The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-07
FLORIDA.

Inc 81. JOhnS WeektU OF St. Augustine
has suspende publication.
Charles Williams of Parish killed i've
wild turkeys at one shot few days ago.
The BraidentOwn Pre- byterian church
has Just received, and had placed in the
tower a $50 pound brass bell.
The new Presbyterian church now being
| built at Orlando, under contract by w. c.
Stubbleteld, is progressing finely.
Lawson York has resigned his position as
quarantine officer at Ratchet Creek Ala
cnue county. He will be succeeded by E.
n. Clark.
w. C.. Cramar Of Manatee has just closed
tie season with a yield of 1900 pounds of
first-class sealed honey, from twenty-four
colonies of bees.
Tresca a. Williams, contractors and
builders, are now engaged building Mr..
Marsh of Osp' ey fine residence, fronting
on Sara Sofa bay.
Quito n number of applications have
already been made for the position vacated
by Capt Curtis in the East Florida semi
nary, at Gainesville.
At Gainesville sweet potatoes are very
scarce, and are selling from wagons at 81
cents per bushel. Chickens are retailing at
| 80 ana - cents piece
The colored people of st. Augustine ave
quarantine matters, and have no voice
during the present excitement.
The st. Augustine authorities have re-
ceived permission from the Secretary of
| War &c take the tents stored at the barracks
and use them for quarantine purposes.
At Manatee Harry Wadham is building
drive wharf over 200 feet long for B. G.
Graham & Co., and will renew and enlarge
the old warehouse at the head of the dock
There has been considerable talk about
the city as to whether the st. Augustine
Guards would not in their military capacity
be more valuable as quarantine guards than
| private citizens are.
j. c. Jordan, j.. A. Fortner and William
M'Aulay are a ,nounced as candidates for
| the legislature from Polk county, Mcssrs.
Jordan nd Fortner for the lower and Mr..
McAulay for the upper House.
w. A. Strickland. living five miles north
west Of Gainesville, brought in on Monday
| the scalp of wild cat This makes the
fourth cat Mr.. Strickland has captured
within a month. The four scalps will cost
the county Sl2.
d. C. Andrews Of st. Augustine, a guest
OF the Sunny Side house, at Gainesville.
was robbed OF about $50 last Saturday
night while asleep in his room. The porter
of the house, a white man, and colored
man Wtit nj fNNt'l VII Suspicion.
The Masous Of Sanford are contributing
very literally, in financial way, to the re-
lief of the SICK in Jacksonville. Tho relief
fund was started Monday, and NJ to Tues
dav Amounted to nearly $50, and the amount
will increase considerably during the next
few days.
On Friday. Aug 81, Col. +. j. Seward,
n-in-lNw of Rev. ]. NJ. Hayman OF Bar
tow, died at Pun,a Gorin, aged 40 years.
The deceased was n southern soldier during
the late nur with the states had practiced
law for about seventeen years, aud served
two wears as supAri ltendent OF public in
struction in Manatie county.
Tho II ;hthouse engineering corps have
recently COMPLETED government coal sncd
Mt Es,uOnt Key light, besides making cx-
teusive improvements ana "A EDITIONS TO the
whHrf, incudi IS an elevated railway from
tie head of the dock ashore. They have
also const uctod on the south eud of the
key a government store house.
Z. d. Sabin went to work short time
since 10 provide for water communication
betwccn st. Augustine and Fernlndina
OF Charleston. The great difficulty Of get
ting freight by rail, and the uureliahility of
sailing vessels necessitated some other ar
rang eat. This has beoa supplied through
the efforts IT Mr.. Sebin, who has been well
hacSed up by the business men of the CITY
The Stea Hor Gov. Stafford has been char
tered to run between st. Augustine and
Fcrnaudina regularly twice week, and
three times If necessary.
st. Augustine Press; In recent issue of
the Press there appeared statement to the
effect that W. A. MacWillinns had re-
Pc ted in Gainesville that there were two
cases Of yellow fever in st. Augustine
This was three weeks ago In the Ne,Csof
last Saturday card appeared from
Mr. MacWilliams denouucing the state
ment a "malicious lien Since that we
have seen letter from Mr. MacWiliams.
written from Gainesville, Ga, Ia which lie
| distinctly acknowledges that he did make
the statement referred to-, b it not on his
own authority, We have 40 desire " ia