The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19

gain of a few students over this time last
/ year.
The ocala bandmen Will soon have new
uniforms.
/ Tampa's new Baptist church viii be &C.
cupied Sunday for the arst time.
Cubans are leaving Tampa for Key
West They go and come all the time
Parents OF school children want cattle
kept of the public streets in Gainesville
Rev. Paul i. Brown Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, viii be pastor CT the Barlow Pres
byterian church this winter
Miss Bena Troweu has been appointed
postmisu ess at UmGuHa, Lake county,
vice J. w Kitchener, resigned
Rev. Harry CassiI. from Forth Worth,
Tex, the new rector OF the Church OF
the Holy Cross at Sanford, is said to be
a good compositor
There has recently been added to the
company's roll Of the Shine Guards of
Orlando sixteen young men Of Apopka
and nine Of Zellwood.
All of the Alachua county phosphate
plans injured in any way by the storm
are being rebuilt or repaired. The damage
was not so large as was AT first reported.
L. II. Koe, an Englshman, was SEN
fenced in the criminal court. at Tampa,
Wednesday to pay fine of $3.50 and he
paid 1t on the spot The crime was Sc
rious one.
A new disease has struck horses at
Tampa, and sixteen fine animals have
succumbed to the inevitable in less than
a month. 1t affects them like diphtheria
affects a human being, but it does not
seem to be contagious.
Two more cases of scarlet fever have
appeared at Orlando. The victims are the
7-year-old daughter of J. F. Estes. and
the 7-year-old daughter Of j. NJ. Cheney
The public school has closed until the
disease disappears from Orlando.
Quantities of Mexican and San Domingo
tobacco are going into Tampa every week.
Even though the supply from Cuba be
entirely shut out (Which is hardly a pos
sible contingency. there will be no lack
Of raw material. says the News
one Of the effects of the recent storm
not yet told was to kill nearly every buzz
gard in the woods But few buzzards
have been seen in the devastated coun-
try, Notwithstanding that there are many
carcasses Of cows upon which to feed
Many quail were also killed.
The records show several transfers in
real estate at Maitland through mort
cages The old DR.. Heard place goes to
W. b. Jackson, and the Dr. Townsend
place to Mr. Weeks, while the mortgage
on the B. 4. Galloway home place has
been transferred to parties in Jackson
vile.
Supervisor of Registration Hopkins has
burned all the ballots cast in st. Johns
county on the 9Th Some people say this
was to shut of quo warranto proceedings
threatened by the Pinkham men to have
the ballots recounted. The court last
week refused to compel the inspectors of
district No. Is to recanyass the votes.
Two watches have been recovered re-
Gently in Tampa which there is reason to
believe have been stolen from their own
ers. They are described as follows: One
iadys hunting case watch, back of case
contains a small diamond and raised leaf
work. Number of case, 35761 Number of
works, 3,l72,2 $40. Elgin National Watch
Company. safety pinion lax gold. Also,
one gentlemans hunting case watch
Number of case, $685. number of works,
5SS6,5d American Waltham. safety PIN
ion, l0k gold L. S. engraved on front.
After two long and closely contested
trials, Charlie Allen of Columbus, Ga.
charged with the murder of Mac Lowe
at Blountstown, last winter, has been
found not guilty. The difficulty in which
Lowe was killed occurred early last win
ter, while he and a number of friends
were on a fishing fronc down the river.
| when Allen and Lowe became involved
IN row. and the latter was shot Allen
was arrested on charge of murder. and
on the first trial, at Blountstown, he was
found guilty, but the case was carried to
| the supreme court and a new trial grant
1 ed Last Monday the case was again
called, and Friday verdict of not guilty
| was found