The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-11
FLORIDA.


! increasing.
Potatoes imported from Scotland are now
being sold at Gainesville
Over $500 has been raised at Kissimmee
for Methodist parsonage there.
! Pensacola business men are talking Of
starting a savings bank there at an early
! day
Mr. Bailey, an English gentleman, has
| purchased the Boynton Grove at Ocala for
| 10000
A young lady of Seville went out gun
ming few days ago and killed six black
! birds the first shot
One OF Orando's merchants on Saturday
! sold, delivered and received the cash for
over 500 worth of goods.
! 1t is proposed to hold Mt Eustis at an
early date a reunion Of the old settlers
! those who came there ten and twelve years
ago.
The stewards of the Fort Meade Jockey
| Club announce that they purpose holding
! their annual race meeting on Thursday,
| Feb. 2
| The ST. Augustine and Palatka and the
st Johns and Halifax River railroads are
to be connected on the east side Of the river
at Palatlla.
The east coast has excellent transporta-
ton, through the steamers s. V. White and
Clara, which make regular alternate trips
between Daytona and Rockledge.
At St Augustine Sunday Messrs. Stuart
| and Harrington began the work of raising
the steamer Spring Garden, which sunk at
| one OF the wharves some time ago.
J. z. Smith, of Waccahoota, brought to
the Adrocdte Office on Saturday turnip Of
the globe variety which measured - inches
in circumference and weighed nine pounds.
c. II. Letter will put up a handsome
brick block at Sanford 1t is to be 90 feet
front, 20 deep, and two stories, with 20
rooms in all 1t viii. be handsomely
finished.
The registration books of Osceola county
are open, and will remain so until January
-, so as to allow for a full registration for
the county election, which occurs Feb
ruary 6.
w. G. JeffordS of Ocala, sold a two-thirds
interest in his Marion and fernando coun-
ties groves for $50, 600 TO Mcssrs. D. G. W
Smith, of Philadelphia, and L. w. Agnew,
of Ocala.
The engineer of the steamer which runs
between Federal Point and Palatka has, it
IS said, eloped with a Palatka girl leaving
his wife at Federal Point in rather strait
ened circumstances
The Orlando Guards have been invited to
attend the opening ceremonies of the Sub
Tropical on Jan. II, but the Record says
they will ba obliged to remain at home for
the want of dress uniform.
From twenty rows, each so feet in length,
planted in sweet potatoes, w. H. Dunaway,
of Oakland dug SeventY-eight bushels
They were of the Early Golden" variety.
| This is equal to nearly 900 bushels per acre.
DIR. Canova, formerly highly esteemed
citizen of st, Augustine, died Saturday
night at Green Cove Springs. His remains
will probably be buried in the city of st.
Augustine, the scene of his boyhoad days
The Union Grand Lodge, colored Masons
of Florida, convened i'll Masonic Hall at
Jacksonville yesterday. Several hundred
delegates from ali parts of the State are
present. The meeting will be i'll session
about week.
Miss Fannie Perry, daughter of Gov f.
\. Perry, is in jacksonville, a guest of
Mrs, Bishop Young. The members of the
| Florida Yacht Club have determined to
tender a complimentary hop to Miss Perry
at the club house on Thursday evening
Jan. -.
The United States Coast Survey vessel,
Gedney, in charge Of Capt. Crosby, direct
! from Fortress Monroe, arrived at st. Au-
gustine Sunday. She will survey and buoy
the recently reported shoals off the bar of
New river and proceed TO her work in
| Among Orlandos fine and knowing dogs
is one owned by much courted belle, who.
whenever visitor IA tireSome beau, of
course stays too long, will stand up in front
| of him and begin to yawn and show other
| signs of being sleepy. 1t is said the hint is
readily taken.
| A vigilance committee is said to have been
| organized by some of Orando'S citizens for
| the purpose of cleaning ont the tramps who
! are nfesting the outskirts of the city 1t is
| also reported that the people of Apopka have
organized a committee and are determined
to be rid of them.
| Capt. d. o. Balcom is making arrange
ments for the immediate erection of a hand
| sore brick block on his lot between Jack
sons and the Thompson building at Day
tona The spreading live oaks which have
been the pride of the town must succumb to
commercial progress. The new structure
will be 50XS0
Mr. Tutweiler, draughtsman for the South
! Florida railroad, is getting up mammoth
rotary map for the road. 1t will show every
! township through which tho road runs the
| right of way of the road, by whom and
/ when granted. every section house, and in
| fact be minute description of the territory
through which the line passes.
| The renting of the Lorillard mansion and
| grounds in st. Augustine to d. McClinch,
J OF Inllduelpnla, ana Joe Cotton, a famous
| bookmaker Of New York, for the purposes
of a club house, means that the club is TO
be gilded gambling place where frequent
! ers can lose their cash. A race course at
! Pablo Beach, where famous studs will be
sent for the winter is also among the posi-
! bilities
Robert Dance, the negro charged with the
murder of Andrew Miller, at Duyal station.
on the line of the Florida Railway and
| Navigation, on Jan ), had his preliminary
! examination before Justice Magill at Jack
! sonville Monday The evidence was strong
! ly in his favor. All the witnesses who testi-
fled agree that Miller was the aggres,or and
| that Dance killed him in self defense. Col.
Magill thought the evidence sufficiently
! strong to hold him on a charge of man
slaughter in the third degree, and placedsthe
/ bail at $500.
Thomas Costa, with his family. lives at
! the corner of Cedar and Monroe streets.
! Jacksonville, and on Sunday night he with
| his family retired rs usual Monday morn
| ing on waking up it was found that the back
door of the house was open and bis little
sons clothing all gone On making an ex-
animation Mr.. Costa also found that all of
his clothing had been taken. including his
| shoes and hat, ms was also his wifeS cloth
ing. 1t was also found that the thieves.
who had entered through a bac, window
had taken about $l7 in cash, besides all of
his wife's jewelry. He owned some very
| handsome gold shirt studs, but for the first