The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-02
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matoes average about 50 per crate, and
the growers are correspondingly happy.
Possibly at no time for the past two
years has there been greater demand for
laborers in Orlando than at present. There
is much work to be done, and workiugmen
are in demand. City Marshal Carter states
that ne finds 1t some what difficult TO Sc
cure men 10 do the work required by the
city. No man who will work need be idle
for day.
Gainesville Sun: Some one has suggest
ed that the next speaker of the Florida
Legislature has not yet been named. and
that DR.. Pelot, editor of the Manatee River
Journal, will be the man DR.. Pe.ot
would make an excellent presiding officer
He is gentleman of sterling qualities
conVersant with parliamentary law, and
if elected would be impartial in his ruiz
ngs.
The steel schooner yacht Ingomar, re-
Gently purchased by Mr. NJ. r Plant,
vice president of the Plant System. has
sailed from Boston for the South. She will
go direct to Port Tampa Fla, where
it is expected she will arrive in a few
days. Mr.. Plant viii join her there as
soon as his business win permit, and ex-
poets to take a cruise in her to the West
Indies
Monday night at Macclenny as Mrs. I.
J. Drawdy was preparing supper, some
unknown persons entered che kitchen
Upon being asked to depart he produced
brace of revolvers. but Mrs. Drawdy.
having revolver near was too quick for
him. She fired at the person five times
II is not known whether any of the shots
look effect, as the man has not been seen
since.
The usual result of fool having a pistol
occurred at Leesburg Sunday, In the negro
suburb known as Newtown. George Tav-
Tor, negro youth of is years, was the fool
the victim being Rachel the 12-year-old
daughter of Mile Cravatt, also a negro
The child was shot in the right temple
and died within an hour. The tragedy
caused much excitement among the ne
2roes.
Judge Locke of the United States Dis
trict Court at Jacksonville has ordered
the case of C. M. Barton VS.. Col w. t.
Durbin of the One Hundred and Sixty
first Indiana Regiment transferred to the
state court on jurisdictional grounds The
plaintiff is suing for 81 800 because the de-
PENDANT stationed guards near his booths
when the Seventh corps was in Jackson
vile, to prohibit soldiers from buying any
thing from them.
Charles Martin, a young negro living on
J. A. Cottinghams plantation, about three
miles northeast of Madison, was taken
from his home Monday night and muir
dered. There, Is no evidence as yet as
to who did the deed. But il is presumed
by circumstances pointing that way that
several are connected with the affair, and
ii is thought that the negro was taken out
to be whipped, and getting away from his
tormentors, was shot as he ran.
An awful accident occurred at Caruther's
wood yard a Tampa, Friday, which later
caused the death of the little 2-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Barrett. A
stove was overturned in some way and a
Kettle of hot water fell over, scalding the
little fellow who was playing on the
floor Tweuty-four hours afterward the
boy died from the effects of the burns. He
suffered agones during that time, although
everything possible was done to relieve
him and save his life. The remains were
carried TO the old home of the family, at
oxford, for interment
Word reached Ocala Sunday of a murder
at turpentine still near Martel, eight
ines west of Ocala. The inquest, held by
Justice Crawford brought out the feet
that Hattie Johnson, a negro woman who
has been living for some time in Ocala.
went to that place Saturday night and in
a fit of jealousy killed Henry Williams
with turpentine ak. With one blow she
literally decapitated Williams. While she
SURPRISED her truant lover, he made resist
ance by attempting 10 strike the woman
with an ak handle, but fell, when she
struck the blow The woman escaped.
Judge William R. Day, accompanied by
Mrs. Day, who have been al Palm Beach,
went across Lake Worth Sunday to spend
fortnight at the large pineapple planta-
ton. where w. S. Glow and family of
Philadelphia, make their winter home.
Mrs. Day and Mrs Glow are very warm
friends, having been schoolmates, and II
was thought that the secluslon of this
spot. one mile up the lake, would bring
the much-needed rest sought by Judge
Day. He is delighted with the surround
ings. and is already much improved in
health. He is going fishing, to the inlet
THURSDAY, in a sail-boat with Capt. Glow,
the veteran fisherman of Palm Beach Inn,
ana brother of w 5. Glow. After Two
weeks at the plantation Judge Day viii
return TO the Inn.