The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-21
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THE PRooTER q osmeLE co. oHu.
member Of the democratic executive commit
tee OF Alaehua county, and unanimously
elected chairman.
A stock company has been formed at Fort
Meade TO build a two-story brick block to
contain stOrerooms below and ottices and an
opera house above.
w, :. Shepherd of Chicago has purchased
through Dr. w T. Whitledge the Peacock
place on Lake Otis near Winter Haven, pay
ing for same a, 500.
Mrs. Clopton, widow of Dr.. A. G. Clopton,
died at Green Cove Springs Thursday morn
ming, after a lingering illness. She was the
mother ofthe wife Of p. g. Fisher, who were
both absent.
For the year ending April 10, 1894, the
steamer City Of St. Augustine made sixteen
round trips between New York and Palatka
Der, the freight amounting to S2s 800, some Of
II as low as S4.5O per thousand.
Returns from ten out of twelve precincts in
Jefferson county insure the nomination of f..
y. Bailey for the Senate; d. H. Mays and T.
L, Clarke to the House OF Representatives; j.
X. Grantham. tax assessor; j. H. Tucker, tax
collector; b. W. Partridge, county treasurer
G. Garwood, J. w. Wellington and John
FinlaysoD for the school board.
The immigration train arrived at Arcadia
Thursday on time, with a large crowd. G, d.
Ackerly made the opening address, followed
BY others $. J. Carleton, large orange
shipper presented statement showing one
sale of oranges in Chicago for e., zoo of which
the railroads got 81 700 and the commission
men secured $40 leaving 5000 for the shipper.
Supt. W. NJ. Holloway OF Alachua county
has completed his annual report TO the state
superintendent OF schools. The total enroll
ment for the past year was 253S whites and
3.072 colored. The number Of teachers en-
ployed during the past year was "a white and
66 colored. The total receipts for the school
year was S28, 1923 and there is stin baialee
OF II, 1872 in the treasury. 20
Some of the parties interested have OBJ
jected to Capt. Lemaiste as receiver OF the
Pharr Phosphate Company at Barlow on &C
count OF his former connection with the com
panyi and Judge Phillips has appointed DR..
w. 4. Nhttledge as receiver. Capt. Lemaistre
viii continue TO act and keep the works in OPP
eration tnal Dr Whitfedge qualihes or de-
ehhes He has Yet decided whether he
9wil accept the appointment.
F. The people In the northwestern portion of
Alachuu County, where there are number OF
large phosphate plants in operation, are com
planning that criminals are not being brought
to Justice, on Saturday and Sunday last
there were five negroes shot. one OF whom
viii die. There are humber OF gambling
dens operated by negroes in that vicinity,
which are frequented by eolored gamblers
and refugees from justice who make prac-
tice ofmihgling with the emploFes and gamb-
ting az their tables. Robberies are OF fire.
lutuL OCCURRENCE III Luub SPCblOn.
The democratic convention of De Soto
county met at Arcadia Thursday and elected
the following delegates to the state cunVen-
ton: A M smith, r. J. Pepper, w. A. John
son, A. L. Pearce. B; L. Blackburn, D. d.
Kinney and 4. w. Gnchrst The following
were elected delegates to the congressional
convention: ]. w. Whiddea. G. W. Forester,
f. NJ. DuIrance, J. w Buchanan, A. X. De-
mere and 4. J. Doughtery, The last two
have hslf-vote each: The sentiment is for
Sparkman Of Tampa for congress. No action
was taken relative to a railroad commission.
A convention was called for Aug. 8, TO nomi-
nate county Officers.
The democratic convention OF Lafayette
county, called to elect delegates TO the State
ana congressional conventions. met at Rock
sink July 10 and elected T. p. ChaireS chair
man and j. 1. Mitchell secretary. After de-
tate 1t was decided to send six delegates to
each convention instead of four, as allotted
by the state committee The following dele
gates we're elected to the state convention:
A. j. Winburn, G., w File .Oher, T. p. Chaires.
Ii. J. Casen, NJ. j. Bryant and }. b. Goodbred.
The following delegates were elected to the
congressional convention: f. 5. Gaulden, 6.
". Brian, NJ, Y. Tool, w, p. Cooper, James
Anderson and l.. L. Ramsey. The county
convention has been called for Sept. and
the primaries Sept. l.
The wrecked freight train on the Georgia
Southern and Florida railway near Grandin,
was more serious than kilograms indicated.
The engine and i've cars were deratled AS
the engine left the track IL went over in the
ditch, the car Of naval stores turpentine and
rosin, crashed into IT and caught fire, which
spread with great rapldIty. destroying the
five cars and greatly damaging the engine
1t was due to this lire that the track could be
used this morning, the wreckage having teen
mostly consumed. The freight was only
moving about four miles an hour, but the
enormous momentum of thirty loaded cars
made the accident unavoidable as 1t was inn
possible to stop quickly. The cause was ac-
cidental and not malicious, IL is believed.
IL. a !,
at Grandin day or two ago was to have been
married at s O'Clock Wednesday night in
Gtllistown, a suburb, and the conductor was
to be special guest, but alas, the wreck
seemed TO preclude the possibility of the cere
mony. The bride was dressed for the coca
sion when the news came and later she re-
tired, but her slumhers we're not to be undis.
tHped Shortly after midnight the o ,cupants
of the house were awakened by the loud
knock OF the bridegroom who had walked
the entire nineteenmiles and at his request
the family arose, arrayed the bride, sent
Tor the minister, who performed the cere.
mony at 3:l5 am When asked II he was not
tired out, he exclaimed Lord man. the
nearer got 10 Palatka, the faster l walked -
The democrats of BRevard county met In
convention at Titusville on Wednesday, Five
delegates Tom Johnson NJ. 5. Sans, w. II.
Sharpe Preston Mcmillan and b. X, Wilson
were elected TO the state convention without
opposition, and the following five 10 the con
gressonal convention instructed to vote for
denomination, viz NJ. $. Jones Ii. b. Archi-
bald, II. +. Atkinson, Lafayette Wooten and
j. q. stewart. The county was almost unani-
nous for the denomination of Mr.. Cooper. and
the few who were opposed to it did not Won
ture to assert themselves in convention No
platform was adopted, but a resolution, pro.
posed by James Mitchell of LaGrange in
favor OF tariff for revenue only, was passed
unanimously, The question OF railroad
commission did not come up, but it is known
that some OF the deleg gates to the state cou-
ventlon are in favor OF q commission.
Tampa Times; The motion for permanent
injunction, asked by George Il Chamberlain
TO restrain John s. McFall, the city treasurer.
from paying out the $500 in the interest
fund as directed by the city council, was ar
gued before Judge Philips Thursday morn
ing and the motion denied. The temporary
Injunction was dissolved. Judge Phillips
stated that the s. 800 remaining to the credit
OF the interest fund on the payment of inter.
est due july was due TO an excessive levy.
but since the citizens paid il without protest
they now had no right 10 object to It's being
used Tor other purposes, as 1t is clearly In ex-
cess OF the amount required for the paying of
interest and the law provides no way by
which II can be refunded to the several tax.
payers. The disposition Of this suit practi-
cally settles the mandamus which is vet to be
argued. Garter Wall asked the court TO
give them time TO learn II their client George
4 Cham berlain, wished to appeal the case
ana they were given until Friday morning
Tampa Times The case OF the Carncross
helrs which has been in court several years
and has been before the supreme court sew
eral times, came up Thursday morning again