The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-23
FLORIDA.

Lakeland is shipping large quantities OF
strawO erries and has been for some time
past.
John A. Morris, Of Louisiana lottery uoto-
riety, has changed his winter residence from
New Orleans to Tampa.
A little colored child was burned to death at
Quincy Monday evening. 1t was the baby OF
john Mills and about years old.
The ontract for the new express office at
Pert 7 impa has been let to Shaw g. johnson
for 1000 They agree to complete it by
Feb. IS.
large phosphate plant is about to be
erected near Mr.. Former place. about two
miles south Of Bone Valley, in Polk county
Maj. Louis McLain is the principal protector
OF the enterprise.
The Owl Cigar Company, OF Quincy, has
purchased the entire packing Of NJ. L. Floyd,
general manager for Schrader & Bon. The
company Will not buy any OF the crop of 1893
tobacco, since their purchase of the Floyd
packing.
Two white men were travelling west and,
when within two miles Of River Junction,
were assaulted by two negro men, who ordered
them to hold up their hands. The white men
replied that they had nothing when the
negroes jumped on them and brutally beat
one OF them with brass knucks. The other
white man ran of with their bundles.
Orange City Times: Friday morning two
gentlemen took the train in front Of the post
office for the junction. AS the train stopped
for tickets. Mr., Boyer, the agent, told them
there was no time to get tickets and they
boarded the train again. About half way to
the junction the conductor called for tickets,
they offered the regular fare 10 cents, the
conductor said they must paw 30 cents. This
they refused TO do. the train was stopped and
they were put of. The gentlemen say they
have plenty of witnesses and will bring suit
for damages.
The st. Louis Engineering Company has
agreed TO give the sum of Sl0000J TO build an
electric street railway from North Beach to
Moultrie, provided that SIS 900 is raised in ST.
Augustine, TO this end Capt Adophus
Pacetu offers TO head this list with S., 600 IN
cash, and further greeS TO give four house
lots at North Beach to evdry person subscrfb-
ing $1,000. This is extremely generous OF
Capt. Pacetti and should readily ne taken ad-
vantage of. IL is understood that the pro.
motors OF the st. Augustine Electric railway
hold an option on the charter of the North
Beach railway, which includes $50 acres OF
land at North Beach, with the pavilion and
other buildings standing thereon
Walter West carpenter, is reported to
have been held up at Tampa Friday night
and robbed OF 900 after being stabbed in the
left. arm Vests wife informed Sheriff
Spencer. She said she received the money
in a letter from her husband S relatives in
England Friday night, and meeting her hus-
band gave IL TO him They parted company
at a store and she went home. West started
home soon after and was heldup by two
white men, one of whom stabbed him in the
armr the other caught him from behind.
Then the hrst man went through him. West
screamed when stabt ed, and a man named
Brown came up. The highwayman saw him
and lied. The place of attack Is lonely and
isolated, and the authorities are investigating
[ the case.
Tampa Times: Some time ago guest Of
one of our hotels sent old Mrs. Marsh TO the
Southern Express company's Office with an
order to the express a. eat to pay Mrs Marsh
$4,000 at once. The simple old woman took
it to the express Office believing as she
always does that the money was due her
Clyde Glenn, the polite and manly agent
took the note. wrote across its back and sent
Mrs. Marsh with it to the writer When the
man opened the note he found the express
agent had indorsed it thus: win YOU not
try in the future to conduct yourself as a gen.
tleman, remembering that your mother Is or
VIII Ice an old woman The thoughtless
joker took the note to the express Office.
cal e tfor the agent and grasping Mr.. Glenn s
hand said, i thank you for that rebuke
Hereafter Will remember my mother"