The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-28
FLORIDA
At Deland orange trees are putting on {
macnlfc,nt growth


and they are 81 Il le quality
In 1885 the democrats polled "24 votes
and TIE reughi!cau- 50 On the clHgreSsonal
tlcsct IN Nu,Gsia comfy
4 reward OF 81 is offered by the city
authorize, OF Pensacola 70 any one who
furnishes evidence that would convict any
person Of violating the quarantine law.
Tho .mcd quarterls meeting for Tampa
station, Tampa district, Florida conference,
viii be held IN Brauch's opera house at
Tsmra on next Saturday and Sunday, July
- and ~
\ forca Of mon went 20 the quarantine
/ station near Pensacola Thursday morning,
- load the vessels that are held there.
They will not be back until some time in
November.
TIE piaelles mail boat was caught in a
s1uau and capS-zAi or Gai,len point last
THURSDAY The mail carrier swan ashore
with tie mail sack, and brought 1t on 70
Tampa by land
Tie republicans Of Polk county will be
rcrrrsea-,~l il the State convention by four
delegates. threa white and one colored. The
delegation Is strongly in favor of Mr.. Con
ant FIR governor.
A resolution was adopted by the city
! commissioners Of Pensacola on july % %
urge the senator's from this state TO use
their influence in getting the $50, 900 for a
survey of the gulf coast for naval dry
dock.
The old saw that lightning never strikes
twic, in the same place was proven falla-
cious Sunday. r. Franks chicken house,
north Of DeLand, was struck by lightning
and a fac rooster instantly killed. Last
year lightning struck fine horse in the
sane place
health inspection of every house in
Tampa was commenced on Monday. The
inspector, who had finished up the first and
second ward Welne day. said that he only
found two cases Of dropsy, one Of cogsump-
ton, aid one of chlllS an fever. These are
two Of the largest wards Of the city.
The members of the Pensacola board of
health the other night were trying to elect
a sanitary officer, aud of course they were
divided on the subject and each man
seemed % have a candidate who was better
than any other They finally agreed to
draw straws, and Mr. Clarke was the lucky
man.
1t is said that wealthy and reliable cor
poratiOn in New York is anxious to estab-
| lish a castor oil mill at certain point In
| Florida, ard are ready to commence work
| as soon as they can have assurance that the
| people will plant beans enough to supply
the mill, for which they viii pay the highest
market price.
| The corner stone Of the Tampa Bay hotel
at Tampa was laid Thursday with great
| pomp and elaboration of detail All bust
ness houses were closed the entire forenoon,
aud flags foated from all the public build
ingS in the city The town wore glad as
poet, and in fact it was another red letter
day for Tampa
At Bloomfield the county seat question
seems TO be uppermost in the minds of the
people. and a contest is expected. Judge
Iancy and Registration Officer Tory have
moved their papers, records, etc, to Tava-
res, " lie the circuit clerk, sheriff and super
intendert Of public instruction have their
offices here still.
The shipment Of oranges referred TO as
being received in jacksonville last week
| from Mr.. Greenleaf' S grove was not of the
| new crop, but was the product Of the June
| blossom variety, of which he has several
trees. The shipment did not go to New
| York, but was disposed Of by the fruit ex-
| change to dealers in Jacksonville.
A few days ago Chief Jones OF the Jack
soHvlle fire department received notice
| through the insurance adjusters of Atlanta
that new paid fire department was about
to be started in Birmingham, Ala, and
! rendering him the position as chief, at a
much larger salary than he is receiving
| The chief, however, does not propose to g.
| A bridge has just been built at the inter
section Of Franklin and jackson streets, at
! Tampa. The bridge is so feet wide-the
| full width of the street-and spans the ditch
| on Jackson street, which has long been an
| eyeSOre to strangers. Chester Ray was the
| contractor, and he is now gagged in build
| ing a similar bridge at the intersection
| OF Tampa and Jackson streets, one block
| west
| 1t is reported that several more cigar fac
! tories contemplate removing from Key
West to Tampa. 1t is acknowledged that
| for making cigars the climate is unsurpassed.
and the prediction that in q few years
| Tampa will become the great cigar manu-
| featuring cen'er Of the world will more
than likely be fulfilled. Factories are going
up IN all directions, both within and with
out the corporate limits.
On Oct. l. Messrs. Never & Muller Of
! jacksonville will withdraw from active
| business and expect to spend the remainder
| Of their lives in ease and luxury, they hav-
! ing accumulated large fortunes each by
many years of close application to business
and the careful investment of their money
| As a reward for his faithful services the
| firm will set their chief clerk, Herman
| Conrader, up in business
! 4 tract Of land east Of Tampa has been
| subiivlded, and large number Of lots have
already been sold. Ii is called East Yybor,
and the sale OF the lots has been placed in
the hands OF the Tampa Real Estate and
| Loan Association. The South Florida rail
road passes through the center of the tract,
and each side of the road, north and south,
as far out as the Spanish park, is being
dotted with noat cottages.
The British schooner Admired of Nassau,
| which was captured two or three weeks
ago by the United States steam revenue
cutter Crawford. for violating the fishing
treaty between the United States and Great
| Britain has been released bv the authorities
at Kew West, after first paying up her fine
/ of s4O0 When the schooner set sail all on
board were drunk and abusive, and threat
ened to return TO the fishing banks again.
Several new enterprises are talked of at
| Melbourne, the most prominent ones being
A tramway from BeachS wharf, opposite
q at place 10 the Atlantic beach hotel, on
the east shore Of the river, of twenty rooms
and various other improvements. The hotel
will be about the same size as the Carleton
/ at Melbourne, and will be in charge Of s
+. Gibbs. while r. y. Andrews, former
purser OF the steamer Rockledge, will con
duct the Carleton.
At Key West, Saturday, Felipe Blanco, a
! Cuban gentleman, who arrived in the city
| from Mauta zls about month ago, % en-
ter business there II he liked the place, went
90 the wharf ~ the Key West wharf com
pany expecting 10 meet his family, whom
he expected % arrive on the Mascptte As
the boat wa in the act Of making her land