The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-16
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA
The Seminole green corn dance com
mences on Saturday next
The revival meetings at the Methodist
| church at Orlando continue with undated
interest.
Mrs. Tucker, the wife of Capt. S. c. Tucker,
Register OF the Land Office at Gainesville,
died Sunday.
J. H Butler and F. D. Chapman have
been convicted for selling liquor in Levy
county. Levy is dry county.
In Alachua county tomato vines look
fresh and fine since the rain Plums are
rlpenlng, and coming into market.
While out driving some days sincs the
editor Of the Live Oak Once A Week was
thrown from his buggy, his leg being broken
by the fall.
l.. W. Smith, who recently started a
laundry at Palatka, is said to have left that
city without paying his debts, and finishing
the work on hand.
The rains of the past week have been of
the greatest benefit to crops and fruits in
Orange county. Had the drought continued
for ten days longer the orange crop would
have been almost entirely ruined.
Certain parties, unknown, have been re-
moving the signs from Quincy bushes,
house, and burning them. The mayor has
offered reward for the apprehension of
the perpetrators of these lawless acts
Capt. J. W. Wllmott late of Geneva, has
disposed of his mercantile business and re-
signed the postmastership at Geneva, and
removed to Orlando, in order that he may
be better able to attend to his business in
fertilizers and specifics
A company has been formed at Orlando.
by parties from the North, under the name
of the Citrus Extract Company, Of Or
lando, with Peter Mack as manager, for the
manufacture of medicinal and commercial
preparations from citrus fruits.
One year ago the Charlotte Harbor
| islands were inhabited by three or four
| settlers; now there is not a vacant piece of
land to be found on any of them. A school
house has been built, a post office is asked
for, and many improvements have been
made.
The District Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, will convene at
Jasper on Thursday, May II, and continue
until the Monday following. Bishop Key,
Presiding Elder Robinson, and about seven
ty-tve ministers and lay delegates will be
in attendance.
Olson & Co., of Longwood, made an
assignment on Saturday to George R.
Newell for the benefit of their creditors.
Assets about 81, 900, and liabilities IS, 900 to
$4,000; no preferred creditors. Mr.. Newell
took charge on Saturday afternoon and
will proceed TO wind up the business at
once.
The western portion Of Wakulla county is
peculiarly adapted to bee culture, and many
gallons of honey are annually sold by the
people Of that vicinity. No pains whatever
is taken in the cultivation of this industry.
the old-fashioned gums being still in use.
Many Of the citizens on the upper O'CLOCK
once have from $50 to 300 hives
Work on the Key West custom house is
progressing rapidly. Capt. Mckay keeps
his force busy nine hours each day driving
piles for the foundation. He has a powerful
steam engine, which drives 16-foot pile
in an incredibly short time. Contractor
McDermott will commence laying the stone
as soon as the first fine Of piles is driven.
which will be in few days.
A Cuban, named Rafael Perez, is trying
the experiment of raising some Cuban food
products i'll Orange county. One of them
Is the yamey, which is large tuber, black
and scaly outside, sometimes weighing
thirty pounds. When cooked it resembles
the Irish potato, and is so nutritious as to
be largely used for food in Cuba. Another
Is called malangn, and is a very rich and
palatable tuber, with an arrow-snaped leaf.
Senior Perez is confident that both Of these
plants will grow there.
Commodore Bergin, DIR. Brecht and Mr.
j. h Martin had the pleasure of meeting a
full grown wild cat on the East Melbourne
wharf few nights since. They were part
way out from the shore when they discov-
cred an object approaching them, and not
until they were within a few feet of meet
lug did they discover the mature of the
beast The Commodore, in lieu of a
better weapon, raised his foot to deal the
animal kick, when it suddenly gave a
leap out into the river and swan rapidly
for the shore.
The latter part Of last week John Mooney,
as he passed through Key West, learned in
cidentally that r.. G. Calhoun and his
brother. sons of j. c. Calhoun of Plant
City, were thought to have been lost at sea-
They had left Key West in charge of two
mast schooner to return to their home on
one of the Thousand Islands, and having
been caught in heavy squat they were
carried far out to sea. Mr.. Calhoun felt
great anxiety about them until he received
letter from Richard, conveying the graft
flying intelligence that he and his brother
had made narrow escape indeed, and had
gotten back home after an absence of eight
days. The heavy squall had struck them,
as stated, broke their two masts and carried
overheard portion of their rigging, and in
this way they were driven for four DAYS
seward. After that. however, they sue
ceeded in re-rigging their vessel sufficiently
to work their way back home