The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-07

! The Ocala novelty works are doing a
rushing business
The recent cold didn't do as much harm
as was first supposed.
The flying crackers time between Jack
| sonvIlle and Tampa is only seven hours no W,
with twenty-five minutes at Silver Springs.
The Barreto Luis Company, cigar max
ers OF Tampa, have arrived at Ocala. bring
ing their entire outfit, and will soon be
ready for work.
J. II. and b. d. Tntum Of Barlow, with
others, have secured charter for a company
o. build railway line from Barlow TO
Plant City. II will cost 1929, 900.
Tom Harris colored), the we'll known
proprietor Of the City restaurant at CAT e,-
vile, who is the father Of fourteen children,
the latest horn, which occurred on March
20, has six toes on either foot and six
fingers on either hand.
Within the past year over twenty fam
lilies have settled near Lake Budda, now
called Lake Pasadena, IN Pasco county, and
double tina number have settled between
San Antonio and Lake Pasadena, all of
whom came from the northern states.
Col 8. s. Harvey, representing the
National Union Company as trade commits
sioner for FlOrida, has organized a branch
business OF tho company at Ocala. Arrange
ments have about been completed to secure
bub kOOub itil aGOT6 OF OluCldlE bTOS. In Ll8
Marion block. Capt. j. A. McDavid has
been selected as manager Of the new store.
The lakes throughout Columbia county
are rapidly drying up and thousands Of fine
fish are perishing. One man from the
county reports iuding on his place where
the water has never yet bsfore disappeared,
shoal OF dead fish which at first sight be
took for sand bar. There were barrels OF
them. A succession Of dry years is causing
the lakes to disappear.
Tom johnson tcOlored), better known Ia
Lake City as "Short~arm Tom" was shot
and dangerously, II not fatally injured, by
another negro known as Win Allen, an ex-
convict, near Tolen's camp, in the southern
part OF Columbia county, Monday night
Sheriff Bethea went down Tuesday, but
the negro who did the shooting had disap-
peared. The weapon used was pistol.
Tampa Tribune; Late Saturday afternoon
). j, Davis, the proprietor Of the City hotel,
created sensation by assaultinG DeWaal,
the photographer, in front of Rabbit &
Co. 8 store. DeWaal had Just come down.
stairs from his studio. and as be came ont
on the street Davis, who was awaiting him
assaulted him. DeWaal ran into a store
near by, followed by Davis, who held De-
Veal with his left hand and pounded him
with his right. They we're ordered out and
The row continued for few minutes on the
but made every possible effort to escape.
He was cut up slightly about the head but
suffered no serious damage The causes of
the assault are stated by Davis as follows
That afternoon Mrs Davis took her child
to DaWaaPs Photographic studio to have
the little one photographed. Some of the
conversation between DeWaal and Mrs.
Davis was loud enough to be heard by DR..
Boston in his office adjoining and was what
would naturally be expected and was about
the prospective pictures. Mrs. Davis claims
that DeWaal then made improper ad-
vances, saying that no money need pass
between them. ETC., and that he also pinched
her playfully. She became frightened and
went TO her husband and told him of the
occurrence.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted by the OsceoIa county com,
missoners: Resolved That the sum
of a, 400 be and the same is) hereby
set aside for the purpose of advertising the
county OF Osoeola in the Florida Ga .etteer,
and of preparing an exhibit OF the said
county's resources at Chicago; be it further
resolved, That the said sum Of 81, 400 shall
be available ana paid in cash to the order
of the worlds fair directorate las organized
by the Orlando convention) or TO its success
ors duly appointed by the said directorate
when q sum equal to 500 900 INCLUDING the
said 81, 400 shall have been collected for the
purpose of Florida exhibit at Chicago be it
further resolved, That we believe that the
sum Of 500, 900 will be required to publish
the said Florida Gazetteer, TO build the
states building las adapted) and TO credit
ably and efficiently exhibit the states vari-
GUS resources; that not to exceed 10 per
centum of 81, 400 shall be expended until
minimum sum of $l0O, 900 shall have been
collected and deposited to the order Of the
said directorate or its successors; be it
further resolved, That. should the mini
mum sum Of 800, 900 be not subscribed and
deposited by July l, A, D. 1892, thisc )unty 8
subscription, less 10 per centrum allowed Tor
| expenses shall be Withdrawn; that, in esti-
mating the said 100000, official aporopria-
tions by corporations shall be considered as
cash.