The morning news., 1894-10-21
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
A Leesburg orange grower has sold his
crop for 81. 40 per box, (. o. b.
Mr.. Flagler win probably have a new
roof put on the Vaille block at st. Angus
tine this fall
A. b. Hatton's clothing store at Pensa-
cola had a narrow escape from destruc-
tion by fire a night or two ago.
The car and machine shops of the East
Coast Line at St. Augustine win start
up on fun time Nov. with a full force of
men.
It is rumored that another military
company will, in the event of the gov
ernor's disbanding the Fernandina Rifles,
be at once formed in that city.
The 2-year-old child of Barney SILVER
of <issimmee, that was accidentally shot
last week, is getting along nicely, and the
chances are that he will recover soon.
The trial of AIackey for the murder of
Carter in DunnellOn came up in the cir
cult court Thursday. The prisoner was
acquitted. He shot Carter instead of
Lowrey, another negro.
There have been several incendiary fires
in Pensacola recently, under circum-
stances that lead to the belief that there
is a regularly organized band of profess
slonal flrebugs in the city. The city is
aroused, and the mayor has offered a re-
ward of 800 for the arrest, with evidence
to convict, of any one guilty of incen-
diarism. The police force has also been
instructed to be specially alert in patrol
ing the streets at night.
Charges have been filed with the Escam-
bia county board Of health, fortified by
affldavits made by captains of vessels
now in port, that officers and employees Of
| the board at the quarantine station are
| guilty of "touting' for trade in behalf
| of favorite merchants and others. The
/ board has promised to hold an investi-
/ cation in a few days. Similar charges
! were made some months ago, also backed
| by affidavits from captains, but as the
! captains had left port when the charges
were filed, the board threw that evidence
| out.
Tampa Times: A silent alarm of fire
was sent in about o'clock Thursday
night from Cone & Yates store again
! When Assistant Chief Givens got there
few minutes later there was smoke in
the store room, but he could discover no
fire. He left man to guard the house,
| and at o'clock another silent alarm
came in. This time the whole store was
! fun of smoke and the roof of the store
house was ablaze. The iremen brought
| several lengths of hose from station No.
and put out the fire Mr.. Gievns says
he searched carefully for the source OF
the fire, but could find none. He was
mystified by the blaze, and has not yet
been able to conjecture the cause.
At Jacksonville Friday Daniel e. Har.
ley, a glazier by trade, fell from the tor
of the building next to the Times-Unior
building to the roof of 1-stofy building
at the rear. He was engaged in putting
in some new lights in the skylight wher
It is supposed he was taken with faint
ing spell and staggered to the edge Oi
the roof and fell. Several people whC
heard him fall hurried to his assistance
DR.. Q. J. Stollenwerck was called anC
found that Harleys brain and spina
column We're ConcUssed, but paralysis haC
not set in. He gave the wounded MAJ
| a hypodermic injection to relieve his suf
ferings and sent him to the county hos
pital. At last reports the patien
was getting along nicely. II is a miracl
that Harley was not killed as he droppet
a distance of about thirty feet,
Ocala New Capitol: A subscriber to tn
Daily Capitol sends us the following IN
, der date Of Oct. II: I'VE had a small rio
here yesterday. A bad man. John Myer
by name loaded with whisky, tried T.
kill Capt. c. /. Nonge's colored cook an
nearly succeeded He was dlsarmed an
then tried to kin the watchman and wa
, stopped. He then borrowed a shoteu
: and a lot of shells and came back an
3 opened fire on the storekeeper, emptyin
I lNO lbeAttc VI bhNhHil0A 1T llIlt ana ne re
turned the compliment and hit him in IN
| thigh. Some Cne took his gun from hin
- and when the owner took Il and abuse
him for what he did he abused him an
, got beautifully carved up Al this writ
t ing he has gone to Live Oak TO get hi
% brothers. and Is coming TO clean up tn
, camp, and the sheriff has been sent for.
Barlow Courier-Informan Circui
court is stin in session and moving alon
as well as possible under the circun
p. stances. Criminal cases have so Ia
. consumed all the time and Will contInu
o 70 do so 70 the end Of the term. The follow
: ing cases have been disposed Of during IN
session; John Jackson, murder; foun
guilty and recommended TO the mercy q
;. the court. Jackson killed George Nc
20 Cam, another negro, at the Barlow pho,
10 phate works. Benjamin II. Rice as
10 sault with intent 10 commit rape; guilB
e but recommended 20 the mercy Of tn
s court Rice was charged with AN as
o aault with attempt TO rape Hello
j. Smith, his lG-ycar-old step-lauRhtot. Tn
- crime was alleged 10 have been cormit
y ted on Monday morning oct e. The gll
- came about daylight 10 the Jan ana I'd