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GEORGIA ASP FLORIDA.
NEWS OP THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
Prominent Young Men of Millen to Be
Arrested for Desecrating a Church
—Judge Lochrane’s Will Not Pound
Yet—Strange Stories from the Crimi
nal World—Pensions Obtained After
Many Years.
GEORGIA..
An effort is being made, with flattering
prospects of success, to organize a street
cai- company In Amerieus.
It is rumored that Rev. H. S. Roes, of
Turin, has disposed of his mining interests
in North Georgia, from which he realized
$6,000 cash.
C. C. Emory, of New Orleans, a former
resident of Atlanta, is in the latter city for
the purpose of organizing anew Are insur
ance company. One million dollars is the
proposed capital.
No true bill was found against T. N. Bur
den at the late term of Coweta Superior
Court for the killing of L. W. Couch. The
grand jury decided that it was a case of
justifiable homicide.
On the night of June 33 the storehouse of
Mr. Munroe, of House Creek, was broken
open and his safe blown open and robbed of
about S4OO. At last accounts the robbers
had not been arrested.
Thirty members of the Salvation Army
were baptized by the older members of the
band at Augusta Sunday. Two thousand
people watched the ceremony. Tho Augusta
Army is now 120 strong.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest
of several of tho prominent young men of
Millen. They are charged with the offence
of dancing in and mutilating a house used
for religious worship at or near Lawton
ville.
One of the most important business
changes that has taken place in Atlanta in
many a day, and a change in which the
greatest interest is felt, is the purchase by a
party of gentlemen headed by C. A. Collier,
of a very valuable talc mine, located near
Murphy, N. C.
The n-op prospects in Murray countv are
finer than for many years past. The wheat
crop just harvested is exceptionally fine, and
there are numbers of farmers in the county
who will make from twenty to twenty-five
bushels per acre. The oat crop is also
Ijgod. Corn and cotton both look most prom-
M. L. Cook, three miles south of Newnan,
reports cotton blooms on June 10. Tom
Haynes, two miles west of Newnan, and
Lewis Tompkins, a colored tenant on T. A.
Brown's place, exhibited several blooms on
the same date. Jerry Jones, a colored "ten
ant on Joe Dent’s place, discovered blooms
on June 14.
At Alapaha about throe weeks ago a fight
occurred between Agnes Bryant and Hattie
Rountree, both colored, during which Hat
tie chewed one of Agnes’ little fWers.
Thursday Dr. Fogle amputated the fuijSr at
the last joint. This may stop the spread of
inflammation, but the contrary is most
likely to take place.
Charles Meek, colored, was lodged in jail
at Thomasville on Wednesday charged with
murder. Ed Sharp was the victim. Tho
killing took place in Ways district. Five
shots were fired, one taking effect. Sharp
lived but a short time. It is said that Meeks’
wife was the cause of the killing. The kill
ing occurred on Monday night.
A fire occurred at Hillsboro in which
Silas H. Middlebrooks lost his dwelling and
nearly all the contents. The family
had a very narrow escape, all being asleep
at the hour of its discovery, 1 o’clock a. m.
Mr. Middlebrooks had $1,350 insurance on
building and contents. His loss exceeds
this by several hundred dollars.
It is reported at Amerieus that Tom Tip
ton, who was killed by his accomplice, Joe
M. Weaver, in the attempt to assassinate
old man Joe Perry some time ago, appeared
to his wife and children one day of last
week. The family followed him all around
the premises and through the neighborhood.
There is great excitement in tho neighbor
hood over the dead man’s return.
Capt. John L. Day will soon have his new
boat, the Lumber City, ready to launch
into the turbid watei-s of the Ocmulgee.
'Hiis will make three new steamboats that
Captain Day has builtHn a short while at the
Ocmulgee depot, and he is operating them
successfully on the rivers. There are from
6,000 to 10,000 barrels of spirits of turpen
tine and rosin shipped from Americus every
month.
Nineteen cars of melons passed through
Albany Saturday, distributed as follows:
Atlanta two,. Birmingham two, Chicago
two, New Orleans two, Wheeling one, St.
Louis two, Louisville two, Indianapolis two,
Bowling Green one, Cleveland one, Dayton
one, Port Wayne one. The shipments are
growing lighter, and it is more than proba
ble that over half of the crop has already
been moved.
Last Saturday evening at the ferry at
Dublin, while John Boles and Charley Mon
roc*, both colored, were engaged in a light
Charley Monroe threw a rock at John, but
missing him struck Sol Madison, who was
paddling a boat in the river. The rock hit
Sol on the head and knocked him in the
river. Sol retaliated by swimming to the
shore and knocking Charley into the river
with a paddle.
The farmers of Heal’d county have or
ganized an alliance for their mutual protec
tion. Their object is to take such steps as
to open the way to the innovation by which
they could increase the price of what they
raised and lower the cost of what they were
compelled to buy. Some arrangement will
be made by which thev can ship their cot
ton direct to New York without going
through the intermediate stages of having a
buyer and shipper.
From Augutta to Branohvillo, a distance
Of some seventy-five miles, along the line of
the South Carolina road, just now appears
to be one vast garden, containing thousands
and thousands of acres, only broken by oc
casional clumps of fine forest here* and
there. The beautiful and well cultivated
large cotton fields present a fine picture to
behold. The cotton crop of that entire sec
tion is said to be fully ten days ahead of last
year. The com crop doesn’t look so prom
ising.
Col. T. L. Griner, of Dublin, received a
telegram Saturday from his brother, who
live at Statesboro. Bulloch county, stating
that their father, W. B. Griner, of Bulloch
county, was struck on the head by one of his
tenants named John Wilson, and the wound
is very serious, and he is likely to die in a
sliprt while. Mr. Griner is an old, honored
Hnd resjieeted citizen of Bulloch county,
and the attack of Wilson was no doulit
unprovoked, or at least grew out of a trivial
affair.
The Capitol Commissioners will meet to
day at 9 o'clock in regular monthly session.
