The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-17

Hinsborough county has five paupers, of
whom four are women.
There are shipped from Lakeland an aver
age Of l,00o quarts Of strawberries a day.
Two days shipping Of last week reached
5000 quarts.
Mr. Solomon, Of St Augustine. has lust
500 hls -. George street property extending
from st George 70 Cordova street to rev
Weenalsen; consideration, $1,000
Walter Pelham OF London. the distin-
guished English humorist, poet and elOcu-
zionist, arrived at st. Augustine Thursday
night and VIII main until next Tuesday
the firm Of O. c. Middleton s. Son, doing
business on Charlotte street, st. Augustine,
have just completed the sale of their retail
business TO Middleton & Oliver, wholesale
grOeerS OF that city.
The first jury case on the docket for this
term OF the circuit court was called at Or
lando thursday morning. II is that of St
Clair Abrams and Bryan VS.. the estate OF ia
s2000U
The members Of the several yacht clubs Of
New York. Brooklyn and other points who in
1889 took some tn1tiatOry steps towards estab-
Asnmg winter meeting place at Fernandina
are sim thinking OF carrying out their origi-
nal plans.
Hon Don A Pardee, Judge Of the United
States circuit court Of New orleans, after
spending day at Jacksonville left Thursday
for Tampa. where he will preside at the SEES
sion OF the United states circuit court for the
southern district Of Florida.
alt6F another exciting run al Jacksonville
on Thursday afternoon al the old fair grounds
Capt. BANDS two running horses Old South
and Bay Boy. beat two local bicycle riders
Caldwell and George n. Adams. by mile in
the twenty mile run, the horses making the
distance In 50:55 and the wheelmen in 50: IS.
Windsor CFla) correspondent writes as
follows. In an account of the shooting OF j.
II. White, OF Gainesville while SEEMING at
night on Lake Newman, it is stated there was
meeting OF the citizens OF Windsor a few
Gays since to devise way to put stop to il
legal hshlng There was no such meeting as
stated in this town.
The annual meeting Of the Tropical Fruit
and Vegetable Company OF Sumter county
met at Ocala Wednesday to transact impor-
tant business and elect officers for the ensu-
ing year. The officers elected we're DR.. T. b.
Boykln, OF Baltimore, reelected president,
9. B. Slinglun, Of Baltimore, secretary and
treasurer, Charles w. White, general mana
ger. Directors, K. :. Gaulden. X. McConathy.
w. +. Roach, Mr. Defrees DIR. Boykin and
Mr.. Slinglun The company owns the largest
grove in the state, aud during the last season
shipped over $4,000 worth Of fruit. They
have nearly 200 acres now bearing w. s.
1Vey Is IN charge OF the property, which is
located near Panasoffkee.
Pensacola News: Acting Coroner johnson
summoned Jury and held an inquest on the
body OF the white man found on the inside
beach Of santa Rosa. island near the life
saving station, yesterday morning. After an
autopsy, performed by Dr. w. +. FordhQm,
the jury rendered a verdict that he came to
his death by accidental drowning The body
was taken in charge by the undertakers S.
b. Hutchinson 81 Co. and buried in ST.
Mtchaels cemetery. The dead man was re-
cognlzed as Antonio Puchinelli, who cam here
ABOUT nVe months ago from NiargiO, Corsica.
lie was about IS years Of age and has a wife
and children living at Niarigio He had been
engaged in oysterlng in Escambia bay, and is
supposed to have fallen overheard from his
s.oop about two weeks ago. His effects were
turned oyesto the Italian consul.
Key West Herald; Yesterday morning Tay-
Tor x Curry's safe was. robbed Of $685.. The
history Of the robbery is a very peculiar one
both Mr. Taylor and Mr.. Curry were in their
Office as usual. MIR. Taylor opened the safe
ana through inadvertence left it open and
went to breakfast. Mr.. Curry soon went also
leaving Capt. William Bethel and Mr.. Luck
entack in the ONCE. Soon they were Joined
by Capt Nixon and Peter Knight The once
uos Ja1lles Johnson coiore9 came IN The
gentlemen ABOVE mentioned soon left the
room with no one in but the boy. When Mr.
Curry returned from breakfast lie went TO the
safe 10 get money to pay some bills. when he
discovered II open and the money gone At
first he thought that it must be practical
Joke played by his partner or another friend
blt WHen ar. Itylor returned he eX-
ploded this idea Sheriff Knight was at once
notified. lie lost no time on the case He
immediately went TO the negro and told him
that il the money was not forthcoming by IL
CLOCK he would lock him up AS there was
no chance for the negro to escape, and there
was no positive proof against him. no close
watch was kept Oh him. srhe negro, becoming
alarmed toId an .out 1t. He had given the
money to another colOred man named Shehee
Shehee was arrested and Sass OF the stolen
money was found on him. Both OF them were
put IN jail No account has been given Of the
missing 81 his boy, James Johnson, is a
brother Of the negro who was eleetrocuted in
New York few days ago
A special from Gainesville, dated March II.
70 the Jacksonville Citizen says: The in
quest In the j. II. White murder case was re-
sumed to-day. The sheriff had returned from
windsor early in the morning where he had
gone 70 arrest u. q. BOulware and John Mil
Ter and TO summon Bige l3eckham llolli v.a re-
was not TO be found. Carrier Colmau with
GREW the warrant against j. NJ Miller and al
ioWed MN to testify Mr.. Miller was very
important witness and when he entered the
courtroom The crowd arose TO have a look at
nm MI Miller, when he took the stand
vas very much agitated. Mr. Miller stated