The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
FLORIDA.

The democratic executive committee of
CLAY county declared C. E. Barber the
regular nominee of the Highland conven-
ton. held on June %. Mr.. Barber viii
carry the solid democratic vote OF Clay
county next october.
". T. Altman has sold his saw mill at
Tory, one mile south of Bowling Green,
TO Mr.. Wells Of Nocatee He viii continue
10 run the mill where II is, extending the
tram road several miles westward. The
consideration Is 1900
The political pot is boiling in De Soto
county. on Monday night Gen. Gilchrist,
Lawyer Fletcher and Prof Williams adj
dressed a large gathering In the school,
house All three are candidates for nomi-
nation to the office Of representative IN
the state legislature on the democratic
ticket.
Jene wills, Jacob Jones and Hiram
Jones are the boys who were before coun-
~ Judge Malphurs, at Starke, Thursday,
charged with assault with intent to rape
Mrs A. Hopgood, an aged lady OF % years
of age. Judge Mulphurs' IN cohsidera-
ton of the gravity of the charge, con
tinued the case until Friday so that Sos
rcitor Hartridge might be on hand The
boys are each about Is years OF age and
reside at Starke.
Ivy Hendrick shot and mortally wound
ed Charles Jolly at Daytona Wednesday
night. The former then ran a few yards
and fred another bullet which entered
his own brain, and killed him instantly.
He had been drinking. jolly died about A
o'clock Thursday morning. The coroners
Jury rendered the following verdict: I'VE,
the Jury, find that Charles jolly came TO
his death by pistol shot from the hand
of Ivy Hendrick, and we, the jury, also
find that Ivy Hendrick came to his death
from pistol shot fired by his own hand"
The town lots at Miami are sold with
a proviso that no intoNicants are TO be
sold by the owners. This, of course, keeps
out the whisky men, or is supposed 10.
One of them, however, fitted up a boat
as a saloon and moored II in the Miami
river about a foot off shore. the entrance
being so arranged that while the boat
did not touch, 1t was an easy step aboard.
The proprietor was arrested for trespass,
il being claimed that his customers cross
ed the company's property in passing to
and fro He was bound over 10 the cOun-
~ court in his own recOgniZance, but
did not appear and could not be found
in time, so the case stands where It was
and the selling goes on as ever II is re-
ported that another party will establish
himself Within the limits, on land, and
night
Rev. c. F. A. Bielby of DeLand, who
had been staying at the Ducal hotel at
Jacksonville for the past three weeks,
undergoing treatment for chronic nephri-
lis, from which he had been a sufferer
for several years, died at his rooms in
that hotel at s o'clock Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. Bielby was a life member of
the State Horticultural Society. direc-
tor and vice president OF the Florida
Fruit Exchange, and one of the trustees
of the Florida States Agricultural Col
leSe. Previous 10 the freeze he owned
large orange groves in the southern part
OF the state. He was one of the lead
n 81 IN IL
70 Florida about twenty years ago from
New York and made his home at DeLand
he Was the rector Of the Episcopal church
at Oel-ands fand, besides his ministerial
duties, frequently took active part in poll
lies Re was elected as state senator
from his county in 1883