The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22

{ cilcd 10 hold a miisunmar bicycle meet
I az Panama park on Thursday. Aug q
The rise in the Analach.rola river has
reached thirty feet. This VIII destroy
nearly Az OF tae farms aIo-s the river
I bank.
q. T. Knott. superint nlent o. the Flor
ida East Coast hotel system. was recently
elected one o. the viee presidents OF the
Hotel Mems Mutual Benelt Association
Il IS estimated by Major A. p. Turner.
secretary % the Florida fruit exchange,
that the Florila orange crop THIS season
W.u Dee -5H1D boxes. Last season the
crop amounted 60 $50 boxes
The following municipal ticket has been
nominated az Macelenny: Mayor. Ernest
T. P0ns. clerk and treasurer. G.. r. Os-
teen. mars hal, james A. sweat aldermen,
j. ~. Taylor o.. W. Garrett. w. II. Iur-
ne-. A.. H. Darby. J. l.. Fining and D.
Wolfe.
While Phillip SHAW was out driving near
Homeland his horse became frightened
and ran away. a pssser-by found The
wagon smashed 90 knll!ns and his life-
less body where b had been thrown
against tree. Mr. Shaw was "A yOuns
Euglishman Of about % years Of age.
M Gauzan Of Acw Augustine met with
a
work with horse. and the animal be-
coming fractions. ne attempted 10 sub
due 90 with q sick such treatment
however. only made the animal worse
and % commenced 10 kick. During
these proceedings Gauzan got in the way
and the horses hoofs landed fair and
square iu HIS face. cutting entirely
through the upper iip gashing the face
on both sides or the nose. badly Dlackeu-
lng one Of the eyes and otherwise bruis-
ing him.
The following candidates petitions for
city offices az Apalachicoia were approved
by the county commissioners Monday:
For mayor. ]. +. G.. Griggs II. w. John
ston; for councilman. Joseph Daley J. ~
Fowler j. n. Hoffman. W II. Neel. W
O. h. klnlaw, +. NJ. White; for marshal
c. = Cole, G. A. Cumbelle, c. q. Hen
esler. A. +. Meyer; for tax collector. r.
c. Mahon. r. O.. Baker. W. @. Sharit
b. Goettinger. for tax assessor. w. II.
Eldrdige. for clerk and treasurer, G. W.
Hinsey The commissioners also appoint
ed inspectors and clerks fer the different
precincts.
The primary election for the nomination
Of county ogHcers was held In Lake county
ON SATURDAY. The following We're noml-
mated without opposition; For the Senate,
3. r. McIin; for clerk OF circuit court
TT. TT. Duncan. for tax assessor. r. l..
Mutt for surveyor, @. ). Noble. OF those
VINO Ndu opposition the following were
the nominees. For representatives. NJ. IT,
Slone ana Mr.. owens; for county Judge
J. u. Milan. for superintendent Of
schools, j. G.. Compton; for tax collector,
w. 9. Long; for members Of the school
board, j. r. Cunningham, w. G. Dodge,
Sr.. NJ TT. Mcclure. The race for sheriff
was close between j. W. Northup, J. W
Galloway and J. A. Hardness, but result
ed in favor Of Mr.. Northrup. Mr.. Owens
defeated 81. Clair Abrams.
who was arrested IN Palatka on Saturday
night and brought here from st. Augustine
sunday night by Deputy Sheriff Ninzant,
on o charge Of larceny, preferred by y.
y. Money, for whom she had kept house
at his rooms I'm the Mohawk block up to
several weeks ago, was taken before JUS
tice Smith Monday and was given an eN-
animation ON the charge Of stealing sill
verware from Mr. Money. Several wit
nesses Were examined TO prove the wo.
mans guilt The most important witt
ness was the gentleman at whose house
she had left the sllverware for approval.
She was sent to jail by the Justice In de-
fault OF 500 bond.Mr. Money Is now invest
igaung the loss OF his clothes He believes
that second case will be made out
against Mrs. Blair in short space Of time
Leesburg was thrown into excitement
Friday by a telegram from Hon. w. ~
Sheats ordering the Peabody Normal 10
funds. Now It appears that the town OF
Leeesbug mad agreed TO pay $50 to the
support of the school, This money had
not yet been paid over to the state super
intendent, but was in the bank, ready to
be paid when the news came ordering the
school closed. The town had subscribed
its money on contract for a normal term
of eight weeks, and upon the failure OF
Mr.. sheats to fill the contract the town
council ordered the money not TO be paid
TO MIN. Late Friday contract was en-
! tered into by the town council and the
| principal of the normal. Prof. J. NJ. Gull
| liams, In which the town council agrees
TO pay the money subscribed to the state
| to the present teachers to continue the
normal TO the end OF the eight weeks The
occurrence has caused a great deal OF
| comment. The students of the normal
| were as determined about the matter az
was the town council. and while these
/ events were transpiring they held a meet
| ing Of their own and determined to pav
| the teachers themselves, rather than have
/ the school close.