The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-11

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The Florida Medical Association viii
meet at Gainesville on April 16.
It is said that the establishment at
jacksonville Of a factory with an annual
output Of 100000 cigars is assured.
The Tarpon Springs hotel closed on
Monday morning after breakfast, after
the most successful season that resort has
experienced.
A petition has been circulated at Jack
sonville for the appointment of Capt
Joe Smith as inspector Of hulls for the
new Florida district.
The Colored State Teachers Associa-
ton met at the African Methodist Epis-
copal church, on constant street, at
Tampa, Monday morning
A petition was circulated at Fort Myers
this week asking the department to dis
continue the cross country mail, ana to
establish daily steamer mail in place
of IL.
A. H. MsnviIIe secretary Of the State
Horticultural Society. was at Jackson
vile, Tuesday, making arrangements
for the annual meeting OF the associa-
tion, which will be held in that city, be-
ginning May z.
In August, 1893 Arthur c. Hicks shot
Miss May Nickels, for which he was
convicted In Bradford county and SEN
fenced TO state prison for ten years. The
board has refused to grant him pardon.
Miss Nickels fingered until the 10th Of last
month and died.
Valuable deposits of ocher have been
ulSH0NeIEN IN the vicinity OF NIdnQa-
rim, and a company has been formed TO
mine It, The product ranks with the best.
and market Is already opened for It.
plant VIII be erected with a capacity OF
400 pounds per day.
V. Bustillo, a large cigar manufacturer
and leaf tobacco dealer of Havana, is at
Tampa with a view of locating branch
factory. j. r. Rigby, of Mansfield. o..
has made all arrangements to start a
new factory in West Tampa. / is to be
under the direct supervision of the Fleitas
Bros.
The personal property of the Bishop
Fiber Company at Jacksonville has been
attached for debt in favor of Louis =.
Burt amounting to 81 69S.42. Another at
tachment has also been served in the
case Of the A. b. Vance Printing Com
pany VS.. Morris Sherman, whereby five
bathtubs and five coils OF pipe belonging
to the latter were attached for a debt
amounting to $685.
The entire day was taken up Tuesday
in the United States court, at Jackson
vile, in hearing the arguments of coun-
sci on the case of T.. Jennie II. Richard
son, Of Detroit, Mich, VS.. G. w. Mclean
ct al. The suit is one involving the title
to large tracts of land in various coun-
ties of the state, and especially valuable
tracts of phosphate lands in Marion, Cit
rus and Alachua counties.
Adjt Gen. Houstoun and Capt Wood
ruff have selected Leon Heights, half a
mile southeast of the state house, for the
camp ground of the state troops during
the annual encampment, which will begin
at Tallahassee May Z. The location is
high and dry convenient TO water and
beautiful woodland. and VIII be suitably
arranged for the comfort and convenience
of the soldiers.
Information was received at Pensacola,
| Tuesday Snorning, that Morris Slater,
alias Railroad" the negro desperate
who killed ]. II. Stewart near Bay Minette
on the Louisville and Nashville railroad
on Saturday night, has again taken refuge
! in the northern part of the county. Sla-
| ter came near killing Deputy Sheriff
| Brewton, at Bluff Springs, last year. and
! became a fugitive from Justice, fleeing to
Alabama. Officers left Pensacola Tues
! day afternoon to hunt him down, if he
/ can be found.
b. Glickman. a. merchant doing business
/ at Gainesville, was arrested Tuesday on
/ a warrant charging him with unlawfully
/ and brutally manning animals Some few
1 Saturdays ago Mr.. Glickman observed q
/ calf helping herself to some bananas
/ which hung on the outside of his store.
4 He picked up piece of iron and threw
/ 1t at the beast with deadly effect The
/ iron struck the forehead of the brute.
r. Bayer. and Mr.. Glickman paid him S
for it. County Solicitor Tides subse-
! quently filed a bill of information against
4 the merchant, and he win have to an
/ swer in the county court, now in session
1 al Gainesville.
A severe electric storm passed over Tar
pom Springs Tuesday. and at noon one az
the grandest and yet most terrorizing
electric phenomenas occurred on Tarpon
/ avenue, near the railway, that has ever
/ been witnessed by mortal man. A bolt of
lightning struck the telephone wire near
/ the corner or the two avenues and when
the crash came. balls of fire as large as
( a walnut fell from the clouds and struck
/ on the pavement on the roofs of the
| billiard hall and the Old Reliable druS
| store. The balls Of fire resembled moIteS
4 iron and spattered like such when n came
1 in contact with the earth. Many peonIe
4 were shocked by the bolt. but no one Was
/ seriously injured This rain Of fire con-
4 tinued for probably ten minutes and. dur
! ing that time, the air was fun OF the smell
Of sulphur The places where the naming
/ balls struck and exploded looked as II iron
had been fused there.
/ AT Tampa Tuesday morning a committee
Of volunteer nrnnnnN from III. l.nlll.t -. -