The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-02

Hunters report alligators more numerous
in south Florida this season than ever be
, fore
r. 5. Bockee has exchanged his house and
grove PROF erty IN Orange City, tor farm IN
. Oregon.
The Lucerne club. Of Orlando, has inaugu-
/ reading-roOm.
some 1900 boxes Of fruit have already been
| shipped from Orange City this season and
| there are at least 1000 yet to ship.
! Orange growers about Dade City have been
! so frequently swindled by commission men
/ that they are refusing to consign their fruit.
Jacob short, Of Lake Eola. is exhibiting an
! eggplant that weighs seven pounds. 1t meas
/ ureS2j inches one way ana 2s the other IN cir
| conference.
L. S. Bradham. Of Pasco county, has a
/ magnificent crop Of sugar-caue. From seven
/ stalks be recently secured two and onehaH
/ gallons Of syrup.
! The annual convention Of the Young
] Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor, OF
/ Polk county, will- meet at Winter Haven
/ Presbyterian church on Sunday, Dec. B.
! The store of >. II. Mcclellan. Jr at Blounts-
/ town, was destroyed by fire last saturday
/ night The loss was about - 600 partially IN
sured. The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The citizens OF Rochelle are adopting heroic
| measures TO ahate the tramp nuisance One
received good buggy whipping last saturday
night, inflicted by a committee of white cltl-
zens.
A case which has been before the court Of
Manatee county for long time, involving the
orange grove Of Mrs, r. c. Durham. ABOVE
Sarasota, was non-suited in the last court and
goes over to the supreme court.
Chief Campbell. OF Ocala, and few Of his
assistants VIII organize "a fire department at
Marti City, tonight. The citizens Of the
town viii entertain their guests in royal
| style and banquet will also he rendered
them.
The foundation Of C. J. Scammell's fer
t1llZer warehouse at Orange City. gave way
on thursday night ana tumbled down with
crash. The building, which was just erected.
was 3OxlOJ feet and contained over 100 tons OF
fertilizer in barrels.
II. Il. Vatterin's shoe store at Tampa was
broken open Wednesday night and robbed of
S25 and watch and several rings which were
IN the money drawer An entrance vas eff
| fected by cutting a hole through the Pack
door and sliding the bolt
A. II. Cato is in Orlando from Barlow, for
the purpose OF putCtng IN cigar factory. He
brought his goods along and cOntemplates te-
ginning business very soon, and will con
Stautly increase the volume of his product as
the retail and wholesale trade demands.
terrible accident was narrowly averted
at the Norris Harrison wedding at Tampa
Wednesday night. As the bride and groom
Enelt the first time her veil cane in contact
with one OF the candle on the railing, and, of
course, the gauZy stun lgnited Immediately.
However Miss Amelia Lalaue SmOthered the
done, displaying remarkable presence Of
mind
There has been growing harmony for sew
eral years past between the two branches of
the Presbyterian churCb-nOrthern and south
ern-in Florida. At the receat meeting of
the synod of Florida southern il Orlando,
by unanimous vote committee Of six was ap-
pointed to confer with a similar committee
from the northern synod, to take steps
toward the closer relations of these two
churches in this state.
Orange City Times. The Starxe grove Will
WELD 10 900 boxes this vear. the crOp seldom
owned by W. II. Taylor, contains fifty acres
but is not all in fun bearing. The present crop
will be several thousand boxes. The Shovel
ing grove. now owned by l., NJ. Carpenter. is
the hrSt planted in this locality and is nine
teen years old Ii has borne 10 boxes to the
tree. The present crop is 1000 boxes 1t
contains i've acres. The Whsle grove, now
owned by the Andes brothers. Of Peunsylva-
MIA, is another Of the good groves, its crop
this year is not up to the average, but will be
1000 boxes.
Tampa Times J. f. Latham, young white
man, who had charge of the Alvin Record
place on Nebraska avenue, has nysteriously
disappeared. and there is a suspicion that he
has been tOully dealt with He came to town
in buggy in company with two young men
Monday night bat before leaving home told
near neighbor that ne would not return to
the house during the night and would take
breakfast with the ne1ghCor the next morn
Ing He did not go to the neighbours house
for his breakfast and that gentleman went
to his house to see If Latham had returned
He found the house securely locked up and a
lamp burning inside. Nothing strange was
thought of this, but when Latham did not APP
pear Wednesday morning the matter WIS
reported TO sheriff Spencer, and he detailed
Deputies Mooney and Mckay to make a
search for the missing man They went to
every place they thought it possible that the
young man might go to during the morning
but did not hear anything of him. Latham's
friends fear that he has been fOully dealt
with, as he is known to have had $50 in his
pockets when he left home Saturday night.
Tampa Times. About a month ago Marshal
Brantley received a letter from the sheriff OF
Dade county asking him to look out for two
negroes and q white man who had Is saued
from the Jail in Juno by oVerpOwerilg the
jailer. One of the negroes. +. i. Shambly
the sheriff stated in the letter that he was
particularly anxious to reCapture, as he Is
murderer and very desperate character
and he offered a reward of S25 for his re-
capture The letter was turned over to
Ohicer w b. +. Campbell and he kept sharp
lookout for the man. About three weeks ago
he saw negro pass through Tampa on his
to the description given in the
letter. He did not arrest the
man then, but permitted him to
90 on to Manatee. Later he discovered that
Shambly S wife was living here Yesterday
he saw Standby come in on a steamer from
Manatee and shadowed him until he went to
his wife house and presumably went to bed,
and wednesday morning about o'clock in
company with several other officers, he went
to the house and arrested the man. Shamhly
did not offer any resistance when arrested
realizing that it would he useless for him to
do so, as he was covered by three reVolvers
when he was awakened. OihCer Armwood
says he knows Shambly well-that he is a
desperate character, and has killed three men.
ooALA POLITICS.