The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-17

The "Odlcial State Gazetteer" subscrip-
tons now amount to S22,940.
A great deal OF rice has cen planted and
large acreage Of tobacco transplanted IN
Columbia county since the arrival of the
rains.
The turpentine still of S. S. Keen & Co.,
situated about nine miles north OF Lake
City, was totally destroyed by fire few
days ago.
Rev. W. l. Feazell Of Lake City has &C
cepted an invitation to deliver the COM
mencement sermon at the South Georgia
College at Townsville on the first Sunday
in June.
The Pensacola AeiUs contains the an
nouncements of two candidates for the legs
islature-A. c. Blount, Jr., and Prof. W.
b. Boggan-both of whom are brought out
by friends.
The thieves who stole 900 cigars from
M. Barranco & Co., of Key West. in New
York, have been caught. Nearly all the
cigars we're recovered By some of them be-
ing offered for sale.
The farmers in Pensacola, Saturday, ex-
pressed the opinion that with a good rain
at an early day the crops of Escambia
county for the present year would be the
largest ever harvested.
The Gate City Rifles of Sanford are maxi
ing the most extensive preparations for a
miles, at a mere nominal cost. aud which Is
to come of the latter end of this month.
Col B. H. Palmer of Lake City has &C
cepted an invitation to deliver the baccala-
ureate address at the Leesburg Conference
College this year, the commencement exer-
cises at which extend from June to 8.
The election for town officers of Palatka
Heights resulted in the selection for mayor
Of Rev. J. W. McGregor; five councilmen,
, Lilienthal, Sands, ellis, Rogero and Har-
grove; Tor clerk of council, A. P. Fitz-
hugh; treasurer, B. l.. Lilienthal.
Lake City Citizen: The gin house of J.
| II. Lee was burned near Fort White last
| October, Last week three negroes we're
arrested for the crime, one Of them having
| turned states evidence. The british Bull
| dog" now in Jail on another charge, is said
to be one of the guilty ones. Two Of Mr..
Lees sons narrowly escaped from the gin
house with their lives at the time of the
burning. The offense carries with 1t life
| sentence.
Key West Equator: F. G.. Marrero is
| missing. His whereabouts are unknown,
| except perhaps to his wife. Since the YER
| dict OF guilty found against Emelio Garcia
last week he seems to have decided Key
| West vas not a good place for him. He
| has been strongly suspected Of completely
| in the murder of Jaime Mira for q long
| time, but no evidence sufficient to warrant
| his arrest has been obtained. He was en-
| gagged in the manufacture Of cigars with
Charles Goodwin, silent partner under
the firm name Of L. Hudson & Co. MIR.
Goodwin held his note for IS 800, and in
order to secure him F. C. Marrero made
over TO him his residence and fac
tory on Duval street and the tobacco he had
| in the warehouse. But it now turns out
that the property was mortgaged to Mac
farlane g. Pettingill for about $1,000 and
that the tobacco in the warehouse, which
has been there about three years, is almost
worthless. The firm of L. Hudson & Co.
failed to file their report Of business for the
month of April with the internal revenue
officer and when the matter was inquired
into Marrero was found TO be missing. Mrs.
Marrero and two children have engaged
passage on the Concho to New York to-
morrow and it is presumed she will join her
| husband there.