The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-17
CLEANED AT GAINESVILLE.
The Cold Snep-Csught Stealing From
the Railroad Warehouse.

the Railroad Warehouse.
GAINESVILLE, GA, Jan. 16-The
weather for the past ten days has been
what the English sailor would call
''nawsty." aud its degree was told every
day by the long faces of our truckers.
Strange to say, however, that beyond the
following OF young lettuce and the nip
ping OF tender leaves of those heading, there
has been no damage done drought the
fifteen days succeeding New Years. Ice
formed Saturday morning three-quarters
Of an inch thick aud the earth
in places was frozen to the
there was ice still in the bitches along the
roadside and on the ponds. Sunday morn
ing fine shower Of rain fell, after which
the sun came out bright and warm, holding
the mercury at noon to-day at SIS, with
balmy breeze blowing from the southwest,
with ali Of which the farmers we're intensely
pleased. Where the foliage was large some
blooms and even berries escaped all of the
intense cold and are glowing red and rosy
from their green backing.
For some time past J Harry Tench of
the otfice force of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad has, while attending
to his duties late at night, heard wagons
stop along side the warehouse. Last night
when he heard the sound again he went out,
but found countryman passing How
ever, before leaving the Office for supper he
told Harry Runkle and others of his
suspicious. They soon heard the NOISE Of
approaching wheels aud the wagon halted
at the warehouse. They went to it and
found a negro named RufCs Glass loading il
With tobacco, soap. oil, ETC., which had been
concealed in an old refrigerator by negro
named Brown, who runs store near the
Florida Central aud Peninsular railroad de-
pot. and who was at the time Saturday
night an employe Of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western. Glass at once gave
Brown away, and Agent Wood, with the
sheriff and his faithful lieutenants, Tencb
and Runkle, went to the house Of Brown
capturing him and quite an amount Of
stolen property. Brown Is now in the
Alachua hotel with other boarders of his
class. How the whipping post is needed
herel
DR.. King and z. X. Miller, two prom
inent men here, ara pIeted against each
other for the postoffice. Miller has made a
proposition to Kings friends to leave the
matter TO vote Of the people receiving
their mail at this office, but King, IL is
thought, feels too sure Of his strength with
Senator Call, having stood by him in his
recent contest before the legislature for
senator The people, however, would
like to have the matter settled at
the polls, which they believe TO
the only way by which trading in politics
In the matter OF postoffice appointments
can be squelchsd. A brother of Dr. King is
ciphering for the postoffice st Ocala aud
his brot her-in-law, Senator Roseborough
OF Windsor, is trying to figure himself into
the land Office, as is also ex-cisrk OF our
court, j. A. Carlisle. Bat 'Jeems Flick,
it is said, claims to hold the keys OF all
these doors.
Mr.. Williams. an associate In business
with E. Leyburne. an extensive
orange and vegetable buyer and
packer Of the city, says That tue orange
crop has not been hurt IN this section by the
late cold snaps. The originators of the rock
road TO Newnan's lake have abandoned the
idea and ins cad propose TO make it a rail-
road. The building Of the Savannah, Florida
and Western from Inverness TO Santa Fe
river will leave Gainesville In the outer dark
ness, and our only hope then Ia the Florida
Central and Peninsular's connection
with the South Bound or q spur to
the Georgia Southern and Florida at Lake
Butler. II the Florida Central and PENN
suler completes the line from Harris Road Co
Savannah. rights up the road from Waldo
60 Cedar KEY and puts On line Of swift
steamers to Key Wost running outside and
direct, IL will get the best OF the Plant sys-
tenn in this section for once at least.
A three-cornered fight for the mavoraIty
is icing made by eI-Mayor s. j. Burnett,
H. K. Benson, ex-aldermau, and E. c.
Pound, alderman. The people say they
don't want either, but are between the devil
and the deep sea because no one else will
have it.