The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-13

while purchasing some stamps AT tue post
Office there. laid down SIS on the counter,
aud went off. When he returned the money
had disappeared
Tavares is to have a bank with capital
ample TO conduct a legitimate banking bust
ness. Mr. A. A. Parker, OF Mount Homer,
Will be cashier. The bank of Tavares VIII
open before Feb. l.
! AT Monticello cotton exports to date have
/ been $500 bales This crop and good prices,
! following large melon and vegetable crop,
has brought a smile of prosperity to the
countenauces of the people.
/ Water works for Ocala is the next i'm
provement planned by that progressive city.
The tower will be seyenty-six feet high with
twenty-five foot base, and will have
capacity of 10000 gallons.
The jacksonville NeUS- Herald celebrated
the opening of the Sub-Tropical by issuing
a 20page paper. The Times Union comes
out with 12-page edition. Both issues are
highly creditable and well worth saving.
An empty trunk bearing an express tag
was picked up in the St Johns river oppO-
| site Palatka. 1t evidently had been forced
| open and robbed. A tag on the end bore
the name Of Llewellyn Stewart, Atlanta,
| Ga
Forest fires are somewhat unusual at this
time of the year, but a careless smoker
| started one near Aurantia recently that
| lasted several days. At one time it threat
ened the young orange groves in the pine
| land.
| If there is State tournament the Month
| cello Gun Club will be down TO the Sub
Tropical in a body, They will go into prac
tice soon and will be prepared to meet any
amateur team in fair competition for first
place.
Thomas Suran, cigarmaker Of Jackson
vile, mysteriously disappeared from his
| home Wednesday. and from circumstances
| surrounding his disappearance his friends
! fear that he has committed suicide while
temporarily insane
The orange wine factory at Clay Springs
| has closed for the season, having made 900
| barrels Upward of l 800 900 oranges were
| pressed TO make this quantity. The price
| paid for oranges delivered at the factory
was S. per thousand.
If the county seat is located at DeLand.
| the people there have pledged themselves
| to furnish, free of rent suitable rooms for
the various county officials, Jail, safe de-
| positOries for the county records, and to
| contribute largely toward building the new
| jail when it is needed.
AT Sanford during the year Just closed
$3.50, 900 was expended for building pur-
poses-including the contracts for the
| buildings now going up-asde from the gas
and water works improvements, and the
| probability is that during 1888 even
greater sum will be spent in the same way
The Marion County Commissioners re
Gently refused to grant a renewal of license
| to g. A. Cormchad, of Ocala, and he
| brought mandamus proceedings against
| them to compel them TO issue the license.
| The case was heard before Judge Finley last
week, and the County Commissioners were
| sustained.
ba loo laY.sa hay
war. Phillips hung out sign Monday
| morning stating that newspapers could be
| bought at his establishment for &c. each
| Ahcrn followed shortly after with the same
| announcement, except that he makes a
| further reduction OF lc. Jacksonville,
| Savannah and New York dailies can now
be bought from him at &c. each. Further
| reductions are not anticipated.
The American schooner Edward Stewart.
which entered Pensacola Tuesday, reports
the loss of her first mate, David B. Smith,
| who fell from the ilb-boom on the night of
| Dec. %. A strong wind and rough sea pre-
vailed at the time, and though the moon
was shining brightly, cruise of two hours
upon the spot, in search of tue Inflated man,
| proved unavaling. The vessel was in lati-
Jude 81 90, longitude rs so, when the
| accident occurred.
Eureka is situated on the Ocklawaha
| river in the eastern part of Marion county
| IL is fifteen miles from Anthony on tho
| Florida Railway and Navigation railroad
1t is a country place, but it has three mails
| a week, two stores, two schools, and one
church. The land is of light
coer The orange and other tropical
| fruits grow well. The people here are mostly
! old settlers from Georgia, of a kind and
| sociable disposition.
At Sanford, Wednesday, the Executive
| Committee of the South Florida Exhibition
met, but tt ,nsacted very little business, pre-
| ferring to wait until the Joint meetingof the
| Board Of Directors and the Executive Com
mittee, Thursday. Negotiations are pend
ing with Messrs. Teemer, Mckay and
| Hamm, the noted oarSmen, and arrange
ments are about perfected. W. b. Ran
dolpl was appointed by the committee
| manager of the tournament. Mr.. l.. A
| Claire will have charge of the base ball and
| Mr.. Nudge charge of the foot ball matches
| Matters will be pushed to finish from now
| until Feb. IA.
! Peach trees are in full bloom at Plant
| City, and the crop will be very large The
| fruit will be ready for market in April and
| May. LeConte pear trees are also prepar-
ing to put on full crop of fruit aud by
Feb the air will be heavily laden with
the fragrance of the orange bloom. 1t is
predicted that the greatest crop of fruits
| ever grown in Florida will be marketed
tliS year SO Tar as UndU immaculate SectOn
is concerned. There are several hundred
acres in orange trees from s to 40 years old,
| which will produce a crop of the golden
| fruit of about l00, 900 boxes Strawberries
are getting ripe, and some of them will be
sent North this week. L. NJ Miller set a
bed of one acre in November last, and is
now picking the fruit for shipment.
Arrangements are being made by the
wives and daughters of many Of the promi-
nent families high i'll official circles at
| Washington for a select excursion to attend
the Sub Tropical Exposition at jackson
! vile. 1t IS proposed to get up a party OF
$50 on more and charter a special vest buled
train. They wlllreman in jacksonville and
visit other points of interest within the State
for about ten Gays A number of the ladies
are at work with earnest appeals to have
Mrs. Cleveland join them in the trip,
though up to the present time she has not
given an answer She is questioning the
propriety OF going unless accompanied 10y
the President She is very de5irous of
going to Florida, and has expressed the hope
that Mr. Cleveland Will be able to get away
from his public duties long enough to
make the trip during the continuance of the
exposition, which in all probability he may
| be able TO do.
Tie following letter has been addressed to
/ - NJ. l..