Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
FLORIDA.

The Key West spongers shared from $50 TO
SOS each on their trip. The safe Of sponge last
Monday amounted TO Si,Ai0 4s.
PA. Williams. Of Key Wesl. planted $4,000
cocoanuts two years ago At MetacOmbe, and
he reports that they are doing well.
The contention over the proposed removal
81 the post Office at Tampa was terminated
Wednesday by the transfer Of the Ofice and
its appurteuauces from its former location on
Franklin street 70 the building on W ashing-
ton street recently occupied by Mr.. Lenfes-
tev as a furniture store.
Concerning the recent difficulty at key
West, j. :. Stroda writes: on the morning OF
the 26th day of May. a. ID. 1881. / was walk
ing down Front street ard was accOsted bv
Enrique ParOdi, using The mOst vile language
against me, when 1 drew from my person
aOWhide aud used il upon ENRIQUE ParodI.
I then had him arrested, and the said Enrique
Parodi was fined.
Tampa Tribune: Since the commencement
OF the recent rains many Of the trees in Mr..
scriptures orange grove have begun 10 bloom
the second time, and now are thlckly covered
with blossoms. These flowers will produce
a second crop Of fruit that will mature sew
efaI months after the first crop has been
marketed. and will be very valuable on that
account. Mr.. Scripture informs US that he
has already been offered 3 cents FOR every
orange that ripens.
KEY West Nslcs: The large amount of eX-
penses incurred in the trial and execution Of
Jose ReciO viii very likely become question
between the County Commissioners and the
Comptroller. The Commissioners. we under
stand, have already approved bills amounting
te about $3.50 OF expenses, and there is good
reason 10 believe that the State should bear q
part OF this burden keclO was a state pris-
oner. and some OF the expenses incurred for
guards and his execution should be paid by
the state. An examination Of the gallows
will satisfy any reasonable man that too much
expenses were incurred in its construction.
Tampa Trf6uses From T. P Crichton, who
arrived here on last Tuesday from Pine Level,
we learn the particulars Of Q fatal encounter
which took place near Fort Thompson, on the
Caloosahatchee river and IN Manatce county,
on Wednesday Of last week, the llth inst.
ON that day Marion Plat and Jesse Mizeil,
with others, were out COW hunting, when a
difficulty arose between them IL regard 10 the
cattle. The matter was, however, settled at
the time. and il was thought that no further
trouble would result. The same daY. how
neWed. and. after few moments, Platt drew
a pistol aud deliberately and without suff-
cient pTovOCatiOn, as it is stated 10 u.s. fired
uDon Mizeli. the shot taking effect in tie abdO-
men. aud proving fatal almost Immediately.
MiZei, we are informed, was rot armed. At
last accounts Platt was still at large. Both
men were well known in this and adjacent
counties. MiZell, the deceased. was at one
time Sherin Of Manatee county.
4. II. GatO's cigar mandatory, which has
recently commenced operations near Key
West. adds another important industry TO the
vicinity. Il furnishes employment TO large
number Of hands. There are four clerks.
eight packers and six assOTteTs, seventy-fve
strippers lail girls, and eight employees about
the yard. The girls earn from s. 10 SO, and
the assOrteTs and packers from $50 TO $50 per
week. Going up on the main stairway. the
apper aOOr Is reached. where 20 cigar max
ere are employed. and who turn out 5000
cigars a day. They earn from Sl2 to $50
weekly. and work mp ten bales 81 tobacco a
day. The tobacco is all Cuban, no American
tobacco being used whatever. Mr.. Cato has
a warehouse IN Havana where stock OF 400
bales is kept, and from which he imports. The
weekly pay roll Of the factory amounts to
shout 500. Some fOrty-three small houses
makers, for which they pay frOsn s. 10 Sl2 rent
per month. There are more TO be built.
There are four shops.
NeWnansville, Fla, correspondence MORN