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arbor covering three-quarters of an acre. says It produced the past season between 800 and 1.(0) bushels of grapes, and that he pastured eighty head of hors for three weeks under the vines. and that they did finely. The board of pardons has. acted on the following cases: A. M. Nobles Escambia, adultery, tine-paid: pardoned and restored to citizenship. Joe Peacock. Walton. murder, sentenced to be hung: commuted to imprisonment for life. Henry Sheffield, Suwannee, selling liquor without license. fined $150 and costs: commuted to $50 and costs. Marcellus Oliver, Orange, rape: pardoned. The Cuban citizens of Tampa are making preparations for a grand and impressive demonstration next Tuesday in commemoration of the proclamation of the independent of the Island of Cuba by Carlos Manuel de Ces pedes, the leader-of the revolution of 1868. At sunrise the American and Cuban flags will be raised side by side on the poles on the Cuban opera house, and they will be saluted by twenty-one guns. Henry S. Fowler, white, of Washington county, was on trial before United States Commissioner Tunison at Pensacola Friday. Fowler was arrested on three charges-selling liquor without license, having an unregistered still in his possession and threatening the lives of Deputy United States Marshals Ball and Ward. United States District Attorney Summers represented the government. Fowler was required to furnish bail in the sum of $1.600 for his appearance at the next term of the United States court. Orange City Dispitch: A gentleman and la dy from Enterprise drove up at Orange City Monday and expressed their desire to transact a little business in which the services of a justice of the peace were necessary. They were conducted to the presence of H. P. Burrill. N. P., who immediately dispatched a runner to his residence to bring down the big document containing the sacred words that welds the bolts by Cupid thrust. When the book finally arrived Mr. Burrill invited the hymeneal seekers to his parlors over F. "C. Graham's store, taking that gentleman and Mr. J. E. Stillman along as witnesses, and in their presence the marriage contract was solemnized. The groom, Mr. J. J. Aydlott, was married to the same lady, Mrs. Betty Linder. about ten years ago, to whom were born three children. Intemperance caused the wife to seek and obtain a divorce and was afterwards married to a Mr. Linder. who in a like manner failed to please the lady, who "wished to be single again." Another divorce and the subsequent marriage to the first love was the legend of Monday's proceedings. Lake City Tobacco Plant: Monday was legal sales day, and though a good deal of property was advertised to sell on that date, but one or two of the sales took place, the others being continued or restrained. But among the property cried off was the lot and buildings. fixtures and furniture of the Lake City Bank, which was offered by Receiver A. B. Hagen. under decree from Judge White. There were several respectable bids for the lot and building, but it was finally knocked off to Mr. J. D. Callaway for $1,250. This was a good sale and at the same time a bargain. and it makes Mr. Callaway the owner of one of the best improved and most desirable complete business squares in the city, lesides his other properties. Col. Blackwell of Live Oak bought the counters, railings and gates for $76. which looks as if he contemplates starting a bank. Mr. A. J. Henry bought in the great iron safe. for the county, at $400. It is a bargain and the county needs it The other odds and ends were bid in by various parties and all sold well. considering the nature of the sale and the stringency of the times. The sale yielded a total of about $1,800. in round figures.
