The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-19
FLORIDA.


A movement is on foot in Key West TO build a
fine hotel.
About 500 quarts of strawberries are shipped
daily from Plant City.
J. T. Holder of Geneva will send two of his
palmetto stands to the world S tair at Chicago
Friday Dr. R. H. Peak of Orlando received
by mail pay for services rendered a patient in
1885, The bill was Sl6 65 and interest 30 r.
A dead colored infant was found in Lake
De Soto at Lake City Tuesday, and Susie Nc
Lendon has been arrested as the mother and
murderer.
The police at Key West are arrestinR all per
sons guilty Of cruelty to animals whenever such
cases are brough to their notice, and the Of
tenders get short shrift.
Alexander Bros of Oviedo have nine acres in
beets that are coming on fluely, and they will
commence shipping in a few weeks. This Is
perhaps one OF the largest beet fields IN the
state,
Serohn Bello, well-known Cuban resident Of
Key West, accuses the Spanish consul at that
place, Sig. Sails, of Offering TO employ him as
spy to divulge the scores OF the Cuban revo-
lutionary party.
Last week at the circuit court in Fernandina
Charles Chapman, convicted OF forgery, was
sentenced TO two years in state prison; John
Brooks, manslaughter, one year, and Lee Hig-
ginbotham to pay fine OF SllO for carrying
concealed weapons and assault.
The funds of the city which have been tied up
in New York in the Oppenheim case have ar
Bank Of Key West, The attachment was set
aside by the New York court and the money,
which is about $4,000 released. The money
belongs to the street improvement fund
Capt. George w. We tson of Key West has re-
mitted TO the state treasurer at Tallahassee
S9,693 70. He has previously remitted SIR
5li 68, which has already been sent to the state
treasury The aggregate state levy was Sl4,-
e56 96 and the aggregate county levy S26,545
Taxes were collected quite closely, but still the
books show that there are in the neighborhood
Of 500 delinquenTs
The Leesburg Commercial says that Hunter
Fudge, the young man under arrest for assist
ing in the murder Of Lewis Marot, in Orange
county, on April ?, is a bad character short
time since one of the students at the Leesburg
college, Newbold by name, had some clothing
and his watch stolen, and the theft was traced
home to Fudge, the watch being found at his
home, where he had concealed it.
One day last week Morris Franklin Ccolored)
was arrested and arraigned before Judge Boyls-
ton at Apalachlcola on the charge Of causing
the death of John Hunter (coloredl by poison.
Physicians held post mOrJem examination
over the body OF the deceased, and they could
find no trace of poison. Their opinion was
that the deceased died from natural cases. The
case against Franklin was dismissed. 1t is said
that Hunter, before his DEATH stated that
Franklin had given him drink of whisky, and
that the whisky contained poison He stuck
out to the last that Franklin had poisoned him.
About a mile and half west OF the Hills
boro river at New Smyrna stands one of the
most interesting ruins to be found within the
borders OF the United States of America
Those who have lived in its vicinity longest
have no tradition TO show when the building
was erected, and there is no historical work
extant on the early settlement Of Florida to in
dictate its origin. 1t certainly antedates the
Indian war of 1898. and must have been built
by Turnbull during the English occupation, or
was an existence when he came to Florida with
his colony of Greeks and minOrcans in the wear
1907 The roof and the floor of the structure
are entirely gone. considerable portion Of
the walls has been torn down, and evidently
the portion remaining embraces but a small
part Of the original area
BY an unfortunate accident NJ. r. Geiger lost
horse by drowning at the ferry across Black
creek, between Green Cove Springs and
Hibernia, last Saturday afternoon. The lighter
at this ferry is a small one, reality not large
enough for two teams at all. one conveyance
was on the lighter and was about to be ferried
across when another came in sight, which he
ferryman insisted upon putting on the lighter
No bar for the purpose of asiening the latter
buggy was at hand, and the lighter had gone
but short distance out into the creek, which il
quite wide at thus point. when the horse at
tached to the first buggy became frightened
forced the buggy back, and the horse and
buggy in the rear were forced Off the lighter
Mrs. Geiger and Miss Lille Geiger were seated
in the buggy and only escaped TO the lighter by
the most desperate effort.
A. w. Wamboldt writes to the Jacksonville
MetopoliS as follows: A few days ago our
citizens we're panied to learn of the death Of an
old and well-known resident of Jacksonville
DR.. Spence. On April IL, only few hours
after the death of his former master, old
Archie, a horse over 25 years old, raised by and
belonging to DR.. Spence up to Decemter last
died suddenly in Fairfield, at the home of his
new master, Mr.. Davis of Hotel Roseland The
horse apparently in perfect health, had
been driven that day and was found dead in
the evening, when going to the barn to hitch
him up. These two who had been companions
In life. in death were not parted. Who shall
say what caused the death of poor old Archie
We have all heard OF the bond of sympathy"
between friends. Is it not possible that this
may exist between man and beast?