The work on the new capitoi is progressing
moderately well. Capt. Harrison, the dark
of the commission, states that tbo contract
ors boated to have the roof on the eutire
building in sixty days. As soon rfs the roof
ts on several of the oillews on the ground floor
can be occupied, but it is not likely that any
of the State hou.se officers will eluiogc quar
t’s until the general and complete cliange
of residence is made.
Last Saturday night the store of Douglass
“ Guthrie, at Willacoochec, was entered by
thieves, who carried off various articles of
merchandise and two breech-loading guns
Kalurday evening Mr. Douglass noticed
two strange white men in town, and Wore
••losing the store for the night he took the
money and other valuables out of the safe
onu left, it wide open. This proved to lx* a
VMse move, aa it saved hoth the money and
ta sf ou 9 ht 'hose men left in the
airectaou of Irwin county.
Crorrmh 'T ft published
1 tT* °* one Blount, a eol
from ftcrivon county, asking
thetrifC^ m i° n l , h, \ r, ' uml and
Purs i-w nt o, ot the ■■Giclo stolen. The
CC that Blount
i'earsfr'lirf2!i toUM,l , ien,u ' ntlar y fni ' eight
J*"* tor 1* plank worth Km cents.
the case are that the judge
ve of paying a fine or
spending eigrff%,amihs in the chain-gang.
Tbe Governor has m4ftMHM>b.ny action in
the matter yet.
At Amerieus, a morning or two since, as
young Aleck Sullivan, son of Mr. Sid Sulli
van, was walking on the railroad track,
near the Dell, ho was accosted by u burly
negro man, who asked to be allowed to ex
amine a pistol which Aleck was carrying in
his hand. The pistol was handed over to
the darkey, whereupon he at once assumed
a belligerent attitude, and demanded of
Aleck what cartridges he had with him.
Fearing harm in case he refused, he handed
all he had to the “victor,” who coolly pock
eted them, along with the pistol, and walked
off.
Henry Pope (colored) lies in Chattooga
county jail convicted of ra|x\ and sentenced
to death by the ga!lows on July 1. Grave
doubts exist as to his guilt, and nine men,
eight white and one colored, are ready ami
willing to swear that Henry Pope was in
Alabama, one hundred miles away, on tho
day tlie rape was said to have lieen com
mitted. It is this fact, and one or two
others, that cause the good people of Chat
tooga county to ask the Governor to either
commute the sentence to life imprisonment
or grant a respite until an investigation can
be had.
Gov. Gordon received a somewhat un
usual request Saturday. It was from a
little miss of 13 years in Thomaston, Ga.,
and asked for a lock of his hair. The Gov
ernor replied that he had been married too
long to have any hair left. The Governor
also was the recipient of a letter from an
unknown admirer in which it was stated
that anew arrival had come into his fami
ly and some dispute had arisen about tho
name. One parent desired to call it “Cleve
land,” but a compromise had been effected
by calling it “James” (after parent) “Gor
don” .. The Governor has taken no
action in the matter.
Commissioner Henderson received from
tho Governor of Florida Saturday a com
munication in which it was stated that, dele
gates hud been appointed to the Farmers’
Convention from every county in his State,
and also enclosing a list of the delegates. A
similar communication was received from
the Governor of Arkansas, and the list was
promised in a day or two. The Governor of
Arkansas stated that lie had selected the
best men in the various counties and would
do everything in his power to get them to
attend. Every delegate appointed from the
137 counties in Georgia had signified his in
tention of being present.
Sunday afternoon a bad and vicious fight,
ending in a dangerous cutting scrape, occur
red in Harrisburg, near Augusta. An old
family feud exists, it appeal's, between Will
and Dick Howard and the brothers Harley.
Sunday it came to an issue which may
prove fatal to one of the Harleys. From a
free-handed fight the combatants proceeded
to draw knives. The Howards succeeded in
using their weapons very effectively on
their opponents. Both of the Harlcvs got
cut—one of them very badly. Having
amply sat iated their desire for revenge, the
Howards succeeded in escaping by the aid
of a boat to South Carolina.
Isabella Rooney, the only white female
convict in the Georgia penitentiary, is a
fortunate woman just now. Owing to the
peculiar circumstances of the case, her
brother dying on the gallows, and her
mother in prison, for tho crime to which she
was accessory, and the fact that she is the
only white female convict, a good many
advocates of her pardon have been recently
developed. She is confined at the Chatta
hoochee camp, No. 3, and yesterday the
sub-investigating committee united in
recommending her to the Governor for
clemency. The W. C. T. U., through its
president, Mi's. E. E. Harper, also joined in
the request and promised to look after
her if she is reLeaseo. No action has been
taken yet.
Thomas ville Times : Ono of \he most
touching and affecting features of tho hang
ing of John Smith in Franklin, Heard
county, was his allusions under the gallows
to his mother. He spoke kindly of his Youth
ful companions, tenderly of his brothers
and sisters, and lovingly of his wife and
child, but when he mentioned his mother,
his poor old heart-broken mother, he broke
completely down and wept like a child.
How tender, how lasting, how strong is the
love of a boy for his mother! Ana yet it
cannot be compared to the undying, unfad
ing love of a mother for her boy. He may
have broken all the commandments, may
be wearing a penitentiary garb, nay, may be
standing under the shadow of tho gallows,
yet that, mother’s love never forsakes her
boy. A father, brother or sister may for
get, may condemn him, but a mother never.
On examining his books Saturday Maj.
Sidney Root., resident trustee for Kpel
man Seminary at Atlanta, which suffered
the loss of one of its buildings by fire Friday
evening, found that the insurance on the
building, so far as he knew or could discover
anything about the matter, amounts to but
$3,500 on the building; on furniture, $300;
piano, 3300; organ, SSO, and on the bell SSO
—a total of $4,100. He things the insurance
on the building was placed in the New York
Home Mutual. The total loss sustained is
abolp; 312,000, or a net loss to the seminary
of $7,000. All the property saved from the
burned building will not exceed ill value
SIOO. There was stored in the cellars a
large amount of provisions not insured, anil
a big lot of coal, about 100 bushels, went
along with the rest. The school is one of the
largest in tho South, bearing on its roil 650
students and twenty-four teachers.
