The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-01

J. H. Hildreth has shipped 500 boxes OF or
anges from his home grove at Orange CITY
and coo from Fort Ogden.
The steamship Sunshine sailed from Fer
uandina Saturday with a cargo of 800 tons
Of phosphate for Hamburg and Stettin.
Six persons have united with the Metho-
dist Episcopal church as the result OF the
revival meetings held by Rev. McDufie at
Orange City.
The fourth annual convention OF the
Orange county Sunday school will be held
at Oviedo, In the Methodist church, on
March and 5.
s. q. Ingham has in his grove on the
island near Kissimmee an orange tree
which has on it four differen5 crops, from
ripe fruit to blossoms.
Tampas phosphate shipments amount up
to date to 2Z.295 tons. while Fernandina'S
shipments foot up 73, $50 tons. This gives
Fernandina an excess Of 81, 1856 tons.
F. w. Marshall has charters calling for
5000 tons of phosphate during the next two
weeks. IL is estimated that 20. 600 tons will
be shipped from Fernandina during next
month.
Peter Sermons (colored) was brought to
Orlando from Apopka Saturday charged
with burning the school house at that place.
A detective has been at work on the case
ever since the fire. The evidence is almost
entirely cirounistantial, but seems to be
strong.
Judge g. W. Means, one Of the pioneers
of Evinston, in the successful cultivation OF
oranges was In luck this season, disposiDg
OF his orange crop for IS, eco on the trees, or
equivalent to 81 a box. He says his
peach orchard promises big crop. which
he always sells as money crop.
Editor Williamson of the Phosphate Field
Of Inverness has figured it out that under
the new tax law the state controller will get
a salary Of about 100000. He is to receive
81 on every certificate sent up by the tax
collectors. Mr.. Williamson says his county
will send up ], 900 certificates, and that is one
Of the smallest counties in the state.
The opening of the Florida Chautauqua
at White Springs on the Georgia, Florida
and Southern takes place one month from
now. Already the projectors OF the UNDER
taking have progressed far toward the per-
lection OF arrangements and everything
points to success. The Chsutauqua opens
GU Tuesday, March 90, and continues until
Saturday, April 2, giving four days OF
highly interesting exercises. These four
days win be devoted to lectures, speeches,
concerts, sermons and many other features
OF an educational nature, supplemented by
such pleasures as are common on these CO.
casions The full plans have been outlined,
and at a meeting held on Friday at White
Springs q committee of arrangements
was appointed to carry out these plans. The
names of some Of the speakers who have
agreed to take part in the Chautauqua are a
guarantee Of excellence. Among them are
Bill Arp Of Georgia, DR.. E. Warren Clark
of New York, John Temple Graves, DR.. E.
w. Warren OF Georgia, DIR. Moore Of Flor
ida, Gov. Fleming, DR.. Nunnally of
Georgia, Rev. Evans Eting Of Lake City
DR.. Dennis of New York aud Maj. A. Nj.
Russell Of Florida.
Barlow NelOs This is leap year and the
ladies are making use OF their opportunity.
One day this week regular charmer, Miss
M. Gibson by name, came to the city IN the
interest Of Matted condensed milk, used ex-
clusively for children. IL. search for cus-
toners she entered Ops drug store. The
very polite aud handsome George Marquis
in his usual urbane style approached her to
know II he could serve her, which gave her
an opportunity to introduce the subject of
her mission. George blushed and 10 oked
shy. She pressed her claim, probably two
went mashed on her, and the attraction
| seemed to be mutual. They were spooning
away a little TO one side when a gentlem an
| entered and said: George, how is the
babyW The lady looked puzzled, George
looked blank, and both assumed an attitude
Of surprise each toward the other. Presently
she inquired, Are you marriedT The boys
were on to George, and he knew it. he
summoned to his assistance all the courage
| a fellow feels when he is going through q
| dark and muddy swamp all alone, and re-
piled, 20. yes." How many children have
you gotp II have two." "Well, then,
will send you something when / go &C
| Tampa and with this babe him good
morning. The next day the express brought
him case of her famous brand of con-
densed milk. with compliments to the chill
dren. George boarding with his brother,
Bubba Marquis, whose child is sick, was the
reason Of the gentlemsn's query as to how
the child was.
Gainesville Sum Last week decision waI
made on a motion for bail on indictments
| for murder found by the grand jury Of
| Santa Rosa county against Thomas j.
| Watts, sheriff of Washington county, Flo.
| rida; j. L. Ball, also of said county, and J
| r. Shoemaker of Campbellton in jackson
county. They were before Judge Barnes o.
the circuit court on Monday and Tuesday
last on application to be admitted TO bai
on the charge of murder of John w. Pen.
ton in Santa Rosa county. Penton wa
charged with the crime of murder in Ala
bana. Gov. Jones OF that state made de
mand upon Gov. Fleming for the ex
tradition of Penton. Gov. Fleming
issued the usual extradition warrant ad
| dressed to all the sheriffs of the state. Thi
| writ coming to the hands of Sheriff Watt
| he appointed the other parties, Shomakel
and Ball special deputies to assist in making
the arrest They proceeded to Milton, wher
they were joined by W. d. Cheatham, til,
agent of the state of Alabama, and others
Penton was killed in the effort to arrest him
There was much firing both upon the par
Of the officers and Penton and bis friends
1t was claimed by the officers that Pen
| ton was killed in the melee by his owl
| friends, while others swore tina
he was killed by Cheatham, the other
assisting ia the killing. 1t was believed b.
many of the members of the bar aud other
that while the writ was addressed to all ia
sheriffs Of the state, a proper constructio,
7 of the matter was that each sheriff mus
confine his action TO his own county, ant
became treSpasser if he went beyond tn
borders of his own county. Acting, 1t i
supposed, upon this theory. the last graz,
jury in Santa Rosa county indicted tn
whole party for murder. Judge Barne
decided, however, that an extraditio
writ differing from all other iudicia
writs in the state may be executed b
any sheriff in any part of the state. Tn
prisoners were admitted to bail, Watts an
Shoemaker. in the sum Of "a. 900 each, ar
Ball being man of more limited means,
the sum Of 5000. Much blame was al
tached to the officers. The pris lners, how
ever, have always lived in this county o
the adjoining one Of Washington, and com
mand tho full confidence and respect Of th
people.