The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-18
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
4 Gadsden county farmer yesterday sold
ten-acre crop Of tobacco here. 400
pounds, for 81, 2OO.-Prof A. f. Lewis pres
ident Of West Florida Seminary, is here
to put things In order for the term, which
begins Oct 1.
NJ. NJ. Driggers, who is now confined In
the county Jail at Jacksonville for the
murder of Tax Collector Bowling of Brad
ford county, Will be hanged Oct. IA, unless
he Is pardoned or his sentence Is commit
ed in response to petitions now in circu-
lation.
Preparations are being made to estab-
llsh pineapple farm on A. f. Burnetts
place in the southeastern part of Ocala
Dr. Willis, J. A. Mellon and A. r. Bur-
nett are at the head OF the enterprise. An
acre will be set out with pineapple slips
and preparations will be made to protect
the plants from cold weather.
The official count at the primary cleo
ton held at Titusville recently, by rea-
son of a tie in the former primary between
A. T. Feaster and c. F. Fischer, for the
office of county treasurer, resulted in
Feaster obtaining a majority of Al over
his opponent. ]. o. Fries was nominated
for county surveyor by a large majority
over his opponents, Swain and Bell.
Tho truckers around Monticello are
hard at work preparing for the fall and
winter campaign. A much larger acreage
Of cabbage will be planted than ever be-
fore. The hay crop on the pine lands is
shorter than last year, but enough is
looked for to carry farmers through to
the spring. In the lowlands the crop is
heavy. Joel +. McClendon has already
harvested ten tons and has not finished.
. Rich Griffin and VIII Rivers, both ne
groes, who shot and killed Josh King at
Marion, five miles from Jasper, wednes-
day, and fed into a swamp, appeared
about dark at Mcneil & Co.'S still, near
Genoa, and endeavored to collect some
money that was said to be due them
from some of McNeils negroes. The
stiller, Nathan Johnson, hearing the dis
turbance, went out to quell it, when the
same men shot him twice in the abdo-
men. At last accounts Mr.. Johnson was
not expected to live. The sheriff is pur-
suing the p1urderers.
The executive committee of the populist
party held a meeting at De Land Tuesday.
Besides the committee, many populists
from different parts of the county were
on hand. After a long consultation the
committee decided to effect a fusion with
J. r. Alexander's DeLeon Springs ticket.
c. c. Ballough. who was nominated for
the assembly on the Alexander ticket,
was scratched and a man named Gates
of Oak HILL substituted The name of
]. W. Price was put on the ticket to
make good the vacancy caused by the de-
clination of Col. Crenshaw. The ticket in
this form was certified to the county COM
missioners as the regular ticket OF the
tzA ,,~txr hn haf a
names be printed on the official ballots
Another assignment for the benefit OF
creditors in the drug business was filed
in the county clerks office at Jackson
Vile Wednesday. 1t was connected direct
ly with the assignment Of Nook & Law
ton, which occurred last Monday, and was
that of Henry r. Thomas, whose place
of business is at sol West Adams street,
which is known as the "LaVilla Phar.
macy" The document conveyed to J. T..
T. Bowden, as assignee, all of the stock
of drugs, fixtures, book accounts and
notes due or to become due, and all real
estate belonging to the assignor, except
ing the usual exemption allowed my law.
The assignees bond, in the sum of $1,000,
was also filed, with Claude l. Engle and
Isaac l.. Harris as sureties. Mr.. Bowden
will take possession of the stock at once,
and will wind up the affairs as soon as
possible.
Tallahasse correspondence Morning
News: This community was startled
| about l O. clock Tuesday morning by what
| was supposed to have been a terrific ex-
| plosion. Policemen ran up and down the
| streets examining stores. Soon they were
| Joined by excited citizens who had been
awakened by the terrible noise. Every
| body seemed to think burglars were
| abroad in the city, and that a safe had
| surely been blown open somewhere. But
| no evidence could be found 10 substan-
| tate this belief. Then public opinion be-
| gan to divide as to what was the real
cause of the commotion. Some claimed
| that the earth trembled from the force OF
the explosion and contended that it was
| an earthquake. while others thought that
meteor had come in contact with the
earth not many miles away This condi.
| ton Of affairs continued until Wednes.
day evening, when il was ascertained that
! the mail man from Thomasville arrived
about that hour. He always carries an
old musket, heavily charged with which
to protect the mail. In taking the bags
from the wagon the old gun was dragged
out. II fell on the stone pavement. and
was discharged, without injury to any
one.-The city council voted Tuesday
night at special meeting to accept the
proposition of Or. w. L. Moor Of the
Southern Telephone and CONSTRUCTION
Company for putting in a fire alarm sys
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