The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-14
FLORIDA.
Crops around Lakeland need rain very


Crops around Lakeland need rain very
badly.
Pineapples are looking fine at Melbourne,
and big crop viii be harvested.
J. C. Wilbur, who was marshal Of Lakeland
last year, went to Barlow on April g. since
which time his family can yet no tidings Of
him. His friends are uneasy about him.
A new voting precint has been established
in Brevard county the territory of which
embraces Township SO, South, Range 40
East. Spruce BluT is to be the voting place.
1t has been announced by the superintend-
ent of schools of Hillsboroush county that the
county normal school will be held this year
in Plant City. The school Will commence on
Monday. May z
There Is a rumor that a local company win
be organized To- buy the property and fran,
chises OF the tampa street Railway and
Power Company, which is to be sold May Z,
by the receiver, T. c. Taliaferro.
Van b. hamilton. son Of Capt. John r. G.
Hamilton, OF Coleman, is behind the bars on a
charge OF forgery. The amount involved is
about $40 His family is a most estimable
one. but Van is inclined to be wild.
Thieves broke into the residence of ]. w.
Riggs at Gainesville Wednesday and after
ransaclIing every room broke into q toy tank
belonging 10 little Charley Riggs and re-
neved IT of every cent it contained. amount
ing to $3.50. All the occupants Of the house
were absent at the time
At Jacksonville, Thursday, the committee
on Episcopal residence met in the parish
building ana discussed plans for the begin
ming OF work on the Bishops residence next
week. A lot has been purchased in Riverside
and on it will be built the permanent resi-
dence Of the bishopH the diocese.
The Alaehua county board Of public in
struetion met yesterday and appropriated
$3.50 the maximum amount asked for by the
state board OF public instruction. to be APP
piled in the running of summer normal
schools. The board also appointed a grading
committee for the May examination and
made all the necessary arrangements relative
thereto.
tor IS sale, w 5. Wesscott bid on over 400
acres OF timber land on McGirt's creek.
| Among the timber is some of the finest
cypress in the state. The house and ORANGE
has also been sold. The mortgage, Mrs.
Otis Barnes, Of New York state, takes the
property at 81 coo
F. NJ Homes, silver miner of Mexico, has
just purchased the North Beach railroad in
terest at North Beach, and all other interest
appertalning thereto Mr. Homes will within
the next two weeks begin Improvements at
this once famous beach. The PAVILION and
and the entire beach made once more place
for pleasure seekers.
At Fernandina, Thursday, the roof Of the
building now owned by the Florida Central
and Peninsular railroad, and occupied as a
dwelling, was burned. The damage is esti-
mated at about $500 The building was
erected In 1877 by the Old Atlantic Gulf and
West India Transit Company and was used
as the general ohiceS. 1t afterwaTd con
tained the general Offices Of the Florida Rail
way and Navigation Company.
On recommendation of DR.. l.. W Weeden.
Gov. Mitchell has ordered the release OF
VIM. Woodward from jail at Tampa He has
consumption in its last stages, and the doctor
says he cannot long survive. Woodward is
under sentence OF Death by hanging, for a
murder in Ybor City last year, and for which
convicted at
| circuit court, but the time had never heau
| set in consequence OF his condition. Con
sumption has robbed the hangman of job.
Congressional questions are agitating the
! public mind in South Florida Just now. The
| press and the people are discussing tho ques
| tion from every standpoint thus far In ad
vance OF the fall elections. Hon G, c. vii
! son, OF Barlow, is the gentleman chiefly
! spoken OF at Tampa, as the successor Of Mr.
| Malloy. but Mr. Wilson declines to allow hi.
name used as o rival OF Congressman Malloy
| Tor the honor, and says II MalloY is the choice
| Of the people he will be- but too glad TO en-
Enthusiastically support him.
At the night session Of the State Horticul
! tural Society, at Jacksonville, Saturday, the
| discussion turned on the tariff and during Il
Thomas Hind, of Georgetown. made a remark
| that he was republican when "shot-guns
/ were waiting for them" Half a dozen gen
men were on their feet at once calling on the
/ chair TO make the gentleman stick TO parlia
mentary language. At this point Mr.. Bielby
| eGpugned from the records and the motion
! was almost unanimously carried. There wa,
/ lull Of a few moments at this point
! and Mr.. Manvtlle, the secretary OF the
| society, walked over and said few
/ words to Mr.. Bleiby and Mr.. Hind who had
/ introduced the "tithian' resolution and Their
! came back 10 his seat. He had hardly talxer
! his chair when Mr.. Hind arose and said that
/ Mr.. Manvtle who mad voted for tabliug the
/ resolution had just told him that IL was his
/ intention and the intention OF others to gel
/ the new members OF the society out OF H. Mr.
| Manvile sprang to his feet and said Mr.
| President. the gentleman lies" For an in
/ slant Mr.. Hind did not reply and then he
! said: u ask air. Belhy, who heard the con
| versation II Mr.. Manvllle did not say that
/ u won't say what he said" replied Mr.
! Bielby, but he didn't say what you saw e.
Mr.. Chairman said Mr. Hind, Mr.
/ ManviAa did say Mr.. Chairman" inter
rupted Mr., Manville, Il reiterate that MIR
! lind lies" The conversation had tean car
! ried on so quickly that few had time to grasI
/ II thoroughly, but after Mr., Manville took hi,
| seat there were loud Kisses from all over the
! hall. and the president insisted on order
| Then Mr. Bielhy moved TO adjourn unit
| morning, and the motion was carried After
! the meeting adjourned the memu ers gathered
! in little groups and discussed the events OF
! the evening I'm an excited way. while Mr..
/ Hind and Mr.. Manyille each went their sepa
! rate ways.