The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-02

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The Orange county criminal court con
venes at Orlando Monday.
Florida has one mile of railroad to every
thirty square miles OF territory.
A party of sportsmen bagged 146 snipe
near Orlando, one day last week.
Rev. Robert Keith has resigned as pastor
Of the First Baptist church at Starke
The st. Johns Presbytery is to meet with
the Presbyterian church. at Orlando, Jan. 3.
There is not an idle mechanic in Ocala
| Carpenters and brickmasons are in demand.
Fresh tomatoes, snap beans, new onions
and other tender vegetables are in the Ocala
market
Nat Schultz has been appointed by Gov.
| Perry as a member Of the Orange County
Board OF Health
DIR. Lykes of Tampa is seriously consider
| ing the project of converting his three story
brick block into hotel.
A colored voter has actually been turned
out of church for voting the democratic
ticket in Ocala's last election.
The orange shipping business at Plant
City is looming, over $4,000 crates having
been shipped already from that point.
Col. Nat r. Walker. one Of democracy's
wheelhorses of Wakula county, is a candi-
date befJr the legislature for reading clerk.
| The St Lucie is the name of one of the
new boats just launched at Wilmington for
use on the Halifax, Hillsborough and In
| dian rivers.
| The Southern Express Company have re-
duced rates p per cent. on fruit from Or
| lando to all inland points in lots of three or
more crates.
Work commenced in FL Recourse cigar
factory, at Tampa, on Monday. A force of
operatives are coming from New Orleans on
| tue Lizzie Henderson.
The statistics show that Wakulla county
| produces more corn, cotton, syrup and
sugar. according to the acreage planted,
than any other county in the state.
The Tampa Electric Light and Power
| Company will probably be reorganized at
an early date. 1t is necessary that some
| thing he done, as the present service is by
no means satisfactory.
Irrigation is making Florida very pro-
ductive state. A Marion county man
raised a cucumber solarge on his irrigated
| land that when he sent it to friend by mail
he had to pay 81 cents postage on it,
| At Orlando Thursday, difficulty oc-
CURED bet tween Capt. #. w. Shine and d.
R. Bowman over the ownership of some
chickens. a couple of blows passed be-
tween them, but without serious damage.
W Rogers of Oviedo arrested and car
ried to Orlando, Tuesday, W. H. Barlow
| and William thodes for selling whisky at
Solary's wharf Barlow gave bond for 800,
and Rhodes was jailed in def of tue
same bond.
The law firm of thurman & Wright. of
Tampa, has been dissolved by mutual con
| sent, Prof. Wright retiring. Col. thurman
will continue the business. rhs professor is
located III Georgia, and VIII probably re-
main there.
Tho firm of Meador & Steenhurg of
Gainesville has been dissolved. Mr.. Mea-
dor will IN a few weeks 90 20 ST. Peters
burg, and viii, with his father, who re-
moved there several months ago, engage in
general merchandising.
At Orlando of late much complaint has
been heard about chicken thieves, aud
numbers of people have lost in one night
all the fowls they had. Capt. McRae is tie
latest sufferer, thirty-five chickens being
stolen on Wednesday night from him.
Adam Fielder mysteriously disappeared
from his home near Leesburg on July %.
A few days ago his body was found buried
in the woods He had been murdered
Horace Davis (colored) is under arrest, with
strong circumstantial evidence against him.
At Tampa Custom Inspector Cathcart
espied- man leaving the Olivette a few
nights ago with suspicious looking
hump" on his side, and on investigating
the bump found that il was comp sed of
three reels OF dutiab.e cigarettes. The in
spector seized the goods.
Dr. Kings residence, about two miles
down the South Florida railroad from Or
lando, was bIrglarized early last week, and
everything of value stolen. Furniture,
bedding and other articles were taken The
sheriff is on the track OF the rascal, and
hopes to have him i'll durauce vile soon.
| Mr. n ta
yield this season 1900 boxes Mr.. Green
sold the entire crop on the trees for 81 %
per box When he paid $40, 900 for this
| grove it was regarded as n fabulous price,
yet he could have scarcely invested his
money in any otter properties that would
have paid so well
Six hod-carriers employed at the hotel at
| Tampa struck for higher wages last Mon
day Their demand was refused, and be-
fore night they put in application for their
places again. 1t was a singular move on
the really labJrious work Of climbing the
tall ladders, being relieved by the steam
hoist
Up TO date A. L. EichelDerger of Ocala,
has shipped 900 crates Of oranges from his
Banana Hill and 1000 from Shell Mound.
His shipments from these places will per-
haps reach about 10000 crates. He has not
| YET JOuCucu Nue famous luloWllu " owe,
Douglass Eichelbergsr has shipped from the
Eichelberger and Gillian grove about 3 200
| boxes.
The contract for Lozano, Pendas & Co. IS
new factory, at Tampa, has been let To
Harvey q Mcneil, and work has been COM
menced. 1t is located at the corner of
Fifteenth street and Tenth avenue, and is
to be 50xl20 feet and three stories high,
with one story addition in the rear 30x50
feet. The building is TO be completed in
sixty days.
At the sand pits, near st. Augustine,
Wednesday, two colored men got TO sky
larking with each other, when a revolver
in tue hands Of one went Off. The ball
lodged in the abdomen Of 1.-The other, named
Frazier. AT last accounts he was In pre-
carious condition. He is the same man who
was cut across the back at the polls In
Lincolnville on election day.
st. Augustine Netcs. Capt. S. A. Brave
and wife, OF Savannah, are in the city, and
came TO attend the funeral Of A. Bravo, the
captains father. Capt. Bravo was for sew
eral years in charge OF one Of the DeBary
steamers, and is thoroughly familiar with
the st. Johns He is now in charge OF q
steamer on the Altamaha river, owned by
the Americas, Preston and Lumpkin rail
road.
circular has recently been put ou
which has for its object the sale OF tue
Eustis Meadows property, In Lake county
to stock company, to be Incorporated un