The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-06
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day on Mosquito lagoon.
1t is said that Capt. Sans will erect new
hotel at New Smyrna this summer.
Capt Douglas of Daytona is training
fourteen puppies to carry out his nets for
him when fishing.
T. A. Jennings, one of the delegates from
Florida to the Democratic national con-
vention, is only % years of age, stands 8
feet inches in hight, and weighs over 200
pounds.
There were 800 strands of sheep wool
sponge sold on the wharf at Kew West
Thursday at an average price of about 81
per strand, and about 1000 STRAINS of grass
sponge at an average of about IS cents per
strand.
The Democratic slate, as far as heard
from, for county officers in Putnam county,
is as follows: Senate, T. A. Darby; assem-
bly,, Henry Hutchinson and W. L. Dorr;
county clerk, Joseph Price; county judge,
W alter Wilkinson. The candidates for
treasurer, assessor. collector and sheriff
have not been named.
A prominent Pine LeyelIte snapped horses
with a merchant at Arcadia last week, and
was to receive $40 worth of merchandise
as boot. The merchant becoming dissatis-
fed with his bargain, and the kind OF mer
chandise not having been specified. paid
man had no earthly use. The Pine Level
man has gone out of the horse trading
business.
At Palatka, while the Lemon street ticket
agent was temporarily absent Friday morn
ing, some one, whose shoe made an imprint
4 inches wide by u inches long, entered
from the back way through a window ard
prized open the money drawer He ex
tracted about SIS in cash and took the
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out in the back yard. There is no clew to
the robber.
John Moody was fishing off the railroad
dock at Tampa Monday and in throwing
out bis line it slipped out of his hand, and
as he had no way of recovering it, he
just let it flicker. Half an hour afterward
a stranger stopping at the Scotland house
went fishing at Ballast Point and in draw
ing in his line fshed UP the identical line
which Mr.. Moody had Just lost with a seven
pound jack fish attached to the hook.
A few days ago w. H. Mosley at Quincy
noticed that his finest dog was ailing, and
in short time the animal was frothing at
the mouth and gave other evidences of
being affected with hydrophobia and tried
to bite everything that came in his way.
Mr. Mosley having heard that water thrown
on mad dog would have peculiar effect,
he obtained a bucket of water and dashed
it on the animal and in less than five
minutes the dog was dead.
James Whidden, one OF the contractors
engaged in putting up the Indian prairie
fence in DeSoto county, reports the fence
completed, with the exception of one strand
of wire to run twelve miles. This wire has
been ordered and will be sent out to the
contractors on arrival. The cattlemen,
with all their hands, are now busy driving
out stock cattle before the beef cattle are
put in the pasture. The Indian prairie
pasture contains about 200 square miles, and
will furnish excellent grazing for many
thousands Of cattle.
Last week a gentleman from the South
Apopka. region was in Orlando, having
been summoned for jury service. When he
came TO be paid he was offered mil cage for
only one way, because he had been sum
moned while in Orlando. He explained
that after being summoned he returned
home and came back day or two after
ward in response to the summons, and that
therefore he ought to have mileage both
ways The question was referred to Judge
Broome, who decided that the man was en-
titled TO what he asked for
Several additional families of Cubans
arrived at Lake City by Saturdays and
Sundays trains, direct from the isle of the
fragrant weed. They come to stay, bringing
bag and baggage, household effects and
servants. several important lana UranSac-
tionS have been made with Cubans during
the past few days, and another season will
see large acreage of tobacco in that
vicinity, grown and manipulated by
Cubans on the Cuban plan. Factories and
packing houses are also included in the pro-
gramme. The movement grows out of the
favorable report of a committee of growers
recently sent over from the island to investi-
gate the possibilities here. The arrivals
include such capitalists as DIR. Juan Figueroe
and Senior Eduardo j. Valdis who will
prove their faith by immediate works
the prospects ahead are indeed pleasant to
contemplate.