The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-09

It is confidently expected now that not
less than 500 acres will be planted in to-
bacco in Madison county next year.
A family of ladies near Lake Minnie have
made large quantities of very artistic wire
grass work for the worlds fair and are still
at work. In the meantime it will grace the
Orange county fair.
L. F. Willis of Crescent City says he will
go down the Ocklawaha In few days
with a raft that measures go 900 feet or
more, cypress timber, for the Tilgnman
Wilson Company Of Palatka.
The stable of NJ. G. Burns at Live Oak
was burned Wednesday. He had just har-
vested his crop, and had in the barn about
800 bushels of corn and 5000 bundles of
fodder, which, OF course, was destroyed A
mule was fatally burned.
AT the legal sale at Ocala Monday, E.
w. Agnew bought fifty shares of the Florida
Phosphate Companys stock for $725, while
John f. Dunn bought the NetU Capitol job
office for 1850. on which W. T. Tompkins,
the lumoer merchant Of Dunnellon held a
mortgage for some $1,000.
Postoffice Inspector Fred d. Peer arrested
| w. F. jenkins, late postmaster at Sneads
Thursday, on the charge of paying debts
with postage stamps. He was taken to
Pensacola and given a hearing by United
States Commissioner Tuneson, who bound
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$500.
The white oystermen who have been tong
ing from the beds in the Old Tampa bay
have decided not to allow negroes to oyster
| in that bay hereafter. Four boats conn
manded and manned by negroes were or
dered away from the beds W ednesday, and
they were told that If they returned they
| would be "handled.n
The postoflice at Albion was entered
| fThprqdaxy Loaf - 90
| The deed was perpetrated while
the postmaster, was at the train after the
mail, she having locked the building. The
thief is said to have returned and purchased
some small articles from the store of Mr..
Miller, which is in the same building, and
then made good his escape.
Gainesville Sun: A white man claiming
the name OF j. c. Miller was arrested yes
terday evening IN Avera's quarters by
| Policeman John Feamster. He told the
colored people living in that section if they
| did not give him something TO eat that be
would burn up the town. He says he has
| killed seven men in Texas, and is not afraid
of anybody living. After his arrest he
acknowledged to Policeman Feamster that
he did tell Sam Liggon that he would burn
| up the town, but meant no harm by It.
About O'Clock Friday night a stranger
bought some goods in Flnainger's store at
Palatka and handed tho clerk, Mr.. Fern
sides, check on Martin, Griffin & Co. for
SIS in payment. Mr. Fernsides, not know
ing the signature, submitted the cheek to
Mr.. Weller, who was at tea in Kupper-
buschs restaurant. Mr.. Weller pronounced
it a forgery. Later Mr.. Griffin, Jr., had
the man locked I'D. The check was Endorsed
by w. A. Parker. The man mad on his per-
son something that somebody recognized as
a "peniteltiary book" with the name
Jones IN it.
At Palatka Thursday, while Deputy
Sheriff Dyson was working the combina-
tion Of the iron cage in the jail, one Of the
prisoners-a young white mau-made his
escape through the kitchen and into the
street Having got about five minutes
the start OF Mr. Dyson he succeeded in
reaching Reeds swamp with Mr.. Dyson
ami posse in hot pursuit. Mr. Dyson
placed guards around the swamp and
waited for the mosquitoes to drive the
prisoner out. About Z D. m. he came out
and after a foot race in which Mr. Dyson
proved himself TO be an athlete of no mean
pretentions. the fugitive was captured, and
now languishes in q close inside cell.