The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-24

FLORIDA
The Pauly Company has secured the con
tract OF erecting jail at Green Cove Spring,
to cost 50 ,0O0
John L. Doggett. clerk Of the criminal court
Of record at jacksonville, has not resigned
and has no intention OF doing so.
Alexander Campbell, who murdered Miss
Joseph in st. Augustine, has been left for
tune by a dead relative. 1t will be spent in
the effort to free him.
The Official announcement is made from
Washington that Surgeon John w. Ross,
formerly Of the Pensacola navy yard, has
been placed on the retired list.
1t is rumored on the streets at ST. Angus
tine that the work OF building an electric
light plant in that city will be begun early in
July. The plant is TO cost $4,000
w. H. Boutele has sold his grocery stock at
Tampa to c. A. Slime. This. with the sale of
o. a. Windhorsts stock to G. t. Haas, OF
| Jacksonville, makes two sales OF stores at
/ Tampa In week
The state board of health has plans and
! specifications made for dtsinfecting station
at Fernandiua, to cost in the neighbOFhOod Of
$1,000 AS soon as site can be agreed upon
| the structure Will be built.
J. B. Brown, of Gainesville, is in Washing
| ton. endeavoring TO secure continuing har
Dor appropriation at Fernandtna that will
make it possible to give that har6or sufficient
depth to allow the shipment of phosphate
from the beds in that vicinity.
At St. Augustine Monday morning Ray
mona y. reyes TbC6lNbQ a tubQu6 IOT Nfo from
| the pension offlce. He had spent only TWEEN
ty-five cents putting the balance in his coat
| pocket About an hour afterward, on his ar
rival home, the money had disappeared to-
gether with red handkerchief.
A general election throughout Gadsden
county was held Saturday to determine
whether the county Offcials should be nomi-
mated by convention or primaries. The Of
fetal count gives majority OF 1854 votes in
favor Of primaries with plurality rule. The
primary system met with little opposition.
A motion TO dismiss the Colvin case was
| argued and submitted at jacksonville Tues
day, he question OF jurisdiction Is the point
at issue. Z he amendments to the bill were
sustained by the court. A decisiod on the
motion to dismiss will be given today. This
is the case involving the issuing Of bonds by
the city Of Jacksonville
At Tavares Saturday night Capt George w.
Terry's Wholesale grain store was brOked into
and the Florida Central and Peninsular rail
way eompany's safe robbed Of about $50. The
Southern Express company's office and the
residence OF Rev. W. s. Blaisdell were also
visited by them, but at the two latter places
they met with no success.
A business meeting was held by the mem
bers of the Presbyterian church at Pensacola
| Sunday for the purpose OF calling pastor to
| supply the vacancy created by the recent
| present attending the general assembly at
| Nashville as a delegate from the Florida
| Presbytery. A majority of those present
/ favored the proposition to recall DR.. erger,
| and 1t was decided to do so by vote OF 76 to
20 1t is not yet known that Dr. Yerger win
| accept The call.
Ingram Fletcher. cashier of the State Bank
| at Orlando was the victim of o very painful
/ accident Monday night. He heard noise in
| the direction of his chicken house and put on
his slippers to go and investigate the cause
! Of disturbance. Before he had gone many
| PAGES In the direction indicated, he stepped
| upon the sharp point Of a nail which punct-
| ured his foot to the bone. The shock was
very severe and so great was the pain it was
] with 6ifffrnlLV he rnfUrnnd n "a hOuaR nFa
| Person and Wylly were called, and upon ex-
i animation found the wound a very dangerous
/ one, but, the patient is resting very we'll.
! Monday east bound freight train on the
i Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf, brought in an
/ unknown negro man who was fatally injured
near Martel He was stealing a ride and was
4 attempting 70 either get on or on the top OF
/ box car and by some movement swung him
i self out in time to get struck in the head by a
| wood rack. The blow was a fearful one
! crushing his head badly and his brains oozed
| out lie was brought to Ocala and DR.. liar
/ the roads surgeon, summoned. Soon after
j the doctor arrived at the depot the negro
/ died. He is unknown to the railroad men and
/ no one seemed to know him at Ocala He is
| supposed to be tramp and was beating his
way to Ocala
A meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable
| Growers Union OF Ocala and vicinity was
held In the court house on Saturday after
| noon The articles OF incorporation and by
| laws OF the state association and preamble
| and constitution for the local unions we're
adopted The permanent officers we're elected
as follows; G. M. Brown, president; r. w.
Green, vice president d. s. Williams, secre
tary and treasurer. All who subscribed to
! the articles OF the association are requested
| to pay 81 toward the fund Appropriated to
buy stock-one share of stock being issued "a
| the union for every ten members. A goodly
number have enrolled themselves ana nearly
every orange and vegetable grower has ex'
pressed an intention Of doing SO.
A writer at Orange City says: "One can &c
to the neighboring town OF DeLand and see
the druggists sell Bethesda water at 81 per
gallon then he can come over here, a dis
lance of 81 miles, and see the people irri
eating orange groves with the same water at
10 cents per thousand gallons. Surely "a
prophet is not without honor, save in his owr
country 1t is only l0-inch well. There
have been almost million gallons per day
pumped outof it for the past two months
was at the beginning of the drought The
manager Of the works has had two applica
lions from northern parties for permission tC
| bottle the water for market, but ne did no
accept, for the reason that the company viii
do that themselves when they are ready"
AT Orlando Monday morning Bank Exami
ner Lynch stood in the door of the room
where the resurrected bank is to do business
and declared the bank open and ready fol-
business. Two or three hundred people ha(
gathered about the door, ana the announce
ment was greeted with cheers. Men began
hoCking into the room, but instead Of drawlnl
out money they were there with deposits
Under the direction OF MIR. Lynch a fund O
$4,000 had been provided TO meet the demand
of any who might claim their first install
ment Of 20 per cent 1t was estimated tina
this sum would be sufficient to meet the de
mands OF the opening day. AS matter o
fact, when the days business was over it wa,
ascerta1ned that only about $500 had teel
called for by claimants and paid out by tn
i~teler. while the books showed that nearl,
$50 900 had been deposited