The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-31
FLORIDA.

Orange Springs is building two-stoIy
schooihuuse.
The public schools Of Sumter county were
never IN better condition.
Never since the beginning of the world
has Ocala ever had an epidemic of even
dengue fever.
Forty barrels of grist for the sustenance
of Gainesville's unfortunate poor have been
shipped from New York
United States Postoffice Inspector ]. E.
Alexander, j. NJ. Barres and Lieut. Gov.
Maory were in Ocala last Tuesday.
The Mariana Times Courier in its issue
Of last Thursday declares false the reports
that there was yellow fever at that place.
Phillip Miller of Gainesville is having his
stock of goods moved to North Gaines Vile
This portion of the city is exceedingly
healthy.
Albertus Vogt the champion fox
hunter of Marion county. His pack of
hounds for f1eetness Of foot eclipse the speed
of the winds.
Tax ASSESSOR S. E. Timmons has been
taking the school census of Palatka, the
past week, of young people between the
ages OF q and 81. That city has about l 200
Children.
in Manatee on Oct. 10 on account of quar-
antine Manatea democrats appreciate his
efforts all the same, and will give him a
good majority on Nov. g.
A. 7. TRAY, who has been acting secre-
tary of the Palatka board of health, Lett
Palatka Thursday for Daytona. where be
has gone to accept the position of auditor
for the ST. Johns and Halifax railway
d. B. Sanford, who was living IN Edward
Wortmann's grove, a short distance east of
Citra, was found dead in bis bed few da
l.
over the body, and the verdict was d ath
from natural causes. Mr.. Sanford was a
man of about GO years of age, and a men,
Der of the Marion County Farmers Alliance.
There were thirteen democrats defeated
for office before the dominating convention,
which met at Sumterville Sept. 6, and in no
single instance has any of them expressed
any dissatisfaction with the result. They
took a solemn pledge to abide by the action
of the convention, and no inducement
would cause them to violate that pledge or
forsake their principles.
At Pensacola Public School No l has
more than 500 pupils enrolled this session,
some seventy-hve or eighty in excess OF the
enrolment at the same time last year. Not
outstanding the large size and many rooms
of the building, the school is sadly in need
of more room and some arrangements must
be made to keep from overcrowding. In
one IOOul dIOt4O OileI dlt dlTti1NH GlKuIy-UN6
children, and the chances are that there will
be considerable increase in attendance yet,
when all the summer wanderers get home.
Last Monday noon another wreck oc-
Cured at the crossing Of the f. c. and p.
and Florida Sou1hern railro Ids near the
ice house at Ocala, making about the fourth
that has occurred at that Identical spot
The Florida Southern was loading at Ag-
news warehouse. and the length Of train
1a1h ax. h.., 4. 4.
time freight Oh the +. &. and F. came
forging ahead, the engineer claiming that
he could not stop it for the want of brakes
The engine drove right into the cars of the
Florida Southern, badly damaging several
of them, and the +. c. and p engine was
completely demolished. The damage is esti-
mated at abont 1900
Pensacola Pensdcolidn: The DO ,tical sit
uation in Leon county is rel hot. The col
ored voters are being used by designing
whites just as in years go by. One of
these leaders, a lawyer named Williams,
was spoken of 10y HIMSELF as a candidate
for attorney general at the st. Augustine
convention. For the petty Offices, he and a
few others of like ilk, are organizing the
blacks, while the whites are desperately in
earnest rupture was imminent on Sat
urday. Gov Perry has di' arm ID both mil.
itary companies. A committee Of citize
men that they will mold them responsible
for any trouble, and they ought to keep
their word, as we believe they will.
Since Gaine,ville's appeal for aid has
gone ont the following sums of money have
been received by the relief committe: La
dies OF Bushnell, Fla, $685. John Falconer
50; Jacksonville Auxiliary Association,
81 600; j. II. Simple, Louisville, Ky, $50:
J. NJ. Parnetee, Arlington, Mas :, s.; Ma.
tional Citizens Bank, New York, 800;
Jacksonville Auxiliary Associatio S27l "a;
r. l.. Merrih Id, New York city, $lO0. J. j.
Dale 81 Co, Beaufort S. c., So; NJ. Polit-
zir, Beaufort 5. G., sos; #. Il. Harris, o ala,
81; +. j. Burkhim, as: r. A.
Lancaster, $40; NJ. Endel. McPhe son en-
others, SllU; Capt. G. A. Cards, 81;
w. W. Hampton and friends, as 10;
Florida Relief Association, Boston. Mas,
500; Hester fitzpatrick, from o. U. a. NJ,
go; j. Simonson, S25 Mrs. l. A. Van Mes
BY w. w. H., s!5; Walter Sistrunk by w.
w. H., $40 Is. Aunio e. Robinson ard
friends, $40; J. b. Langdon, a1O0 Counter.
Journal, Louisville $500; by u. b. Harris.