The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-13

OcaIa has a local temperance reform
club that has public meetings on Sun
day.
owen Robinson and d. L. Hancock Of
Orlando have gone 10 Houston, Tex, to
reside permanently.
Twelve coiOred men were arrested at one
time at Reddick, Marion county, Tuesday
for playing craps, and put in the jail at
Ocala.
All the phosphate mines in the Early
Bird district, In Marion county, have
closed down, aad are likely TO remain so
until change for the better takes place.
In a bicycle race at Pensacola Monday
w A. Blount, Jr., won. The race was
eight and a half miles. which he made
In 2yi4 minutes. He had four contestants.
Some of the finest tobacco ever raised
in Marion county has been produced by
A. L. Eichelberger. who has already cured
between 1000 and $500 pounds Of very
fine leaf
The prospects now are that the de-
positOrs Of the First National Bank at
Ocala may look for a dividend Of 10 per
cent during the month. 1t is said that
payment VIII not however, exceed 10 per
cent
j. b. Needham Of Tavares was duly in
stalled in the Florida Central and PENN
sular freight office at Orlando Tuesday.
vice L. +. Ives, resigned. r. NJ Coifey
went to Tavares to take charge OF the
office there.
An important exchange Of real estate
Eleven acres of land and two fine dwell
ling houses were sold by j. NJ. Graham
TO 6. p. Griffin of Windsor The property
is known as the Sutherland property. The
two residences will be improved.
In the circuit court at Pensacola Thurs
day Judge Barnes delivered an opinion
declaring the section of the new city char
ter which makes the offices of harbor mas
ter and public custodian Of lost timber and
lumber municipal offices to be unconstitu-
tional for the reason that the subject mat
ter was not expressed in the title of the
bill.
The safe of A. NJ. Chandler at Lake City
was blown open by cracksmen Thursday
morning between 2 and 3 o'clock The
night Waterman walked up just as the
charge exploded and the burglars did not
return. The safe was a total wreck. The
same parties broke into the union ticket
office and succeeded in getting small
sum. Sheriff Cone is now on their track.
The county commissioners of Alachua
county have completed the equalization Of
taxes and fixed a rate for the several APP
preparations for the coming year The
rate of taxation I'm the aggregate for the
coming wear is i4ib mills The difference
in the total valuation OF property between
this and last year Is a reduction for this
year Of $4,000. The rate of taxation, how
ever is the same as last year, the commits
sioners having reduced some Of the APP
propriauOas.
on Tuesday evening last Mr. Roark, a
white farmer living three-quarters of a
mile northeast of Archer, observed large
yellow dog going under his house. on
STOPPING down TO see the dog. it sprang out
and bit hun on the cheek. Taken by sur
prise. he allowed the dog to escape but
says he had the appearance of being mad.
Mr.. Roark was badly frightened and went
to Archer to have the wound cauterized
by DIR. Julian. Not satisfied with this,
he went to Gainesville to get medical adj
vice there.
As one of the results of quo warranto
proceedings instituted by the citizens
ticket against the Tammany dsfacto gov
eminent at Pensacola, declared elected on
June last, Judge Barnes, at special
term of the circuit court, held at Pensa-
cola, has overruled the demurrer of law
yers representing the citizens ticket, de-
claring the bill introduced and passed at
the last session OF the legislature, COM
monty spoken of at Pensacola as the Chip
ley charter bill perfectly constitutional 80
far as it relates to the election of officers
for the government of the city.
A sudden Thunderstorm blew up al Tam
pa Wednesday about 6 D. m. unnoticed
by many until a sudden peal of thunder
was heard. About $3.50 a vivid bolt of
lightning. followed instantly by a deafen-
places in the city. Miss Leonore Someillan
daughter of Rev. II. r. Someillan, was
sitting by an open window at her home
on North Franklin street. She jumped
affrighted from the window and told her
mother that she had been struck. Her
right arm was benumbed and tingled and
on three fingers of her hand the light
ming left slight marks. two appearing TO
be tiny burns, as II made with the end of
a match. She complained of the burn on
her fingers for some time but Thursday
morning it had passed of.