing campaign. Liberty county is solid
for Cleveland for President and John l..
| Crawford for governor, Bloxham for con-
troller. Other candidates are not yet
spoken Of.
Lawyers E. P. Ward and Frank w. Pope
| of Jacksonville have been notified that
George Reynolds. of Charlton county, Geor-
gia indicted for killing James Sweat in Baker
county, Florida, on Dec. "a last, and escap-
ed, had surrendered to Sheriff Gurganus, Of
Baker county, and asked to be brought to
Jacksonville where she above attorneys
will petition Judge Young for bail. Others
were implicated in this Christmas row in
| which number of shots were fred, and all
were indicted ct the last term of the circuit
court, bat Reynolds only for murder.
The Liberty county alliance met Monday
and expected Hon. A. p. Baskin to address
1t. be failed to put in his appearance and
missed sumptuous dinner prepared by the
ladies of Liberty. About seventy-five were
present, and partook OF dinner near the
Methodist Episcopal church. The younger
ones adjourned to the court house and
| trlpped the fantastic toe. During the whole
day no arguments on political matters were
discussed. No county officials have come
forward as yet-none seem to care for office
| Wirepulling, il any is done in dark corners
The house committee on military affairs
having had some doubt as 10 whether the
sale of the old barracks property in St
Augustine would bring the $50, 900 required
TO purchase the proposed new SITE has hesi-
tated TO recommend the passage OF the bill
authorizing the sale of the old barracks OF
the purchase Of the new. II. M. Flagler
hearing that the committee was hesitating
has written the chairman saying that,
while he is not DESTROYS of making further
| investments in st. Augustine, he will take
the old barracks property at $40 900, which
is Sic, 900 more than the sum proposed by
the bill for the purchase OF the new site.
While responding to an alarm at Pensa.
cola Sunday afternoon the driver of Hope
Hook and Ladder Companv's truck at.
tempted to cross the tracks of the street
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