J. F. Toole, attorney-at-law, has just
secured the first pension for a Mexican war
veteran that has been received in Macon. It
fives to Roliert Melton, an old gentleman of
5 years, residing in this county, an income
of $8 per month for the remainder of his
life. Air. Toole has also an application for
a pension for Airs. Millirons, widow of a
soldier of the war of 1812. Mrs. Millirons’
husband married when a young man of 21,
and the day after liis wedding he shouldered
his flint lock and “marched away to Alobilo
Bay to jine old Jackson’s army.” Return
ing he lived happily with liis young wife
until her death left him a widower, in
which State ho remained for some twenty
years. When about 25 be married a young
girl who survived him, and is now the
widow Williams, of middle age, entitled to
a pension for life, and to some $2,400 back
pay. The money in both cases falls into
worthy hands, and will help to make bright
the declining years of these good old folks.
At Macon, Saturday night about 10
o'clock, those who were in Heidingsfeliler’s
saloon, under the Telegraph building, wore
startled by the strange conduct of a man of
whom was so little seen that it is a question
whether he was white or black. He ran
down tile stairway on the Second street
side, and hastily divesting himself of his
pants and shoes, threw them in the window.
Before any one could make nut who he was,
he ran up the stairway and fled down the
street into the darkness. Who he was anil
from whence he came no one knew. It is
said that four lunatics oscaptsl from the
asylum at Millodgeville a few days ago, and
it is possible that the strange character of
Saturday night was one of them, Sunday
morning* he was seen passing the citv hall
about 9 o’clock, in the condition seen the
night before. He was looking back as if
Sursued, and was heading for the swamp.
■eforo officer Patterson could get within
hailing distance he had reached the lower
part of the city, and finally disappeared in
the swamps.
The case of the State against N. M. Wil
liams, who, it is claimed, made way with
about $2,000 of the county’s and 'state's
money in 1872, has just ended at Monti
oello. It appeared from the testimony that
Williams in 1870 was elected I'ax Collector
of Jasjier county, and that he indulged in
the playing of cords and lost heavily, and
other misappropriation* caused Williams to
be deficit near the amount above stated.
Williams claimed that he did not play cards,
nor did he In any way misappropriate any
moneys belonging to the county, but
that the money was not paid; that
wane of it was paid to authorized
tsuliffs who never returned the money
to him, and that therefore it was not
his fault; that there was a deficit, but it
wae the fault of the bailiffs and the people
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. JUNE 28. 1887.
who failed to pay their taxes. The jury
retired at 4 o’clock Friday and remained
until 10 o’clock, when they rendered a ver
dict of guilty. The defendant’s counsel
gave notice that they would move for anew
trial at once. The court then sentenced
Williams to five years in the penitentiary.
The case will be argued some time in July
for anew trial, and the defendant’s bail was
fixed at $2,00f) until that time.
Luther M. Hester, a mulatto, doing busi
ness as a grocer on Calhoun street, Atlanta,
was arrested Saturday on a charge of seduc
tion, which may develop something far
more serious in point of criminal weight.
The charge was preferred by bis wife, while
tho woman in the ease is a girl of about 15
years, and the dnughter of Hester’s wife by
a former marriage. Mrs. Hester nays that
she discovered that her daughter was
enciente some weeks ago, and soon there
after, about three weeks ago, the girl disap
peared, and she attributes the disapjiearanee
to her husband. It is now feared that
the girl has been made away with.
It was first supposed that Hester had
simply sent the girl away, and It has be.ni
rumored that ho was taking steps to close
up his business, preparatory, os was sup
posed, to joining ner elsewhere. Sueh was
the reasonable and humane supposition, but
since his arrest, and before the facts got
out, his wife proposed to him to withdraw
the complaint, provided he would restore
her daughter. This ho refuses to do, and
hence tho fear that the girl has been made
away with. It is inferred that he refused to
do so because the girl is no longer living.
The girl’s name is Mary Fuller.
Ten days have elapsed since the death of
Judge Lochrane, hut no trace of his will
lias yet, been found. It is believed that ho
made a will. Some years ago Judge Loch
rane deeded his real estate to his vife and
children. The Beck, Gregg & Co.’s store
was deeded to his wifi? as trustee for his five
children. Tho rest of his property, includ
ing the residence, was deeded to the five
children and the wifo, who was to have a
child’s part of the property. This real
estate is worth over $200,000, and is paying
a steady and handsome rental. This will,
if there is a will, therefore, will
only concern Judge Lochrane’g personal
property—such bonds and stocks as he had
outside of his real estate. It is believed
these were considerable, though nothing can
be found in his papers to indicate the
whereabouts or amount of any of the stocks,
or bonds, or bills receivable that he pos
sessed. Since giving his real estate to his
wife and children, Judge Lochrane’s in
come has been large. His salary from the
Pullman Car Company was SIO,OOO per an
num with all his expenses, and with an
allowance for special fees. His profes
sional income could have hardly been less
than $20,000 up to two years ago.
The stockholders of the Pearl Spring Park
Association met at Newnan, Monday, for
the purpose of receiving the charter granted
at the late term of Coweta Superior Court,
electing a permanent board of directors and
officers, and considering other matters of
importance Incident to permanent organi
zation. The following board of directors
were elected: P. H. Brewster, W. P.
Broome, Joseph T. Kirby, Y. H. Thomp
son, H. C. Fisher, J. A. Hunter, I. N. Orr,
M. B. Hamilton and J. B. Mount. At a
meeting of the directors, held subsequently.
Col. P. H. Brewster was elected
President and Capt. H. C. Fisher chosen
Secretary and Treasurer. The con
tract for building the dam was
awarded to W. S. Norris, of Meriwether
county, who has already commenced work
upon the same and expects to have it com
pleted by the middle of July. When fin
ished, the structure will be 14 feet high, in
suring an average depth of water at the
dam of 11 feet. A wasteway will be con
structed on the north side of the dam, about
4 feet from the top, which will afford a safe
outlet for the overflow in time of freshet.
