The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-14
FLORIDA.


The Hotel Kissimmee will open its doors
to the public on Jan. 3. L. E. Bullock will
have charge.
The fotilla of United States torpedo
boats is expected at st. Augustine some
time tomorrow.
George T. Self, a former resident of Or
lando, but for several years a resident of
De Land, was ordained to the ministry in
the Baptist church of Orlando Sunday.
Tampa has not sold her issue of 100000
bonds yet Several firms are after them,
but the manner in which they wish to pay
Tor them. on the installment plan, is not
satisfactory.
The brick work on the new ice factory
for the Florida brewery at Tampa has
been completed, and the roof is going on
rapidly. The building will be completed
in a very short while.
At Jacksonville, Saturday, Abe Min
chew was sentenced to eighteen months
imprisonment in the Columbus O., peni-
tertiary for altering 50 silver certificates
to make them appear as $40 certificates.
A Tampa firm is under contract to ship
9G,0on head of chickens from there to Ha-
II.
amount of space on the outgoing steamers
from that port is taken up with crates of
chickens and dressed beef.
AT Pensa cola, Friday night, the jury in
the case of Austin Gibbs, a colored brake
man, who killed a colored hoodum last
summer. returned a verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree, with a recon-
mendation to mercy. Under the law this
cOnsigns him to the state penitentiary for
life.
At Pensacola, last Sunday night, Smell
Donaldson killed Andrew Jacobs for %
cents. which the latter owed him in a crap
game Donaldson was indicted last
Wednesday and tried Saturday Al a late
hour Saturday night the jury rendered
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree. He will be sentenced to death,
and his hanging will be the first that has
occurred at Pensacola in about ten years.
The large grain elevator that has just
been completed at Pensacola by the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Company has
been leased to a large grain exporting firm
of New York. Their superintendent has
arrived to take charge of it, and the load
ing of vessels will begin at once. The
drm will divert much of its New York
shipping to Pensacola on account of cheap
er freights.
j. J. Hewitt who has a farm two or
three miles from Jasper, killed quite a
number of hogs last Monday or Tuesday,
and generously distributed them among his
rafehbors. In Sheriff Pilhills family five
pIrtook. in Mr.. Hewtt's three, and two
or three negro servants; in Mr.. Penning-
TONS three or four; in Mr.. Buckets four,
ana one or two negro servants, all OF
whom, aggregating probably twenty per-
sons. became very sick at about midnight,
requiring the services of nearly all the
physicians in the place. All will doubtless
recover.
News has been received at Bronson of
the fatal shooting of James Golf by Mrs.
lack Martin, near the Levy and Alachua
county lines. last Wednesday. The details
are but meager, but, as well as can be
learned. Golf was taking vegetables from
Mrs Martins garden, and when she told
him to desist he drew his revolver and
tired at her. She then took aim from the
corner of her barn with her rifle and shot
him. The shot took effect in the lower
part of the abdomen, and 1t will prove
fatal 1t is said Mrs. Martin has given
herself up to the Alachua county authori-
ties.
e. B. Arnold of Malabar has large
field of string beans ready for shipment,
One acre of this land was planted in beans
six weeks ago He has ten hands at work
picking and packing in crates ready Tor
market. He will ship about 100 crates TINS