The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-29

Capt. Jackson's estate under the contract
and part Of the building.
FLORIDA.
TrOup Brawner of Jacksonville has been
robbed of $50 by a crook he befrended
by giving him free board and lodging.
Several men at the Early Bird phosphate
mines showed their brutality Christmas
day by entering a gander-pulling tourna-
ment.
The Pensacola republicans have begun
the reorganization of their party in that
city, and appointed committee to look
after paying poll taxes.
DR.. L. r. Warren of BraidentOwn has
purchased the Barclay property in Hyde
Park, Tampa. The price paid was $4,000.
The property comprises eight acres.
An effort is being made by the business
men OF Orlando to keep the Daily Re
porter going. 1t had announced for lack
OF patronage 1t would cease after Jan. l.
Gov Mitchell was entertained at dinner,
at Tampa, Christmas eve by a number of
friends at the Cosmopolitan hotel and
spent the next evening at the home of
Mayor Salomonson, in Hyde Pork.
The attachment on the establishment
OF T. Piano, which was secured by c. o.
Livingston in the county judges court at
Jacksonville Thursday, for a claim of $50.
was dismissed Friday and the store was
released by the sheriff.
Deputy United States Marshal Ball of
Chipley, is ctill suffering good deal from
the wound in his knee, recently inflicted
by dropping his knife, the blade infiict-
ing wound in his leg, while en- route
home from Columbus, o.
Armour & Co. have entered suit in the
circuit court at Jacksonville against Sol
Iseman to recover a judgment secured in
the court of common pleas in Charleston,
S. c., March g. 1898, for $1724.33 The
| damages claimed are 5000.
Jeff Sparkman, who was shot by Tink
Whiddon at Barlow last Monday after
noon. died on Wednesday morning from
| the effects of his wounds. The authorities
| are in pursuit of Whiddon, but up to the
| last reports he had not been captured.
At Key West Friday morning about 2
O'Clock the dry goods store of II. w.
| Herrick was discovered on fire. The ORR
| gin of the fire is unknown. About % per
| cent. of the stock was damaged, mostly
| by water. The damage is fully covered by
insurance.
GOV. Mitchell has granted respite I'M
| til Jan. 81 to John Henry Johnson of Pa
/ latka. who was to hang on the last day
OF TINS month. me respite was granted
| on the representation Of certain parties
| that it is pretty certain that the negro's
! innocence can be established.
| Joseph I. Gordon and Wilson James
| have been refused pardons by the state
| pardoning board. Jordan pleaded guilty
to criminally assaulting a female child in
| was made because he feared lynchins.
| James was convicted in Marion county
| for embezzlement
1t has just come to light that some chill
| QTen Dy the name OF Hayes IOunQ an IN
| FAINT child in a lime sink, about two miles
| south of Chipley on Tuesday last. 1t was
| wrapped in black satin skirt, and with
a rock tied to it was sunk in the water
| 1t is mystery, but Sheriff C. G. Allen
! is endeavoring to solve it.
While George Macfarlane was driving
! down Franklin street at Tampa Thurs
day, his horse became frightened and ran
away, throwing Mr.. Macfarlane out and
| knocking down a woman. The animal ran
| into a building and was caught The
| woman was seriously injured, but not
| dangerously. Mr.. Macfarlane was not
| hurt
Wednesday night as some citizens of
| Orlando were sending up skyrockets, a
| horse, attached to a buggy, in which was
a young lady, became frightened and ran
away. The young lady was thrown out
and her ankle sprained. The buggy was
| wrecked. The young lady's escort who
was at the horses head when the animal
| ran, was knocked down, but not injured
Much excitement was caused at Ocala
| wednesday afternoon by an explosion
! that was heard all over town Investiga.
ton showed that while a number of mer
! We're skylarking at Constance's fruit
stand, on the public square, a lighted
rocket fell among the vendors fireworks
and the entire lot was exploded. Beyond
the destruction of the fireworks, valued
| at $40, no damage was done.
At Orlando Thursday some children. in
a careless spirit, set fire to the tall, dry
| grass in the grove of S. B. Long in the
| southwestern part of the city, and be-
fore the hose companies could get it un-
der control it had burned over about five
| acres, killing all the trees contained
| therein and burning a few panels of fence.
Mr.. Longs house narrowly escaped de-
| Struction.
At Bucheits saloon at Tampa Christ
mas day Dennis Robinson, colored, shot at
| Will Baker, cOlored. Baker escaped UNI
| touched, and the ball struck negro, sit
| ting at the opposite side of the room, just
! above the right eye, and his death re-
| suited two hours later. He proved to be
young man named John Wright, from
| Lakeland, a return ticket to that place
| and $1.40 being found on his person. Rob-
| inson escaped.
Within the past few weeks another large
| sale of land has been made by the Flori-
da Land, Gulf and Development Company
| through Col. w. d. Chipley. The sale en-
| braces 1900 acres of pine land in Jackson
| county, and was sold to H. b. Hatton OF
Pensacola. Mr.. Hatton has leased the land
| to MeSsrs. O'Brien d Carter of Georgia
| for turpentine purposes. These gentle
| men will Immediately spend at least $l0,-
900 in the erection of turpentine works
| on the land. Mr.. Hatton will eventually
convert the trees into lumber at his mill
The correspondent of the Morning News
| at Punta Gorda sends in the following
| Most all the orange crop of Florida is ii
| 1900 boxes The contract for dredging
| in Charlotte harbor, on Cape Haze
| amounting to $4,000, has been completed
| and the result shows an increased depth
| new manager of the Punta Gorda hotel
has arrived, and is putting the hotel in
splendid condition for this winters bus
| mess.
The election held at Tampa Friday tc
| ratify the ordinance to bond the city fol-
$3.50 co., resulted in a victory for bonds by
| a vote of 451 against 10, according to the
| official canvass before the council Friday
| night Freeholders only were allowed to
vote and only one-third of them voted
| Coler & Co. of New York have practically
| agreed to float the bonds should the or
! dinance be ratified. The city allows them
| s per cent commission. The bonds will
be signed in few days and forwarded to
| New York.
! Tallahassee Tallahasseean: Cart G. N
| Saussy showed the Tallahasseean man q
| relic of colonial days in his country or
! last Monday morning, in the shape of an
| original grant of land from King George
| II. The instrument was made in 1883 and
! grants 400 acres of land just above Savan-
| nah, Ga to Clement Martin, great grand
father of Capt. Saussy, on his mothers
| side The government seal, instead OF
| being on the face of the instrument as OF
! latter days. is attached by means of a
| piece of ribbon, and is in the shape and
/ about as cumbersome as an ordinary cake
of beeswax prepared for market
The visit of E. B. Fitzgerald, c. II
Reid and Capt. Howes of the Plant steam
/ shin line to TitusVille last week has re-
l suited i'm the purchase of the steamer st
-, ~, +lo plant TOVpstmaut Gonna q Y