The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-01

Leesburg has six passenger trains DAY
over the +. r. q y. from Jacksonville and
Orlando: four day over the Florida South
ern from Palatka and Punta Gorda; two n
day over tue st. Johns and Lake Eustls
railroad from the st. Johns river. Besides
these, steamers plying on the lakes land
four times a day at her wharves.
DR.. c. l.. Mitchell owner of Villa Mitch
ell, on the high hill south of Tallahassee,
offers a beautiful park in that attractive
suburb of two acres or more, free, to par
ties who will build thereon q frst-clasS
hotel of not less than 100 rooms. The build
ing must be substantial and of attractive
style as 10 architecture.
At Tallaha see, day or two ago trf ct
of land belonging to Capt r. A. Shine, was
sold to F. f. Hoss, Of Kokomo, Ind. The
tract contains seventeen and a half acres,
adjoins Tallahassee on the north, and was
sold for 81 800 On the place are forty
hearing LeConte trees, as old as any IN
Leon county. and more than 100 soon to
come into bearing.
The Democrats of Palatka have nomi-
mated the following ticket: William Page
Copper for Mayor: j. {. Nertrees and l.. G
Conova for Aldermen; F. r. Gerke for
Marshal: b. A. Deal for Assessor: f. c.
Blanchard for Collector; f c. Post for
Clerk, and G. Lopez Bailey for Treasurer.
The Republican ticket is as follows: W J.
Webb for Mayor; d. II. Boyd and II. r..
T&asdale for Aldermen; Joe w. Purcell for
Clerk; NJ w. Ross for Assessor; Philip j..
Manucy for Marshal
S. A Jones, of Tampa, will leave for
Washington in few days as a special rep
res 'ntative of the Tampa Board of Trade,
to secure a settlement of the Fort Brooke
reservation question. He will carry a me-
mortal indorsed 10y the City Council and the
Board of Trade, asking for settlement on
the following basis: Twenty-Five acres
for public park and exposition building,
five acres for a Marine Hospital, three acres
for a United States court house, custom
house, and post Office, the remaining lis
acres to be sold for residences.
Capt Patrick Houstoun, of Tallahassee,
says: | will donate ten acres of land to any
person, or nu mber of persons who will
erect thereon a hTst-clasS, modern style
hotel, of not less than 100 rooms. This
land is located on Leon Heights, just be-
yond the railroad in full view of and not
more than ten minutes walk from the city,
and from which there is a pretty view of
Tallahassee. This ten acres includes the
site where Gov Moseley, the first Chief
Magistrate of Florida had his residence,
and where now there is a beautiful grove
of stately oaks.
The stockholders of the Withlacoochee
nual meeting in Ocala day or two ago and
elected the following officers: President,
A. p. Mann, Jr., of the Silver Spring, Ocala
end Gulf railroad; Vice President,
Capt Henry Narcotic, Dunnellton; Secre-
tary, DR.. w. H. Gotwald, Dunnellton
Treasurer, John T. Dunn, of Ocala. The
Executive Committee consists of the above
officers and B. F. Taylor. The Homosassa
"ompany at its annual meeting on Wednes-
day effected the following organization
Gen. j. l.. Chamberlain, of Maine President
DIR. James Mcintosh of Newberry, S. c.,
Vice President; DIR. j. C. Dubois, of Hud-
son, n. Y, Secretary; Hon John F. Dunn.
of Ocala, Fla, Treasurer.
New York capitalists are going to estab-
fish a silk farm near Jacksonville. Three
hundred acres will be Immediately planted
in the morris multicduiiS, the variety of null
berry which is best adapted for food for the
worms. This tree grows very rapidly from
a cutting and produces unusually large
leaves of great tenderness and silky quality.
This mulberry grows in far greater perfec-
tion in this State than i'll any other location
with which they are familiar. In a very short
time, probably within the next two or three
weeks, they will begin to plant the trees,
which they have already ordered, and will
continue until 5000 have been set out. The
factory for the reeling, spinning and weav
ing of the silk will be located in Jackson
vile, and all the business after the produc-
ton of the raw silk will be carried on there