The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22

lessness' of the ticket he had purchased
from the Atlanta scalper.
FLORIDA.
Sheriff Spencer of Hnlsborough county
is very i'll
The W. A. Lowell grove at Hawkins
vile, Orange county is reported to have
100 boxes of oranges this year. The grove
has 1900 trees.
Walter Jordan, the young man who was
shot by Policeman Raglan at Pensacola
last Sunday night, died at the hospital
Thursday night
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Indian River and Lake Worth
Pineapple Growers Association will
convene at Jensen Jan. s.
There is a growing demand for sea is
land cotton seed, and Commissioner
Wombwell viii also endeavor to supply
seed for the staple crop.
Orlando's Business League having fail
ed to get the broom factory at Kissim-
nice removed to Orlando and are now
going TO have new one established.
Homesteaders and new residents at
Miami all seem satisfied over the crop
prospects of the season. Everything points
to good yield OF every vegetable planted.
Sumterville reports that the outlook for
the strawberry crop was never better.
Farmers are preparing their lands for
a spring crop Of vegetables and water
melons.
The schooner Marjorie, Capt F. H. Ed
wards, from Philadelphia, with cargo
of coal for the naval station, arrived at
Key West Friday. The captain reports
that on the 18th, in latitude 34.20, longi-
tude 1926. the second mate, Walter NJ.
Tobey, was washed overheard and lost.
Brahner of Maitland, who was so Sc
verely horsewhipped by four of his neigh
bOrs few weeks ago. is preparing for
vigorous prosecution of his ASSISTANTS at
the next term of the county criminal
court. He still declares his innocence
OF the authorship of the scurrilous letters
that he is suspected of having written,
and which led to the fiogging.
A bill to foreclose a lien in the case
of the city of Jacksonville VS.. Joseph
Rivas, ct al, was filed for record in the
county clerks Office at Jacksonville Fri
day. The suit was instituted by the city,
to recover taxes from the latter, as fol-
lows: For 1889, $685. IS; for 1891, S6lS.55; for
1892. S559,l4; for 1893, S6S4SO; and for 1894,
$3.50. All of the property involved is
situated in the city proper
A bill of divorce was filed in the office
of the clerk of the circuit court at Jack
sonville Friday by Mary Sey-
mour, through her attorney, Frank
". Pope sagainst her husband husband,
were married in Jacksonville on July 16,
1879 and separated in August, 1895. The
complainant alleges cruelty and i'll treat
ment in the bill of complaint.
Pensacola News: On the passenger
train over the Louisville and Nashville
railroad last night from New Orleans
were two young men stealing a ride on
train approached the long bridge near
Pass Christian one of them raised up and
was struck by the. bridge. His brains
were dashed over his companion and he
died instantly. The young man with him
said the, dead man was "a years of age,
and that he was a railroad man from
Denver, Gof.s named Short.
Capt. A. r. Simmons of Cocoanut Grove
manufactured just ton of guaVa jelly
this summer and fail for Mr.. Flagler for
use in the Royal Poinciana. Several COM
nat in faII ~,
but Capt. Simmons samples and prices
captured the prize. Only pure guava
juice and the best granulated sugar COM
pose the ingredients, and the fruit used
was selected from four groves on the bay,
those of Messrs. Truitt and Tiley of Lem
on cry and of Mrs. Tutter of Miami.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Tallahassee sends in the following
William G. Lewis, cashier of the First
National Bank, has moved his family into
his new two-story brick residence The
house is of modern style of architecture,
provided with water and gas throughout:
handsomely furnished. and is the best
residence erected in Tallahassee since the
civil warp 4. Mickler a prosperous
young merchant, has his family pleasant
ly domiciled in a pretty. two-story resi-
] Mrs f. A. Dyke will occupy her hand
some new two-story residence in Leon
Rose Park.-The attractive new home of
controller office, Is fast approaching
completlon.-The residence of Col John
A. henderson, vice president of the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular railroad is
being remodeled and enlarged and when
completed, a few weeks hence he will
have one of the most capacious and beau
-tlful homes IN the capital cfty-The new
city market, now rapidly approaching
completion, will be credit to Tallahassee.
St. Augustine correspondence jackson
vile Citizen: About two weeks ago Miss
/ Van sickle, one of the teachers in the
pubnc school, made a mistake in her
esttntaJe or human nature that has cost
her dear. She announced to her scholars
| that she would give a present to the schol-
ar VINO managed to live through the two
weeks before Chris tmas without receiving
a dement,. For one scholar to permit two
/ days to pass without some violation ar
/ the rules for which dement's are Imposed
/ was a very rare occurrence. But angels
/ dfvelDpea m Miss Van Sickle's class with
4 alsrmin4 sIapdity~ The children were
I veFy good. and the teacher found II i'm
/ possible to consciendously impose the
/ bad marks for there must be some mis-
conduct, no matter how trifing 10 war
rant IT. This morning she discovered thar
1 there were Just twelve angels in her class.
where she did not believe one could be
found. In consequence she has twelve
Christmas presents to buy. As number
l of the children love their good teacher.
/ particularly the angels, they are eoins
4 10 reciprocate, and In the end Miss Van
! Sickle VIII not lose much by the promise.
The Chance Of Lifetime.-Lea (de-