Mr. Norris is constructing the dam upon a
plan of his own, and guarantees it for ten
years. The pond will be stocked with the
choicest varieties of fish obtainable, and in
such quantities as will insure a fat return
for the labor and expense incurred by its
construction. By this time next year it
will be Newnan’s most attractive and popu
lar resort.
Valdosta Times: Lang Howell and J. O.
Ross, both respectable colored citizens of
this town and county, went up to Thomas
ville last Wednesday morning on a matter
of business. They boarded the east-bound
Albany express on their return to Valdosta
and took a seat in the car reserved for white,
passengers. When Conductor Murrell came
through the car just after leaving Thoma-s
--ville he informed Ross and Howell that the
rules of the company forbade colored passen
gers riding in that coach, that the Same was
for the exclusive nse of the whites, and that
they must move up to the coach reserved
for their race, which was equal in every
particular to the car they had taken. Ross
replied: “Wo have paid the regular fare, and
we dont intend to leave the car. It suits us
very well and we will remain here.” Con
ductor Murrell again remonstrated with Ills
colored passengers, but to no avail. He
closed the conversation by saying that he
would expect them to change cars as he had
requested. When the train reached Boston
the conductor says that he thought
no more of the matter, believing
the two men would follow their better
judgment and take seats in the car pro
vided for their accommodation. Before the
train left Boston three men boarded the car
in which Ross and Howell were seated,
and walking up to them asked
what they were doing in the
white people’s coach and demanded
their immediate exit. Ross, who is
a bright mulutto and quite an intel
ligent man, gave very much the same
answer he had made to the conductor.
Whereupon Ross received a severe blow on
the head and was carried to the door by his
unknown escorts. Lang Howell in the
meantime had left the car. No one seems
to have known the men, but it is thought
they are residents of Boston. When Ross
reached the smoking car, and was showing
his wounds from which the blood was flow
ing freely, Conductor Murrell appeared and
expressed his surprise at what had happened.
He saiil he did not know the parties who
had made the assault upon Ross. Ross
thinks he has been treated badly ami
threatens to bring suit for damages against
the company.
FLORIDA.
The Episcopal church at Key West is
uearing completion.
A State quarantine convention will be
held at Jacksonville to-day.
Thieves entered Wilcox’s store at Beres
ford the othernight and got away with sllO.
Postmaster Yonge, of Pensacola, has seen
fit to appoint but one alternate in the letter
carrier service.
A Spanish spy was burned in effigy oppo
site Monsalvatge & Vivo’s cafe at Key
West last week.
Volusia is now entitled to one Senator and
two Representatives in the Legislature, all
to be elected next year.
Orlando lias five large brick buildings in
process of erection, that will cost, when
completed, about SOO,OOO.
Capt. Rose raised seventy barrels of as fine
Irish potatoes as one need wish for on three
quarters of an acre at St. Cloud.
The Baptist church at, Orlando was dedi
cated Sunday. Rev. N. A. Bailey, pastor,
preaching the dedicatory sermon.
The Seville Bank, which was opened last
spring In one of the brick blocks recently
erected at that place, is doing a fine busi
ness.
At Eilavillo good rains have fallen and
the farmers are smiling. The tardy water
melon is just making its appearance in the
market.
It is rumored at Tampa that the Plant
Steamship Company will withdraw their
steamers from the route between Tampa,
Key West and Havana on July 1.
The new board of Volusia county com
missionei-s will assume administration of
the county government with nearly $12,000
in the treasury and practically no outstand
ing indebtedness.
Within the last two weeks there ha* been
almost no rain at Aubunidalo, while at
places south and west only a few miles there
has lieen the deluge of the customary rainy
season. This spotted rainfall is unusual.
It was rumored at Palatka Saturday that
George Weller, who went to Jacksonville
Friday afternoon, was married in that city
the same evening. The lady whom it is re
ported Mr. Weller married, is Miss Kate
Pollard, of Savannah.
At Orlando some days ago the negro fire
company took some of the hose of the de
partment out to Whildentown to test a hy
drant. Upon hanging up the hose after its
return a fourteen-inch 'gator dropped out,
looking as lively as a cricket.
The business of Key West does not seem
to suffer much after all on account of the
* ‘terrible epidemic. ” The death record from
all diseases during the past month was less
than for the same time the previous year,
notwithstanding the epidemic.
Rose & Headley are putting up a store at
fit. Cloud 24x46. L. Pickering also has a
contract to erect four cottages 20x24 and six
12x24. This l<x>ks as though tliat enterpris
ing burg was making ready for the sugar
enterprise which will soon be inaugurated
there.
With reference to the statement in tho
Sanford dispatch, in the Morning News
of June 28, that salt had been placed in the
cans of the Sanford Ice Company, the com
pany desires to sav this: “Salt may have
been placed in a few of the cans, but we
cannot prove it.”
The Ocala Masonic celebration, joined by
their brethren from Citra, Anthony,
Whitesville Oxford, and several other
places, at Blue Springs Friday, was a groat
success. Fully 400 people were present.
Speeches were made by Rev. Tyner, Gen.
Bullock and Rev. Curry.
At Fernandina Saturday Scott Adams
(colored) employed on the gravel train fill
ing in the creosote grounds, attempted to
iump from a flat car to a moving engine,
le missed his footing and was run over
by tho cars, cutting off one leg, an arm,
an ear, and injuring his skull.
At Crestview copious rains have fallen
within the last few days and the first for
four weeks. Corn in this vicinity had be
gun to suffer considerably, and in some lo
calities was somewhat injured. Water
melons. plums and berries have been some
what plentiful for the last few weeks.
Umatilla’s vegetable shipments have run
from 200 to 400 crates per day, one day
numbering 961 packages. From one and
one-third acres ol tomatoes, 3330 has been
realized, with the returns of 125 boxes yet to
hear from, and from one-third of an acre of
strawberries 3,000 quarts have been picked
and sold at a good profit.
