The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-12

ELOIltA.
Charles Colee, a well-known resident of
-. John county, died at his home at Pico-
lata Friday.
II. +. Taylor OF Braboo. Wis. has ac-
cepted the position Of cashier Of the First
National Bank Of Gainesville.
The April report % the Escambia board
or health shows p deaths al Pensacola dur
ing the months white and II colOred
There are now thousands Of cattle
grazing on the borders Of Alachua lake
There is vast acreage in that section
which is grown 10 grass and affords an
excellent grazing for stock.
p. .. Box. colored man Of
Orlando, has taken the persimmon
on green corn this year. He is
the hrst TO put green corn on the market
He brought in some fine ears Friday.
W. W. Pickford began shipping a car
80 OF l|o tons Of phosphate Thursday
70 Fernandina. This is the first ship
mcnt made by Mr.. Pickford from his now
mine. near Rock Springs in Marion county.
Frank Jackson was carried to Gaines
Wills Thursday charged with breaking and
entering eommissary at Lacrosse. He
stole grip containing SEQ In cash and
several other articles. The property was
recovered.
glove contest" has been advertised
TO take place eat Gainesville on the 26th
INST, between two col0red pug lists-One
from Ocala and one living at Gainesville.
II Is understood that the police Will in
terfere and prevent the affair.
w. L. Widmeyer Of West Palm Beach
has just recently returned from Jupiter.
where he has "A pineapple plantation. Mr..
Wihmeyer thinks he will get about 300
crates OF pines from some eight acres that
he has planted. The crop is somewhat
behind on account Of the frost.
young negro man named George Rob
lnson was found dead Stating i'm the back
door OF his aunt's house on West Main
street at Pensacola Thursday morning
hoDinson had been sufferer with lung
trouble for some time and had been under
treatment at the county hospital.
Jason Tomlinson was given preliminary
hearing at Gainesville Thursday morning
on the charge of assault with intent 10
murder Tomlinson is the man who shot
and seriously wounded Albert Daughtrey
last Saturday night in front OF ]. Mauas-
Sc store. The warrant against him was
quashed and none will be reissued.
A double sale has just taken place where
by two valuable pieces of property at St.
Augustine changed hands. The Deeriny
property, just to the north of and adioin-
ing the san Marco hotel grounds has been
purchased by x. w. Nesbitt, and William
Deering, who is now residing In Chicago,
but who spent the winter at St Augustine
becomes the owner of Mir. Nesbitt's house
on the south half of his lot on the bay.
Jacksonville Times-Union: Jane stvp-
man, an aged white woman who has been
at st. Luke's hospital for some time. tells
a strange story about the treatment she
received at her home on the St. Lucie
county. She says that the railroad COM
pany ran its road-bed through her land
and she has never been able to get any
thing from them for the 100 feet right OF
tractors began cutting the timber on her
land without her permission, and she has
never been able to get cent from them.
TO try 10 force them to pay her some
thing, she took a boat belonging to some
of the men and tied il up to the rear Of
her house. This made one of the men,
NfNl n i
one day he came to her house broke open
the door, and catching hold OF her, he
said he was going to kill her. He threw
her down and beat her so badly that she
has not yet gotten entirely over the eff
fects. Shortly after this two men, claim
ing to be deputy sherims, came to her
house one morning and said that they had
a warrant from James Bell, a justice of
the peace, for her arrest for stealing the
boat They demanded SO from her, which
they said was the amount of costs for
whereupOn one of the men pointed a pistol
at her and threatened to XIII her. She
still would not pay, and the men went off
Later she went before Justice Bell and
swore out a warrant for the arrest of
the negro, John Pinkney, and was told
she would have to appear before the court
at Tltusville. She went there when court
met, but the negro had been released
and did not appear for trial She again
made affidavit against him and says that
she Will be there to testify against him
a the next term of the court. She SAYS
that several hundred dollars worth of
timber has been cut from her land and
that she can get no settlement from the
railroad company or the contractors, and
that her Son-in-laW and some other peO-
pie are trying to get the land from her
She tells straightforward story, which,
If true. should certainly be investigated
She says she lives on her place by herself
and as there is considerable Illegal selling
of whisky in that section, and she being
violently opposed to such traffic, the peo-
pie want to get rid of her, and she can
get no justice.