The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-12

licious prosecution in connection with the
famous Grace Darrell case. which was
tried in the United States court last Janu-
airy.
Quarantine being off the Morgan liners
are again touching at Key West on their
voyages to and from Havana and New
Orleans.
Mrs. Maria Harding died at her home at
Daytona Thursday morning, after a linger-
ing illness caused by fall from a tricycle.
a couple of months ago, which broke her
hip.
The amount of lettuce coming to Gaines
Vile from the AIioanopy and Rocky Point
sections these days is enormous From $50
to 200 crates arrive daily. This truck is
bringing good prices in the northern mar
kets.
w. II. Reynolds, manager of the novelty
works at Orlando, reports that institution
busy and crowded with work. While the
number of new buildings is not large, ad-
dltions and alterations to those already
erected have given the novelty works
many good orders.
Bunk" Padgett, a white man, living IN
the western part of Taylor county, was
out hauling logs last Tuesday for the pur-
pose of building a house when a volley
of Winchester shots was fired at him,
causing immediate death. Mrs Padgett
was some distance away. The murderers
are as yet unknown.
]. S. Brocksmith of Maitland, a deputy
under Sheriff Anderson, was severely in
jured in a bicycle collision on the streets
of Orlando Thursday night. DR.. Knmer
reports that Mr. Brocksmith has two brok-
en- ribs. and is possibly injured internally
to such an extent as to prove a serious
matter.
The Democratic Club primaries held at
Ocala Thursday for the purpose of rec
ommending suitable successor to Tax
Collector f. D. Poser passed off quietly
although a surprisingly large vote was
polled The five candidates voted for A.
/. ceived the following number of votes: Len
Dozier, Sc; w. F. Trauham, 50; e. F.
Thaggard, Al; II. 7. Wartman, Z; j. N.
Edwards, 2. Total, 1888.
The sponge fleet has been arriving at
Key West from the bay for the past few
days and Offering their sponge for sale A
new plan has been adopted by them They
come into port TO sell their goods one or
two boats at time, thereby not flooding
the market and running the prices. Thurs
day the sponge sales were better than
they have been for years. One of the
principal buyers said that it was caused
by the short crop. There were eight lots
sold.
]. w. Fants, a prosperous merchant and
farmer, living four miles east of Phoenix,
lost his baby girl, about years old, a day
or two ago The little one was standing
near fire at the woodshed. Her cloth
ing caught and was burned off She lived
about two hours. Mr.. Fants wife died
about six months ago, leaving him with
nine small children, and this is the second
that has died since their mothers death.
The Cuban patriots. Ignacio Lamas Al
fredo zayas, and Adolfo Diaz, exiled from
Cuba months ago by Weyler, for political
reasons, condemned as mere suspects TO
suffer imprisonment in the Shiny dungeons
Of Couta and Chafarinas. Spanish military
pest holes upon the African coast were
granted their liberty recently under the
queen regents amnesty decree, and reach
ed Key West Thursday, via Tampa Cant
Alfred Laborde Of schooner Competitor
fame has also arrived at Key West.
Satan can't do much with a happi1v
married couple. To repeat a trit platitude
1.-THE deuce can't beat a nntr rp,,ct,