The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-13
FLORIDA

William B. Lynch has resigned as mayor
OF Gainesville.
The orange and grape growers of Orange
county meet at Orlando next Saturday.
Orange county had q total Of 143 deaths
last year. OF which twenty were non-resi.
dents. The population is Is 900.
The collector of customs for Tampa re-
ceives larger salary than any other col
lectOr in the state-s5. 900 per annum.
The spring meeting of the Osceola County
Racing Club will be held at KiBsimmee,
Feb. IA and Is. at which there will De eight
events and valuable prizes.
a negro who three weeks ago was stabbed
in seventeen places visited Palatka Monday
from his farm in Putnam county appar-
emily getting along all right.
J. A. Nswcomb, an inmate OF the poor
house at Orlando has become insane. Sat
urday night he left the poor house and re-
manned in the cold all night.
The estimable wife of Judge James P.
Martin, Madison's popular county Judge
died last Friday night. She had been the
wife OF the judge for thirty-three years. and
the blow is very severe one to him.
A verdict awarding R. M. G. Crawford
1891 for oranges shipped to Walter 3. MIL
a commission merchant of New Y ork, and
personal damages for $1,000 has been rem
dered In the circuit court at GAINESVILLE
An unknown negro was killed on the long
bridge OF the Pensacola and Atlantic railroad
which spans Esoambia bay nine miles east
OF Pensacola, some time Sunday night. 1t
is not known what train ran over him or in
what manner he met his death.
Hon. John r. Dunn Of OcaIa is seriously
i'll at his home in Ooala. He has made
arrangements TO visit the springs In Ger
many. IL he becomes able TO travel, and it
l. H. ~ IL 4
Jacksonville will accompany him as phYsi-
clan.
John w. Brady was caught In the store
OF T. J. Beggs g. Co. ct Madison on Satur-
day night last. He had his committal trial
there Monday on the charge OF breaking
and entering. He pleaded not guilty and
waived examination and was placed under
bond Of 5000. He has failed to give the
bond up to this date.
8. 8. Preston, a well-known citizen of
Amelia, 10 Nassau county, died last Monday
morning. Some time since he accidently
let chlsel fall on his foot, which inflicted a
painful wound, aud in consequence of which
he has been suffering until his death, which
was supposed to have been brought about
by the accident mentioned.
The Florida Bankers Association will
hold their fifth annual session in the board
Of trade rooms at Jacksonville, Jan. 10, and
q very pleasant meeting is ANTICIPATED.
Hon. j. h. Hartridge, director in the
Merchants National Bank has been in
vited to deliver the address OF welcome, to
which Hon. w. L. Palmer. vice president
of the Citizens National Bank of Orlando,
will respond. Hon. c. B. Collins, state
treasurer Hon. W. d. Bloxham, controller
q. c. Stapylton of Leesburg and Others
will address and entertain the association.
Orlando Record: An old gentleman liv-
ing in the outskirts OF Orlando had become
stone deaf. He came to the conclusion that
the membranes Of the tympanum Of his ears
had moved too far out in the tube to vibrate
from sound waves, and that his hearing
would be restored il he could drive them
back. This he tried to effect by firing off a
gun several times a day. As the gun was
fired from the right shoulder, and the hear
ing OF his right ear returned, but the left
ear got worse, he logically argued that
while the right mem brRpe was driven back
to its proper position the left one was driven
farther out by the reports. One morning
he procured two double-barrelled guns. nut
one to each shoulder, took rest on g fence
and fired all four barrels at once. He says
that when his broken collar-bone is united
| again, and the back of his head oeases hurt
ing, he thinks he will hear as we'll as ever
before. II he doesn't he will try an ear
surgeon.
DR.. !. Williams, the old gentleman from
New York, arrested at Jacksonville last
Saturday night, while a guest OF the Everett
| hotel, by order Of telegram from New.
burg, N. Y, charging him with grand lar,
ceny (of iewelryl was brought before Judg,
Young in the circuit court Wednesday
| morning on habeas corpus proceedings. Tn,
facts in the case were submitted to the cour,
! by o. j. II. Summers, on behalf OF til,
! prisoner, and A. w. Cockerell for tn,
| parties ordering the arrest. The court dis
| charged defendant on the writ, saying Their,
was not sufficient evidence TO warrant th,
| justice Of tbs peace who issued the warran
at Jacksonville to hold him, but ordered tn,
! prisoner to be held to await further evi
| pence from New York, which il was sale
/ was forthcoming. The evidence upor
which the prisoner was held was all re-
ceived there by telegraph, and that was con
sidered by the court as defective. ATTORNEY
Summers said that he.was very well. pleased
with the decision and that It would Civ,
him good grounds for further proceeding
| in behalf of his client. Chief of Polio,
! Keefe received telegram from NewburI
| Wednesday morning saying requisitioI
| papers had been forwarded and also CT
! agent of the state OF New York TO take thI
| prisoner back to that place.