The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-04

S. ". Rawley has been nominated for
mayor Of san Mateo
The Hotel san Marco at ST Augustine,
closed for the season Monday morning after
breakfast. OF the eighty-three guests about
forty left the city. the others transferring
their baggage TO other hotels.
Punta Gorda protests against an appropria-
ton of only $1,000 for dredging Charlotte
harhor. The mayor, council and citizens
have wired the Florida delegation in congress
to urge an allotment in the river and harbor
bill Of $3.50 90.
At the municipal election held in Cedar
Key Monday, Z, J. Lutterloh was elected
mayor; Il. +. Hale. r. M. Dozier, n. Schlem-
mer and C. H. Benson, aldermen; T. A. Will
Jams city clerk; James McCallum, tax col
leetor; Ed Donald, treasurer; =. L. Condry,
assessor, and j. b. Mitchell marshal.
The following phosphate shipments are re
ported from PUnta GOrda: March z, Will
mington Del, 900 tons Pharr. Phosphate
Company; March 9, Mobile, Ala. rs tons
Conner, huh Co. March "A, Stettin, Ger
many, ESQ tons Peace River Phosphate Com
Conner, Hull Co; total 5S7S tons.
Ed C. Campbell is wanted in Jacksonville
for passing a check on j. M. Swanson, rail
road ticket broker of that city. Campbell
used a check OF the old Tampa National
Bank, which has been out Of existence three
or four years. The check was drawn for So. so
and the name Of j. A. Roberts, proprietor of
the Plant hotel at Tampa, was signed to it.
Campbell worked at the hotel as a clerk.
On last Thursday Ella Perry young col
ored woman in Jacksonville, gave birth to
child Of abnormally large size. During the
first day the baby was he wonder Of all who
saw 1t. It weighed in the neigh orhood Of
fifteen pounds. Both mother and child
seemed 10 DE doing remarkably well. but. on
the second day, the little one sickened and,
on Saturday morning. it died. The mother
did not know Of the child's death but some
occult force seemed to exert its influence on
her, and she sank rapidly until on Sunday
morning she breathed her last, while the
child BODY was Netln the house
Arcadia Arcadian: d. c. Campbell, anegro
from Lake City, who has been working for
Isaac Gray at Nocateo for the past month
was arrested Monday Oh a charge of an at
tempt to rape the 14-year-old daughter of Ma
riOn Howard near Nocatee last Sunday night.
The preliminary examination before Justice
LaWton took place Wednesday and resulted in
Campbell Icing held over under a bond Of
$500 to await the action OF the grand Jury.
While Miss Howard did not recognize the
man her father swore positive TO him The
defendant set up the defense Of an abb and
proved by six Witnesses that he was two
miles from the house when the ofiense was
alleged TO have been committed. Mr. Walker
the section foreman, and several negroes
were the witnesses for the defendant. The
rather OF the girl, who swOre positively on
the stand TO Campbell as being the man who
was IN his house before CampbellS arrest had
another negro arrested for Campbell saying
mat he was the one. There will be another
hearing Of the case on habeas corpus
The Indian River Advocate published the
following IN its last issue 1t Is rumored Ia
~ Augustine that Mr.. Flagler has entered
into a contract with Henry ~. Merrill who
II is claimed. has leased the Roval poinciana
hotel Palm Beach, IN which he agrees not 10
extend MS railway to Biscayne during the
term OF the lease which IS said 70 be for 1--WE
Se@lsi ana that West Palm Beach shall re-