The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-26
FLORIDA.

master at Summerlin, DeSoto county.
Z. J. While has sold his interest in the
Gainesville Adrocote to H. H. McCreary.
Clifford Mukler, who was thrown from
hor at st. Augustine few days ago and
had his leg broken, died Thursday of lock
jaw.
Senator Pasco has offered an amendment
to the river and h ,rbor bill giving $4,000
for the improvement of the upper st. Johns
river
Reports from the sugar fields at St Cloud
and ) nth Port, on Lake Tohopekaliga, are
favorable, and large crops are expected this
seas II.
The majority of the st. Johns county
delegation are Fleming men. About six
stand for Fleming; the other three are for
Bullock and Davis.
The Governor has, by proclamation,
ordered a reduction of the State tax for tho
year 1883 to mills on the dollar. This in
cludes the school tax and all.
DR.. E. w. Davis, professor of mathematics
in the State Agricultural College at Lake
CITY, has accepted professor ship in the
University of South Carolina.
Pensions have been issued to Florida cti-
zens as follows: Original invalid, Richard
F. Fowler, Carrabell, increase; John Miller,
OBrien Station; reissue, jesse S. Comac,
Lakeland.
The first murder case in Orange county
for two years as put on trial yesterday,
it being that of Joel Willy (colored) for the
murder oil another colOred man IN Sanford
last winter.
At Key West, day or two ago, Robert
Kerr throw a rock at steer, which had
broken from a herd of beef cattle, and hit
ting it squarely between the eyes, killed it
Oh the spot.
Near Biscayne bay there are seven Mas
sau schooners making a business OF turtling
and fishing within the three mile limit.
They are also stripping the beach of lumber
and other wreckage
At Clear Water, W. II. Williams has
offered lot for the location Of the Baptist
church, which will be accepted instead of
the one offered by Rev. Reynolds. 1t will
still be on Fort Harrison avenue.
The Ponce De Leon cigar factory at Lake
City, which is owned and operated by ]. f.
Baya, is now in full operation, manufactur-
ing cigars from pure Florida grown to-
bacco, which is said to be equal to the best
Cuba leaf.
At st. Augustine, Thursday, the work
men, i'll eXcavating at the corner of King
and CordoyG streets, discovered the coquina
foundation Of an old fortifcation that once
stood at this point, commanding the bridge
jCiOoo INC 1udIld DduC0eZ
A tooth which measured 10 inches in
length, ID inches in circumference, and
weighed ton pounds, was taken from the
bed OF the Withacoochee river in Citrus
county, last week. by William Berthe. He
also found some leg bones.
At Gainesville, Thursday. the Coroner's
Jury in the case of Hannah Meyers returned
a verdict that she came to her death by
stranguiation produced by Peter jackson,
and that Hart johnson and Martha Brown
were accessories. All three are in Jail.
During the past twelve months, seventy
new cigar factories have been started in
Florida, making a total of 263 factories now
in operation, against 1914 which were estab-
lished year ago. Most of the new facto-
ries which have been registered have been
started at Key West
The banner presented to Orlando Division
No |, Knights of Pythias, Is from tho
Supreme Lodge of the World. This is the
first honor of the kind ever bestowed upon
any subordinate lodge or division, and will
give Orlando the place of honor at the grand
conclave at Cincinnati.
H. L. Grady, Of Apalachicola, who has
held commission from the Governor for
some time past as collector of revenue of
Franklin county, has rendered his resigna-
ton, owing to the fact that he was unable
to procure the necessary books and papers
of his office, and the resignation has been
accepted.
The following are the delegates selected
by Columbia county to go to the
st. Augustine convention, viz: d.
n. Cone, II. II. Church, j. f.
Baya, f. B. Rivers, j. H. B. Cunning,
w. r. Moore, James e. Young, #. L.
Getzen, NJ. z. Jones, d. G.. Rivers and A.
NJ. Means.
OF Suwanuee's 100000 acres, nearly one
half of them belong to the United States
government, and subject to purchase at
government prices, 81 IS an acre, or to
actual settlers under the provisions Of the
homestead act of Congress, at a cost of SIS
or $40, including all expenses, for tracts of
80 or 100 acres.
Biscayne bay boasts of the most Southern
yacht club in the United States. There are
twenty yachts belonging to it, and for its
club building it has leased from the govern
ment the old Florida lighthouse for five
years. The Commodore-alect is Ralph
Monro, and secretary, Kirk Monro, the
charming young novelist.
The Governor has made the following
appointments: L. w. Zim, to be Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction of Clay
county, vice Geiger torn expired; w. W.
Clyatt, to be Collector of Revenues for
Marion county, vice w. 2. Trantham, re-
Slgued; w, ID. Finlayson and DR.. j. II.
Claywell, to be members Of the Board of
Health of Levy county, vice .MessrS French
and Jacobs. resigned.
L. Bean, of Jacksonville, has something
new in the shape of preparation for pre-
venting rust in oranges. He says 1t is CON
coded that what is known as the rust mite
punctures the skin of the orange, allowing
the oil to run out and corrode, thus causing
the rust Mr.. Bean has patented chemical
which, when properly diluted with water
and applied with spray pump made for
the purpose, he warrants to prevent rust.
Orlando Record. The railroad extensions
so much talked about during the past win
ter seem TO have become beautifully less
aud small by degrees This is to be regret
ted, as Orlando, more than anything else,
needs at least three more ROADS. one run
ming southeast TO Indian river, touching the
great cane fields at St Cloud one connect
ing Oakland with Orlando, thus giving
competing lines to the gulf. and the other
by way Of Luke JeSsup to Now Smyrna to
connect with the coast liue being built by
Flagler south from st. Augustine With
these three roads Orlando's future as the
metropolis of South Florida would be as
sured.
Business in the Office of the Collector of
internal revenue for Florida is rapidly in
creaSing. For the quarter ending Mnrcn
81, 1888, there was collected: For January,
SO, Id %; for February, $2l, $40 s.; for
March, S3l psi GS, making a total for the
n ars ar of ASl 311 For tba IN t.tnt. ey,1 /