The morning news., 1894-02-03


is no saying how the Wilson Wilkinson case
will terminate, but certain it is that this new
turn will stir up matters.
FLORIDA.
A new postofhce in Mauatee county is that
OF Palm View on Terra Celia bay.
A live octopus was captured and killed at
the Inlet beach near Juno last week
Fire destroyed the store Of J. B. Lipsey &
Co, at Leesburg Thursday. Loss about Sl5,-
J.R. Baldwin, one OF De Soto county's best
citizens, died at Arcadia Wednesday OF la
grippe
The wife Of George Pfeirer, OF the firm of
H Pfeiner s. Co., OF Pensacola, died Tuesday
afternoon.
Tampa is to have new Presbyterian
church. When finished and furnished it will
cost about 1900.
The people OF Orlando are anxiously look
ing for the coming of the representative of
Controller Eckels to look into the bank re-
sumption matter.
1t looks as If the axhelve factory at Bell
view, which has been idle for some weeks,
will soon start up again. Mr.. Converse, the
owner, is looking up timber.
Mr.. Earle, Of Braidentown, contemplateS
the purchase of large portion Of the veg
etable crop of the palmetto hammocks in
bulk, which he win pack and ship.
Probably the largest shipment Of oranges
ever made in one lot from Orlando left that
Co, and consisted of four car loads, 1000
boxes.
The st. Johns river annual conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church opened its
eighth session in the Methodist Episcopal
church OF Eustis Wednesday Bishop ]. w.
Joyce presiding
The tailor shop Of Peter Ingram, at Ocala,
was entered by a burglar Tuesday night, and
newly made suits and four bolts Of cloth were
taken. There is no clue to the guilty parties.
Braidentown journal: The pant company
carried from this section in October, Novem-
Der and December Of last year 33.475 crates,
almost entirely oranges. This means from
5000 TO TO- 900 crates Of oranges shipped be-
fore Jan. /.
The convention Of liberal and spiritualists,
which was to have been held at Winter Park,
has been called OF and the leaders have de-
cided to go elsewhere This Is due to the re-
fusal Of the railroad companies to make the
promised concession Of rates.
Mrs. Center, widow of the late DR.. Center,
Of Greenwood, died Of the grip at her home
on Wednesday morning. Her husband s
tragic death had occurred but few days he-
fore. Mrs. Center was related to several
prominent families OF North and Middle
Georgia.
AtOrlando Thursday morning the criminal
court again took up the rape case against
Vennor Adams. Several additional wit
nesses gave their testimony. Judge Butt
then instructed the jury as follows: Gentle
on the evidence adduced. You are instructed
to bring in verdict Of not guilty" The jury
went out and returned at once with verdict
OF not guilty. Adams was taken back to Jail
at his own request, for safe keeping.
Arcadia reports that heavy frost visited
that part of Florida Tuesday night. The
whole country is filled with a great variety
OF vegetables and II is feared it has done
much damage. Orlando reports that the
weather was quite cool Wednesday morning
and frost is reported in some localities, but
no serious damage was done. Tender vege
tables suffered somewhat in exposed locali
ties. Ocala reports there was the heaviest
frost OF the season Thursday morning. M ll
Campbell lost three acres Of ''cukes," which
were getting ready to spin.
The annual meeting of the State Fair AS
so iation was held Friday at Jacksonville, II
the ONCE OF DR.. w. M. Bostwiok, with Presi
dent Colvin in the chair. The business Of the
meeting was the election of Officers for the
ensuing year which resulted as follows
President j IL. Colyin; vice president ant
secretary, DR.. W. M. Bostwick; treasurer, w
A. Dell; executive committee, j. ID. Fernan
| dez w A. Dell, w. I. Delaporte. j. S. Smith
Dell, c. B. Towns, w. T. Delaporte, Dr. w
M. Bostwick, p. e. McMurray and A. b
| Campbell.
Judge w. D. Barnes will hold specia
| term Of the circuit court at Mariana il
March for the trial of two murder cases, tha
| Of Bill Tarver, Hugh Tarver ana Tom Tarver
| Tor the murder OF John Adams in Greenwood
! during last summer. The three charged witt
| the crime are brothers. Only one, Tom Tar
yer, will be tried, as the other two are still a
| large. The number Of witnesses in this cast
| for the state Is as many as twenty-five o.
| thirty, and the defendant has about forty.
| Will be long and hard fought trial to thu
end The other case is that of Dallas Nc
Kenzie, colored, for the killing OF anothe
negro.
A white man, Dan Fulford. by name, from
| Taylor county. was caught stealing good
| from Fraleigh Bros store at Madison
| Wednesday afternoon. One of the clerks il
| Fraletgh Bros, noticed that Fulford Goa
bulged too much and watching saw him pu
| some things In a buggy. Upon investigating
| the clerk found two pair OF trousers SOM
| dry goods, a hat and Sundry other articles ii
the buggy that belonged TO Fraleigh Bros
| and had not been paid for. some OF th
articles stolen came from T. j. Biggs & Co.'s
| and some also from Capt. Housman's store
| Fraleigh Bros. were taking stock and it wa
| comparatively easy to get the goods. and /
| the man hadn't been too greedy he woult
have succeeded.
| At Bellview, the fight over the effects o
| the late Mrs. Marsland is growing monoto
| nous. The arbritrator's decision was to tht
| effect that Mr.. Cook should receive, by way
| of compensation for his services in ATTENDING
| to the business of the City hotel the sum o
! $50: that he should deed baI X to Mrs Mars
| land the property that had been conveyed 4
him and that each Of the parties should pa
| one.half OF the costs. This decision of tn
| arbttrators, II seems, does not suit Mr., Mars
| land. and apparently he Is trying to evad
| complying with the provisions of the compac
that he has violated the terms by causing th
arrest OF Cook, claiming prejury in SOM
| prior act. Mr.. Cook is in Ocala in care OF tn
sherif, having failed to secure bail.
Friend of the Family-Why did you promis
your daughter hand to that idiot Softleigh
and then refuse TO let him marry herr
Stern PARENT wanted something to boot
Philadelphia Record.