The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-21
FLORIDA.

Inc duties collected at the Tampa custom
house for June was S1l 572 50; July to date,
$500.
1t is said that Tampa pays better salaries
to school teachers than any other town or
city in the state.
The ladies of the Methodist church are
laboring hard TO raise means to build a
churcl in Sumterville.
The Pensacola navy yard people are com
planning of dull times down thera, now
that the soldiers are away at HUI tsville.
d. w. Spencer of Sanford, who had his
collar-bone broken during the races on the
Fourth, was out on the streets Yesterday
b. H. Hollinsworth, an estimable young
man of Fort White, was drowned last week
while on picnic, celebrating his birth
day.
DR.. F. S. Chapman, mayor of Orlando,
received his commission from the governor
as member of the board of health Il
Orange county.
At Gainesville Messrs Cooper & Hahn
have contracted with NJ. J. H. Sample for
the erection of fine $4,000 residence on
the lot formerly owned by II. f. Day.
Ed Eady of Wildwood has done a big
business this season in watermelons In id
dition to his own crop OF 200 acres. he pur-
chased most of the melons raised in that
section by other planters.
r. J. Morgan of Clearwater Harbor has
secured patent on a typewriter, and in
credible stories are now floating around in
regard to his suddenly attained position in
the field Of wealthy inventors
Prof. J. NJ. Streator is candidate for
superintendent of public schools of Marion
county; ID. A. Miller, for clerk OF the cir
cut court; Richard McConathy, for county
Judge, and f. 7. Williams, for sheriff
The entire business, good will, ETC., con-
nected with the Sanford publ hing com
pany, has been sold to Dolph Edwards and
Frank w. Street, who will continue il
under the firm namo of Edwards q Street.
The finance committee appointed by the
democratic executive committee to solicit
and raise funds for the congressional con
ventlon, to be used in decoration music and
proner reception Of the delegates and WISH
tors, is at work at Orlando.
1t is now ascertained that the missir q
Mr., Flood of Pensacola bought ticket
from this place to Flomaton, and from
there to Mobile, thence to New Orleans. but
from that city he cannot be traced further.
His disappearance is still shrouded in
mystery.
At Mariana on Wednesday last the Rev.
w. \. ). Atmore was ordained TO the priest
hood in the parish church bv the Right
Rev. the Bishop of the Diocese Edwin G.
Weed, ID, the Rev. Messrs Carter, Beau
blen, Harris and Durham assisting in the
laying on of hands,
1t is said that the reg ster and receiver Of
the land Office in Gainesville have received
telegrapuic instructions from the general
land Office to permit no further sale of
lands IN Florida save in committed home
stead cases These instructions are based
on the act which passed congress, May $.
At Brooksville the Episc pal congrega-
ton, which has been worshippirg in TIE
court house, and such other places aS provi.
dence provided, have gatnerad courage
'lnce Bishop Weed proposed to build 500
chapel If they would raise 500 Most of
the money has been subscribed, but only
one-half OF it ha been collected.
r. b. Jordan. on Trail Ridge, Baker
county, raised on his land a year or two
since forty bushels Of corn per acre. with
out any fcruli2ing Toe same year h.
raised 5000 pounds Of long staple seed cot
toa on ten acres. He has good crop Of
cora and cotton this wear, beside cane, po-
tatoes, etc. tie says his land, by little
fertilizlng, will average a bale Of long cot
ton to every two acres.
The school board Of Orange county met
wednesday ana fixed the amount of funds
for each school district as follows: Orlando
white, $40 per month; colored. $500 San
1rt, wultC, $40, COlored, SlIO ADO Ika
white, S4OO colared S22 Fort Reid, white.
So, colored, $50. Oakland. 500 Long
wood, 500. The amounts paid all other dis
tricts vary from $22 TO 500 per month. max
ing tho total amo.nt per month for pay Of
teachers. $3.4l6
For the year ending Juno 30 Pc nandtna
rec wed nnd shipped lOd, 2JS, ,JD feet Of
lumber the lue OF whicl an New York is
about 81 $4,000 II strung olt piece TO
p.tco tins iuinbcr would extend over 1000
miles, and would make plank walk reach
Ing from here g. Denver, Oh Itt10x H.
i'} cars or train niue'y six miles loug %
transport this lumber, and 10 would take
90 mugul engines, weighing ffty tons each,
10 pun The tremendous load.
A negro man living with luuton Fishor
in Leon clu Htr wa shot AMI killed ia IA
Hold uu -a u.dny That night flo BODY
Wa sunk DO big pond near by ON M9u-
day % ros and was found Three ne no
mon ami tho ncEaus wife are impLcat d.
DE parties were all tak before JustIr.
Mauui' q nud hY hlm rrHt o. jail boz Italia
hassse. one rgmor says that Nm. Fishir
cynlasgcd This 70 c0aTaiieted BY Otheru