The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-28

! so ever SINCE and will DOUBTLESS DO when
next heard from.
FLORIDA.
Every ship going out Of Jacksonville
takes from 900 90 1000 boxes of oranges.
j. Hall Lambs grove on the river, near
DeLand, pans out over 5000 boxes Of Or
anges this season.
DeLand hotels and boarding houses will
be prepared to accommodate this winter at
least 1000 guests.
The New Rockledge hotel, Rockledge,
under the management of Messrs. Tread
way 81 Pendleton, of the tockDridge house,
Stockbridge, Mass, will be ready for bust
ness Dec. l.
When the criminal court convened at Or
lando Friday, the first case called was that
of DR.. Kirby h. Smith for having in his
possession counterfeit silver money with in
tent to pass the same. At last accounts the
! trial was still in progress.
A white man by the name of HuRhey at
| tempted TO take his own life at Gainesville
| Friday by taking lsudanum. Hughey, who
is a brick mason by trade, arrived In
| Gainesville, accompanied by his wife, on
Wednesday from Valdosta, Ga.
The residence of A. h. Crippin at Fort
| Read was discovered to be on fire a few
! days ago. The entire building was de-
/
| jewelry, clothing and effects The house
had recently been rebuilt and added to, and
was one Of the best in the neighborhood of
Sanford. The total loss was between 81, 600
and $1,000. The house was insured.
DeLand Record: r. D. Mcdonald
has a new room heater of his own inven-
ton. Ii is a complicated constructed tin
box, placed over burning lamp il soon
throws out sufficient heat to warm a large
n thar Mon aatd
merely an hours thinking and work on his
part, and they can be made for $3.50 each.
He has one completed and 10 certainly doe,
what is claimed for 1t.
Capt. J. A. Enslow, Jr,H Of st. Augustine
went to Jacksonville bearing an invitation
on behalf Of tho citizens committee and
Chief Ingraham Of that city to Chief T.. w
Haney Of the Jacksonville fire department
to share in the festivities connected with
the fifth annual tournament and convention
Of the state fremen on Nov. 2S, 30 and go
and for which a most elaborate programme
has been prepared. Capt. Enslow is O
veteran fireman of ten years experience and
has been appointed one Of the Judges Of the
coming contest, and Chief Haney has also
been appointed one of the judges. Chief
Haney will be guest Of o. ID. Seavsy at
the AlcnEar. He has accepted the invita-
ton to be present for part of the time
named.
Secretary Noble has decided the case of
Daniel Mather and others against the heirs
Of Robert j. Hackley, deceased, involving
the disposition Of the Fort Brooke mill
tary reservation, adjoining the city Of
Tampa. The secretary holds that neither
the heirs of Hackley's mother or any Of tha
other settlement claimants have any valid
rights to the land, but the reservation must
be disposed OF under the act of July 5, 1884.
No action will be taken, however, by the
commissioner under said act by the direo-
ton of the secretary until further advised
by departments. The commissioners de-
cision from which the appeal was taken
gave the land TO HackleY heirs and in this
respect his decision is overruled. The land
involved is said to be very valuable and the
bill is now pending in congress giving it
part OF the city of Tampa aud reserving the
remainder for public buildings
Monticello Tribune: The death of George
J. Shaw, which occurred at the home of
his uncle, Contractor j. d. Shaw, 10 this
city on Saturday last, was a peculiarly sad
one. He was one of two brothers who had
been separated from each other since in
fancy neither knowing the whereabouts Of
the other. by an accident last fall Mr..
Shaw learned that the absent brother was
living with friends IN South Merrimack,
N. H., and immediately wrote for him, in
closing money for his railroad fare. He ar
rived here on Sept. II last and the
| two brothers were once more united after a
separation of more than fourteen years.
| This earthly happiness was short lived, how
| ever, as George the brother, who had spent
| ell his life among strangers and away from
| those whom he loved best, was taken i'll
about Nov. l, aad though he received the
best medical attention and nursing, he died
on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Pensacola NeloS: Charles Pearley, II.
/ rrNII Lad N,I H.
| Friday night with his person all peppereo
with bird shot. and asked for surgical atten-
tion. He says that his home is Ia Ohio and
that he had been travelling with a circus
which became stranded, compelling him &c
tramp; that he was trying TO make his way
back home. and that he was tramping fr ON
this city toward Flomaton when he got
shot. When about two miles from Moline
Friday he saw a persimmon tree growing
In cane patch, and thought be
would go in and make a dinner Off that
fruit so dear to the hearts of Carolnians.
As he stood looking upward at the
rosy-cheeked fruit, neck deep in the green
and growing sugar cane, a negro man came
up with a gun in his hand and accused him
of stealing his sugar cane. Pearley says the
negro suffered so badly that he could
scarcely understand him. He tried TO ex-
plain that he was not disturbing the succu.
lent cane, but was preparing to make a din.
ner Of persimmons. The negro would mol
listen to the explanation, 80 says the lad
but deliberately pulled down and discharged
the contents Of both barrels of the gun into
his body the small shot taking effect iu
both of his legs, the right hand and arm
and inficting very painful but not serious
wounds. After being shot Pearley walked
back to Quintette, where the trainmer
picked him up and brought him back to THU
city on the $50 o'clock p. IN. train.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Tillmsn has declined an invitation