The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-21
FLORIDA.

Charles Rheinauer is a candidate for
mayor Of Ocala.
Mcaropy's quarantine against Game
vile has Ueen raised.
It costs Ocala $50 per month for street
| lighting and street cleaning.
| The Montezuma hotel premises at Ocala
have been thoroughly overhauled AM put
in clean condition.
| The Hebrews of Ocala are talking. of
erecting Sunday school in some conve lent
| locality in the east end.
OcGla is thoroughly and effectively quar-
antined against the United States and New
Jersey, even Florida is shut out.
w. r. Emerson of Ridgeway, Caroline
county, Maryland, thinks Of moving to
Alachua county and putting in fifty acres Of
vegetables
| Many of the Florida cities have been
materially benefited in one respect at least
| by the yellow fever scare; they have been
| placed in good sanitary condition.
The First district congressional conven-
ton has been postponed till Aug 90. Capt.
W. ID. Chipley photographed Chairman Long
of the First district to hold it at Tallahas-
see, Aug. %.
II. F. Shearer of Belleview went north
on Aug g. He sold his house and lot con-
tanning 1896 acres, on which there are
trees. to J. A. Gafford fJr S675
There are now fifteen prisoners in the
county Jail at Sumterville-oue white man
and fourteen negroes. The white man is
under indictment for murder and most of
the negroes are under arrest for gambling
and carrying concealed weapons.
James A Gafforl of Beleview has soil
fifty acres Of bis farm. Including the house
and bearing grove, all in good condition, to
parties in Jew county, Kama, for quar-
ter section of land in that county, on which
is one of the finest ranches in that section
An old lady Of doubtful character was
found lounging around Panasoffkoe on
Wednesday morning, and as she could not
give ltisfactory evidence that she was not
from an infected district, she was promptly
sent TO the county quarantine station, one
mile south Of Sumterville.
Out of a total of 900 votes cast at the pri-
maries in Levy unity on Saturday last tn
editor of the Bronson Times received 9gl
for clerk OF the circuit court. To be thu
Endorsed by people among whom he has
lived for fourteen years. twelve of which
has been spent IN the clerks Office, is a grea'
| honor.
| Much complaint is being made by citizen
of Gainesville who are being disturbed b.
| an insane man named Cutter An order
was issued by Judge Finley on Aug. s for
the removal of the unfortunate man to the
asylum at Chattahoochee, but for some
reason or other the authorities controlling
that institution have failed to take him
away.
A party of five Alachua county young
men, employed as conductors on the Jack
sonville street railway, left that city on
last Saturday on the stoppage of the street
cars, for the purpose of returning to
Alachua county on foot across the couutry.
One of the party, a former boniface of
Worthington Springs, was captured en-
another was lost in the illimitable pine
woods; third succumbed to the
charms of Bacchus, and the other
two, after many thrilling advent
ures and hairbreadth escapes, sue
ceeded in reaching Newnansville. They
were promptly quarantined. DIR. Cloud,
| the health officer at that place. and the
hosptable ladies freely supplied them with
b ID clothing and provisions, and strove to
mitigate the hardsAips OF their ten days
sentence. But some of the villagers thought
| they were having too good a time, and re-
quested the board Of health to have them
removed So Sheriff Wienges was sent UP
TO transfer them NJ ct arms to the station
of Hampton. One of the young men re-
! sides in Newnansville; the other has home
| in Gainesville.
The city council of Gainesville met FRI
day to consider the recommendation of the
| board Of health as to the sanitary condition
of certain buildings on the north side OF
| the square recommending that they be e1-
| tirely removed in some cases and repaired
and put in healthy condition in other in
stances. After much discussion as to
whether the buildings were in the condition
reported, the council adjourned and III "A
LOdy made a personal inspection of the
premises, after which they returned to the
council chamber, heard statement from
the city attorney as to the autho ity of the
council to act, and adopted resolutions re-
| quiring the tearing dow and removal of
the four buildings occupied by Mr. Weller
as a jewelly shop and newsstand, John"
| fruit store, and the barber shop of Hall
| (colored), and the restaurant, run by a col
Or5d man; also at the east end the block of
| buildings owned by the Cuisine estate.
| Other buildings in the same block wore
ordered repaired and put in good
sanitary condition. Youngloves lv-
cry stable was reported as
nuisance in consequence o, the bats having
taken possession OF 1t, and the mayor was
| fully empowered to abate the nuisance
| Ihe city was authorized to borrow $500 10
assist in defraying expenses incurred by
improving the sanitary condition of the
| city. The owners and occupants of con-
demned buildings were given thirty-six
hours notice to prepare for the removal Of
! the same.