At Ocala. Friday night, a rousing Demo
cratic meeting plaoea in nomination for
Mayor, Abram Martin; Clerk, S. S. Bur
lingame; Marshal, J. H. Whitfield; Treasur
er, R. R. Snowden; Assessor. T. H. Calcoek;
Collector, W. T. King; Aldermen, WT-.G.
Marshall, J. A. Rowell, N. E. Manual, E.
W. Agnew and I. Brown. The election
occurs to-morrow.
Ca.pt. C. A. Curtis, of the East Florida
Seminary, had the great misfortune to have
one of his legs broken while en route from
Gainesville to his home at Madison, Wis., on
J une 11. The accident occurred by his step
ping off a moving train when within three
hours’ ride of Madison. He is, however, re
covering quite rapidly, and says he will be
on “botn legs” soon.
A grand Masonic celebration was held at
Lakeviev, a town twenty-three miles north
of the railroad, Friday. The celebration is
held annually, and is attended by the whole
country. The site was McDade’s Pond, one
of the largest and most beautiful lakelets in
West Florida. Some of these days a rail
road will come by there, and then it will be
a place of importance.
Orange City Times: If the orange in
dustry of Florida is to be a factor in a per
manent growth and ever-increasing pros
perity of a section. Orange City can present
a showing far in advance of its sister towns
of South Florida. Most of our groves,
about 4,000 acres, are now coming into
bearing, and within a year or two will be
yielding a handsome income.
At Chipley the machinery for the new
saw mill has now been unloaded and prepa
rations are being made for the building.
The well has been dug. a plentiful supply of
water having been found at a moderate
depth. In a few days the machinery will
be in operation and as the demand for" lum
ber is very brisk, in all likelihood the
scheme will be a financial success.
At Orlando Saturday two darkies, Tom
Brooks and a man named Rufus, engaged in
a dispute in a lorber shop on Gertrude ave
nue. They came to blows, and Rufus
stabbed Brooks three times with a narrow
bladed knife—twice near the heart and once
under the left shoulder blade. Dr. Shelby
attended tho wounded man, who was later
removed to his home in the country.
He will recover unless internal hemorrhage
occurs.
Late on Friday evening a burly negro
entered the house of one of Orlando’s citi
zens, who, with his wife, was out at the
time, and finding no one present but a
young girl about 12 years old, said that he
had come to saw some wood; not being
believed, he began making insulting pro
posals, but was frightened away bv the
firl’s threats to scream for help. "He is
nown to the young lady’s father, who is
looking for him.
Mi-lane had a strike on hand at his mill
at Kissimmee last Monday. His colored
sawyers came in from the swamp, piled up
their saws and declared they would work
no longer unless they got more pay for a
certain sized log. The boys got just what
they asked for, for McLane said if they
didn’t want to work he didn’t want them to,
and told them they might “git” as soon as
they wanted to. He has about 2,000,000
blocks on hand, enough to make shingles
all summer.
At Bonifav trade, considering the season
of the year, keeps up wonderfully well; they
are doing as much at the company’s store
now ns they did in the height of the season.
Mr. Hart, depot agent, says he is handling
considerable freight now and believes it is
on the increase, Corn, cane and cotton
since the recent rains all look well; the
farmers this year will surely have some
cash ahead. The plans and specifications
for the new church have met with the ap
proval of the congregation.
The Duval County Commissioners are
having made plnns for anew county jail.
The old jail cost originally $37,000 and a
monthly expenditure for repairs of about
S4O a mouth for the last three years. The
new jail, it is intended, shall be a model
building of its kind. It, is thought that the
old jail may be altered so as to serve the
purjiosea of the city for a council chamber,
lock-up and in other ways. It has cost too
much to be torn down. A site for the new
couuty jail has not yet been selected.
Joe Jackson, of Crawfordville, heretofore
one of the most thrifty and prominent
“pumpkin-colored” citizens, with an eye to
business, formed a copartnership with one
Henry Berry, another pumpkin colored citi
zen of Tallahassee, to transact a live stock
business. Jackson furnished the stock. Ber
ry did the soiling, and as everybody's hogs
in Wakulla roam at will, and Jackson has
no consoientouß scruples ns regards the
eighth commandment, they- were doing a
thriving business. But the sins of the wickod
will overtake them. So it was with Jack
son and Berry; t Boy now rest in jail by a
doeree of a justice court to await the ap
proaching term of the Circuit Court.
E. A. Richard® while out driving near
Lake Lucerne, >#l Saturday, .started to put
on his rubber coat, allowing bis horse to
walk slowly at the time. Another horse,
which is allowed to run at large in that
vicinity, became entangled in tho shaft*
and Mr. Richards was thrown from his
carriage, striking on his back almost under
the horse’s feet; liis movements lieing im
peded by the rubber coat, he was unable to
control tho movements of his horse, which
hacked the carriage over his body and
severely bruised his right leg below the
knee by stopping upon it. It was at first
bared that the leg was broken, but, Dr.
Ouipin pronounced it nothing more than a
very painful bruise, which will probably
confine Mr. Richards to the house for ser
CjoidAjts.
SHIPPING.
OCEAN SfEAMSHiP COMPANY
FOR
New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
PASSAGE TO NEW YORK.
CABIN S2O 00
EXCURSION 32 00
STEERAGE 10 00
‘passage to boston.
CABIN S3O 00
EXCURSION 33 00
STEERAGE 10 00
PASSAGE TO PHILADELPHIA.
(via New York).
CABIN $22 50
EXCURSION 36 00
STEERAGE 12 50
THE magnificent steamships of these lines
ore appointed to sail as follows—standard
time:
TO NEW YORK.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. F. Smith, TUES
DAY, June 28. at 11:30 a. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt. J. W. Catharine,
FRIDAY, July 1. at 2:30 p. it.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. H. C. Daogett,
SUNDAY, July 8, at 4 p. M.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. W. H. Fisher, TUES
DAY, July 5, at 6 p. m. ;
TO BOSTON.
