The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-23

of the South aud East Florida Publishing
Company
Albert Beatty, a switchman on the Jack
sonville, Tampa ana Key West riilway,
WAS run over and killed at Sanford Friday.
He leaves a wife and one child IL was
accidental, the coroner's inquest so found.
Rev. J. Z. VanDewater. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Fruitland
Park, delivered his farewell sermon last
Sunday morning. Mr.. VanDew ster has
been pastor Of this church for the past five
years
Last Monday a little negro gil was
burned to death on the Alsace plantation,
near Quincy The mother had gone to
carry dinner TO her husband, only a short
distance away, aud when she returned
found the child dead
The clerks in the state controllers office
at Tallahassee have been kept busy early
delinquent lists Of pr 1perty for advertising
in the several papers designated by the
county commissioners for the several
counties.
The fine property belonging TO the Indian
River Pineapple and CocOanut Association
extending on the beach from Jupiter inlet
10 Gilbert's bar and the Gomez grant on the
west side Of Indian river containing about
Is, 600 acres of land, has been purchased by
suburb Of Jacksouvi vile.
A democratic mass meeting was called
Tuesday night for the nomination of town
officers OF Leesburg. J. c Luning wes
nominated for mayor, A. B. El6rd, E. j.
NJ Padgett, T. B. Parker and W. Neve for
councilmen and /. V. Henry for marshal.
1t is rumored that another ticket besides will
be put in the field next Wednesday.
The case of the Empire State Phosphate
Company VS.. Heller, Hirsh q Co. OF New
York was tried last week before Judge
William c. Wallace and jury in the
Uuited States court in the city of New
York, The plaintiff is the owner Of phos-
phate mine near fernando, in Citrus
county, and brought suit to recover upon a
contract co purchase all the rock the plain
TIFF could mine III one year from May %,
claiming nearly 800 600 damages.
At the close OF the plaintiffs case, it appear
ing from the evidence that the breach of
cotnract was made by the plaintiff aud not
by the defendants. a verdict Wal ordered
for the latter.
The following appointments have been
made by the governor the past week: Will
lam I. wilkins, Palm Beach, Dade county,
to be sheriff in and for the county Of Dade.
ID. NJ. Gornto, Perry, Taylor county, to be
notary public for the state at large. Frank
NJ. Bunker, Crawfordville, to be justice Of
the peace Tor district No. 3 Of Wakulla
county. George Hargreaves, Lebanon,
Levy county, to be notary public for the
state at large. IS. II. Spencer, Gainesville,
TO be justice of the peace for district No 3
Alachua county. John NJ Cook, Ocala,
to be notary public for the state at
large. j. B. Bramlitt, Plant City, to
be justice of the peace for district No. 10,
-Hillsboro county. e. G. Burke. Water.
town, to be notary public in and for CO.
lumbia county. A. j.. Futch, Emerson, TO
be justice Of the peace IN and for district
No. 10, Suwannee county. Neal McPhaul,
Rock Bluff, to be county commissioner for
district No. of Liberty county. Andres
Perek Benitez, Tampa. to be notary public
for the state at large. Claude L'Engle,
jacksonville, to be notary public for the
state at large. J. II. d. Smith. Goshen, to
be notary public for the state at large.
Barlow j. johnson, Jasper, to be notary
public for the state at large.