The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-25
FLORIDA.

county court Jurisdiction.
FLORIDA.
A fumigating plant is to be put up at
Fernandina.
The new Baptist church at DeLand will
be dedicated next Sunday.
Indications are that considerable cotton
viii be planted in Marion county.
There win be no mulberry crop around
DeLand this year. The trees were nearly
ruined by the last freeze.
The net proceeds Of the Trinity church
fair at St. Augustine were S96s. 20. Of witch
S9i6.5O cancelled two notes for the organ.
The Kelsey plum trees at Gainesville
are white with bloom and from present
appearances there viii be a tremendous
crop of that fruit this year.
Leroy Ttllman, the negro who is now
In the county jail at Gainesville, charged
with the murder Of Lot Daniels last sum
mer, is said to be very low with cOnsump-
tion.
J. Y. Barnes Of Citrus county made this
season, on two acres Of land. $3.50 worth
Of sweet potatoes, which he sold foI that
amount, besides fattening hogs on pota-
toes, which sold for $3.50
A petition is being circulated and extern
sively signed by the citizens of Ozello. Cit
rus county, asking the legislature to enact
some law for the better protection Of fish
and oysters in the Gulf streams along the
coast.
The abstract Office at Gainesville
has changed hands, Capt. J. A. Carlisle
selling the business to T. w. Stands Of
Bronson. The office will be managed by
W. G. Jackson Of Bronson, who took ira
mediate charge.
2. A. Hart, the late proprietor OF the
Elite restaurant at Jacksonville Is out two
diamond rings, a diamond stud. his gold
watch and chain and $50 in monCy, the
result of trusting his valuables to bis en-
ployes for safe keeping, in order that the
sheriff might not levy on them.
Scott & Acosta have nearly competed
the plans for the clubhouse and stables
of the Florida Jockey Club at Jackson
stable containing twelve stalls, VIII ch will
thus accommodate $50 horses II necessary.
Tle stables will be 1853 feet long. i ne club
house VIII be two stories high ana have
billiard and smoking rooms and will be
as complete as any racing club house. in
the country.
West Palm Beach Sun: The party of
English capitalists interested In 5000
acres of land at Hobe sound. who went up
there to see in what way the land could
be utilized, returned to the Royal Pom
pleased with the section, and it is evident
that colony of English may settle there.
A hotel is talked of by the gentlemen,
but nothing will be decided until meet
ing of the syndicate is held in London,
Immediately on their return.
I. G. Braeutigan, a prominent real es-
tate broker from Asbury Park, N. j..
has just consummated deal for G83 acres
of land. situated at st. Lucle, on the In
dian river, consisting OF 5000 orange and
lemon trees, full bearing; pineapple farm
of sixty acres, a large residence and out
buildings. The property has a steamboat
landing and railroad depot and has a river
frontage of one and half miles Mr..
Braeutigan has but recently returned from
close the deal, which involves a total value
of over $4,000 J; G; & w; b.. Stout well
known lawyers of Asbury Park, n. j.. are
the purchasers and will. with others, de-
velop this magnificent tract of land.
Two months ago Sim Collins employed
by c. e. Ball & Co, grocers at Tampa,
reported he had been robbed of $500. on
Monday the day he went out to make
collections. Two white men giving the
names of Topper and Green were arrested
and identified by Collins as the robbers.
was placed in Jail with the other two.
Tuesday the two white men were placed
supported testimony of Collins the jury
astonished everybody by bringing in a
verdict of guilty. Maj. Wright and
others who believed them innocent employ
Judge j. b. Wall set aside the jury's YER
Dict and granted a new trial.
Brooksville Star: A young man by the
name of Cummings, brother-in-law Of
Station Agent KILLER of Pemberton had
the misfortune to seriously shoot himself
at Pemberton yesterday, dropping a shot
gun on the trestle while he and KILLER
were crossing the Wlthlacoochee The
two had been fishing, were returning
home with a good sized string, and they
were changing loads, when the gun fell
putting almost all the load in the stomach
of the young man, ranging upwards but
luckily IL touched no vital part. He was
assisted to his boarding place, and DR.
Stringer of Brooksville was sent for. He
extracted from the wound several shot
a button and portion of the young mans
clothes which the load had carried in
with it. The mans thumb was also blown
off. The wounds were dressed carefully
and the patient, at last accounts was
showing remarkable fortitude and resting
as comfortable as could be expected.
At Tampa Friday +. NJ. Simonton. at
torney, filed an attachment in favor Of
l. L. Lyons g. Co, of New Orleans, whole
sale druggists, against the drugs, stock
etc, Of "Stuart's Drug Store" on Frank
lin street, at Tampa, owned by J. j.
Kinsman- The attachment is for $3.50
claimed to be due Lyons 4 Co., for stock
Kinsman transferred all his realty to his
wife and claims, 1t is said, that the drug
store, stock, etc, was sold to a man by
the name of Johnson prior to the filing Of
the attachment The attachments. how
ever, cover every thing, the realty con
veyed drugs, etc, and the question of
proprietorship will be settled in the courts
kinsman also runs a blacksmith shop
on Cass street but that is not involved in
this case as yet, only so far as transfer Of
realty is concerned. The drug store at
tached has been run by and in the name
of F. b. Stuart, but was owned by Kfns-
man. 1t is now in the hands of Sheriff