The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-17

grants. These titles have been pending
| ever since Florida became a state.
The peach crop in the Kissimmee sec
| ton this year will be about half the usual
crop, but 1t is thought the peaches will
be larger and better developed than usual.
Tampa Herald: A prominent and we'll
posted cigar manufacturer said Saturday
that never before in Tampa's history
were the cigar factory pay rolls so large
or the output so great as at the present
time, and that every day saw a continued
increase.
A special term of the circuit court will
be held at Barlow during the next few
weeks for the purpose of trying two muir
der cases. One case is that of George
Wilder, who is at liberty on bonds, and
the other is a case against Tillett Wild
den, transferred from Pasco county I'M
der a change of venue.
At Pensacola Friday night, as Mrs.
Smith, who lives in Cushman's alley, was
preparing to retire she went to the door
to close it, and was grasped around the
throat by an unknown man. Her hus-
band hearing the trouble rushed to the
door, but the fellow had fed, and no clew
could be obtained as to his identity.
r. L. Adams of the late firm of Green
wood & Adams of Tampa was arrested
Thursday night at the instance of Beck
with 81 Henderson, charged with embez-
zling $57, rents collected on houses by him.
lie settled that account and was releas-
ed. Friday morning c. T.. Gibson swore
out warrant against him for embezzlng
$50 in the same way, but when search
was made he could not be found Sher-
iff Spencer wired points north to arrest
him and he has been caught at Jackson
vile.
The records of the criminal court at
Tampa show that since 1898 there have
been prosecuted for keeping gambling
houses, 30 cases; for gambling liz cases;
for selling liquor without license. and on
the Sabbath day. so cases; making a total
of 1874 cases. The fines for keeping gam
bling houses have been 81 PCS. In the cases
for gambling the fines have been S445. In
the cases of liquor selling without license.
and for selling on Sunday, the fines have
been 81 1856.
The large orange grove just north of
Hotel Seminole, Winter Park, has been
sold by the trustees of Rollins college to.
II. S. Brewer, a wealthy New Yorker.
who now has twenty men at work under
the direction of a landscape gardener.
Transforming the place into a veritable
paradise. Clay driveways are being con-
structed through and around the place,
walks, flower beds, etc, are being made.
and beautiful park. with fountains,
choice palms and shrubbery will be fea-
lures of the improvements.
Fernandina News: S. S. Roberts. of Mas
sau county, last week, in searching for
calf of his which had been missing since
April 10th, found il dead with its head pill
loried between the trunks of two trees,
which grew side by side. 1t is supposed
that the animal, in a fit of playfulness.
leaped up in the air and in descending it's
neck became jammed in the V formed
| by the trees. But a strange thing about
IL, and one which illustrates the love of a
mother for its young, was shown on the
| side of the trees on which the calfs head
| protruded. Here the bark was worn quite
smooth by the mother, which came every
| day to nurse her imprisoned babe, rub
| bling against it. The calf was kept alive
Notwithstanding its unpleasant position
/ nearly one month, and its death is thought
to have been caused by flies and mosqui-
toes