The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-13
FLORIDA

j. w. Carr of Macon, Ca, will take
charge Of Picnie Island, at Tampa, next
controls this island, intends it to be a re-
sort where dances and entertainments
I'm ii ee FIFeh EN- I4irough me summer. A spe-
GIal traln VIII be run TO that point on the
| 18th of this month. when a ball will be
/ given to inaugurate the season.
DR.. p. P. Medlier Of Panasoffkee per
| formed surgical operation upon y. T.
| Knight, a merchant Of Sumterville on last
| sunday morning. For some months Mr.
| Knight has been suffering from an erup-
ton upon his forehead that resembled a
| cancer which was gradually eating its
way TO the brain. 1t had already made its
| way through one of the bones of the
skull and it was necessary that this
| operation be performed The patient is
resting easy at present.
At w. l.. Sptler's stable at Tampa
| Tuesday night serious cutting ARRAY
| occurred. Mr.. Splitter was disputing with
negro named John McDuffie about
! balance of 50 cents which Splitter was to-
| reserve for some one whom McDufie
| owed. In the dispute McDuffie picked up
a scantlng. At this juncture Jim Nc
Dutiie a brother of Johns, came in. and
man, seeing spitler's danger meie
also come in The negroes turned on him
and cut him about twelve times over the
| head. on the chest, shoulder back and
| abdomen, and there Is scarcely hope of
his living. Mr. Splitter, in endeavoring to
! save Mcneil, was seriously cut in the arm
and hand. The negroes escaped. They
live in Orlando.
An old gentleman died suddenly on the
| FlOriua Central and Peninsular passen-
| ger train near Ellsey the other day So
II was not observed by his son, who oc-
| cupied a seat Immediately behind him.
| Hugh Powell, a travelling salesman of
| Jacksonville, was on the train, and he
| was the first to observe that the man
! had passed away. He was returning from
! the cooler and as he passed up the aisle
| near the man, Powell observed a pecu-
! liar expression on his countenance. Curl
! osity prompted him to make an examina-
! ton, and this revealed the fact that the
| man was dead. The son was Mortified
ana said that only about three minutes
| that he was apparently all right.
William Levy, dealer in dry goods, etc.
at Orlando and Apopka, sold out Tuesday
night to Charles Marks, who is his broth
| er-in-law. The parties have both gone to
/ Apopka, but the circumstances, as far as
can be learned, are that Marks had loaned
! Levy, who was in falling circumstances
money and had indorsed his paper in
| large sums, and had met part of his in
debtedness as IL fell due. The terms of
! the sale seem to be that Marks assumed
| the payment of certain other indebtedness
| of Levy, which, with his past loans, pay
/ ments and Endorsements, amounted TO
| A,lOo. and gave Levy his note for 81, 900 in
payment for the business and stock in
trade at the two places and certain real
| estate of small value. 1t cannot be posi-
| lively learned whether Marks assumed
| all of Levy's Indebtedness or not but if
he did not the sale will probably be con-
! tested, though appearances are that such
contest will be unsuccessful.
Alachua county has already derived
financial benefit from an enactment of the
last legislature. Heretofore parties
charged with minor criminal offenses have
been lingering in Jail for months. being
fed at the county's expense, awaiting q
trial in the county court, which convenes
| each quarter. Under a law passed by the
last legislature, parties charged with minor
I ME IN,
at any time between the regular terms
| Tuesday fifteen prisoners We're brought be
fore judge Mason at GAINESVILLE, and al
OF them pleaded guilty, thus saving one
months feed, which, at 80 cents a day
each, would have been .S135 None of then
had the money with which to pay the fine
and all of them have been hired out bN
Sheriff Tillis at Sc per month to Col. Nor
ris OF Morriston, who works them upor
his. turpentlne farm. The cost of arres
and of prosecuting these men was S173.S5
and the amount which will go to tn,
county as result of their being hire
viii be $40, gain to the county of sos.
= The lumber interests of Florida hav,
Deen among the chief sources of revenue
r for many years. Live oak for shipbufd
ing has been driven out of market by
II the introduction of iron and steel The
t | long-leaf yellow pine for spars, masts
p lumber and building material of Variou.
} KINDS, because of its toughness, elasticity
| ana great strength is still in the noon
TIDE of its popularity, and in demand il
all parts of the world. The supply o
vi pine, MHicn Is CONSIDERED ample for The
2 present, is certain to become less ever,
II year, so great is the consumption by tht
!. introduction of large mills and improved
2 machinery for cutting it up. South Flor
!, ida has not been so thoroughly invaded
/ | by lumber men in times past as othei
/ sections Of the state, such as Pensacola
a Jacksonville, and other cities where ia
= elHues for export have been greater
n fBut esince Tampa has been favored witt
/ Almost equal facilities for shipping botl
: py ran ana gulf traffic, new enterprise.
2 rave DeeA constantly established. which
r bid fair to rival the largest mill and 1um
Der interests in the state in this respect
NO Harm ntended-Pastor-It Womb
surprise you TO know how much counter
F., telt money we receive in the Contributed
2 BOXES IN the course of a year
! Ihoughtless Friend suppose so. How
] 20 you manage TO work 1t ali off PUCK
T --He-You reject me because an, MOO,
. Helress-Say, rather, that you are poo
because I reject H1of1 IT.