The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11

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ri0us. He was laid up.
FLORIDA.
[ Arcadia needs. a bank.
I The United states court opens at
/ Tampa to-day.
Ii is said there is a residence on Lake
Worth which rents for $1,000 per month.
only fourteen votes were cast Thursday
a. the bond election at Cedar Keys for
$500 20 build "A Jail.
Mrs Henderson, wife of Moses Hender-
son ESQ died very suddenly AZ her home
in Madison county a few days since.
Many Of the farmers of Osceola county
will no longer depend on an orange crop
for an income and have gone to planting
cane.
The board Of county commissioners Of
Lee county have appropriated $50 to-
wards fun exhibit at the South Florida
Fair from that county.
The residence on the Barrett place,
about one and "A half miles from Madi-
son, on the Valdosta road, was destroyed
| by fire last Saturday morning.
II is said that the French Phosphate
Company has leased the land belonging TO
w s. Fulton in fernando county. known
az the Day place on a royalty OF 81 per
ton OF all rock mined, and has guaran-
teed to mine 1900 tons per year for
long period.
Senator Cali has introduced in the Sen
ate BIZ TO pay S22j TO J. S. Watson. OF
| Tltusville. for the loss of his sailboat
while i'm the service Of the government re-
ua wing the telegraph line between Titus
vile and Jupiter, and for damages in
Cured in the repair of the line.
y. - Shaner, member OF the leglsla-
ture from Madison county, is posting up
on the assessment laws of Florida, and
VIII present 70 the next legislature some
starting disclosures in relation to the
enforcement Of the present law. and will
give some glazing Inconsistencies in the
assessments now eNtant ia this state.
Frank II. Palmer of Tampa was ar
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Ing material from Edenheld 81 Jetton.
Palmer is a contractor who owns consid-
cradle property az Tampa. For some time
Idenueld & Jetton have been losing ma
terials from houses which they We're build
ing. and say they have lost not less than
$1,000 in this way in the past year.
Madison Recorder: A few days ago
concourse OF people met al the residence
of Mrs. Nc. to see the marriage of a
prominent young man ana popular
young school marin" both of Madison
county. And when the time appointed
came on both We're present and seemed to
/ be enjoying themselves very much But
| later on in the evening they began to
/ look more solemn, especially Mr.. r. as
/ the preacher failed to come to perform
| the ceremony. IL was a beautiful even
ing and both seemed very anxious for the
OLD gentleman to come. The intended
groom waited until night, and then re-
tarned home.
Madison Recorder: A few days ago at n
log rolling on the place of George Young,
in the northeastern part of Madison
county, Lonzo Brono, an old man, re
ceved "a wound from the hand of an
| other negro that caused his death last
Friday night. Brono and a young negro,
1 Waetrus by name, were working to-
Z gether-using the same hand-stick-and
as is usual at such places rivalry arose
as to who was the best man. Lonzo had
! just "outlifted' Waetrus. and was jok-
/ ing him about it, when the latter struck
/ him blow across the back and shoulders
with the stick, from which the old man
i n toll haH /, I'll.
/ eventually led to his death. His slayer
/ made his escape.
I Pensacola News: The negro Willis Cor
/ dom who successfully duped the negroes
/ of Jackson county with the Liberia
| scheme and obtained a large sum of
money from them, was captured al Milton
! on wednesday. He was recognized by a
negro man from jackson county. who
was hunting for him, and pointed out to
Sheriff Collins. The sheriff placed him I'M
/ der arrest, and on searching him for wea-
/ pons found $500 in money in his pockets.
! As he had no warrant for Gordon the
/ sheriff was compelled to release him and
return the money, but the jackson county
! negro compelled him to go to COttondale,
/ whore large crowd of his dupes We're
still cainped in destitute condition. Cor
! don is described as a mulatto about %
/ years of age and shabbilv dressed He
/ is not lacking in cheek. however, and on
/ his arrival at Cottondale made a speech
/ to his deluded victims. telling them that
{ he had been sick and was prevented from
] chartering train for last Saturday, but
/ that he had now chartered train from
/ the Florida Central and Peninsular road,
which would be backed down to Cotton
dale and carry them TO the seacoast on
I way to Liberia. Strange to say his de-
/ luded victims believed him. and applauded
/ him, but the white citizens of Cottondale
We're not so easily deceived: Gordon +;
/ now under close watch and Friday Col.
! w. y. Chipley received a letter from T. r.
/ Halliday, prominent merchant of Cotton
( dale, asking If ii was true that the Flor
/ ida Central and Peninsular road had ar
ranged with the Pensacola and Atlantic
/ road TO run a train to Cottondale. Col.
I Chipley replied that no such ARRANGEMENT
had been made, and there is no doubt that
/ on the receipt of his reply Gordon win be
+ placed under arrest for fraud Perhaps
| $500 in his possession, which it is said Is
! only a small part of what he collected
from them.