The morning news., 1894-11-11
FLORIDA

tnls winter will quadruple any previous
crop. The first shipments will be made at
Christmas
Grant Griffin shot and killed William
lo6s in a gambling row at La Crosse
Friday II was a case of wilIful murder
Both are colored.
Bone Valley. says the Courier-Inform-
ant Of Barlow, has just finished loading
Two large vessels with pebble, and is
sun shipping TO Port Tampa
a petition has been fled in the circuit
court at Tampa to have the receiver of the
old iampa Street Railway Company pay
70 the state controller the taxes due for
Walter NIilller Of St. Augustine. who
robbed the store of H. c. Parker at Hague,
near La Crosse, is In Jail in St. Augustine,
and viii be brought back to La Crosse for
tr al.
Two drug stores were burned at Ocala
| Thursday. They were owned by Drs. Har-
rison and Campbell The fire is thought to
be the work of an incendiary. Small in
surance
The jeweIry business Of Charles x.
Morgan. deceased, has been sold out to
the Anthony Bros, and under that name
will in future be run at the same stand
on Washington avenue at Titusville
Mr.. Sprague, at Crescent City. has a cof-
fee tree three years old which has grown
well at all seasons and without protec-
ton Of any kind from cold or heat and
a1ords every promise of an abundant
yield.
DR.. W. A Knowland's house south OF Or
lando, was destroyed by fire Thursday
night. Very little was saved from the
| flames. The loss is about s., 500, and insur-
ance only $50. The ire caught in the
kitchen.
I. J. o. 'Brien. ex-signal officer of Jupiter,
was assaulted by a white man at West
Palm Beach, on Wednesday. His assail-
ant stole upon him and dealt him several
blows with aclub. O'Brien will be laid up
for sometime
J. D. Silva of Tampa has let the contract
for two story ST se adjoining Martin
Herrera on the east. j. W. Mouca has the
contract and the house will be used for a
saloon and restaurant. Mr.. Silva paid
5000 for the lot.
There is talk of another paper being es-
| tablished in Gainesville Parties are ne
gotiat.ng for the Old Leader outfit, and
expect to launch their journalistic craft
in a few weeks. a daily and weekly issue
will be published.
NIessrs. Taylor & Curry have informed
the Key West Equator-D Democrat that the
total amount of the logwood recovered
from the wrecks so far amounts to 246
tons. A few more vessels are expected
yet WIN lOGWOOu.
A great many ducks went southwark
over Friday and Saturday, but Sunday
was the greatest day for migration so
far this fall. There was a continual
stream of ducks winging their swift
flight down the coast.
Eliza Redding, colored, of Jacksonville,
woman 35 or 40 years old, was arrested
at midnight Friday night by Lieut.. Minor
for attempting to kill her grandchild,
an infant of y months by giving it car
bolic acid. The child still lives.
The Crescent City Philosopher states
that there was no election there Tues
day. One of the inspectors was sick,
and the others failed to come to time.
Consequently the polls were not opened.
The official count is as follows: o.
Phosphate shipments from Punta Gorda
for the month of October was 524S tons
valued al $50, ,4S0. Shipments for the period
beginning Jan. l, and ending Oct. 81, was
$3.50 tons. Total commercial business Of
the port Of Punta Gorda since Jan. 1,
S16S4,S00.
The Cespedes Cuban Association has per-
fected temporary organization in West
Tampa and win meet next week to adopt
z, constitution and bylaws. A cash sub
scription of $1,000 and a. large amount of
stock has been raised for the purpose of
building their $4,000 club and opera house.
Shares are being taken rapidly.
Our orange growers are not at all
panicky this season, we are pleased to
note, remarks the Lake Region Sun.
Some of them have shipped fruit because
they expect to get good prices for it,
but most of them are waiting for their
fruit to ripen, and waiting with feeling
of confidence that they will get good
prices later
Capt S. z. Hope Of Anclote was III
Tampa Thursday attending the session Of
the board of public instruction. Just be-
fore dark he received a telegram from
home stating that his youngest son, Da.
via, had been drowned. David was about
10 years old, and left home Thursday on
a schooner with another young man for
Crystal river. In some way he was
drowned from this schooner. The tele-
gram gave no particulars of the manner
of his death.
AT Live Oak, last Saturday night be-
tween the hours of and o'clock, an
old colored man by the name of Smith
Chatham was killed by a freight train On
the Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road. He was a carpenter. and having
been paid off, had remained down town
buying his rations. After getting his pro-
visions he started home, and as the cars
were standing on the track he attempted
to cross between them by jumping the
bumpers. About the time he was cross
ing the cars began TO move, causing his
foot to slip throwing him under tn,
wheels, killing him instantly.
Another murder has been committed
in the phosphate region about FIVE miles
from the town of High Springs. at SIM
mons phosphate mine This time, as US
ual, a negro has met his death, and all
about a difference of cents. Tom vii
liams and John Walters, both colored,
were engaged in the game of Skin" The
two entered into a dispute wherein the
paltry sum of 5 cents was involved. The
parties separated, each with the avowed
intention of taking the others life upon
the first opportunity. Williams shot Wal
ters from ambush on Sunday night. An
inquest was held, and the jury returned
verdict in accordance with the above
facts. Williams escaped.
There has been considerable ex-
citement at Arcadia over a run
made on the bank Of Simmons,
Charlton & Co. one party had
about 5000 on deposit, and it is believed
that another party, who is an enemy to
the bank people, melted the first party to
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