The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-14

At Starke the amount of city taxes still
unpaid is only SOS 06, and Of that $57 80 is
railroad tax.
Florida Strawberries sell in New York for
ten cents per quart. In Florida they sell
for twenty cents.
Mr.. Browns new house at Smyrna is be-
ing plastered and when completed will be a
very pretty building.
The single mill at Grahamville employs
about twenty-five hands, and turns out
$4,000 shingles per day.
heavy hail storm passed to the west of
Starke last Friday night, and one passed
over Kingsley Saturday.
1t was recently decided by the Union
church at New Smyrna to put up church
building at an early date
At Starke strawberry shipping for this
season is over. There has been great deal
of money cleared by the growers.
The saw mills of Starke keep four teams
constantly at work hauling logs, and each
team average about 5000 feet day.
The Ocklawaha river steamers have
ceaSeI running for the season. The river
will also cease if it does not rain pretty
soon.
j. W. Randall, of Grahamville, shipped
recently 100 boxes oranges to New York,
which Noted him So per box. Oranges are
quite saleable yet.
The Gainesville precinct meeting to. elect
delegates to the County Convention will be
held in StmonSon's old opera house on
Thursday, May II.
Gainesville Adrocate: DR.. G. II. Suther-
land is now engaged i'll working up the
most feasible hotel scheme that has ever
been sprung in the city.
The City Council and County Commits
sloners appointed DIR. Gray, OF Ocala, a
delegate to the Health Board, which con-
vened in Orlando May 10.
T. T. Monroe, of Ocala, the capable In
ternal Revenue Tax Collector for eighteen
counties in Florida, has forwarded his res
ignation, which will take place June /.
AS result of the revival work at New
Smyrna by Revs. Kennedy and McWatters
there were last Sunday nineteen additions
to the Union Church and four to the NJ. +.
Church.
The early vegetable crop at Silver Spring
has not been very successful on account of
the severe drought A great deal will be
saved though by the showers of the past
two days.
The real estate market at Cedar Key has
exhibited considerable activity for the last
week. Several blocks of lots have changed
hands, and other considerable deals are
spoken Of
The celebration of Emancipation dav. Nav
20, will be held by the people Of DeLeon on
May 10. 1t is expected that large excur-
siols will be run to the spring at this place
from Palatka, Sanford, DeLand and imme-
date points.
A son of William Webster on the PENN
S la, near New Smyrna, had q narrow
escape from drowning Saturday last while
bathing. Frank B. English rescued him as
he sank the last time. The tide swept
beyond his depth.
Berry Miller, of Dade City, killed an ALI
gator fourteen feet long, weighing 600
pounds, Thursday. Within him was found
an Alligator six feet long. The vertebrR
are as large as those of a four year-old steer.
The monster was very savage, and fought
most viciously until killed.
Next Saturday, May 10, is the day fixed
by the Democratic Executive Committee of
Suwanee county for holding the county
convention to elect an executive committee
for the next two years and to elect ten dele
gates to the State convention, which is to be
held at st. Augustine May 20.
Pensacola Commercial. One hundred
thousand dollars will be a reasonably fair
price for Magnolia Bluff as a site for a dock
yard. To be sure, that will not be an ade-
quate compensation for the loss of the re-
sort but its proprietor will sink personal
accept tho trifling figure.
During the past week Gadsden county has
had several fine showers, and all vegetation
looks fresh and healthy. Tobacco planters
are now busy setting plants, and are re-
Jolclng that rain has come at last. Crops
In the western part of the county are look
ing finely, and the prospect is good for a
large tobacco crop in that section.
The two most important cases tried at
this term of Suwannee Circuit Court were
those of Wash Reddick Ccolored), convicted
of burning the barn of Frank White, and
sent to the penitentiary for two years, and
Carrie Payne for the murder of "Big Ella, -
both colored Carrie was found guilty of
manslaughter in the third degree and given
four years in tho penitentiary.
Miss Mamie Cleveland, the S-year-old
daughter of A. S. Campbell, of Campbell
Osceola county, who was bitten twice hy n
moccasin some three weeks ago, took to her
bed last Saturday week and has not left it
since, being entirely unable to walk. A
large portion of flesh around the bites on
her instep has come out clear to the bone
the ankle is badly inflamed; ankle and leg
are badly swollen.
A lady living few miles from Sanford,
in the neighborhood of the Wekiva river,
very narrowly escaped from being killed
a day or two since by a wild cat, the ami
NAL having entered the house in search of
something to eat. After short struggle,
in which the cat, the lady ald her husband
were engaged the bloodthirsty feline was
killed by the lady breaking his back with a
heavy garden rake.
The giant colored excursion of the season
visited Green Cove on Monday last. Five
steamers were chartered to transport the
crowd, the railroad brought large mum
her, and many were left behind for want of
conveyance. 1t is estimated that the
steamer Queen of st. Johns had on board
between l 200 and 800 persons, the Rosa
between 600 and 800, the Kate Spencer some
800 or 400, the Manatee as many more, and
the Louise party Of some 800 from st.
Augustine.
The following amounts will be charged by
the Ocala Free Press for announcing candi-
dates for the various offices at
the coming election, cash, in
advance, or an iror lad oath with
interest and collateral security: For Sheriff,
So for Clerk, IS; for Collector, So: for As
SCISSOR, 81; for Superintendent of Schools,
So for Judge of Probate, So; for Constable,
So for Legislature, So; for Senator, So; for
Congress. $25; for Governor, $50; for Presl-
dent, 81 600; for editorial puffs and indorse-
ments for offices and County Commits ion
ers, per line, 25c., cash, always in advance.
The recent rains were worth many hun
dreds of dollars TO the tobacco syndicate
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