The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-31

he police force is said TO be too small Tor
the duties imposed on il.
Strawberries have been planted in con
siderable quantities Is Escambia county
| during the past winter months ana the crop
| promises to be good one.
Attempts are being made to establish the
| fire alarm telegraph system in Key West.
| Key West has now five steam tires engines
| and good fire service-all volunteer
Simpson &, Co., of Bagdad, have been
manufacturing lumber in Santa Rosa cOun-
ty for fifty years. They have seen two gen
erations pass and will likely see several
more
| At Orlando Alderman Jewell has intro
duced in tie City Council a sweeping prohl-
bition ordinance, which has passed its first
| reading and IS laid over until the next
meeting
Irish potatoes are now being sold at Pen
sacola which are imported all the way from
Scotland. Florida farmers need to wake
up TO the possibilities Of the soil which they
are Cultivating
All the arrangements have been made for
the transportation of the editors of the
State to Key West and return during the
meeting Of the Press Association in that
city next month
Charles Lassale, the proprietor and edi-
| tor Of the Courier DeS EtdtS UniS died at
his residence at Green Cove Springs Satur
day. The deceased was born IN Liege, Bel
GUM, in October 1917.
1t has been suggested by prominent and
thoughtful citizen of Key West that the
county and city should combine and build a
| county court house, city hall and market
place in Jackson square.
On Monday, Feb. 8, the voters Of Osceola
| county VIII be called upon to decide by their
ballots where they will locate the perma-
nent county seat of the county KisSimmee
is the candidate likely to win, Runnymede
| being its only rival
As has been the custom since the intro
ducrion of the measure in Congress for the
abolition of compulsory pilotage, the pilots
of the United States coasts are again send
ing representatives to Washington to adj
vocate the defeat of the bill
The Naples steamer Fearless arrived at
Puuta Rassa on Jan % on her way TO
Trabue. She will run between that point
and Naples, touching at st. James City and
Punta Rassa probably She is licensed to
carry forty-niue passengers.
Last year, Pensacola bar pilots We're re
presented by Commodore Alex. D. Fergu-
son, this year the task has devolved upon
Capt, William Bazze ], President of the
Pilots Association, who is accompanied by
Mr. d. X. Hickey, the Russian Consul at
this port.
That Pensacola will shortly be discharg-
ing port OF imported iron ore is by no means
uncertain. 1t is generally known that a
guarantee that steamer shall be relieved
of such cargo to the extent of 1000 tons
per twenty-four hours in her discharge has
been stipulated.
Friday the house of Dick Roster, at
Quincy was burned down. His sister-a
very aged colored woman-in charge Of the
house, had left, and upon returning found
it in flames. She says that there was a de
! feet in the hearth and some fire had rolled
under it. Everything was lost Roster is
90 years old.
NJ. Joshua Shepard, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Gadsden county
was found dead in his bed last Tuesday
morning The day before he had been gin
ming cotton, and at an early hour retired to
| bed, telling the boy, who remained with
| him, to wake him early. as he wanted to
finish ginning before breakfast. Heart dis
| ease was the cause.
The annual tournament at Ormond takes
place on Wednesday, and will be well at
| tended by knights from all parts of the
| State. The prize for which the riders will
contend is the "OrmOnd banner" and each
wear the winner must return it and enter
! the lists anew. After the close of the tour
ney grand ball will take place in Hotel
! Ormond at which many are expected to be
present.
The house of Arlington McAlpin. in the
western portion of Gadslen county, mar
rowly escaped being burned down a few
days ago His little son took torch about
daylight and went into a room TO get some
clothes, which caught fire. The father was
feeding hogs near by and saw the smoke
issuing from the top of the house and got
there Just in time to save it from destruC-
ton. Loss about $50.
G.. IT, Carpenter alias A. B. Williams,
who was committed to the county jail at
| jacksonville on Saturday, by Judge Nc
, Lean, to await requsltion papers from New
! York, where he is wanted for alleged for
gerry, was seen walking Bay street Satur-
day night in company with two special
officers His case was to come up before
Judge Baker yesterday morning at 10
o'clock on writ of habeaS corpus.
Edward II. Cato, the king Havana cigar
manufacturer, will shortly build in Key
West the largest cigar mandatory in the
United States, the building to be of brick
iron and stone, with capacity for 900
cigarmakers, enabling him to manufacture
POO. 900 cigars day The building is calcu-
lated to cost over $200,O0 The plans for
the building were made by one of the most
prominent of New York architects.
The cigars manufactured from Columbia
| county tobaccos are growing in popularity
each day. Orders have just been received
at Lake City from quite a number of dis
tant cities, and also from some expert
judges of the weed and they all pro
nounce them AL. All that Lake City needs
to gain a national reputation for her cigars.
as Key West has, is to extend her manutac-
turing facilities. There are still several
crops in the county unsold.
S j. Fox, one Of the incorporatOrs of the
St Augustine and East Coast ralroa .
backed by Mr.. Rockefeller, of the Standard
! Oil Company, wishes to run the track of
that railway down Beach street in Daytona,
and for that purpose agrees to build a saa
wall along the City's front The company
also agrees to fill to the height of the wall
and build a good roadway for pedestrians
and carriages The Town Council of Day
tona is considering the matter.
At Ceday Keys the latest enterprise is a
canal to Bronson, to compete with the
Florida Railway and Naviga ion. The rail
! road fare IS more now than it was before
the appointment of the commission Work
has not yet been commenced, but it is
claimed that it will be as soon as Bronson
| comes up with her half Of the funds Par
ties are in Cedar Key taking sounding, for
| the lnter-oCcanlc canal. They express
themselves highly pleased with the depth of
| water.
Saturday morning at 1880 O'clock fire
! was discovered in t,. gOttbv ,,,,.t;.,., .