The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-06

noon. but since the finding of a verdict OF
murder by the jury if maybe that he will be
/ taken into custody. The verdict is Thought
/ to be very unusual one.
The Georgia synod of the Presbyterian
| church has convened at Cartersville There
are more han 100 members in attendance.
/ Prominent divines from Augusta, Atlanta,
Macon, Columbus, Savannah and other
points are present, Among them Drs.
Mack, state evangelist; Barnett. Stickier,
Jennings, Nass, Cleveland, Cioetchius.
Baker and many others. DR.. Woodward,
although member of the synod, will not
be present Past Moderat Vass
OF savannah opened the Serv-
ices of the session in
splendid discussion OF the advancement Of
the church Of Christ and its cost After
his sermon he organized the synod for
business, ana Rev. W. b. Jennings Of Ma
con was made moderator over DIR. Mack by
small majority of theree votes, after a
most spirited and interesting race. DIR.
Cleveland of Atlanta was made secretary
without opposition. 1t is not pr babe that
the question which has given DR.. Wood |
ward SO much prominence will be preached.
FLORIDA.
The Baptists of Gainesville have revival !
in progress.
The hog crop of Alachua county is re-
ported short.
Huntsmen are killing many squirrels in
Alachua comfy.
Lieut. Burnett, the new military COM
mander at the Gainesville Seminary, ar
rived Tuesday.
Mrs. W. j. Tanner. living out four miles
from St. Francis, was bitten by moccasin
snake last Sunday.
r. B. Scarborough and son, George, are
under arrest at Starke for selling mortgaged
property-twe horses.
S. NJ. Dell, while cunning four miles
from Gainesville few days ago, stepped on
a big rattlesnake, but escaped without being
bitten.
An enthusiastic democrat of jackson, who
has SO, 900 at his disposal, wants to make
an even bet that Cleveland will carry New
York state.
R. c. M. Crawford of Micanopy has
shipped / 800 boxes of oranges during the
present week. He reports the fruit as ripen-
ing very fast
Tuesday there was such heavy freight
train at Gainesville of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western road that two engines
were used to pull it.
This year J. H. lowers of Live Oak
planted fourteen acres in rice. from which
he has gathered and shipped 210 bushels, for
which he received go cents per bushel. This
1
hoeing.
Rev. A. W, knight of Jackson has dis
posed of the entire amount of county bonds
issued to him Nov. l. by the trustees of the
st. Johns river improvement, $50, 600 draw
ing So per cent interest at 81 o. He paid
81 OPS.
On Thursday last lad named Thomas
Seeley went out shooting at Thonotassassa,
and a short time after leaving the house his
o., F,Il hun |
Upon running with one of the neighbors,
who also heard the latter Seeley was found
on the ground shot through the breast. He
gasDed once or twice and that was the end
His gun was 70 nd on a brush heap with
the muzzls pointing toward him and it is
supposed that he had laid it down upon the
heap, then attempted to draw it to him by
the barrel, upon which il was accidentally
Winter Haven letter in Polk County
NetCS: There are now just 1892 acres of
and, from actual figures carefully taken,
'eady for tomatoes, which will be planted
n the next four weeks. There are $4,000
pineapple plants in the ground, while half
is many more will be set out this fall, be-
ides Irish potatoes, egg-plants, beaus aud
,ukes, which are not estimated. One can
carceiy realize the fact that one commission
irm insChicago agrees to take the entire
crop of vegetables raised in this section,
,nly asking time necessary to arrange for
handling same.
At Ocala Thursday night Robert L.
Harper was unloading express matter
from the south bound express car on the
Florida Southern railroad. among it two
bags of silver, one OF which he placed on
the express wagon, and was about putting
the other beside it, when he noticed
stranger handling 1t. He told him to let it
alone and go away. As he was returning
with another package the stranger still per-
sisted in keeping his fingers on the sack,
when Harper drew his pistol and hit the
stranger over his head. telling him to the
ground. The stranger. after regaining
disappeared. No one seems |
to know the stranger, though the police
say that they have seen him around town
for several days He lie young man and
dressed well.
GEORGIA POLITIO5.