The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-20
FLORIDA.

fLOhlDAs
James NJ. Bitch, a well-known carpenter
and builder Of Orlando, died Sunday.
J. J. Hunter has ordered the lu nber, and
will soon build fine cottage on his hand
some place at Glencoe.
A. G. Mum, president Of the Lakeland
Improvement Company, has given $50 for
the relief of the Jacksonville sufferers
On Sept II the president of the board OF
health of Fernandina telegraphed DIR. Wise
that there was no fever at Fernandina.
d. r. Baker, editor of the Cincinnati
Post, was on the streets Of Jacksonville
Monday for the first time since his arrival a
week ago.
Aubrey Murray of the city staff of the
New York Star reached Jacksonville last
Sunday night via Fernandina, and will join
the press gang at once.
A democratic rally will be held at San
ford tonight which will be addressed by
Maj. Alex st. Clair-Abrams, l.. G. Massey
and other good speakers
Tho death rate in Pensacola for the first
half of September is "a. OF the deaths only
two thus far are adults. The great mortal
ity is among the children
An overland mail route has been estab-
lished between New SMYRNA and Oak Hill
f. G. Hewitt has the ntract, and makes
the trip three times per week.
1t is reported that Braden creek bridge,
in Hanatee county, which cost about $500,
was carried away by the high waters of last
week and also several small bridges over
the county.
Capt. Fulford brought an orange sprout
to the office of the New Smyrna Breeze a
day or two ago picked from one of his trees
that had been growing just forty days, and
measured feet in length.
Quite a number of yellow fever nurses
passed through Orlando Sunday night on
the way to Jacksonville from Key West.
They came into Tampa on the Mascotte,
and were at once transferred to back car
and sent through.
w. D. Mcdonnell Of Argyle was in Pen
sacola, Monday, on route home from Bir-
mingham. Mr.. NJ 'Donnell has been in the
magic city looking after a little crooked
lumber transaction, wherein broker there
sought to swindle him out of $500. He
Jailed his man, but whether he will get his
money remains to be seen. He lost over
81 200 by similar transaction in the same
city last year.
The six cases of yellow fever that de-
veloped among the members Of the Gaines
vile Guards who went to Fernandina were
Messrs. Evans, Ammons Waugh, B. Miller,
Hodges and Wilson. There has been a
regular stampede since Sunday night.
Messrs. Evans Miller, Hodges and Ammons
have had black vomit Evans has been re-
ported dead, but is still alive. Hundreds
have left the city.
Since the outbreak of tho epidemic the
Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West railway
has been carrying free of charge all sup
plies for the relief of the sufferers at Jack
sonville. The offices of the company are
temporarily located at LaVilla, but many
of the employees are, of course, still com
PEELED to live in Jacksonville. In view OF
their exposure to yellow fever, Alfred
Bishop Mason, the second vice president,
has appointed DIR. Sollace Mitchell physi-
clan and surgeon of the company, and all
in its employ here have been requested to
apply to him in case of sickness DIR. Mitch
ellis advice is for them to go to the Sand
Hills Hospital as the best place to insure
speedy recovery.
Orlando Record: Day after day our
attention is called to the abominable rail
way mail service in this section. We have
taken particular pains to investigate, and
are satisfied that the fault does not lie with
our postmasters, and particularly SO with
our Orlando Office Our newspaper mail is
carried about the country before final de-
livery at the proper office, and as a rule
three, four and five papers at a time are
delivered. We we're shown an important
postal card to-day that was mailed from
here on Sept z, and reached Winter Park,
its destination, in seven days, arriving
there on Sept. IA This thing has now
reached a pass where it is time for us to
make complaints.