The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-25
FLORIDA.

During the month of January there
were eighteen births, seven marriages and
eight deaths in Orange county.
At st. Augustine there is city ordi-
nance requiring all teams and vehicles to
keep to the right on the streets.
DIR. Durham of ST. Augustine has been
elected battalion surgeon of the Second
battalion, Florida state troops, vice DIR.
Alexander. resigned.
Ex-Policeman Elias Jonas, who was shot
and fatally wounded by four negroes in
East Jacksonville last Saturday night,
died early yesterday morning.
A jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
freight car and contents were burned at
Barlow Thursday 1t is said to have con-
tanned $1,000 or 1890 worth of freight.
Judge ]. c. vertrees has determined to
make the race for county treasurer of Put
nam. B. L. Lilienthal is asking the demo>
Gratis to nominate him for the office for
the fourth time
F. w. Stands, the chairman of the Levy
county democratic executive committee,
has issued a call for a meeting of the
cided upon then to elect delegates TO the
state convention at Ocala.
Alachua county will furnish four COM
petitors for appointment to the Annapo-
lis and West Point schools from Con-
gresham Cooper's district The young
men are: A. H. Blairding, r. S. Pike, J.
V. Greetham and c. H. Knight
Hon. ]. L. Bryan. present county judge
of Orange county, has announced his can
didacy for reelection. w. L. Peeler will
probably strive with him for the honors
of the democratic nomination. The NOM
ination in Orange county is equivalent TO
an election.
The sheriffs in the different counties
have been notified by the superintendent
Of the asylum for the insane that the build
ings needed for the care of additional aun-
atics have been completed and that the
institution is now ready to receive those
unfortunate persons who have been in the
different county jails so long.
Robert Sparkman was arrested near
Ocala Thursday ON the charge of killing
his wife some eight months ago. The late
grand jury found an Indictment. but when
found A few days ago he returned to his
fathers home, several miles out of Ocala
on Fort King avenue, and was arrested.
Business in the postoffice at Tampa Il
still on the increase. The sale of stamps
win now amount to about $4,000 annually
The receipts will fully reach $4,000 this
year, an increase of nearly 5000 over las
year. The fiscal year ends June !. Post
master Post says he could use another
seen fit TO give him additional help.
A negro by the name of Roberts wa:
shot and had both of his arms broker
at his home at Newberry Tuesday night
He had had some words with a whit,
man during the day about drawing water
at the we'll At night the negro was seat
ed on the front steps of his house, wheI
some one entered the yard and fired tw,
loads from a shotgun. The shots tool
effect in the arms. 1t Is said that ar
rests will follow.
The seizure of the little American
schooner Martha by Collector of Custom
Browne at Key West on April s, for en-
gaging in a hlibustering expedition to Gu
ba, came up in the United States cour
at Jacksonville Thursday, by Franl
Clark. United States attorney, filing In
formation against the vessel and movinl
that the court order the vessel forfeitei
10 the United States. The court has no
yet made any order In the case
The democratic executive committee o
Madison county met Thursday al tn
court house. pursuant 20 notice for tn
lrlpose or calling "A county convention 4
t.egt oelesates 10 state aud congres siona
..nN entlons, and for other purposes. Their,
vas Kun meeting, only one precinct be