The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-20
FLORIDA.

The Enterprise Herald went under last
week.
Even Port Tampa has established quar-
antine against Tampa.
The mail line between Tampa and Pinel-
las, has been discontinued.
Mrs. Z. S. Carew has been appointed in
spector Of customs at Tampa.
A young laly in Tampa wears a beautiful
belt made of rattlesnake hide.
The republicans of Volusia will not nomi-
rate their county ticket until the latter
part of September.
two-story business house is being
erected in the scrub" near the colored
Baptist church, at Tampa.
Martha Scriven (colored) was injured in
ternally at Gainesville Thursday by being
thrown from wagon by runaway horse.
r. NJ Tucker has raised at his Conway,
Mass, home 800 toward the bell fund for
the Methodist Episcopal church at Orange
City.
The commissioners of Hillsboro county
have accepted the new Jail and ordered the
first installment "a 900 paid to tho con-
trac; ors.
Plant City is infested by negro burglars.
On Wednesday night of last week Night
Waterman T. II. Bivens was fired at by
some of them.
Arrangements have been made for secur-
ing ample capital for the construction of
narrow gauge road from Gainesville to
Worthington Springs.
Chas II. Stewart Of Daytona has arrived
at Melbourne with his wife and household
goods. He will open drug store in the
room adjoining the store of e. p. Branch.
DIR. Fox, superintendent of schools of
Volusis county, says that over ZOO chill
dren attended school in the county last term.
! Four years ago there were about 400 in at
| tendance.
Mr. Austin Of Orange City has an opin-
| ion from the interior department at Wash
ington that be can, under a final receipt,
| give perfect title to his Snow Beach prop
erty on the coast.
Articles of Incorporation of the Atlantic,
| Gulf and Havana railway company,
which Will construct road from st. Angus
tine via DeLand, to Tampa, are published
in the Daytona papers.
Gainesville is being put in good sanitary
condition. Thursday, Mayor Brown had
six teams and twenty men engaged in col
| Letting and hauling outside the limits
offensive matter of various descriptions
J.. A. Barnes has succeeded in locating
the English colony that arrived at Gaines
vile a few days ago in charge Of Mr.. Stew
art on some land of his in section IA. These
mon have all come to make homes for them
selves and families.
Tampa Tribune, Aug. 16: The first case
of yellow fever appeared here eight days
ago. Up TO this morning eleven cases and
four deaths have occurred, and every case
now i'll the city is convalescent. This iu-
formation was obtained from an official
source and can be relied on.
The Florida exhibit at the Cincinnati
centennial is improving. Last week two
more carloads arrived, and, with Col
| Eiliots display, makes fine showing.
Among the articles is 81 pouni water
melon III pounds heavier than the premium
California melon, corn 10 feet HIGH, etc.
The people of Ooala are thoroughly
aroused as to the importance and necessity
OF putting that town in a thorough saaitlry
condition. Over $1,000 was expended dur
ing the past week. An auxiliary committee
of merchants has been organized, who are
lending valuable aid to the board of health.
Another brick company was organized at
Tampa last Thursday. 1t has secured good
clay land near the Hillsborough river brick
company's yard, ON which it is claimed
there is an abundance of clay Of the very
best quality. The capital stock of the
Company is 1000, aud it will elect its
officers Oct. l.