GATE CITY, Capt. D. Hedge, THURSDAY,
June 30, at 2 ?. si.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. TV. Kelley, THURS
DAY, July 7, at 7:80 p. m.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
[for freight only.]
DESSOUG, Capt. N. F. Howes, SATURDAY,
July 2, at 3:30 p. M. ■
JUNIATA, Capt. S. L. Askins, SATURDAY,
July 9, at 9 a. m.
Through hills of lading given to Eastern and
Northwestern points and to ports of the United
Kingdom and the Continent.
For freight or passage anply to
C. G. ANDERSON, Agent,
City Exchange Building.
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Com’y.
[For Baltimore.
CABIN sl2 50
SECOND CA81N....... 1000
THE STEAMSHIPS of this Company are ap
pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti
more as follows—city time:
GEORGE APPOLD, Capt. Billups, TUESDAY,
June 28, at 2:00 p. m.
WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, MONDAY,
July 4, at 5:00 p. m.
GEORGE APPOLD, Capt. Billups, SATUR
DAY, July 9, at 10 a. m.
WM. LAWRENCE, Capt. Snow, THURSDAY,
July 14, at 3 p. m.
And from Baltimore on the days above named
at 3 p. m.
Through bills lading given to all points West,
ail the manufacturing towns in New England,
and to ports of the United Kingdom anu the
Continent.
JAS. B. WEST & CO.. Agents,
114 Bay street.
SKA. TSX, A IST U> RO U TE.
Steamer St. Nicholas,
Capt. M. P. USINA,
Y*7ILT, LEAVE Savannah from wharf foot of
TT Lincoln street for DOBOY, DARIEN,
BRUNSWICK and FERNANDINA, every TUES
DAY and FRIDAY at 6 p. m., city time, con
necting at Savannah with New York, Philadel
phia, Boston and Baltimore steamers, at Fer
nandina with rail for Jacksonville and all points
in Florida, and at Brunswick with steamer for
Satilla river.
Freight received to within half hour of boat's
departure.
Freight not signed for 34 hours after arrival
will be at risk of consignee.
Tickets on wharf and boat.
C. WILLIAMS, Agent.
For Augusta and Way Landings.
From JUNE 6th until further notice the
STEAMER ETHEL,
Capt. TV. T. GIBSON,
Will leave for AUGUSTA and WAY LANDINGS
Every Monday at 6 P. M.
Returning, arrive at Savannah SATURDAY
at 8 p. M. W. T. GIBSON, Manager.
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE
Tampa, Key West, Havana.
Akmi-wekki.y.
BOUND.
I.v and Thursday 9:30 p. m.
Ar Key wlay and Friday 4 p m.
Ar and Saturday (1 a. m.
BOUND.
I.v and Saturday noon.
I.v Key and Saturday 10 p.w.
Ar anil Sunday 8 p. in.
Connect with West India Fuat
Train to ana from Northern and Eastern cities.
For stateroom accommodations apply to City
Ticket Office M., F. & W. R'y, Jacksonville, or
Agent Plant Steamship Line, Tampa.
C. D. OWENS, Traffic Manager:
H. S. HAINES, General Manager.
Mat 1, IHN7.
FOOD PRODUCTS.
FOREST CITY ILLS.
Prepared Stock Food for
Horses, Mules, Milch Cows
and Oxen. Made out of pure
grain. Guaranteed Sweet and
Nutritious.
BondjHaynes&Elton
RAILROADS.
"schedule
CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Savannah, Ga., June 19,1887.
ON and after this date Passenger Trains will
run dally unless marked t, which are daily,
except Sunday.
The standard time, by which these trains ran,
is 38 minutes slower than Savannah city time:
No. 1. No. 3. No. 5. No. 7.
Lv Savannah..7:oo am B:2opm 5:15 pm 5:40 pm
Ar Guyton 6:40 pm
Ar Millen 9:40 am 11:03 pm 7:80 pm 8:45 pm
Ar Augusta. .+1:45 pm 7:15 am 9:35 pm
Ar Macon I:3opm 3:2oam
Ar Atlanta 5:30 pm 7:3oam
Ar Columbus .9:30 pm 2:45 pm....
Ar Montg’ry . .7:26 am 7:06 pm
Ar Eufaula.. .4:33 am 3:50 pm
Ar Albany.. .10:00 pm 2:45 pm
Train No. 9t loaves Savannah 2:00 p. m,; ar
rives Guyton 3:00 p. m. ,
Passengers for Sylvania, TVrightsville, Mil
ledgeville andEatonton should take 7:00 a. m.
train.
Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton, Perry,
Fort Gaines, Talbotton, Buena Vista, Blakely
and Clayton should take the 8:30 p. m. train.
’ NoTa NoTL North NoTsT
Lv Augusta 10:00 pm 6:00 am
Lv Macon.. .10:85 am 10:50 pm
Lv Atlanta.. 6:soam 6:sopm
LvColumbus 11:00 pm 12:46 pm
Lv Montg’ry. 7:25 pm 7:4oam
Lv Eufaula. .10:18 pm 10:49 am
Lv Albany.. s:osam 11:55am
Lv Milieu 2:28 pm 8:10 am 8:00 am 5:20 am
Lv Guyton.. 4:08 pm s:olam 9:27am 6:55 am
Ar Savannah 5:00 pm 6:15 am 10:80 am 8:05 am
Train No. 101 leaves Guyton 3:10 p. m.; arrives
Savannah 4:25 p. m.
Sleeping cars on all night trains between Sa
vannah, Augusta, Macon and Atlanta, also Ma
con and Columbus.
Train No. 3, leaving Savannah at 8:20 p. m.,
will stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other
poiut to put oil passengers between Savannah
and Mlllen.
Train No. 4 will stop on signal at stations bo
tween Millen and Savannah to take on passen
gers for Savannah.
Train No. 5 will stop on signal at stations be
tween Savannah andMillen to take on passen
gers for Augusta or points on Augusta branch.
Train No. 6 will stop between Millen and Sa
vannah to put off passengers from Augusta and
points on Augusta branch.
