The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-25

/ blicant did the rest. He impressed the Presi-
/ dent with the idea that he was well acquainted
/ with not only the language. but the manners
ana characteristics Of the people he would be
thrown in contact with.
FLORIDA.
The postofico at Buckingham has been dis
continued.
Greensboro. in Pasco county, is to have a
canning factory.
Work on the new bank at Quincy is going
on rapidly and the building Will soon be com
plctcd.
II. Durr OF Quincy has sold out his liquor
business and has gone into the business Of
making brick.
James NJ. Graham and b. F. Hampton Of
Gainesville have purchased 500 acres OF
school indemnity scrip from the state OF
Florida.
Ten thousand crates of peaches, pears and
plums is, perhaps, conservative estimate OF
the amount that will be shipped from Walton
county this season. against 1000 last year.
!. ID. BrOOmc Jr.. of DcLand is circulating
a petition TO the governor asking that he be
appointed solicitor for the NOlusia county
criminal court Of record. 1t was numerously
signed
Mai James Evans Of Fort Myers has
shipped "a large quantity Of bamboo to j. w.
FITZGERALD superintendent of the Plant Line
at Port Tampa He intends planting 1t quite
extensively.
In the Marot murder case at Orlando the jury
failed to lind true bill against William B.
Fudge. Hardy a. Blocker, George Alexander
Walker and Hunter r. Fudge were indicted
for murder in the first degree.
Fire escaped from an old broken fue in the
Central house. at Orange City. last Tuesday
afternoon, and within very short while the
whole structure was ablaZC. Inc loss IS
about F. 900; insurance 500.
Walton County Breeze: The heavy rain Of
Friday and Friday night raised all the log
cling streams and to-day the log men are
pushing things for all they are worth Big
Alaqua is reported full OF logs from the head
to the mouth.
F. e. Norris one of the largest and most
successful orange growers in the Highland
Park section of Volusia county, has from I 800
to 1900 boxes of Tine oranges yet TO snip. ana
claims that he will get the price he has here
tofOre obtained for crops-Sl 5Oper box on the
tree.
A house belonging to Mr.. Elliott Of Orange
City. used as dOrmitory by the Conference
College at DeLand. was burned to the ground
Tuesday night. 1t was a story frame build
ing erected several years ago at n cost OF
81 900. There was 500 insurance on the build
ing.
The fight for the DCLand postOftce has mar
rowed down to Tanner, Dunn. Wetherell and
Mcleod. Mr.. Tanner claims that he will 90
into the office upon the rule OF Mr.. Cleveland
that where his appointeeS were removed by
Harrison before the expiration of their term
they should be rcinstated.
A good many visitors have been at Grove
City the past month. and nearly all have pur-
chased more or less lana. A wealthy chicago
concern bought 900 acres on the bay north
of Grove CITY and also POO acres on MVakka
river. They intend to build a large hotel,
dozen cottages, and put steam launch on
Lemon Bay
It is oflcially announced that St Thomas
will hereafter be port free of all charges to
steamers or vessels calling for orders, seek
ings. or for Goals The import duties on goods,
etc. have been increased from to per cent.
to compensate the government for the abOl-
ishing of the light dues of l cent per ton paid
hitherto by vessels and steamers.
The trial of the libel suit of Rittenhouse
Moore against the tug f. +. Simpson OF Pen
sacola involving damages to the amount OF
SIP 900 was begun in the United States district
court. at Mobile, Thursday The suit was
caused by the loss OF the dredge at the en-
trance to Mobile bay about three months ago,
which the tug was towing to Pensacola.
At Fernandina the lumber business this
month has increased considerably, and the
prospects are that more lumber will be
shipped this month than for several previous.
There has been shipped since April l 800 400
feet lumber 1899 CrOssties and $40, 80 shin
giles while l000 tons of steel rails and 80 tons
of spikes for the South Bound have been re-
ceived.
Iawtey shipped on the noon train Saturday
fifty-hve bushel crates Of strawberries, be
sides lettuce, etc. Most OF them are going in
refrigerators. Returns have been received
from some sent to Boston in open crates with
out ice, which sold for 90 cents quart though
the merchant reported that he could nave OBJ
with ice.
The reorganization of the Epworth League
took place in the Methodist Episcopal church
at BroOksville last Sunday afternoon and the
following officers were elected: Rev. A. NJ. c.
Russell, president; II. M Baker, first vice
president: Miss Florence Sharpe, second vice
presidents Miss Minnie Coogler, third vice
PRESIDENT Fred l. Robertson, secretary; Miss
Leila Russell, treasurer
A Chicago cigar manufacturing firm en-
ploying about 1000 cigarmakers are CORE
spending with Tampa parties relative to the
removal of part or all of their extensive
nIant TO that place. They employ 700 Ger
mans and Bohemians on various grades of
cigars and about 800 on clear Havana stock
The fame of Tampa as cigar manufacturing
center is growing and II Sutfc1ent induce
ments are offered the firm 90 there.
The American schooner Luther T. Cares
ton which went ashore on the gulf beach five
miles west OF Perdido several weeks ago. is
still fast in the sand, but she was entered at
the custom house at Pensacola Friday. The
reason of this is that the schooner has been
sold and is now the property Of Capt. e. +:
Saunders of Pensacola. vigorous effortwill
/ now be made to float the vessel by aid Of tugs.
/ and there is fair prospect that she Will soon
| be brought into port.
] Mrs. Lewis of Palatka, the wife OF james
| A. Lewis, who was a passenger on the
/ wrecked train at Buffalo Bluff, will claim
! damages from the company for the death of
! her husband. She has placed the matter in
! the hands of Col. Williams, her attorney. As
| Mr.. Lewis was the only passenger on the
train and the only victim whose relatives are
| likely to claim damages, 1t Is thought the
| road will offer a liberal compromise rather
| than maintain a lawsuit.
At Orlando Saturday J. d. Beggs state
| attorney entered a nolle prosequi in the cases
of the state VS. w. II. Stafford. and the state
| VS.. Ed. l.. Mcnamara for murder These mer
were charged with being accessories before
| to the fact to the train robbery and
| murder of Saunders at Monroe Junction. but
| there was no possibility of conviction without
the evidence of Futch and Floyd, who escaped
from Orlando jail last October. These men
have been in Jail nearly year. their dis
charge probably ends the connection of the
courts with this murder case.
Ollinger & Bruce of Mobile. who are at pres
/ ent engaged upon the construction Of two
barges at their shipyard at the foot Of Eslava
/ street at Pensacola. notified their workmen a
few days ago that they had been arrested on
several occasions for alleged violation of the
shour law, and that after Thursday they
would only pay for eight hours work. A com
mittee waited on the firm and insisted upon
the payment Of the present wages, s. so FOL
| carpenters and 81 - to 81 - for laborers. but
| were met with fiat and absolute refusal. I he