The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-12

The highest percentage on peaches is 600,
in Orange county; lowest is As, in Her
nando. The highest for pears is 200, in
Jackson county; the lowest is 10, in Her
nando county.
Lee LOTUS. a white man, is in Jail at
Tampa minus one foot. He got drunk
Thursday and used his pistol promiscuous-
ly. He asked Tat Kendrick If he could
dance and received a negative reply Loft
tus then decided that he would make Ken
drick dance, and told him that it was
either dance or get shot. Kendrick made
no signs of dancing, so LOTUS went down
after his pistol and in getting 1t out the
weapon was discharged, and his foot was
shot Off
Tom Jones, aged co. shot and instantly
killed Tom Duncan. his stepson, three
mites from Tampa, Thursday afternoon.
on Old Tampa bay. Both are white. Dun
can was about 80 years old. Jones gave
himself up, and is in Jail. He says that
Duneon has been acting very badly and
had been driven away from his house.
Since then. Duncan had threatened his
life, and Thursday afternoon went IN with
knife, when Jones shot him with n
shotgun.
II. II. Galowitz was found dead at Jack
sonville Thursday. Apoplexy was proba-
bly, the cause. He was a soldier for six
years in the army of Holland In the Fast
indies. He was also a noted swimmer
having accomplished the feat OF swim.
ming the English channel from Dover
england, to Calais, France. Since his ar
IlVal In Jacksonville, several years ago, he
mas had to contend with adverstv ana
died IN poverty with the green grass for
roof. us OiiiS
At a meeting OF the commissioners Of
Nassau county at Fernandina Thursday.
the county clerk was authorized to adver-
use Tor bids for 10000 bushels OF shell 20
| oe placed on the county road from the civ
limits to Scotts residence at Amelia civ
On tuesday the qualified electors OF 81
Augustine VIII choose a mayor. Judge. eltv
clerk, city collector, city treasurer mar
shal' ana two aldermen from each of the
hve wards in the city. The candidates
WHO nave mus FAR announced themselves
are For mayor F. y. Genovar and jos
eph Lynn for judge, A. j. Corbett w II
howard, NJ. r. Cooper ana T. =. Corbett.
Tor city clerk, w. Milford, Ingrahan. y
| >. Arnau, James Byrne, and II. II. Great
oreX; for collector c, b. Gard. q.
graves and IA. J. Lopez; for treasurer. L.
nam; FOR marshal W y. Hinch. 4. q
/ Quigley, Charles VI. Benet. and Jobn w
/ COOK; FOR aldermen, First ward. John u
Andrew, NJ. T. Masters =. W. Mcbride
| ana T, ". Bruce; Second ward. Jobn 7,
| Center, A. Y. Monson. and A. ]. warts.
| Third ward, II. Il. Paros. f. Z. Bovce ana
A. lwanowski; Fourth ward, Heth Can
! field, j. McClain and John Papino. Fifth
ward, J. B. Colee and Charles Vedder.
The residence OF Joseph Bumby. a nror-
inent merchant Of Orlando was struel, nv
| lightning Wednesday afternoon about
| o'clock. the electric current entering al
most every room OF the house. tearing
| plastering and looscning boards goneraiiv
| The floor OF the wash room was marital
/ ~ torn up by the bolt ana tho plaster.
ing IN the dining room pierced with holes
/ Mrs. Bumby, her daughter and son vore
IN the dining room al the time. hui wore
not seriously hurt, though the dauebfcr
| was stunned considerably by the shock
| The freaky lightning tore tho solos on
one Of Mr.. Bumbys shoes. which was
| lying on the floor OF n bed room. ana
| partially drew the nails from the hoard.
| ing of tho house. In some Instances teor.
| ing the nailhcads on as n cut with N
/ knife. Columbus Sweats family. who bod
taken shelter under a blanket. stretched
| across wire IN their potato patch. tusf
west Of Orlando. also had a arr,,,, y.