The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-16

A good crop Of fodder has been harvested
this year by the Columbia county farmers,
and that Of very excellent quality.
1t is said that another attempt was made
Saturday 70 rob the Florida Central and
Peninsular station at Winter Park, but
failed
The prohibitionists OF Hillsboro county
will meet In mass conventioniat Tampa,
Aug. 10, to nominate candidates for the
county Offices and legislature.
Another Columbia county boy has been
admitted TO West Point through the efforts
of Gen. Bullock, Seaborn Chiles, son Of
Hon. w. J. Chiles of Fort White.
Maj. NJ. r. Marks of Orlando Is the demo-
cratic candidate for senator from the Nine
tenth district. having been nominated by
the convention held at Kissimmee q day or
two ago.
The peach crop Of Gadsden county this
year has not been very large, but 10 has
been of very fine and excellent quality
The fruit has been large and almost en-
tirely free from insects.
A very large percentage Of tho present
cigar tobacco crop around Lake City is of
the finest wrapper quality, and the growers
are pretty well fixed against any combine
sgainst them for purposes Of speculation.
There are nearly 1000 tons of Dunnellon
phosphate side-tracked In Fernandina and
awaiting the arrival Of chartered vessels,
several Of which are overdue. Inactivity"
doesn't prevail at the mines OF the Dunnel.
lon company.
There are In Columbia county quite a
number OF old veterans who will become
benefciaries Of the late act Of congress
pensioDing those who served in the Indian
wars Of 1S32-'42-among the number Capt.
Garrett Vinzant.
Moses Marsh OF DeLand has purchased
the store and lot now occupied by c. p.
Wolf, and will erect new brick business
house on that lot and the one adjoining,
now occupied by George Miller as a grocery
store. There will be two stores in the
block and Wolf will lease the one that takes
the place OF the one he now occupies
+. n. Pickett, whose farm lies about six
miles south Of Lake City, has sold from his
peach orchard Of less than one acre S6S
worth Of fruit in the local markets this sea-
son, his pear trees have Melted him an aver
age OF over a per tree-all told, at Lake
City about 81 per bushel for peaches and 80
cents and 70 cents per bushel for pears.
President S. a. Adams of the jacksonville
Cycling Club is trying 10 arrange for a
state championship race, to take place at
st. Augustine during the encampment, and
would like 20 hear from the riders through
out the state lie has already correspondent
with some OF the wheelmen, who express
themselves as heartily in favor Of the pro-
jecL
A colored man, who answers TO the mama
Of Warren Jones and claims 10 be an Odd
Fellow, came over & DeLand from Ormond
Monday, and made complaint before the
criminal court that a lot Of bis brethren
took him out on the Saturday previous and
gave him an unmercifui beating because he
had been working at - cents day. War
rants we're Issued and eight OF the men were
brought over and lodged IN jail Wednesday
ul2ht.
4 short time since prisoner who was
confined IN the city lookup AZ New Smyrna
became impatient ~ the delay ia getting bis
bfs2efast, aud after kicking down the
epDfs Nsrcbed ~ tbe mGFsbalis house aud
cg,laide1 bls breakfast, a. the same time
s@tsfAsiSA sc marshal t1sE II b. exDsctsd