The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

Under the management of r. W. O'Don-
nell. the United States FISH commission
messenger, shad fry numbering $4,000 ar
rived an stuart over the Florida East
Coast railway on Wednesday evening. il
was that night planted eight miles from
stuart, In Bessey creek, a tributary of the
ST. Lucie river.
The Washington county democratic con-
vention has made the following nominal
tons: W. T. May, representative; W. p.
Iaisseller, clerk; ID. ID. Melvin. Judge. c..
9. Allen, sheriff; w 3. Galner, tax asses
sor; A. @. Jones. collector; r. c. Horne.
treasurer; W. c. Jockey, superintendent
Of education.
Fred r. Miller. a young white man. has
been committed to Jail at Pensacola,
charged with defrauding the government
lie was a witness at the late term of the
United states court and 10 is claimed by
the officers that he swore falsely as to his
place of residence, and thus obtained
about $40 extra mileage He will be held
to await the action of the United States
court
The crops in Escambia county have been
greatly invigorated by recent rains, and
are now in fine condition, promising an
abundant harvest. Some very fine water
melons, grown In that county, are being
brought TO the Pensacola market. Peaches
are also coming in freely, and shipments
10 The northern markets have begun.
Farming and gardening operations are be-
ing vigorously pushed, and the people are
cheerful over the outlook
An election has been called at Ocala.
for the 3d. to chose three trustees of the
Ocala sub-school district and to fix the
rale or mileage TO be levied for sub
school district purposes for the next two
years. Two petitions have been presented
to the county school board for names to
be placed on the official ballot. The first
has w, x. Zewadski, C. L. .Bittenger and
=. Benz amln, and the other John c. Rear
don w. 5. Bullock and J. b. Carlisle.
The returns from the democratic pri-
maries for Putnam county are in from all
the precincts but one. Como, which is
small. They show that DR.. Benjamin +.
Morgan and Hon. John p. Wall are the
nominees for the next legislature Nor
gan led the ticket. Judge NJ. J. Cox is
renominated for county Judge. John
Price for clerk of circuit court; +. c.
blanchard for tax collector; Judge J. c.
NerTees for treasurer; George f. Bull
intendent, Thomas w. Ralph was renom-
mated. John W. Hagan was renominated
for sheriff.
The crop Of tobacco raised from Vuelto
Abajo seed by the Cuban Tobacco Grow
ers Company of Fort Meade is now being
harvested. The first leaf was cut on the
last day of May, and since that time a
quantity has been cut and stored The
present crop was an experiment, and has
given the company great satisfaction
4 ICY Will llbEtEu 10 pant out a very
large acreage the coming rail-, and. in or
der to guard against a possible drought
have contracted for a large irrigating
plant which is now being erected on
their land. DIR. Torroya, who has recently
arrived at Fort Meade from Cuba, will
start a Cuban cigarette factory about
the 10Th of the present month. when the
Fort Meade tobacco VIII be ready to be
made into cigarettes.
Candidates for Bradford county offices
are becoming numerous. For the Senate,
NJ. L. Mckinney for reelection: for the
House Of Representatives j. T. Willis and
j. l.. Gaskins, for reelection; for circuit
clerk, w. 7. Weeks for re-election-au of
the above so far without opponents; for
sheriff. e. e. Johns, S. B. Denmark; for
tax assessor, w. e. Wainwright w. J.
Epperson, A. ]. Mckinney; for tax col
lector j. c. Byrd and Lee Blair; for coun-
~ treasurer. e. S. Matthews, n. T. King
A. W. Browning, n. c. wainwright ]. i.
Varnadoe, Q. b. Gordon. J. A Langford
for county Judge William F. Malphus. J.
r. Richard, 7. j. Dekle; for county super
intendent Of public instruction c. S. Town
send. T. B. Hartig, P. w. Corr, f. G.
Schel, H c. Peoples.