The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-06


Tampa in hours and % minutes, according
| 70 schedule.
The Apalacbicola Gun Club was orgen
I lied last week by the election of DR.. N. T.
| Alexander as president, and 5. j. johnson
as secretary. There are about fifteen mem
/ bers Ia the club.
/ George Zellhofier of Grand Island Is one
I Of the directors Of the company with CAPT
tai stock Of 800, 900 that is going to put out
| a SO0-acre vineyard at Grand Island early
| in the coming year.
Some days since Capt. n. W. Poland Of
Apalachicola went to Columbus for medical
| treatment. Drs. Jordan and alker per-
formed a surgical operation upon him,
taking a growth of about eight inches in
! length from his liver. Tee operation re-
suited in death.
George Woodward Of Chicago, who left
Eustis and Florida about four years ago, is
in Eustis. Mr.. Woodward's place on Lake
Saunders was sold at tax sale some years
ago, and is now In possession Of other par
ties. His going there is to reclaim his
rights in the matter.
The Tampa Phosphate Company. oper-
sting on tue Alana with twenty-five to
thirty men, have, since Sept. 15 taken up
$500 tons Of pebble phosphate. They mar
keted their product in Baltimore, Jackson
Vile and Philadelphia at an average price
Of about IS 80 per ton delivered.
Ex-Gov. Watt Of Alabama has been
visiting his son-in-law, Col. Troy of Harris
Lake, near Eustis Gov. Watt is as male
and hearty as ever, and, although over 10
years of age. shows little OF the usual In
roads OF old Father Time, and is as busy at
his extensive law practice as ever.
The venerable Bishop Whippla Of Mime
sofa, now at his beautiful home in Maitland =,
is VIZ ting some very Interesting sketches OF
the Indians in Minnesota for the Youths
Companion of Boston. the last being an
illustrated sketch Of GOOD Thunde :" the
white mans friend, an Indian chief who
served in the late war with Gen. II. II.
Slbley in the west. and who became a men,
Der Of the G. A. K. after the surrender.
Officer Holland arrested two suspicious
but well-dressed strangers on Bay street at
Jacksonville. Monday. He searched them
and found several watches, valuable da.
monds and several hundred dollars in
money. They were arrested for carving
concealed weapons. and in searching them
found the above valuables. They gave
their names as James Morrison aud John
Singleton, but these names are supposed to
be fictitious.
A fire broke out Sunday morning in a
warehouse belonging TO George Fer. aid at
Sanford. The warehouse is situated near
the railroad track and was filed with sash,
doors and blinds. The fire department. was
called out and responded promptly TO the
alarm. After a spirited fight the flames
were subdued and the building was saved
from destruction. A part of the contents
was also saved. The damage dore will
amount to about 800.
At Tampa Saturday afternoon a young
man from Pasco county, driving out with
his host girl, ran over a stranger at the
n Erankli1 nj la
Marshal Boil chased the young man about
nine squares up Franklin street and took
him on the charge Of fast driving, but be-
coming convinced that the matter was 40
cidental, released him. The injured party
was CUT up somewhat by the Wheels but
not seriously hurt. The youth settled the
doctors bill.
George Stewart. who is one of Kohn,
Furchgott & Co.'S clerks, at Jack
experience. Mr.. Stewart lives in
Riverside, and hearing noise 10 his yard
about II o'clock, quietly slipped out to as
certain the cause. Hardly had he done so.
when somebody fred shot, the ball pass
ing within few inches Of his head. Mr..
Stewart promptly fired five shots in the
direction Of the fash, but the would-be as
sassin made his escape without apparent
injury.
The awarding Of the banner TO the win
ming church on New Years day in the office
Of the Florida Baptist Witness, at Ocala,
awakened quite lively interest among the
Baptist people throughout the state. Sew
eral months ago the publishers of that Jour-
nal proposed to give handsome silk banner
on Jan. !, 1892, TO that church having the
largest number of subscribers paid up to
Jan. /, 1893. The committee appointed to
decide the matter consisted of DIR. E. c.
Hood, Hon. John F. Dunn and Frank Har-
ris, editor of the Ooala Banner. After
careful examination of the records it was
found that the Leesburg Baptist church had
a majority Of three, hence it was awarded
the banner.
One morning last week u. Z. Bevill OF
Webster found himself short his pocket
book and q bunch of keys, the book con-
tanned $3.50 in cash and $3.50 in notes.
Search was at oncs instituted and circum-
stances pointed to Arthur Virgins a col
ored man, and two OF his boys, who were ar
rested and taken before Justice Way. Dur
ing the progress of the trial one of the boys
gave the snap away and $3.50 of the cash
was found under Virgins house in a tin
can. Virgins claims 70 know nothing OF
10, and the boy claims to have found it in
the road and to have burned the notes
Virgins and the boys will eat free lunch
until March, 1893. when the grand jury will
larceny or not.
Eustis Lake Region: A sneak thief
broke into A. A. Parker's house, situated
midway between Eustis and Tavares, Mon
day night and secured considerable booty,
just what extent cannot be definitely
learned. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Parker were
away from home. and the place is in charge
Of trustworthy negro man by the name
OF Wade, who sleeps 10 the house but takes
l0 at h ta haF, ,ckN
away. Il was while Wade was off getting
his supper that the robbery was committed,
and when he returned to the house for the
night he discovered the depreciation. They
broke into the larder and helped themselves
to what came to their hands. They broke
open Jewel case and made off with a por-
ton of its contents and it is judged from
the fact that all the valuablss we're not
taken that the thief or thieves became
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