The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-27

Some time ago a substantial farmer
OF Moss BigH. Elijah Higgins. advertised
for a wife. ard es a sequence 70 the
CORES pondeuce that followed. Mrs. Laura
Baker OF OHIO arrived ia Ocala on sun
day The parties mer for the first time
Monday. and being mutually pleased Sc
cured license and at once went TO
The residence Of Dr. John q. Law. pastor
Of the Presbyterian church. and were
married. They left for the home OF the
groom ia the afternoon.
Senior J. Medero. accompanied by his
wife and nine children. have arrived at
Ocala- Mr.. MedeFo contemplates the cul-
ture OF tobacco on large scale IN Ma
zion county. and VIII make Ocala his
future home. Re was At Ocala some
months ago and looked over the field
thoroughly. and is convinced that that
portion of The state is peculiarly adapted
20 growing the best grades Of what is
known as Havana tobacco. Air. MederO
is a wealthy and prominent Cuban.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News Justice Taylor Tuesday filed an
opinion ia the state supreme court. which
Is OF vital Importance to all lawyers bring
ing cases before that tribunal A new rule
OF the court requires that abstracts OF the
record shall be filed for the use OF the
court. This rule was adopted in order 10
expedite the business Of the court. 50 as
TO dispose Of cases as rapidly as possible,
which Is plainly to the interests Of ltti-
giants. The opinion CONSTITUTES the new rule
and fully explains the character OF the
abstracts 20 be fled. A failure 10 comply
substantially with this rule as well as
with all others. viii result in the dlsmis-
sal Of the cause. The Miller Kitty Com
pany OF Birmingham, has been awarded
by the board OF state institutions, con
tract TO put in plant for the state in
sane asylum at Chattah0ochee, Of sur
icient capacity to properly heat All the
buildings belonging to the institution.
Jacksonville Citizen: The season for
shad fishing In Florida waters will end
next Tuesday. according TO the laws of
the state Steve Melton said Tuesday
that the season had not been so good
this year as last although the run has
been very large during the past week or
so. From forty to one hundred barrels
of shad have been shipped to northern
cities during this time the greater portion
of the fish going TO Baltimore. Consider
able whiting or kingfsh is now being
brought TO market from Mayport and
some OF this is also being shipped north.
The extension of the Florida East
Coast railway has now been completed
from Palm beach to Arch creek, which
is nine miles from Biscayne Bay. The
road was TO have been completed by
Feb. l. but the work of construction has
been delayed from one cause and anoth-
er. The expectation now IS that Il Will
be completed to Miami and be ready for
operation by April !.
Al ST., Augustine Tuesday Middleton &
Corbett. Erocers, and George w. Corbett,
fish dealer, through their attorney, A. J.
Corbett took legal steps that resulted in
placing Sheriff Perry in charge OF the
Hotel San Marco. The firms above re-
ferred to attached the stock and silverware
in the hotel and garnshed the accounts
due on the part of the guests. The pro-
prietOrs are Splitter & Burton. There were
about 100 guests in the hotel at the time.
It Is said that the management is in
debted TO the help to the amount of about
Sl,GO. The amount due from guests Is
said to be about $500 BY law employees
accounts are the FIRST to be settled I'm
cases of this kind. The rent of the hotel
for the season was $1,000 OF this amount
IL is understood that Messrs Blanchard &
Hager have received $780, and that the
balance has been guaranteed by Mr.. Bur
ton. Neither of the members Of the firm
has had much experience in the hotel bus
mess. Until two years ago Mr.. Splitter
was engaged in st. Augustine i'm the meat
business. Messrs. Splitter & Burton were
arrested Wednesday afternoon on a war
rant sworn out by Walter J. Henry, mana
ger of the Columbia Cycle Agency charg-
ing them with secretlng with intent to
embezzie the sum of $500. In trial be-
fore Justice Forward the evidence showed
that. Mr. Henry had entered into a con-
tract with the managers of the san Marco
by which the latter were to collect hire
for bicycles from their guests; that they
were to retain 20 per cent. in consideration
of the stand being inside of their grounds:
and that the balance was to be paid over
on demand. Wednesday morning Mr.
Henry went to the managers and de-
manded the amount due since last settle
ment This not being handed over at
once he took legal steps Under an act of
1895 the charge is one of felony. and JUS
tice Forward concluded from the evidence
that he would hold them for the action
of the grand jury on a joint bond of
$500 Late Wednesday the city tax col
lector secured his license money The ho-
tel has been closed.