The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-13


FLORIDA.
The superior court Of Escambia county
| is in session at Pensacola.
Or. C. A. Grimes caught Jewish that
weighed SlSH pounds last Friday at Fort
Gyers
Hon. r. Il. NJ. Davidson lost 225 panels OF
fence by fire last week Oh his farm near
Quincy.
Citrus county superior court Is 10 session
at Inverness. The new court house is
nearing completion.
The circuit court of the Fifth judicial
circuit will convene in Bronson on April 10.
There will probably be q heavy criminal
docket.
c. T. Smith OF Eustis assigned Thursday
to T. c. Keys. Smith has plenty Of prop.
| erty but not available, and takes this step
that few may not gobble up the whole.
Rain Ia greatly needed in Citrus county.
Farmers and vegetable growers are dis
coursRed and fear heavy losses on vegeta-
bles. Oats will be injured very materially
If rain does not fall quite soon.
The oyster season at Cedar Keys has
about come to au end, and the sea turtle
viii have to take its place. Several lots
have been shipped from Cedar Keys re-
Gently c. Wellman shipped number Of
-
to date he has received no returns. Il
shipped them as g mere experiment
The political pot is simmering in Citrus
county, the Candidates are numerous n % G
still other districts to hear from. Mitchell
gubernatoTial stock is above par and the
present indications are the he will lead any
other .aspirant in the field. Some third
party talk is heard on the streets and coru-
ers, but no effort has yet been made to or
Ranize in Citrus.
Last week at the Clay county circuit
court at Green Cove Springs Primus Mitch
ell was convicted Of assault with intent to
murder. and was sentenced to five years in
states prison. John Garnett got two years
and f. D. Brown five years, for larceny.
Col. r. A. MacDonell, states attorney, and
Judge n Dung, both of this city, are much
praised Tor their dispatch of business and
their punishment Of evil doors.
Charley Osceols, his squaw aud three pic
anlnnies. Billy Buster, Billy Ham and Wa
ter Turkey, young Seminole bucks, were in
town the first of the week. They came by
the way Of Lake Okeechobee and down the
Caloosahstchie In their canoes, and brought
a number of gator hides and buck-skins
They verified the report that John Jumper
got drunk and fell into an alligator hole and
was drowned some three or four weeks
since.
There was more activity in the timber
market at Pensacola during the past week
and the demand for both hewn and sawn
timber was more encouraging to sellers. At
the close Of business Saturday sawn timber
was quoted on basis of 1lI to - cents
according to tbs average. and hewn on O
basis of l015 TO IL cents according to
average and quality. The demand is for
good material. and sellers fud it difficult to
dispose Of old stock that has been in the
water for some time. The recent high
waters Ia the rivers hoated to market
number of RATS of both hewn and sawn
timber.
That enterprising journal, the Titusville
Advocate, turned out all its force one day
last week to take the census Of Titusville,
and the compilation footed up as follows
Two hundred and eighty white males, 29s
white females, ISL colored males and 155
colored females, making total population
OF S64. The Advocate says: THE above
figures only cover those who make Iitusville
their permanent home, and, in round num-
beers, II the floating population, such as rail-
road aud steamboat employees, and those
people who are stopping in town Temporal
rily for few days are included, the pOpu-
lation OF Titusville might be taken in round
numbers az /, 600.
W. II. Anderson Of Bronson has declined
to be candidate for the Legislature and
the name OF Hon. n. K. CoRter has been
suggested as a suitable one. Mr.. Coster is
a good man and stands we'll throughout
Levy county aud would probably make q
good run But as Cedar Keys is the largest
taxpaying district in the county, it is en-
titled to either the representative or the
senator. Hon. James L. Cottrell, who &C
ably represented Levy county in the House
in 1887 will probably be candidate. Mr.
Cottrell Is a son of the late Col. J. L. r
Cottrell, who was a member of congress:
from Alabama, and who represented Levy
county in the legislature for u number OF
years.