Connections at Savannah with Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway for all points in
Florida.
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City Office, No. 20 Bull street, and
Depot Office SO minutes before departure of
each train.
J. C. SHAW. G. A. WHITEHEAD,
_ Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Charleston & Savannah Railway Cos.
CONNECTIONS made at Savannah with Sa
vannah, Florida and Western Railway.
Trains leave and arrive at Savannah by stand
ard time (90th meridian), which is 36 minutes
slower than city time.
NORTHWARD.
No. 14* 38t 66* 78*
Lv Sav’h. ..12:26 p m 4:00 p m 6:45 am 8:23 pm
Ar Augusta 12:30 pm
Ar Beaufort 6:08 pm 10:15 a m
Ar P. Royal 6:20 p m 10:30 am
Ar Al’dale.. 7:40 p m 8:15 pm 10:20 am
Ar Cha'ston 4:43 p m 9:30 p m 11:40 a in 1:25 a m
SOUTHWARD.
33* .35* 27*
Lv Cha’ston 7:10 a m 3:35 pm 4:00 am
Lv Augusta 12:85 pm
LvAl'dale.. 5:10 am 3:07 pm
Lv P. Royal. 7:00 a m 2:00 pm
Lv Beaufort 7:12a m 2:lspm
Ar Sav'h.,. .10:15 a m 6:53 pm 6:41 am
*Daily between Savannah and Charleston.
(Sundays only.
Train No. 78 makes no connection with Port
.Royal and Augusta Railway, and stops only at
Itidgeland, Green Pond and Ravenel. Train 14
stops only at Yemassee and Qreen Pond, and
connects for Beaufort and Port Royal daily, and
for Allendale daily, except Sunday. Trains 85
and 66 connect from and for Beaufort aud Port
Royal daily.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations and all
other information apply to WM. BREN,
Special Ticket Agent, 22 Bull street, and at
Charleston and Savannah railway ticket office,
at Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
depot. C. S. GADSDEN, Supt.
June 9, 1887.
GAS FIXTURES, HOSE, ETC.
JOHN BICOLSON, Jr.
DEALER IN
Gas Fixtures,
GLOBES & SHADES.
PLUMBERS’, MACHINISTS’
AND
Mill Supplies.
ENGINE TRIMMINGS,
Steam [Packing,
SHEET GUM,
HriraiUiMlHn
HOSE.
IRON PIPES AND FITTINGS,
Lift and Force Pumps.
30 and 32 Drayton St.
CEMENT.
DIRECT IMPORTATION j
JUST ARRIVED
A CARGO OF
ALSEN’S
German Portland Cement
FOR BALE LOW BY
ANDREW HANLEY,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
COKNWiLA.JL. At CiiiJPALAN
R ALLROADS. _
Savannah, Florida & Western Railway. 1
[All trains on this road are run by Central
Standard Time.]
Time card in effect june 19, 1887 !
Passenger trains on this road will run daily ‘
as follows:
WEST INDIA FAST MAIL.
REID DOWN. READ UR
7:06 am Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 pnj
12:80 p m Lv Jacksonville Lv 7:00a ra
4:40 pm Lv Sanford Lv I:lsam
9:oopraAr Tampa Lv 8:00pm
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.
D....0p0....i,
[J
Pullman buffet cars to and from New York
and Tampa.
NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS.
7:o6am Lv Savannah....... Ar 7:sßpm
9:l2am Lv Jesup Ar 6:l6pm
9:50 am Ar . ..Waycross Lv 5:05 p m
11:86a m Ar Callahan Lv 2:47p1n
12;00noonAr Jacksonville Lv 2:o6pm
_7:ooamLv Jacksonville Ar 7:45 pm
10:16 ain Lv Waycross Ar 4:40 p m
12:04 pin Lv Valdosta Lv 2:56 pm
12:34 pdi Lv Quitman Lv 2:88 p m
lhSlpmiAr Thomasville... .Lv 1:45 pm
3:35pm Ar Bainbridge Lv 11:25am
4:04 pm Ar—Chattahoochee Lv lT:8o"am
Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville
and New York, to and from Waycross and New
Orleans via Pensacola.
EAST FIX)RIDA EXPRESS.
1:30 pm Lv Savannah Ar 12:06 pm
3:2opm Lv Jesup Lv 10:32am
4:40 pin Ar Waycross Lv 9:28 am
7:45 pm Ar Jacksonville Lv 7:00 a m
4:15 p m Lv\ . Jacksonville Ar 9:45 a m
7:20 p m Lv Waycross Ar 6 •35 am
8:31 pm Ar Dupont Lv 6:3oam
Lv Lake-pity Ar 10:45 am
3:45 p m Lv.. . I..Gainesville Ar 10:80 a m
6:55 pm Lv Live Oak Ar 7:10 am
B:4opm Lv Dupont Ar 5:25 an i
10:56 p m Ar Thomasville Lv 3:25 a m
I:22am Ar Albany Lv I:2sam
Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonville
and St. Louis via Thomasville, Albany, Mont
gomery and Nashville.
ALBANY EXPRESS.
7:35pm Lv Savannah Ar 6:loam
10:05pm Lv Jesup Lv 3:lsam
12:10 a m Ar Waycross Lv 12:10 a m
5:30 am Ar Jacksonville Lv 9:00 p m
9:00 p m Lv Jacksonville .. Ar 5:30 am
1:05 am Lv Waycross Ar 11:30 p m
2:30a mAr . Dupont Lv 10:05pm
7:10 am Ar Live Oak Lv 6:55 pm
10:30am Ar Gainesville Lv 3:45 pm
10:45am Ar . .Lake City Lv 3725 p m
2:55 a m Lv Dupont Ar 9:35 pm
6:30 am Ar Thomasville Lv 7:00 p m
11:40am Ar Albany Lv 4:oopm
Stops at all regular stations. Pullman
sleeping cars to and from Jacksonville and Sa
vannah.
THOMASVILLE EXPRESS?
6:osam Lv Waycross Ar 7:oopm
10:25 a m Ar Thomasville Lv 2:15 p m
Stops at all regular and flag stations.
