The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-12

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FLORIDA
Fernandina has an organized anti-cig-
arctic league.
SO far 900 poll taxes have been, paid
in Volusia county.
Mrs William Hernandez died at st.
Augustine Tuesday.
Kissimmee's broom factory will soon be
moved to Punta Gorda-
j. T. Broome's candidacy for the gov
ernorship is well received in Gadsden
county.
The ladies Of DeLand netted $sl for the
Presbyterian church organ fund in their
issue Of the News last week
Tobacco will mature in the Kissimmee
section in sixty days from setting out
the plants. 1t is worth 81 per pound, too.
Many creditors have come forward with
claims again McLarty Bros. Of Palatka
since their stock was taken charge of
by the sheriff.
People in the vicinity of Waters Pond,
eight miles east of Yular, are surveying
and preparing to lay out section of
land there for town site.
Richard Harry Jones. organist and
painter, died at st. Augustine Tuesday
two weeks ago. He was native OF Man
chester, England.
John Carleton, a boy 16 years of age,
who was arrested by the officers of Put
mum county on the charge of burning
down Monroes saw-mill, has been releas-
ed upon $1,000 bond.
Judge Fits and William DaCamara of
DeLand and Robert Jones of Spring Gar
den will probably go down to Cuba to
join the Cuban forces. They are making
preparations to start
The travel on the Ocklawaha river to
Silver Springs has been lively for the
past two weeks. Hunting and excursion
parties are constantly going out on the
river and report much success.
Mrs. Sarah f.. Ingraham, who has been
Frustrated from a stroke of paralysis for
many week. died at Orange Park on Fri
day Mrs Ingraham's native place was
Manchester, Conn.,, and she was in her
9Oth year.
The butchers of DeLand now repre-
sent the cattle owners and pay expenses
of all cattle as soon as empounded, and
have them driven out or town, saving
expense and wrangling between town au-
thoritieS and owners.
Twenty-four skeletons have been found
in an Indian mound at Mulberry Grove;
also two earthenware vessels, and many
other interesting relics. The discovery
was made by Prof. Moore of Philadel-
phia. One body had been cremated.
Miss Pearl Tyner, who teaches the
Deer Pen school, near Bronson, was
whipped by Mrs. William Mobiles a day
or two ago. Mrs. Mobiles is one of the
patrons of the school. Miss Tyner went
to Bronson for the purpose or getting
peace warrant, but was dissuaded.
Fire completely destroyed the barn, crib
and contents of w. f. Thompson, at Chat
tahoochee Saturday night. The loss will
prove very severe to Mr.. Thompson, as
all his last years crop was housed In the
crib in addition to the wagons and bug
gies in the shed. There was no insur-
ance.
The Mckay family claims title to con-
siderable land now covered by business
houses at Tampa, and which has come
down to the present owners through a
long chain of titles. The case is similar
to- other suits of this nature, which are
frequently brought in various sections OF
the country.
The report of business done at the Jack
sonville postOfice during the month of
February shows that 1851, 73S pieces of
first-claSs mailmatter We're handled, and
25s 800 pieces of all other matter, against
L243,l49 pieces of first-class matter and
1856 765 other pieces during the correspond
ing month of last year
Station Monday Robert Little, colored,
about 20 years of age. alighted from a
special south bound freight and construc-
ton train, in order to shift the switch
He slipped and fell in front of the ad-
vancing cars. The wheels passed over
| both his legs, almost completely severing
one and mangling the other. He died
| Monday night
Three companies of the Third battalion,
Florida state troops. the Escambia Ri
/ hes, Chipley Light Infantry and Pensa-
/ new armory at Pensacola Tuesday night
and formally took possession of it under
the order of the board of county COM
county court house, and the finest ar
mory in the state.
Many farmers in Alachua county are
selling their cabbage in the field. The aver
age price is SIS per acre. In several instan-
! ces as high as $125 has been paid. The mar
| general Impression that it will remain
| firm during the entire shipping season.
| 1t is evident from present prospects that
| shipments will continue as late as the
latter part of April.
A contract has been made by the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, with H.
| G. Reed, general manager of the Gulf
| Coast Telephone Company. The contract
| changes the telephone line between the
Manatee county section and Tampa to a
telegraph line, to be operated by the West
ern Union Company. This gives the Man
atee section communication by wire with
the entire civilized world.
There is a woman thief plying her vo-
cation in Pensacola, who from appear
ances no one would suspect of robbery
The News says she deliberately opens the
front doors of residences and roams
through the house, presumably to pick
up money and jewelry carelessly left or
dressing cases. One lady reports the loss
of her purse. In several houses the wo.
man has been discovered shortly after
her entrance. In such cases she always
smilingly asked to be excused; that she
had been directed there in search OF q
| dresSmaker
Circuit court convened at Sumtervillc
Tuesday, Judge w. A. Hooker presiding
The abduction case of Miss Grace Oar
rell was called. The state was represent
ed by States Attorney sgd L. Carter
Judge Gaines and Judge w. S. Bullock
of Ocala The defendants were. repre-
sented by Robert McNamee and ]. C. B
Koonie. The defendants, J. S. Hopson
Dabney, Palmer and W. NJ. Henderson