The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-01


The Pitzer murder trial is still in progress
a Jacksonville.
There is good opening for school
teachers at Fort Ogden. A man and his
wife preferred.
Gilbert Kennard of Gainesville was bad
ly injured Saturday by jumping off a train
near his home while it was in motion.
James A. Richardson of Gainesville has
been appointed private secretary to Sena-
tor Mallory. The place was offered to II.
II. McCreary, who declined in Richard
sons favor.
The residence of Judge Bell, at Gaines
Vile, was badly damaged by fire Satur-
day. The loss on the building, which is
owned by B. A. Thrasher is about 500,
fully covered by insurance.
Mrs. Walter Gwynn aged 65 years, died
at the residence of T. S. Mathews, at Jack
sonvilie Saturday Mrs Gwynn was the
wife of Col Walter Gwynn of Sanford.
She was native of South Carolina.
The suicide found in Ybor City Thurs
day evening was James C. Howard of
Americas, Ga. A colored man found a
package of letters in the bushes near
where Howard was found. He left a let
ter telling of his intention to end his
life. but it was very disconnected, and
threw but little light on the subject. The
authorities at Americas have been noti-
fed.
Col. Max Myerson. late commander of
the First Florida regiment of the uniform
rank, Knights of Pythias, is still emitted
to the title of colonel, for he has just
received his commission from the supreme
council of the uniform rank, X. of P, ap-
pointing him aide-de-camp with the rank
of colonel on the staff of Maj. Gen. James
r. Carnahan. The commission is for two
years, and is dated May &C. 1897.
The government dredge boat suwanee,
Capt. Bic is a the mouth of the Anclote
river for the purpose of making a survey
and estimate of the cost of dredging the
river, to make it navigabe for ordinary
steamboats, at all times as far up the river
as Tarpon Springs. They propose to make
an eight-foot channei at low water, which
will be of very great value to this town in
the matter of competition in freight rates.
Mrs. Carrie Truet, a school teacher of
High Springs, while waiting in the Plant
system depot at Ocala Saturday, had her
pocketbook stolen She had laid it on
the window sill while directing a letter,
and some negro boys snatched it and ran.
One of them, Inglish Mcleod was caught,
and tried before Justice Crawford and
given s. and thirty days in jail. The purse
contained 81, railroad ticket, and
school warrant, and has not yet been
found
Guerra, Diaz & Co. of Tampa last week
shipped from Havana 14OO bales of to-
bacco, they having been granted permits
RI oil r tba Ia
that this tobacco has been shipped from
the island has caused a general good feel
ing among the manufacturers at Tampa,
for they nearly all have tobacco in Cuba,
and they are of the opinion that this is
the opening wedge and that it will be
followed by the privilege for others to
secure their tobacco.
Shipments of early peaches have been
moving freely from Hampton for the past
week. and prices obtained so far are highly
satisfactory. The truckers have just clos
ed a profitable bean and squash shipping
season. AS a rule, all have made some
money this year. The strawberry sea-
son was not as profitable as in some pre-
vious years, still, there was some money
made by growers. over 5000 bushels were
grown in that vicinity. Rain is much
needed Farmers claim that corn and cot
ton are suffering severely.
James Reynolds of Charlotte Harbor, in
company with Mr.. Jones of Punta Gorda,
was prospecting for land on Pease river.
When near Liverpool, Mr.. Reynolds acct
dentally shot himself with a shotgun, the
load entering the pit of the stomach, rang
ing down and coming out about the hip.
He exclaimed: NOW have done it" and
fell overheard. MIR. Jones pulled him in
the boat and landed at Liverpool. Dr. G.
c. Matthews was summonded but the
wound proved fatal and he died in a few
hours. His remains were carried to Char
lotte Harbor for burial. He had
purchased place at Char
lotte Harbor and raised a crop of melons
this season. His family are in Columbus,
o. Mr. Reynolds was an unassuming gen.
tleman and liked by all who knew him.
Mrs John Tandy, who disappeared from
her home at Winter Haven after she had
been a bride for only a few days, has
been found. Her husband located her at
Waldo, and the young couple and the
brides mother are now together. Mrs.
TandV was induced to leave her husband
by her sister, who had strenuously OPP
posed the marriage, and she had also
been pursuaded to leave the note on her
table to the effect that she had committed
suicide Mr.. Tandy was easily taken in
by this and boarded a train for Lakeland
at once. There he learned that his wife
was on her way north. In the meantime,
the mother of the missing bride had put
in an appearance at Winter Haven. Mr.
Tandy at once appealed 20 her. and the
two went to Waldo, where all was made
right The brides mother is delighted
with her new son-in-aw. and expressed
herself as much interested and highly
pleased with the nerve and perseverance
he exhibited in securing his wife. The
party left for Winter Haven Saturday.