The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-07
FLORIDA.

The Law and Order League of Jacksonville
is agitating the Sunday closing question in
that city.
The eighth annual meeting of the Florida
Fruit Exchange shareholders will be held in
Jacksonville on Thursday, June 8, 1888, at 10
O'Clock a. m.
Several new houses are nearing completion
at Middleburg, and the foundations are being
laid for several more. l.. ID. Register is hay
ing erected on his lot on Harvard street fine
cottage.
The city fathers of Kew West are confronted
by serious diiiculties. Taxes are due but paid
so slowly that the city S box is empty. Ar
rangements will be made in few days to
meet expenses.
There was a report on the streets of Orlando
Monday to the effect that one of the leading
business firms in the city had made an as
Signment. After thorough investigation Of
the matter the Reporter prOnounces the rumor
as being without the shadow of foundation.
The final location of the new passenger
depot at Orange City has been settled upon
ana it is to be on the north side of Graves
avenue between HOlley and NoluSia avenues,
The new freight depot is to be on the south
west corner of Graves and Nolusia avenues
The business street IS TO be graded and
shelled.
Orlando Reporter: Exactly at noon Mon
day the Orange Belt railroad, with rolling
stock, fixtures and land, was put on sale at
the court h4ase in Orlando by Master Com
missioner ~. Z. n. AEteQ Of Jacksonville
The sale was under decree of foreclosure
issued out of the United States district court
at Jacksonville. The bidding started at 500
600, and was finally knocked down to John p.
Isley and Joseph ;. Clarke, mortgages, for
Sl5O0OO, equal to $1,000 per mile. We have
been told that the sale was merely formal
transfer OF the property. L, Z. Wilson repre-
scented Isley and Clarke.
On Saturday afternoon as Harry Lee
Crutcher, son of Hy Crutcher, who lives near
HOLLYWOOD, was engaged In shooting jays and
other birds with an old pistol. and while Harry
was walking among the trees and spying for
the game, carrying the pistol cooked in hand
down by his thigh, probably in his excitement,
he pulled little too hard on the trigger and
the pistol was fired The ball, home made
round one for a 3S-caliber pistol entered the
right leg just below the knee at the outer part
OF the posteror, or back part Of the leg, and
Kept on its course downward for eight or nine
inches, where il stopped A physician cut it
out and the young man Is doing we'll
Cards are ont announcing the marriage of
Guy l. Metcalf, editor of the Tropical sun at
Juno, Fla, to MisseIsdith Augusta Lacey,
daughter of Granville Lacey of Niles, Mich.
The marriage will take place at Trinity
church, Niles, at 10 o clock on the morning Of
June - and viii be an elaborate affair. fol-
lowed by a wedding breakfast and at night by
"a splendid reception Mr.. ana Mrs. MetCalf
will be at homo until Nov 1 at the Florida
state building in Chicago. MI MetcaIf has
been in Chicago several weeks. Miss Lacey
is handsome and accomplished yiolnist, and
made many friends during her visit to Flor
ida two years ago at the home of her cousin,
Hon. f. n Dimick at Palm Beach.
Orlando Reporter: Orlando was named
after Orlando Reeves, q courageous and sue
cessful Indian fighter in the Seminole war
and his remains now lie buried beneath the
shade of an oak which stands on what is
known as the Summerlin tract in the south
western portion OF the town. just east OF the
Summerlin grove, which fronts on South
street and nearly opposite the n II. Terry
residence now in course of construction, stands
a large oak tree In the center of quite rise
of ground, and here, within a few feet of an
old one-room shanty, repOse the remains of
Reeves, who was one of company OF United
States troops which had forced the willy Semi
noles from their security on Lake Jesup and
were driving them on to Peace river. In this
now quiet spot Reeves was slaughtered by 9
Seminole brave here his command buried
him and then, with the Indian warriors still
retreating before them, proceeded on their
4 way to the Peace river.
! Herbert Williams a baggagemaster on the
! Savannah. Florida and Western, running be
tween savannah and Jacksonville, brOurh
news to Jacksonville Monday night that
fatal fight had just taken place at Johnston
! Station, small place south of savannah OF
the railroad, between a white man by thj
/ name Of Macdonald and negro. 1t SEEM
! that the negro who was a very powerful man
! insulted Macdonald during the forenoon an,
! as he was unarmed he said nothing, but OF
| going home armed himself. In the Afternoon
they met again and the negro was armed will
| q Winchester rifle lie attacked Mar. Mac
| Donald, closed in on him and desperate
tight ensueC during which the rife was dis
I charged several times, hut none OF the bullet
] took effect. The negro then used the butt O
/ the gun on his a. gerSary with serious cIeCl
Mr.. Mae DOnald then drew his revolver an
fired, four shots taking effect in the Negro
who, when last seen, was dying. Mr.. Mao
| Donald is also in serious condition.