The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-07
FLORIDA,


FLORIDA.
Mariannab city election will take place
to-day.
There Is an enterprise afoot for connect
ing Gainesville and Micanopy by a tele-
phone line.
Judge o. T. Stanford has purchased the
d. 8. Williams orange grove. situated about
one mile north Of Arcadia
The fertilizer factory as Gainesville re-
ceived four cars Of phosphate rock Satur-
day to work up into fertilizers.
Willis & Broughton are preparing to
erect 3-story brick building for John 81.
Carter on lower Palafox street, Pensacola.
The first tomatoes Of the season, 100 crates,
were shipped 10 New Orleans from Key
West Thursday on the Arkansas by the J, P.
Roberts estate.
G. 8. Beerbower has invented a duplex
baggage transfer slip which he has had
copyrighted and which will revolutionize
the check system.
The Shine Guards Of Orlando have petit
toned Gov select Mitchell 10 appoint
Maj. T. D. Lancaster Of Ocala as adiutant
general for the state Of Florida. The petit
ton is signed by all the officers and privates
in the company.
The gauge of the Charlotte Harbor
division sfrom Arcadia to Punta Gorda
will be broadened about Dec. IL. The
spikes are now being set for the change to
standard gauge. After the gauge is broad
ened change Of schedule will probably be
made.
At Kew West last week the case Of the
state Of Florida VS.. Caleb ROTOR and Rich
ard Thompson. for the murder OF Rudolph
w. Raymond, resulted in verdict Of
guilty Of murder 10 the first degree as to
both defendants aud recommended them to
the mercy Of the court.
Reports from the precincts heard from
indicate that Volusia county has gone dry
as follows: Wet, 6S; dry, $50. There was
great excitement In this precinct and prob
ably heavy vote has been cast all over the
county. Feeling runs high.
Charley Page, young painter, employed
at Williams q Hobbs shops, at Madison
accidently shot of two fingers from his left
hand with pistol last Saturday. The pis-
toll was in drawer and Mr.. Page put bis
hand in to get book, when by some means
the pistol was discharged and the ball went
through the palm Of his hand, taxing the
bones of two fingers with IL.
Orlando Reporter: Through the untiring
efforts Of John B. Nokes, agent for Myron
d. Brooks Of Boston, Mass, who purchased
Shelby Rights, the city council has ordered
the clRying Of the Robinson avenue extern
sion to the city limits across the south
boundary Of the abovs named property.
This will make q handsome drive along one
Of the most picturesque portions of the city.
which Will doubtless become a much fire.
quensed thoroughfere for pleasure driving.
Madison Recorder: Prof. % Donald
Frazier 10 serving term of thirty days in
county jail as penalty for appropriating a
lot OF cutlery from w. II. Dial's store, with
which be set up shop for himself and was
successfully defying all competitors in BUSH
ness until Mr.. Dial got on TO his racket had
him arrested and tried for petty larceny.
The professor claims to be a school teacher
and came here to get q school In this county,
but the county board was not satisfied with
ms appearance and manner and refused him.
The following appointments have been
made the past week w. ID. Ball of Pensa-
cola, 70 be notary public for the state at
large; Mitchell Towart Of Pensacola. to ha
member of the board Of city commissioner
Pensacola; J. II. Livingston, Jr., of Marion
county. TO be notary public for abe state at
large; j. g. Jones of Bushnell to be Justice
OF the peace for district No. OF Sumter
county; James Chase of Ocala, L. F. Frink
OF Lake City, T. j. WEIGH of Pensacola.
Charles T. Carver Of st. Augustine and J.
n. Jones OF Jacksonville, TO be members of
sno 'soso bOoA "a VI oOutnl oAdIuln6rb.
Tampa Tribune: A negro man who
keeps q taffy store on Franklin street, near
Henry Giddens Co.'s store made brutal
and vicious attack on little white bow
about noon Monday. knocking the little
fellow down and kicking him several times.
Deputy Sheriff John K. Martin, who han
pened 60 be standing near and saw rhe
affair, ran mp and ordered the negro TO
stop but he paid no attention and CON-
tinued TO abuse the boy. Mr.. Martin then
attempted to arrest the negro, but the latter
ran from him. The officer drew his pistol
and fired twice at him as he ran down La
fayette street. Sheriff Spencer, who had
heard the firing. came running up Lafayette
street at the same time and caught the
negro and turned him over to the CITY
authorities.
Controller W. d. Bloxham is having
prepared In bis office list of all lands GER
titled TO the state last spring for unpaid
taxes and which remain unredeemed, This
list will be published In the newspapers Of
the several counties In which the lands are
situated. Chapter 4011, Laws Of Florida.
passed at the last session of the legislature,
makes 10 the duty of the tax collectors to
close their books on the first Monday In
April of each year. After that date IL is
not lawful for him to receive moneys that
may remain due for taxes upon lands.
Within thirty days after closing his books
he 10 required to make out a certified list of
all lands upon which taxes remained unpaid
at the date Of the closing Of the
books. This certified list he must