The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-07

Maj. st. Clair-Abrams addressed the people
Of Alachua county in the court house at
Gainesville Wednesday.
Ending June 30, the phosphate shipments
through Fernandna amounted to 60 $40 tons
against 81 ,59l tons for the first six months
last year beng an increase of 10 900 tons.
Marion Geiger, tax collector Of Clay county
died at his home in Green Cove Springs
Thursday of typhoid fever, after an illness of
one month Mr.. Geiger was about IS wears
OF age and leaves wife and seven children
four boys and three girls
Justice b. Small was engaged Thursday
holding an inquest over the body OF one 81
mon Butler, in a suburb of Jasper known as
the jennings negro quarters. The result of
the investigation showed that he was muir
dered by one Henry Baldwin and one or TWO
others. Two others were shot in the fracas
The parties are all colored and the murdererS
are in jail.
1t is estimated that not less than $500 900
worth OF new buildings are now in course OF
construction and under contract at Tampa
OF this Edenheld Jetton of Ybor City have
SOL 900, j. H. Drew 100000 and the other
$4,000 is divided up among various contrac-
tors. The ladies who have undertaken the
establishment OF rescue home at Tampa
Tor fallen women announce that it is now
open The institution is receiving a hearty
support
"A serious shooting ARRAY occurred in tho
western portion Of Gainesville at a late hour
Wednesday night between Braxton and Cecil
Tillls OF Waldo, and VIII and John AuRernan
Of Gainesville. The latter sustained only a
few flesh wounds, from which he will recover
shortly but BraXtOn Tllts was shot under
the heart, and 1t is said that he will not live
VIII AuEerman is also dangerously wounded
The difficulty occurred in a dlsreputaole
house. ana was doubtless the result Of too
much drinking.
shooting and cutting ARRAY took place on
Florida Central and Peuinsular train he
tween Gainesville and Arredondo Wednes.
day. An intoxicated cOlored man commenced
70 abuse the neWsboy, and finally drew a
KNIFE and cut hun across the hand making n
painful wound. white man stepped up to
interfere, when some one shot at him the
ball cutting through his coat and vest on the
start others at the same business and when
the smoke OF battle cleared away il was
found that two eolored men were wounded
one IN the side, only slightly. the other in he
shoulder. disabling the arm on that side en-
tlrely. The man that did the shooting left
thetraln at ArredOndo and seemed to Ice a
stranger, as his name could not be learned
A 2o-cent package OF rat poison purchased
ly John Petty, cOlOred man living in North
Springfield, suburb OF JackSOnVilIe for the
determination OF the rats. partially accom-
pllshed It's purpose in that line but did
greater carnage by killing "a valuable horse
ana Two hne milk cows. The poison had been
placed on "a shelf over The hay rack in Pettv's
phrh Inc horse accidentally got out of me
hlaple ana as the barn doors had been left
open or IN SONS way betam unfastened
wandered luto the barn. and seeing appetiL.
my nay so convenient proceeded TO take his
M. IN some way the poison was spilled from
the sheli ana scattered over tho hay the horse
continued eating until he satisa ed his hunger