The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-11

Col. H. T. Dutton of Gainesville left for
| New York Saturday. whence he will shortly
sail for Europe, accompanied by l. A
| Barnes.
/ G. w. Papot, of Orlando, a few days
| since, caught an alligator six feet long, that
| had crawled up the pipe leading from his
residence TO Lake Eola,
The change in the ownership Of the St
Nicholas hotel at Gainesville will make no
change in the management, W. y. Jackson
having lease for five years,
According to reports coming from vari-
| Gus parts of Suwanee county, crops are
very promising, corn especially. Cotton is
small, but growing off finely.
| The county commissioners of Orange coun-
ty have purchased 95 acres Of land in Con
way at S42 so per acre and win establish a
county poor farm upon the same,
j. R Crawford killed five alligators Tues
day whi on fishing trip near Gainesville,
the largest Of which measured thirteen feet
in length. Ben Miller also killed two on the
same day near the same place
The business transacted at the Gainesville
post Office during the year ending May 81,
is greatly in excess Of that for the preced-
ing year, indicating that the city is steadily
going forward in commercial prosperity.
At Fernandina few days ago William
steamship G.. w. Jones' for Aspinwall, with
6l3, 900 feet Of yellow pine lumber, which is
the largest cargo ever shipped from that
port
The eastern convocation of the Episcopal
church in the diocese of Florida was in SEES
sion at Fernandina last week. The convo-
cation organized on Tuesday evening, I'M
der the presidency of Rev. Mr.. Williams,
of Palatka. The sessions were held in st.
Peters church.
A miniature funeral and interment was
held in the yard of DR.. Fristoe at Oviedo
last week over the remains Of Pet hen,
which died at the age of nearly s years.
The chief mourner was the doctors little
daughter, whose age is about the same as
was that of the lamented fowl.
The total earnings of the Florida railway
and navigation system, from Jan. l to the
fourth week in May, footed up 1882, 489,
against 1926, 500 during the same period of
1887, an increase of So, 800. Increase in
miles, fcrty miles. The increase in the
earnings for the first three weeks in May
was 81, 030.
The Barlow AdUance- Gazette has in its
office a full-grown ripe orange, a three
fourths grown green one, a small green one
and bloom, all of which were taken from
the same tree at the same time, from the
grove of postmaster Stanley. This particu
lar tree bears continuously year after year.
A serious affair occurred at the colored
picnic at Micanopy junction, Thursday,
Alice Green of Palatka making a cash
across both breasts of another girl named
Elvia from Ocala, the knife reaching to the
BONE Elvia was taken to Micanopy, where
the wound was sewed up, and then home
The dispute was about the attentions of a
young man from Ocala.
Tampa is making preparations to celebrate
the Fourth of July in a manner
surprising anything of the kind
ever given in the state. Transport
alton lines will make special round trip
rat rs and special trains will be run. Prep
arations are being made to accommodate
and entertain 10000 people Military
companies are being invited There will be
yacht races, fireworks, walking matches
and shooting matches The soldiers are
entering into the work with a will. The
South Florida railroad generously offers to
add one-third to the amount contributed
by the citizens of Tampa.