The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-23

FLORIDA.
Chief Keefe, the head Of Jacksonville's
police department, is critically i'll.
George w. Wilson, editor of the Jack
sonviIe Citizen. had his left arm broken
in a bicycle collision at Jacksonville Sat
urday.
The shipment Of phosphate from Gaines
vile continues at a lively pace. The ship
ments are more extensive than they have
been any time this year
c. A. Anderson. manager of the Hotel
Biscayne. at Miami, is a winner of $4,000
on the victory of Fitzsmmons. He got
a 10 70 l biuff early in the summer and
took $1,000 worth of It. it is said
Around San Mateo can be seen Irish
potato vines six TO eight inches high, corn
and beans as high, tomatoes in blossom,
green peas ripe, cabbage headed up, lettuce
in all stages onions, turnlps and beets
likewise
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail
road paid its city taxes at Jacksonville
Saturday for the year 1896, amounting to
S5,03634 To this amount was added
SlO0,72 interest for failure to pay before
Feb. g. The interest was at the rate of
1 per cent per month and dated from
Dec %, the day the books were opened.
Since oct. l. 1896, the city treasurer of
Jacksonville has issued 95S licenses COR
dealers in general merchandise and pro-
fessional men. The license inspector is
now after the doctors, lawyers and livery
stable men, and says that unless they
pay up promptly some Of them will be AZ
rested and taken before the municipal
court.
The tobacco industry at Fort Meade has
received an immense impetus during 'he
past few days. Several tobacco manu-
facturers from different cities have been
there trying to buy the tobacco grown
last fall. deal was made Saturday
whereby about $1,000 pounds of Fort Meade
grown tobacco was sold to various manu-
faeturers. The price paid will average
rather more than $l.25 per pound.
Charles Taylor and GriR Germany, an
ex-convict, both colored had a brief al
tercation in front OF Jolly's stable at Live
Oak Saturday. Taylor started to leave,
when Germany seized a piece of scant-
ling and advanced upon Taylor, who turn
ed quickly, fired two shots at Germany,
one of which took effect in his kidneys,
causing death in thirty minutes. Taylor
surrendered 10 the sheriff A coroners
jury brought in a verdict of justifable
homicide, and he was released.
The much-talked-of suit brought at
Barlow by Mrs. Julia NJ. Borzino against
County Commissioner T. L. Hughes for
defamation Of character ended Saturday in
q verdict in favor of Mr.. Hughes. The
jury was out only a few minutes The
suit was for $4,000 damages The suit
was based on certain things said by
Mr.. Hughes to the other members of the
board OF county commissioners as to re-
ports touching the chastity of the plain
tiff, who was at the time receiving aid
from the county as a pauper. MIR. Hughes
therefore simply had to plead and prove
privileged communication which he
did.
Tallahassee Correspondent Morning
News; A number of professors and stu
dents Of the West Florida Seminary made
second visit to the Indian mound north
of town on Saturday. They report that
1t has an altitude of fifty feet. is fifty
feet across at its base, and twenty-five at
the top. A, few samples of bones were
found, but nothing to amount to anything
The digging is very easy, as the mound
is composed of sand and loan in alter
nate layers. The party will continue their
weekly visits until they have thoroughly
explored the mound.-A negro who has
lived on the farm fifty years tells of ten
pound ball, with a chain attached which
was taken from the mound many years
ago. 1t was placed on a burning stump
and when the ball got warmed up II ex-
ploded with terrific force