The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-06
FLORIDA.


Tobacco department Tallahassee Flo
rtdidn: Col Chipley offers the farmers
tobacco seed free, an expert to post them
up on the same terms, and last but not least,
forty acres of land to the one that grows
the best crop. That's business all over
Would that we had a Col. Chipley down in
this neck Of woods.
J. G. Wilds Of Gainesville, an employe Of
the Savannah, Florida and Western, has
made some furniture for his home out Of
the prickly ash, which is about as pretty as
any we ever saw. There is a table, an easel
and a card case. The bark and the curious
excrescences which appear on the trunk of
this tree in its natural state are left as they
are and are vanished at the ends, in the
case of the easel, tipped with brass knobs.
The articles make very unique and hand
some ornaments for the home
Halifax Journal. Are closely associated
and we have heretofore been almost entirely
free from the genus, but Of late there are
few tramps appearing. Preventing, by not
feeding them, from making this harbor
should be the aim of our people. We have
also felt that we were in such state of
perfect security that many have literally
slept with doors and windows open, but last
night Dir. Brewers house was entered and
valuable gold watch and seal taken, the
burglar being chased from the house, and
an attempt was made to enter Mr.. Briggs
house, which was foiled by Mrs. Briggs
giving the alarm.
Stephen johnson and his son Bob of Kis-
simmee killed female tiger Monday about
two miles west Of Campbell, says the Tdlla-
hdSsedn, and a quarter OF a mile from the
South Florida railway. She measured ten
feet from the end Of her nose to the tip of
her tail. She had just Toasted on a hog
johnson and son wore hunting when the
dogs started her and she ran up a tree. The
young man shot at her with bird shot. -. The
father came up With his Winchester and
brought her to the ground where the dogs
wrestled with her, and one of them was
badly chewed up. She was the largest tiger
ever seen in this vicinity.
At o'clock Monday night, says the PEN
| sacola NeICS, Mounted Policemen Murphy
and McDavid succeeded in capturing on
Ninth avenue. near Luke's alley, the noto-
rious Sam Castleberry, a young colored
desperate who is an escaped convict from
the Florida penitentisry. Castleberry was
sent up from Pensacola for house breaking
and made his escape in irons from the guards
about seven months since. The officers
think that Castleberry has been concealed
in Pensacola for some time but they were
unable to locate him until Monday after
noon. In the police court Wednesday Cas-
tleberry was held for thirty days, and in the
meantime the penltentiary authorities will
be communicated with.
Tallahassee TdllahdSsedn: J. P. Barbour
Walker died last week at his
beautiful nome adjoining the city OF
Ocala, after long illness with
that dread destroyer, consumption. The
remains were brought to Tallahassee for bu-
rial on Saturday. The funeral services
were held at st. Johns Episcopal church,
and the interment was In the family burial
lot in the Episcopal cemetery. He had ex-
pressed wish to be brought TO Tallahassee,
| that he might die at the home of his
boyhood but his lack of physical strength
| prevented. Mr.. Walker was the third SOD
Of the late Hon. George K. Walker, who
was one of the earliest and most influential
| citizens Of Middle Florida. He was brother
! of onr worthy states attorney, Hon. George
| w. Walker. He was a bright and promis-
| ing attorney-at-law. His widow, who is
the accomplished daughter Of the late Col.
| st. George Rogers OF Ocala, has the sympa-
thy Of many friends and acquaintance.
Burglars have been particularly numer-
Gus at DeLand and Orange City during the
| past week or 80. At the latter place the
residence OF Frank s. Taylor w. Q. Can
mons and Col. Crenshaw were entered They
made no haul, except at the first-named
place. They got IS in money and lot of
canned fruit and all of Franks orange wine.
At Deland they made depredations upon
the residences of Mayor Dore, Capt. J. B.
Jordon, Mrs. Voorhis, the Parceland and
the Carrollton. At Mrs sVoorhis they got
quite haul-all the money, diamonds and
Jewelry Of boarde-, and at the Parceland
an elegant diamond ring from Mrs. Parce.
1t appears that these midnight hends are
| here, too, for the winter, basking in
Florida's sunny cline. 1t is the general
opinion now that they are not tramps, but
parties stopping in the section, and the off,
GERS should be on the constant alert for their
capture, if such a thing is possible. They
go through a house just as if they were In
absolute possession, and it takes the muzzle
Of shotgun to run them Off. They make
their raids upon the most imposing resi-.
dences, doubtless with the hope Of making
| hauls.
Up TO within few years the Indians of
Alaska were accustomed to express their grief
for the death of any important parsonage by
| human sacrifices, and the same practice is
largely followed in some parts Of Africa. At