The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-12


I negroes.
/ FLORIDA.
Foreground watermelons sell at Sar-
asota at 3 cents each.
/ Fifty bushels Of rice per acre is made
/ on orange county land.
A lot has been purchased upon which
/ synagogue is to be erected al Tampa
A large number OF Tampa people went
north Monday Oh the cheap excursion
/ George Criny. one of the Oldest and
best known contractors in Tampa, die1
Sunday.
There has been shipped from Punta
I Gorda for the past six months $500 tons
I OF phosphate.
BLACK Jack Harris. a negro wanted at
/ Everett City, Ca, for murder, Is under
arrest al Tampa.
in West Tampa. haylng 1900 population,
I nearly all Cubans, not an arrest has been
made for year.
II Is estimated that twenty carloads Of
/ pears Will be shipped from Chipley within
/ the next two weeks.
The city arteslan well al Key West has
reached a depth Of 1000 feet without
striking water as yet.
James Pittman, cOlored was arrested
at Palatka Wednesday charged with rob
bling the United States pOstOlice at thar
/ place Of registered mail.
II. A. Bishop, cashier Of the ST. Peters
burg State Bank and secretary and treas
/ Ocala died Wednesday morning at
/ clock at Ashville, n. c., on his way
home.
In the circuit court at Pensacola
/ Wednesday Judge Barnes delivered his
opinion sustaining the constitutionality
Of the new charter Of Pensacola, under
which the city election was held on
June
At Pensacola the coroner's jury which
Investigated the killing of 3. f. Dickson
by Thomas Johnson, at Bluff Springs last
Sunday, returned a verdict that the kill
| ing was done in self-defense, and was JUS
tinable.
Henry NJ Flagler has selected as the
name for his new hotel on the beach at
West Palm Beach the Palm Beach Inn.
II VIII be as large as the Ponce de Lem
at St. Augustine, and will accommodate
800 guests.
Babe Ingalls,. a negro. was found in an
| unconscious condition back of Blyth Y
! Papworth's saloon at West Palm Beach
on Monday night. II is supposed that lac
was sandbagged. He never reganed con-
cciousnoss. HIS condition is thought 20 be
serious.
Daytona Gazette-News: Those who
/ have examined the groves state that trees
| supposed to have been killed will come
out, as the roots are alive to the collar Of
the tree, and though they have been slow
in starting, the growth, when it comes,
Will be strong and sure.
Hon. w. II. Bigham, who has been sher-
if of Levy county for several years has
sent in his resignation to Gov. Mitchell
70 take effect Immediately. MIR. Bigham's
Ill health caused him to resign. 1t is
thought A. l.. Tillis win succeed Mr.. Big
nam. he is the only candidate so far,
and he has the indorse ment of the citi-
zens Of the county. Mr.. Tllis is a brother
Of Sheriff Tillis of Alac hua county.
Last week while John Goff was at work
IN his field about two N lies north of Nc
Alpin, a large spider got into his shoe
and bit him. He worked on till night, not
thinking anything Of it. When he went
hnfun he hi IL
and removed his shoe, he found that his
foot had begun to swell ilnd become pain
full. He telegraphed to Live Oak for a
physician. he has been confined to his
bed ever since, but is re covering slowly
Tampa Times: w. B. Henderson, presi-
| dent of the state board of health received
a d9spatch a day or tw 0. ago from the
quarantine Inspector at Anclote stating
that thirteen Spanish fisf ing smacks and
about htty sponge vessels were In the har.
Dor, and asking that the Germ be sent
MT Henderson notified ". j. Y. Porter,
the state health officer. lind he sent the
Germ. Capt. A. Russell " as Instructed TO
watch the vessels and be Pertain to arrest
them II their crews attem pt to land or in
any wise violate the Quara milne laws.
Clark Garter, years of age, son of Mr..
ana Mrs. Henry Watts OF Levyville, in
Alachua county, was dang ,erously shot on
Tuesday afternoon. He " as lying on the
porch of the residence hen his stepfa-
Their ascended the steps W tth basket in
| one hand and shotgun loilded with buck
shot in the other. The trigger of the
gun caught in the handle of the basket.
the weapon was dischar sed, and eight
shot pentrated various places of the boy
| body, two taking effect in his head, He
is not expected to live.
George T. Morgan, who was on Mon
day sentenced by Judge Maxwell of the
criminal court at Pensacola to pay a fine
OF 500 or be imprisoned in Jail for fifty
days, for failing to return the ballots
cast In Precinct Twelve at the late CITY
| election, to County Solicitor Zones, gave
bond Wednesday, and will make appiica-
| ton to the state board of ps,rdOns on Jnlv
! - TO have the sentence set aside. There
| being no appeal from The Judgment al
| the court in such case, Mr.. Morgan felt
| constrained to appeal to the pardonine
/ board.
| nigh distracted Tuesday afternoon wheu
he learned that i. Silva mar ager of his
| branch store on Polk street, near Frank.
| lin, was missing, and his stock too. on
| investigating Mr.. Abramowitz found that
/ Silva had sold the entire stock of goods
! 70 John Il. Hickey who keeps the racket
! store, for $3.50 and had trar sferred the
/ goods to Hiokey's store Monday night al
! ter midnight. When asked where Silva
had gone, Mr.. Abramowitz spread ont his
| arms wide, shrugged his shoulders. and
! dejecteoly replied. And how do / know %
/ He said that four months ago Silva an
| Piled to him for a clerkship alad on trial
| he proved so good, that Mr.. Abramowit2
1 decided to put him in charge of a branch
about two weeks ago with about 500 worth
! Of goods. Silva has not been seen since
! daylight yesterday morning. Wednesday
! Mr. Abramowitz replevined the goods
| found in the possession of J. B. Hickey
/ with the exception of about SIS worth. Ia
/ which he could not swear. The goods are
| in the possession of Sheriff Spencer. and
| the missing man is being hunted by tele-
graph.
| Mother-Goodness. Tomnie won,t x,o,,