The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-05

received IS 600 insurance on the life Of her
deceased husband.
The grand council of the Royal Select
Master Masons Of the state of Florida met
in Pensacola Wednesday.
The phosphate mines near Lacrosse are
being extensively operated and there is
demand for all that is turned out.
Green Williams has been arrested es one
OF the parties attempting to assassinate two
negroes near Plant City few days ago.
Oscar Robertson (coloredl passed a forged
check for SO on q. Hening in Tampa, last
Thursday and then skipped for Atlanta.
Joseph Wetheriugton,a respectable farm
er who lives not far from Blount's Ferry, was
robbed at Jasper one night last week by
negro woman of some sos in cash.
Robbers entered the store of r. y. HOus"
ton on Main street. at jacksonville, Thurs
day night, and took 500 cigars. 500 cigarettes
and large quantity of canned goods
Marshal Seigler, aged about Y years, died
at his home in Putnam county few days
since. He went to this part Of Florida In
1856 from South Carolina, and has since re-
! sided in that locality.
About S., 900 worth Of hay is reported to
have been destroyed by fire on the farm be-
longing TO B. Crown, at Rocky Point in
| Alachua county, on Monday. The origin
! of the fire is unknown.
! William Lewis, who escaped from the
| county Jail at Fernaudina few days since,
was recaptured Saturday, and will now
serve out his term in company with his sub
stitute, Aleck Robinson.
| The johnson grove near Paradise, five
| miles north Of Gainesville, it is estimated,
will have 900 boxes of oranges. DR.. Post,
who has charge OF the place, is now shipping
$50 boxes per week to New York and Bos-
ton.
| D. L. Plummer, a well-known vegetable
packer, will ship Strawberries this winter
| from Starke, Lawtey and Hammock Ridge
| He has made arrangements with the Gaines
vile Ice Company to furnish ice for his
| cars.
Mrs. Percy Padgett, wife of L, B. Pad
gett Of Putnam county, died Monday in her
list year leaving seven children, all OF
whom were present at the death. She had
been married forty-nine years and was a
| member of the Baptist church thirty.
Isham Herndon of Jasper has breed of
| fowls on his farm that are mammoth in
size. They are perpetual layers, and their
eggs are large enough to furnish q meal for
an ordinary man. The eggs are g. by 8
inches in circumference by actual measure
ment.
O'Halloran G. Co, one Of Key Vests
largest cigar manufacturing firms. are
making preparations to enlarge their fac
tory. The present dimensions OF the factory
is insufficient to accommodate the large
number of workmen necessary to fill their
numerous large orders.
During October 20 vessels entered port at
Fernandina and IS cleared. The phosphate
shipments amounted to 553 tons; lumber.
5,235. 1856 feet; crossties, q, 43O; sea island
cotton, 4S6 bales red cedar. 1G7 cubic feet
745 cases and 81 logs; spirits turpentine, IS
barrels oysters, 207 cans; merchandise, 255
packages.
Adam Coleman tcolored) fell under the
wheels of the freight train between Archer
and Albion Monday night, and had one of
his legs crushed by the passing wheels The
Drs. jackson went to Albion Tuesday morn
ing to smputate the limb. A short time
ago Coleman had one of his eyes put out
| while at work in the Camp mines 1t is
said he was intoxicated.
The race between the yachts Wabun and
| Pearl was sailed at Palatka Thursday over
the twenty miles course in light souUherly
| breeze. The Wabun led from the start and
| won by one hour and four minutes. From
| the first LEG" of the course the Pearl was
entirely "out of it. D." About $500 changed
hands, and the Palatka yachtsmeu are
| jubilant at their victory over the st. Aus
Rustine crew. The elapsed time is as tol-
lows: Wabun, 4:05. 10; Pearl, 5:4l.04.
Mr., Cato, an experienced cigar manu-
| tacturer, formerly Of Key West, but now
| operating q factory at FOEU myers, Ii look
/ Ing South Florida over with view of find-
ing the best location for his business He
has visited Orlando, Kissimmee, Winter
| Haven and other places, but seems TO be
rather better pleased with the outlook for
such an enterprise in Barlow than elsewhere,
and If business men give him sufficient en-
couragement he will establish a factory
there.
When the cigarmakers of ]. Ellinger &
Co.'s factory at Key West went to work
Monday morning they found no material
on hand for working. All the Sumatra
wrapper and Havana filler that had been
left in readiness Saturday night for work.
ing was missing, and also ! 200 cigars. In
vestigation showed that thieves had entered
the factory some time Sunday night by
prying open the back door and had made
away with this material. While searching
about to find some trace of the thieves that
would lead to their arrest one of the hands
discovered the missing goods stored in three
sacks beneath the floor of a small house in
the rear of the factory. 1t is probable the
thieves we're frightened by the watohman
before they could make away with the
goods and left it there in the inteption OF
removing il Monday night