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

! FLORIDA
All the weeds have been ordered cleared
from the streets Of st. Augustine.
Very few orange growers are accepting
the general offer now Of 81 rs per box on
| the tree.
Judge Mitchell, ex-Gov. BIoxham and
other speakers will be at DeLand on Tues
day next.
! Orlando's new Baptist church will soon be
/ has been ordered.
| Prof. E. Lounberg, the Jewish scientist
now located in Orlando, says be has found
some fifty species Of spider in his strolls, the
most of which are unknown TO the scientific
world.
Col. T. B. Oliver, the founder of the
| Florida Tobacco Plant and Columbia
| County Citizen, published in Lake City
has sold his interest in the plant to Maj. II.
B. Taylor.
The republicans of Levy county agree
with the democrats in wanting goodi
stable state and county government; con-
sequently they are going to vote for the
democratic nominees.
E. Leybourne has purchased in the neigh
| borhood of 1000 boxes Of oranges at Nc
| Meekin. He expects to have about the same
number OF oranges 20 ship es he had last
year, despite the reported shortage.
| In mass meeting Of the republicans Of
Port Orange last week the republican ticket
nominated there on Aug. II was repudiated.
| There are about 300 republicans on the coast
who have declared against the republican
nominees and in favor OF the nominees OF
the Peoples party.
The Tampa Rifles held meeting at their
armorv Wednesday with view of electing
a second lieutenant. The meeting did not
come TO a vote as the captain refused TO al
low a ballot and adjourned the meeting IN
ill next Tuesday. A bitter feeling has been
engendered in the ranks over the election.
| Orlando Reporter: w. M. johnson, on a
piece of prairie land west of town, adjoin-
| ing the Wescott place, has two acres of as
| fine rice growing as can be found anywhere
| He exhibited in this office yesterday some
stalks fully headed, and standing 516 feet
from the surface OF the ground to the tops
OF the heads.
Tampa ReuietO: An indignation meeting
Of the citizens Of Tampa was called Wednes-
day by the board of trade in the city hall
the board having been requested by certain
OF the clRarmakers to take some action for
the suppression of men who are engaged in
the ruination Of their business and in incit-
ing to riot. Disregarding some flre-eet;ng
speeches made by some of those present,
whose advice would only cause bloodshed
and ruinasion if followed, the board ap-
pointed a committee to meet one from the
manufacturers and make arrangements
for settlement Of all difficulties.
st. Augustine NetUs: Some oowardly
wretch, Wednesday night. set fire to the
beautiful home of Judge M. r. Cooper on
San Marco avenue. About o'clock little
son of Tony Masters gave the alarm, and
Mr.. Baya end Others ran over and eXtin-
guished the blaze. There is a picket fence
running TO the northwest corner of the
building, and where this fence joins the
house kerosene was literally thrown and
the match applied. Four or five of the
pickets were burned and the facing boards
on the corner nearly burned through,
which constitutes the damage to the build
ing.
The criminal court at jacksonville was
occupied Wednesday in trying Dan Tres
want, Dan Melnnis, Alonzo Jones and Sea-
born Hampton, prominent colored men of
that city, charged with inciting riot here
about month ago, when 1t was rumored
that Ben Reed (colored), who murdered
Frank Burrows, was In danger of
being lynched. The jury was unable to
agree upon a verdict aud were kept In con-
tinement until Friday morning, and when
court opened verdict Of guilty as to Jones
and Tresvaut and not guilty as to McInnis
and Hampton was rendered. Notice of
motions for new trials were given for the
convicted.
Thursday afternoon a oolored man OF
rather low stature but heavy build was seen
rushing up Bay street at Jacksonville in q
gait which was as fast as an ordinary run,
but regular and steady. He had a cotton
bag swung OH his shoulder and carried a
short cane. He passed every one by appar-
emily without seeing any one, but every one
he met turned to look at him. Few people
in Jacksonville knew the stranger, who
looked as though he mad touch of insanity,
but some Of the old citizens recognized him
as one of Florida's greatest characters. He
Is one of the greatest walkers known and
goes from points In South Florida to Savan-
nah and other places In Georgia on foot
He never walks slow and often never rests
for a distance of forty miles. He has been
named the lightning express" and yester-
day passed through on his way TO the Ever
ClaCles