The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-19
FLORIDA.

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Fire and overcoats were in demand at
| Ocala Thursday.
The travel to South Florida is on the in
crease. Every night the fast mail passes
Orlando with two or three coaches well
| filed with passengers.
The cornerstone of the Florida Inter
national and Semi-Tropical Exposition at
| Ocala will be laid with Masonic and civic
ceremonies next Tuesday.
All the prisoners who have been confined
| in the jail, at Orlando, pending trial by the
county criminal court, have been tried, the
last case being disposed of Thursday.
Capt Tucker of Fort Mason gave DR.
Williamson Of Eustis, for his medical mu-
scum, perfectly formed chicken, except
that he had four perfect legs and feet.
Lynch Butler (coloredD was placed in the
county Jail at Tavares, in default of 81 500
| bail, on the charge of rape, preferred by
daughter OF George Taylor, also colored.
A 40 feet" whale passed down the beach
near Daytona the other day, spouting at
frequent intervals. The sight was wit
nessed by quite number who happened to
be on the coast.
At St. Augustine the foundations for four
very handsome twelve-room American cot
tages are being laid of concrete between
G. ace church and the Ponce DeLeon
lo1 MI. ridBlsr.
While Mr.. Goodrich comedies the election
to congress of Gen. Bullock by majority
of less than 800, he claims that it was
brought about by fraud and is preparing to
make a contest in congress.
At Daytona. Monday afternoon, a valu.
able COW belonging to William Jackson
was choked to DEATH She was eating a lot
of potatoes that bad been thrown out, and
one passed down the windpipe and lodged.
Col. John r. Jones. formerly of Tampa,
who went to Jacksonville to assist in the
yellow fever epidemic, has concluded to
make Jacksonville his future home. He
has opened bis law Office in the Old demo-
cratic rooms.
opened on New Years day, by Anderson 81
Price as proprietors and Sa n c. Fleming,
OF the Crawford house, White mountains,
as manager. They have purchased q four
finland tally-ho for use on the beach.
At called meeting of the Orlando board
of trade Thursday, Nov. Is, 3 o'clock %. M,
the following resolution was adopted "That
the board of trade call citizens meeting,
to be held III the opera house Thursday
evening, Nov. %, at 1880 o'clock, for the
purpose of placing i'll nomination ticket
for the ensuing municipal election"
A scene that caused great deal of amuse-
ment and fun presented itself to passers by
on Church street at Orlando, THURSDAY. It
was that of a colored draymans horse.
standing in front of c. A. Boone's store
propped up ON each side by two large pieces
of scantling. 1t seems that the horse had
reached that state when it was impossible
for him to keep his equilibrium except
when in motion.
The young negro girl Mamie Floyd, who
was out in the parade at Jacksonville Mon
day, having just recovered from yellow
fever, was buried Wednesday, having died
from exposure. This is rather a dangerous
time TO celebrate political victories by
parading the streets through a rain. A
good many who were IN the republican
parades since the election will probably
never parade again.
The negroes Of DeLand were greatly ex-
cited election week. They had an idea that
jackson was going to steal the ballot-boxes,
and TO their oeclouded brains this meant ali
that was bad They thought the result Of
the election could not be canyassed without
the ballot-boxes and determined 20 sea that
they were not stolen. Consequently, they
turned out in full force and heavily armed
and kept guard over them night and day
The fall meeting of the st. Johns pres
bytery, which was appointed to be held in
Fernandina in December, has, owing 10 the
prevalence OF yellow fever in that place,
been postponed. The Presbyterian church
OF Orlando has extended an invitation to
have the meeting held in that place, which
will most likely be accepted. II so, the c m
ference will meet some time in the latter
part Of next month. when the new church
is expected to be ready for occupancy.
The residence Of A. l.. Estey Of Gambler
was burned few days since. The fire origi-
mated in defective fiue. No one was at
home. Mr.. Estey had left the house but q
few hours before. The neighbors discovered
the flames as they burst through the roof,
and rushed TO the house, broke in the doors
and succeeded in saving good deal Of fur