The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01

! ton. Mr. McCalls defense Will be a general
/ denial and a plea Of not guilty. Before the
warrant was issued he received communion
/ uon from Miss Harp attorneys asking him
/ 70 name asis upon Whi.h he would settle
the case and that publicity would not be
given the AFFAIR il settled. He refused the
offer and Will fight the case to its end
FLORIDA.
Burns & Wilson viii start a cigar factory at
Sefner soon.
:. /. Pemberton. OF Sefner, is having some
more land cleared and set in oranges. He has
moved into his elegant new house in the
northern portion OF the town.
The residence Of Charles Scott. who lives
near Paramour was destroyed by fire last
Monday night. Mr. Scott lost all his house
hold and kitchen furniture as we'll as the
clothing OF himself, wife and children.
Deputy Collector Of Customs G. C. Carlton
OF St Petersburg. has forwarded his resigna-
ton 10 collector Lesley, at Tampa, TO take
effect April f. For the present he will give
| his attention TO his orange groves at Haw-
thorn and Plant City.
Messrs Finkelstein s. Lazer. proprietors
OF The cheap John store at Leland have dis
solved partnership. Mr.. Lager will open a
store in a few weeks in the A. p. Davis build
ing, and the two Finkelsteins will continue
| the business at the old stand
The savannah, Florida and Western rail
way viii run train from st. Augustine to
/ New York, leaving -. Augustine on April >
at o clock a. m, intended for the accommo-
AdLlou Oh LLt lltLti CHI DlOAGo OF inc SLALG. on
which the fare will be only Sl4.
Orlando Reporter: Mr.. Palmer has Just re-
turned from Washington where he was
called to attend a conference with Controller
| Eckels, Examiner Lynch and Receiver Stock
ton, of the First National Bank. They dis
cussed in detail the bank s affairs and every
thing points to speedy resumption Of bust
ness by the bank
There is some political agitation in Citrus
IL Is understood that there are a number OF
citizens who would not refuse a seat in the
| next general assembly. railroad commission
Will he the leading issue. Two announced
candidates for legislative hOnOrs are in the
| field, and others are expected TO enter by the
time the campaign is well begun.
At Tayares. Friday. in the case of the State
VS.. Bler, charged with murder, the jury was
only out fifteen minutes, returned a verdict
OF not guilty. The regular venire for the sec
ond week Of the term was drawn and issued.
ana special Yenlre OF lOu names drawn for the
case of the State VS.. McRea and Jenkins New
| Smyrna murder case, and issued returnable
| Monday, April .,
NJ. A Shaw, OF Philadelphia and his asso-
ciates, are preparing to put a plant on the
| WithlacOochee river about Stokes Ferry, to
saw cypress logs and other tim bers into build
ing material for market. The plant will cost
thousands OF dollars, Part Of it will consist
of 100 horse power engine. The company
expects TO employ 400 men to carry on its bus
mess. A dredge boat will he put to work in
the river to clear out distractions. so that
timber can be foated TO the mill. Mr., Shaw,
the business man Of the concern, is on the
ground now locating the site.
Owing to the low price Of cabbage in all the
western markets the people OF Evinston had
to Quit shipping until something was done.
The Florida southern railway has reduced
the rate to Gainesville from 20 cents TO 5
cents, making a reduction of Is cents per
crate, thereby saving the people $50 per car
Of 2AO crates. Evinston mas rate of 70 cents
to Kansas City, 90 cents to Chicago and
Cleveland 50 cents to st. Louis, So cents TO
Cincinnati, 81 cents to Nashville etc. The
people are now shipping heavily and will
continue to do 80 for few days in the hope
that they will get something out Of their
crop.
The correspondent Of the MORNING NEWS
at Gambler writes as follows under date of
March so: The cold snap did no damage in
this section Tomatoes, beans and potatoes
went through unhurt. The Methodist congre-
cation al this place are building handsome
parsonage for the pastor, Rev. 1. X. Nande-
water T.. l.. Smith and family who passed
the winter here, have left for their home at
Lamar, Mo. The prospects for a heavy
orange crop are excellent. the trees being
literally loaded with young fruit. There win
also re fine crop Of peaches. H. Vokmann,
OF Iorrlngton, Conn, has purchaS"4 the
McGahagin orange grove, at Lake Weir. and
is erecting handsome residence on same"
Orlando Reporter: Winter Park was fur
nished a genuine sensation yesterday after
noon. The circumstances are about as fol-
lows: Ed. Bird, young colored man. who
works in the Christian Recorder office. this
city, had some domestic trouble with his wife
who resides at Winter Park. She had not
been to him all that Is expected of a wife
He tried to get her TO come to Orlando to live
which she was relutant TO do. The trouble
weighed heavily upon Birds mind until he
grew respondent and acted strangely
Thursday afternoon he left Orlando and went
to Winter Park to have confer ence with his
faithless spouse. Upon arrival at her domi-
Gle and before entering same. he overheard
her pnNlpp1 in conversation with
about her in which he made use OF abusive
and 1ltempered language to him 4 his so
enraged him that he burst into the room
where his wife was with her gay admirers
and shot at her five times, none of which
took effect.
There was a very sad death in Manatee viii
lage Wednesday, that of Frank Jones' a
young man universally respected and es
teemed for his many good qualities Nearly
two years ago Mr.. Jones and friend were out
driving to break In young horse which be-
gan TO rear and kick Mr.. Jones jumped out
intending TO get to the bits. but his foot
caught and he fell forward and received a
kick on the temple just above the eve He
was thought TO be fatally injured, as the skull
and temporal bones were broken but he re.
covered and for year seemed all
right, excepting contraction OF
the eye on the wounded side.f One
night the family was aroused bv
a strange humping noise in his room, and as
their calls failed to get an answer friends
were summoned and the door forced when
he was found trantcaliy throwing himself
against the wall and furniture in violent par
oxysms. The doctor found later that in heal.
ing a nerve had contracted or fragment of
bone was pressing on the brain. After living
in commissions for several days, he recovered
and returned to his business until a few days
ago, when return OF the spasms ended his
life. a strange fatality has attended the
firm Of which he was a member, The bust
ness was established by Henry sheriff. about
1866 He sCol after associated with him
Frank Jones and Clark Wyatt. In
1888 Mr.. Sheriff. died suddenly
one Of the first victims of the fever Of that
summer. He was a most excellent man ana
his death was shock to the ncighborhood
Jones and Wyatt continued the business.
| Shortly after Wyatt married a beautiful
young girl, Rosa Curry, the village pet. Three
weeks after their marriage Clarke Wyatt
was attacked with typhoid fever and died
after several weeks sickness. Something
over year after his death, his widow mar
ried his friend ana partner Frank Jones' the
last Of the firm. They lived together scarcely
year when the beautiful wife was stricken
and laid to rest in the old cemetery. Now
Frank Jones has gone