The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-14
FLORIDA.

The orange crop in the vicinity OF Archer
will prove failure this year.
An excursion train bound for Gainesville
Saturday from Naycross, was turned back
at the Fort White quarantine station.
The Gainesville street cars commenced
making regular trips Friday from the
Florida Railway and Navigation depot
William Fisher proposed 10 settle the
amount which was due him from the city
Of Pensacola at 10 cents. The board &C.
cepted the proposition.
A gentleman came into Gainesville
saturday rom the south, going to Archer
to ho-d religious services, but as be had no
health certificate he was sent back.
1t is said several attempts have been
made by the republicans OF Gainesville to
organize a club. but the disposition Of each
faction TO control prevents an organization.
The parties who arrived in Gainesville
from Jacksonville and other infected points
have a been sent ont of town. Toe rutnor
that there is sickness among them is entirely
! without foundation.
Gainesville Adrocdte: The very clearly
condition of Gainesville warrants us to
predict the impossibility of yellow fever
becoming an epidemic, even though there
should be few sporadic cases.
The farmers in the neighborhood of Half
| Moon Pond, between Jone svile and Archer,
are taking advantage of the low stage of
water and are getting out immense quanti-
ties OF muck, which they propose to place
around their orange trees.
Mr. Schroeder Of Gainesville has lately
been experimenting with sample of Cuban
tobacco raised in Marion county. The
sample was taken from lot of g 900 pounds,
ald after having been given a thorough
test is pronounced an excellent quality.
The inmates of the Brosnaham buildings
on South TarragCna street, Pc lsacola, are
all sick. The Commercial says the cause is
undoubtedly from impure water and close
quarters The well is only some 20 feet
deep and receives all the Stops from two
Chinese laundries.
From authentic sources Gainesville learns
that there is a clash of authority between
the city and health authorities of Gaines
vile. That the city authorities have placed
double Gordon of guards around the city
and 10 is allowed to elter the city from
any point whatever.
| Gov. Perry, under date Of Aug Z, issue
| a proclamation directing the secretary OF
! state not to file tba-AsstroteS of incorpt ra-
ton of any alleged social clubs or asso
Citations of like character until satisfactory
| evidence is furnished that such a soci +
tion is in fact designed only for lawful pur-
| poses.
for thePensacola and Atlantic railroad, in
! forms the Commercial that Louisiana has
| quarantined the whole state of Florida.
! Parties from Pensacola will not be per
mtted TO enter the state without a certif-
cate from the mayor that they are bona fid
residents of Pensacola and have not been in
an infected place for a period Of thirty
days.
Nearly 100 persons arrived in Gainesville
| from A fnr
points north. Many of them came in on u
| special train in time to take the north bound
train over the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, but were refused trans
portation, which was loudly condemned
About $50 more came in on the evening
trains and special train was made up, and
| some 200 persons went out on the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, bound
for Georgia and other northern points.
From Senator A. r. Jones of DeFuniak
| Springs tho Pensacola Commercial learned
! Saturday of the killing of a prisoner, in
that town, by the jailer. The prisoner was
an ex-convict ard bad bueu brought to
| Walton county Jail tor safe keeping from
| Holmes couI ty. Thursday he made break
for liberty, when the jailer took him his
breakfast, and succeeded in reaching the
yard, when the jailer fired three shots, each
| Of which would have proved fatal. The
| prisoner died at o'clock in the afternoon
on the same day.
The old rookery of a house on the north
| side of the square at Gainesville, occupied
by Jackson q Crawford as a meat market
is being torn down, having been condemned
| by the board of health There are other
buildings on the north side of the square,
the decayed condition of which is not cal
culated to promote the health of the people,
| 1t is said that years ago, when yellow fever
visited Gainesville, the town generally was
in filthy condition, and that the locality of
| which much complaint has been made, was
at that time stencil in the nostrils of the
people
Ten days ago gentleman residing in a
| small town IN Alachua county purchased at
the store of j. d. Bucki & Son, Jackson
vile. pair of pants. The clerk who sold
him the goods was not well at the time, and
since then several cases of yellow fever have
developed among those who were employed
in the store referred to. At the time of the
purchase the gentleman thought nothing
about the danger he was encountoring, but
as soon as he heard that the yellow fever
had broken out in Jacksonville he became
greatly alarmed and at once procured two
pounds OF sulphur, took it to his home-his
family being alsent-spread the pants on
chair and proceeded to fumigate the whole
premises No symptom of the disease has
| yes been observed. but still the owner of the
|
yet overtake him. II is said that he is one
of the worst scared mon in Florida.
Apalachicola few days ago was all agog
over a marriage, the like of which the city
| had never seen before. The contracting
parties were John G. Ford and Miss Carrie
Messina. The couple repaired to the store
| of K. II. Potter where the groom is EN-
! ployed, and while the father of the Young
lady was quietly taking a noon nap, the
license was procured, and Judge Baker per-
formed the ceremony. Whel the father,
Anthonio Messina awoke from his nap,
he was informed of the event. His Irish"
was up in arms in twinking. and he re-
paired post haste to Mr. Potter's store,
and called to his daughter, who, with the
groom, was in tho second story. Tho bride
did not respond, and then the irate
| parent proceeded to Judge Bakers
office tor an explanation, claiming
that his daughter was only IS year,
OF age, and demanding that the young lady
be restored TO him. Judge Baker showed n
note from the bride III which sho stated
that she wished to marry Mr.. Ford, and she
was 81 years of age Finally Me isina sxorc
out a warrant for tire arrest of Fo d
charging him with abductlng minor, and
the warrant was place ia tho hands of the
sheriff, who proceeded to Potter's store and
arrested Ford, placing him in the jail
1 TO await trial When Sheriff Rev arrived
J on tho scene the bride came down from