The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-12

run BY Jones & Jones, is now conducted by
/ Mrs. T. b. Jones solely.
The Grim place, east OF Lake City, has
| been purchased by N. V. Smith Of Baker
( county; 81. GOD is named as the figure.
| Lakeland has assumed quite lively app
! peara1ce since the new trains have been
/ put on, about sixteen arriving there daily.
Allen Hardee, former citizen OF Lake
! land, realized Ssl3 net returns from 1876
boxes cold storage Florida oranges, sold
June l, last.
The damage 10 the vegetable crop in Lee
county by the recent frost will amount 10
thousands of dollars. Many Of the truckers
will have to replant.
Minneola and Clement are all right. The
frost scarcely touched that region and there
are plenty Of plants to sell Growers arc
shipping ripe tomatoes now.
Tampa will probably Join st. Augustine,
jacksonville, Ocala and GAINESVILLE in the
state baseball league. II. B. Plant is in
| terested and will look up suitable grounds
for the Tampa boys.
The grocery firm Of Greene & Co. OF
Lakeland has dissolved partnership. o. j.
Frier having bought out the entire business
interest Of F. r. Greene, Jr., and assumed
all liabilities Of the firm.
The material will be ordered early next
week for Mr.. Hyde's new block at Gaines
vile. The brick to be used in the front
walls Of the building have been ordered
from Washington city, at a cost Of $50 per
thousaOd.
Charles A. Bacon, N. D.. of Washington,
d. c., died at DeLand Saturday of a COM
plication Of diseases. The body was taken
to Washington for interment. The de-
ceased was prominent physician, botanist
and lecturer in Washington.
At the Methodist conference at Tampa
Saturday the committee appointed to in
vestigate the charges against DIR. Peeler re-
ported that trial was not necessary. Rev.
Partridge, president OF the Florida Confer
ence College, reported the college inIa -four
ishing condition. A collection amounting
to 50, 900 was taken for the college.
Reuben Mobley, colored, was discharged
from the county Jail at Pensacola Friday
night. Ho had been held for the murder of
Gus Beard, also colored, which occurred
last summer The men were fellow RATS
rnel aud the dead and mutilated body of
Beard was found floating in the river near
Bluff Springs. Moblsy was last seen in the
| company Of the dead man and that fact led
to his arrest. The grand jury now in ses-
sion investigated the case but found nothing
upon which to indict him. Hence his re-
lease from custody.
A horrible murder is reported from
Safety Harbor, q small town nine miles
east Of Clear Water Harbor The murder
is supposed to have occurred Thursday
evening. 1t was reported that G. Nj. D. In
| loes was out of town. Sunday morning a
young man called at his residence and could
not find him anywhere about home. Look
ing into the house through window he
saw Inloes' body lying in the fireplace with
the head either burned or chopped off. 1t
| Al L. L
been murdered In an adjoining room aud
that the body had been dragged into the
one where it vas found. 1t appears that an
effort had been made to leave the impression
that Inloes had fallen into the fire and been
burned to death. There are suspicious in
connection with the murder and every clew
is being carefully run down.
Tom Johnston, a noted desperate. stabbed
Edward Fuel six times in Bill Williams
saloon at Orlando Saturday night. Fuel
is expected to die. Three witnesses were
present, the owner OF the saloon, a young
negro who works for him and O strange
Englishman, supposed t. be- named Bell
mont. According to Williams story Bel
mont, Fuel and Johnston were sitting at a
table. JOHNSON asked Belmont his'occupa-
ton, saying: I'm a COW man." Fuel
said: "You mean a COW catcherW proba-
bly, referring to the fact that Tom
nad Deen accused OF stealing castle.
Johnston demanded to know what
he meant. Fuel said: "You know" A
dispute followed and the lie was passed.
Fuel jumped up and slapped Johnston sew
eral times, and, following him with chair,
struck at him with it. Johnston then
jumped at Fuel, threw him down and
stabbed him as rapidly as possible The
| Englishman left Immediately and has not
been seen since. Johnston has bad record.
he was tried little over a year ago for
killing win Lee. was found guilty Of man
slaughter and sentenced to five years. He
appealed to the supreme court and is out on
bond awaiting Its decision. He is also out
on bond awaiting trial in Polk county,
charged with cattle stealing. He was once
wealthy but has lost everything and has
lately acted strangely. Many think him
crazy.