JESUP EXPRESS.
3:45 p mLv Savannah Ar 8:80am
6:10 pni Ar Jesup Lv 5:25 a m
Stops at all regular and flag stations.
CONNECTIONS.
At Savannah for Charleston at 6:45 am, (ar
rive Augusta via Yemassee at 12:30 p m), 12:29
p m and 8:23 pm; for Augusta and Atlanta at
*:ooam, 5:15 p in and 8:20 p m; with steamships
for New York Sunday, Tueeday and Friday; for
Boston Thursday: for Baltimore every fifth day.
At JESUP for Brunswick at 3:30 a m and B:3S
p m; for Macon 10:30 a m and 11:07 p m.
At WAYCROSS for Brunswick at 10:00a mand
5:06 p m.
At CALLAHAN for Fernandinaat 2:47 pm;
for Waldo, Cedar Key, Ocala, etc , at 11:27 am.
At LIVE OAK for Madison, Tallahassee, etc.,
at 10:58 a m and 7:30 p m.
At GAINESVILLE for Ocala, Tavares, Brooks
ville and Tampa at 10:55 a m.
At ALBANY for Atlanta, Macon, Montgom
ery, Mobile New Orleans, Nashville, etc.
At CHATTAHOOCHEE for Pensacola, Mobile,
New Orleans at 4:14 pm.
Tickets sold and sleeping car berths secured
at BREN'S Ticket Office, and at the Passenger
Station.
WM. P. HARDEE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
R. G. FLEMING Superintendent
South Florida Railroad.
Central Standard. Time.
ON and after MONDAY, June 13, 1887, train*
will arrive and leave as follows:
*Daily. (Daily except Sundays, {Daily ex
cept Mondays.
LIMITED WEST INDIA FAST MAIL.
Leave Jacksonville (J., T and K. W.) *12:30 p
m. Sanford 4:40 p m; arrive Tampa 9:00 p m.
Returning leave Tampa 8:00 p m, Sanford
1:00am; arrive Jacksonville (J., T. and K W.)
6:30 a m.
WAY TRAINS.
Leave Sanford for Tampa and way
stations t; 8:40 a m
Arrive at Tampa +j 1:35 pm
Returning leave Tampa at ti 9:00 a m
Arrive at Sanford ti 1:45 pm
Leave Sanford for Kissim
mee and way stations at.(lo:2oa m and 5:00 p m
Arrive at Kissimmee at + 1:20 pin and 7:06 p m
Returning leave Kissimmee (6:00a m and 2:15 p m
Arrive at Sanford (B:2oamands:3spm
([Steamboat Express.
BARTOW BRANCH.
Lv Bartow Junction.. .(11:45 a m and * 7:4opm
Ar Bartow 12:55 p m and 8:40 pm
Returning Lv Bartow..( 9:30 a m and * 6:00 pm
Ar Bartow Junction... 10:40 a mand 7:10 pm
PEMBERTON FERRY BRANCH.
Operated by the South Florida Railroad.
♦Leave Bartow for Pemberton Ferry
and way stations at 7:15 a m
Arrive at Pembeiton Ferry at 9:50 a m
♦Returning leave Pemberton Ferry at. 5:00 pm
Arrive at Bartow at 8:00 pin
{Leave Pemberton Ferry, 7:00 a m
Arrive Bartow 11:20am
tLeave Bartow 12:40 p m
Arrive Pemberton Ferry 4:50 p in
SANFORD AND INDIAN RIVER R. R.
Leave Sanford for Lake Charm and
way stations 5:60 pm
Arrive Lake Charm 7:15 pm
Returning—
Leave Lake Charm 6:30 am
Arrives at Sanford 8:00 am
SPECIAL CONNECTIONS.
Connects at Sanford with the Sanford and
Indian River Railroad for Oviedo and points on
Lake Jesup, with the People's Line and Deßary
Line of steamers, and J. T. and K. W. Ry. for
Jacksonville aud all intermediate points on the
St. John'.; river, and with steamers for Indian
river and the Upper St. John's.
At Kissimmee with steamers for Forts Myers
and Bassiuger and points on Kissimmee river.
At Pemberton Ferry with Florida Southern
Railway for all points North and West, and at
Bartow with tho Florida Southern Rail way for
Fort Meado and points South.
STEAMSHIP CONNECTIONS.
Connects at Tampa with steamer ‘ .Margaret’’
for Palma Sola. Braidentown, Palmetto, Mana
tee and ail points on Hillsborough and Tampa
Bays.
Also, with the elpgant mail steamships “Mas
cotte” and “Olivette,” of the Plant Steamship
Cos., for Key West and Havana.
Through tickets sold at all regular stations to
points North. East and West.
Baggage checked through.
Passengers for Havana can leave Sanford on
Limited West India Fast Mail train at 4:40 p m
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, connecting
same evening with steamer at Tampa.
WILBUR McCOY,
General Freight and Ticket Agent.
SUBURBAN RAILWAY.
City and Suburban Railway.
Savannah, Oa., May 81. 1887.
ON and after WEDNESDAY, June Ist, the
following schedule will be run on tba Out
aide Line:
LEAVE ARRIVE LEAVE IL* LEAVE
CITY. (TTY. OF HOPE. MONTGOMERY
*7:00 0.50 6:25
10:25 8:40 8:15 7:50
**3:35 3:00 1:30 1:00
+7:15 :*> :15 5
There will bo no early train from Isle of Hope
on Sunday morning. .
•For Montgomery only. Passengers for I*l
of Hope go via Montgomery without extra
charge. This train affords parents a cheap ex
cursion before breakfast for young children
with nurses. _ . _
••This 3:35 p. m. train laat out of city Sunday
afternoon.
tOn Saturdays this train leaves city at; 7:43
p. m. J, H. JOHNSTON.
'T'O COUNTY OFFICERS.—Books"aud Blank#
JL required bv county otßcers for the use ot
the courts, or lor office use. supplied to order “J
tbs MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUSE.
Whitaker street, Savannah.