The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-14
FLORIDA.

The republicans are split at Pensacc
on county ticket
1t is said by those who know somethg
about it that there is a perfect wavpf
gambling sweeping over Barlow ifts
various forms.
Rev.sA. S. Caldwell of Barlow h ac-
cepted a call to the pastorate ( the
Presbyterian church ait Oxford NJ, and
will begin his work there Oct.
1t is alleged on good authority At there
are between 1900 and 1000 cubag at Tam
pa and in its vicinity out of yhployment
that need pecuniary assisancI IN order to
live. III
The state census just ompeted shows
the population Of Gadsen ybunty to be
in 1895 1858. In 1890 it us h,S94, making
an increase in populate Of Is per cent,
or 1,799
W. N. Sheats said a speech at In
verness on the Sth ms, that 'qf 1t were
not for thirst for cie on the part Of
the leaders, there wold be no such party
as the populists."
The assessed valatioh of property in
Hillsborough count is as follows: Real
estate, S5636, 74O; pfsonal property, s., 64s-
SsV; telegraph preerty, $9.44O; railroad
property, $S64,624, taking a total of s., 49,
City Marshal A. Brantley Of Tampa,
charged by his Jrother, ]. E. Brantley,
with misfeasane in office, was exonerat.
ed Wednesday a committee of the city
council of Tapa, who closely examined
INTO the matte
MI Plants NV Beleview hotel, at Clear
water, is risig from the foundation like
magic DuriB the past two weeks the
frame work his been put up and a large
portion of tb siding nailed on. Work
oelng rapily pushed, and it is conf
uehtly expected will be completed by the
opening Of tie season.
1t is said nat the price per man for
maintaining the Duval county convicts
vii WI be reduced from 50 to 40 cents per
v 10Y, ms HIS been brought about by a
te'IllOn OF j j. Argo and John Taylor TO
e e appointed to care for and to work the
s.4sohers at 40 cents. The board of coun-
o ~ oolnmissi)ners have not yet taken de-
# IT, IL action yet upon the matter, but
III % salu the commissioners want to have
% pIlsonels cared for at as low a price
40 possible, with the necessary comforts
capt Easterbee, well-known ship car
peu.er Of Jacksonville, and the builder
q I'M. ehe last pilot boats Frances Elizabeth
p ygnia ana Amelia X. of Fernandina. and
contr rswlck' respectively, has taken the
b5at az az 10 build Capt Kemps' new pilot
b,sS,l or the st. Johns bar. and is now
tbs at work getting out the timber. for
heart i,' Grant. The timbers will be OF
bunt a. I've oak, and the new boat will be
M e az strong and seaworthy as possi-
M f. enc WIN be seventy feet long. twen-
water. anu VIII draw nine feet of
49,, augustine Herald: v. ]. sh,prnan
r W.. the colored people last night that
Mas Vas me laws Of the state the pou tax
ghlcb leh on their personal proparty
,lms me Sheriff could levy on at anv
the "nen The tax was past due. He said
faf jorln could confiscate beds stoves
ert, o DootJacks or any personal nron,
sb Sss ana If they had no money b,it ~
better ll vs OF household goods. thew had
4 tba sell some and pay their tax Thts
have heeS.ond town in which the negroes
their o,,.I warned that they must nav
nittee avn poll tax. The national corn.
their ARE, are not fools enough to throw away
badv a. .'1ey In this state. II is needed
'' IN doubtful ones.