The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-05
FLORIDA.

A county convention Of the third party
will be held at Bronson on June 49,
e. The Tallahassee district conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church will convene at
Madison, June Is.
G. o. Curry has purchased the LeCount
Lowe residence and orange grove at Venice
and will move his family there this week.
P. C. Fisher, will 20 before the Clay
county democratic convention on June Is
for nomination to the office Of state senator.
Sheriff Bigham Of Bronson says that the
lakes around Shell Pond that have not
failed to furnish water since 1856 are now
perfectly dry.
Suit has been filed in Marion county by
John Bishop against the Compagnie des
Phosphete de France for some non-fulflll-
ment of conditions of sale of phosphate
lands.
A number Of Chicago gentlemen for ming
phosphate land purchasing syndicate are
in Ocala to form the new Chicago Phos-
phate Company with Messrs. Stevens and
Graham.
A band of negro tramps, in passing
through Rixford few days ago, broke into
the residence of George Z. Rixford. taking
among other things a fine Winchester rifle.
Mr.. Rixford is absent at Sanford, where
Mrs. Rixford is lying quite Ill.
At Live Oak day or two ago Mollie
Pinkney tcolored) shot and wounded Bill
Fewox white. Fewox swore out "a war
rant before Judge Mosley and the woman
was arrested and placed in Jail TO await the
result of the wounds Of the man.
Sanford Journal: Vegetable shipments
on the various lines are not I'D to their usual
mark this year, on account of the long con-
tinued drought, while shipments Of general
merchandise are simply enormous, as packed
warehouses here and elsewhere show.
II. A Clark has purchased the schooner
Cecilia from Capt. Mason. The Cecilia will
go TO Pensacola to be refitted, painted. etc.
and after completing present contracts to
bring lumber from Pensacola will make
regular runs from Mauatee river to Key
West.
Agent Warner of the express company
turned over $500 TO Sheriff Fennell at
Gainesville Thursday, as the reward offered
by the company and the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railroad. Mr.. Fem
nell is to divide the proceeds among the
members Of the posse according TO his own
Judgment.
q. w. Davis died of cerebral hemorrhage
at 80 o'clock Friday morning in his room
at the fremont hotel at Jacksonville. Mr..
Davis was in partnership with J. s. Price
in mill down at Bostwick, and arrived
from that place Wednesday night and reg
ASSoAod at bAlo bObCAs az buhb hllIlb ub Tb-
marked that he was feeling better than he
he'd in SIX months.
Leesburg C9nDlercid; B. M. Baer, with
the exception of a few cases to be shipped
to Jacksonville, has sold the remnant Of his
once large stock of goods. and the old store,
where the business of long years has been
conducted, will be closed. Mr.. Baer was in
need OF mental and physical rest, and In
view OF a contemplated European trip de-
Cida1 n Cloaa nm ha h,rai
the business did not pay, nor because he
had tired of Leesburg
Frank Lloyd of Madison young white
man, accidentally inflicted a wound upon
himself few nights ago that will cause him
much pain before he RECEIVERS. He had shot
an alligator and pulled it In the boat, when
it showed signs of returning life, and to
more effectually dispatch it, Frank drew q
revolver to shoot it with. AS he did 80 the
revolver was prematurely discharged and
the ball took effect in the front part of the
leg, just below the knee, ranging downward
and making a very painful wound.
Leesburg Commercial: 1t is not gener-
ally known, but Capt E. B. Walker entered
the old Union hotel when 1t was a mass of
flames for the purpose of awakening per-
sons he supposed were asleep in the build
ing. he assembled to the second floor, groped
his way in the suffocatiug smoke. kicked in
several doors and then, after ascertaining
that there was no one in the house, made
his escape amid falling timbers just as the
| third floor fell In. His back was scorched
| and he was pretty well stihed with smoke
| otherwise he came out unhurt.
Green Cove Spring: On last Tuesday night
a disturbance was created in the negro
! Methodist church of this place by Eva
| Barkus Minnie Barkus, a sister of Eva,
was in the church aud PROSTATE at the altar,
undergoing religious conviction. Eva has
not much faith in religious conviction, and
she went in and picked Min ME up and pro-
ceeded to tote her out, Eva being somewhat
muscular. Here Bill Barkus, their brother
| took hand and freed Minnie, who was
stoutly objecting to being taken out of the
church. Bill, assisted by all who could get
near enough to help MIN. then carried and
dragged Eva out onto the platform. Pan
demonium reigned by this time, and the
| church was a seething mass. Ike Hines
heard that Bill was assaultiug his Qke's
wife, and he made his way Co the scene OF
| conflict and sailed into Bill with a club
not stopping to investigate affairs at all
Ike soon found himself in a minority, and
the fight soon stopped.