The morning news., 1892-12-20

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Key West, where they are st present located
For several days last week Bob Trask OF
Haskell, a gentleman well connected anc
liked, was drinking in aud around Barlow
He is known to have bad a sum OF money
on his person. On Wednesday he bought
bottle of laudanum. That night, 1t is alleged
he took the laudanum and on Thursday
night he died. Foul play is suspected By
some.
Marshal Boil Of Tampa found one Of tht
night policemen OF that city asleep on hi
beat several nights ago and took MS badge
pistol and club away from him without
awakening him. However, says the lamps
Tribune, the poor fellow had very good
excuse, as he was to be married the nexi
night and was probably resting up for the
trying ordeal, so be was only suspended twe
days.
The state fair to be given at Gainesville
By the Golored CO. men promises to be no small small
affair. The premium list will be issued from
the Sentinel Office in a short time Among
the premiums offered are: For the best
oOlored brass band, $75; for the best base
ball club, $50; for the best display, in mlnla-
ture form, of not less than fifty separate and
distinct exhibits of any public enterprise
$40. There are also other prizes offered
Bat the above are the largest.
Kissimmee Gazette: We notice the city
COuuCll mas VOteO themselves hDOub SSOO a
I back pay for services as rendered as coun-
| cilmen, while the ordinance under which
they were elected says, that the salaries OF
| all city officers shall be fixed by resolution
| Of the city council annually before the
election" Now, gentlemen the Gazette Is
not a kicker but when this amount of the
| peoples money is taken in such a manner,
| we think IL time TO come forward and ask II
you have not gone little too far.
1 dd1ornfas RNbarf n
| Merrill, who has made extensive purchases
of fruit along the Manatee rives section, as
| agent for Charles w. White Of Citra, was
arrested Nov. "a, charged with illegally
taking and carrying away fruit from the
! groves of Stobhar d Jones on the north side
! Of the river and after preliminary hearing
| before County Judge Wimbish, was bound
over TO appear before the circuit court at
the spring term to answer said charge,
which under the statute is made a felony.
| Deputy Marshal Mccormick, on duty al
the South Florida railroad depot at Barlow
while attempting Wednesday night to clear
| the yard Of lot Of negroes who were oh.
structing the loading OF cars, was struck on
the shoulders with q coupling pin and
knocked senseless by burly negro who re-
sisted the marshal's authority. McCor-
mick recovered in few seconds from the
stunning blow and fired two shots at the
retreating form Of the negro, but without
effect The negro escaped q the darkness
and has not been arrested.
Lake City was startled by the alarm of
fire again Tuesday night at about 10 o'clock
The blaze proved to be inside the store of
win f. Thompson, near the Florida Cen
tral and Peuinsular depot. This time the
response from the water works was prompt
and vociferous and the burning interior
was flooded as soon as the doors were
thrown open. Mr.. Thompson had locked
up and gone home only few minutes be-
fore the alarm was given. He is satisfied
he left everything safe and thinks the fire
was incendiary. His whole stock vas prac-
ticelly ruined, entailing loss Of several
hundred dollars, with no insurance what
ever.
Last Tuesday night, several hours after
the Mallory steamer Almo had left Calves
ton for New York via Key West, and while
Second Officer e. E. Maynard was on the
stage OF the pilot house. he made a misstep
and fell to the deck, alighting on his feet,
but the forcs of the fall threw him back
ward aud his head, at the base of the brain,
struck against some hard object, knocking
him senseless, from which he never re-
covered consciousness. He lived about
forty-eight hours In oomatose state. The
unfortunate man received every attention
from the officers and crew, who admired
and respected him for his many excellent
qualities of head and heart, but grim death
could not be persuaded to give up his vic
tim.
Gainesville Leader: The phosphate in
terestS of Florida are yet in their infancy.
They are just now going through "sweat'
ing process" 1t is predicted by those who
have had the largest experience in handling
phosphate that in less than five years
Florida will become one of the wealthlest
states In the union as a result of the output
of phosphate alone. It is a consoliuR feat
ure to believe that when this great indus
try becomes largely developed Alachua
county will show TO the world that she hal
within her borders the most extensive anC
richest phosphate deposits in the state
That this locality In a few years will be-
come one of the most prosperous regions il
the whole country Is looked forward K
with the utmost confidence by the mos
sagacious men.
Sanford Journd A. K. Spencer Is
member of the Second Battalion band, he I
also owner of the Union Transfer Company
and is an engineer on the Tavare
branch OF the Jacksonville, lamp
and Kew West railroad He is wei
liked by all and it was not supposed be bai
an enemy until few days ago. when a bul
let crashed into his engine within fev
feet of him. The missile sped from
| weapon of large caliber and with murder
| Gus intent. The motive is shrouded Il
doubt, although some people believe tha
| some man whose live stock had been killeC
| by the cars and who found it impossible t,
| obtain compensation was seeking revenge
| The affair occurred near Tuft's station Of
the Tavares branch. There is no positive cle1
TO the man who fired the shot as yet.
| In the United States court at Jacksonvill
| Friday the following business was done
l George w. Thornton was tried for havin;
| and passing counterfeit silver money a
Cedar Keys, aud convicted and sentenced
to eighteen months in the Columbus 70.
penitentiary. Thornton is a white man
about 25 years of age, and a paralytic il
his lower limbs. Thirteen dollars ant
twenty-five cents of the money was ex
hibited in the court and 1t is a very goot
counterfeit though light in weight. A yer
dict of not guilty was rendered in the cas-
OF Grant Crowder, charged with breakin,
into postofice at Hague. Harry W
Fowler, the young postoffice official at Pa
latka, was indicted to-day again for refus
ing to account for the money received 10
stamps and box rent, $l20, at Palatka.
Army and Navy Journal: 1t is under
stood that the two barracks at Barranca
and the one at Key West, Fla, will be gav
risoned by batteries from the Third artil
lery. Col. l.. K. Livingstone has been re
quested by Gen. Schoheld to designate tn