The morning news., 1888-03-08
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The ranks of the Halifax Rifles are filling
up.
There are now four steamers plying on
the OCklawaha river.
Eberstein commences piling the new bridge
at Daytona this week.
1t is rumored at Sanford that e. P. Ahern
was married Monday evening to one of the
city's bellies.
An effort is being made to obtain a new
steam launch for the Collector Of the Port
at Pensacola.
At Spring Garden corn planting is not
over yet, and an increased acreage over last
year will be planted.
The Lake Weir Chautauqua is having a
good attendance Sam Jones will be pres
ent from March 10 to II.
Rumors of proposal to utilize one of the
largest buildings in Fernandina as a tobacco
factory are floating about.
Two arrests were made in Sumter county
last week for stealing postage due stamps
and attempting to use them.
The st. John and Halifax Railroad Com
pany has concluded to extend the line from
Daytona over to the peninsula.
Saturday over 1000 quarts of strawber-
ries were shipped from Lawtey to New
York, Boston and Philadelphia.
The street cars at Key West appear to be
doing a good business notwithstanding the
large number of hacks employed on the
streets.
U. G. Piton, of Brooklyn, n Y, was to
have purchased the Port Orange Hotel for
$4,000, but owing to a defect in the title the
sale fell through.
The United States buoy tender Wisteria
was at Fernandina Saturday, and replaced
r.
city, with a can buoy.
The Catholic church at Fernandina will
present an entirely changed appearance
soon. Contractor Scott is enlarging and re-
modelling it, and expects to have the roof on
soon.
The market gardens of Amilea Island and
Nassau county are becoming celebrated as
among the most successful i'll the State. A
profit of So, 500 on four acres of cabbage last
season is one planters report.
The Masons of Daytona will begin the
construction of their temple shortly, as
nearly 80 per cent. of the building fund is
in hand. Bartlett 81 Green have the con
tract, the figure being 5000.
There was a full and enthusiastic meeting
of citizens of Crescent City Saturday night.
in the Library building, for the purpose OF
discussing ways and means of accomplish
ing certain things of public interest to the
city.
At Arcadia Capt. j. w. Whidden has sold
the Bailey stock of cattle, numbering about
700 head, to MesSrs Richards and Avant
for $3,200 Mr.. Richards house and lot
was accepted in the trade, the balance being
cash.
The brick machinery located along the
line of the Florida Railway and Navigation
road, at Spring Garden, has passed into
nav hands and ara bai,,cr
made to again begin the manufacture of
brick
The statement to the effect that Indian
River Hotel, at Rock Ledge, had been sold
to Mr.. Flagler is erroneous. 1t is said that
no such sum as $4,000 will secure the prop
erty, which is rated at a much higher
value
w. B. Smith has started a new Industry
at Lawtey. On less than an acre fenced off
in four lots, and planted with oats, he is
keeping some seventy hens of the brown
leghorn specie. These fowls have averaged
through the entire winter about forty eggs
per day.
Forest fires ragged around Mill Cove on the
night of March 4, doing much damage to
the property of +. +. Southland, DESTROYING
his house and contents Mr. Southard
keeps bachelors hall' ana was away from
home at that time. 1t was quite loss, in
dSlnuCu as Ills UOOIS were among the con-
tents.
The tug Gladiator, Chadwick, master, had
the misfortune to break her propeller shaft
while ON a trip up the st. Mary's river last
week. The propeller was lost in mid stream,
but efforts will be made to recover it, One
of the tugs of the LEngle line will take the
Gladiator's place while repairs are being
made
Tuesday an inquest was held over the
dead body of Nelson Ross, a colOred man, at
! Bamberg & Rennett's turpentne still near
Jasper The verdict was willful murder.
The murderer, another colored man, Aaron
Davis, made good his escape A knife was
the weapon used, the victims bowels being
cut open.
AT the auction Of oranges at Jacksonville
Tuesday there was a good attendance, the
bidding was lively and the fruit was dis
posed Of at the following prices: Choice
brights, So 80 to 81; brights, 81 20 to So 90;
golden russets, 81 25 to 50; rus,ets, 81 s. to
g 90; culs, drops and creased of all grades,
81 60 to 81
At Chicago, Ill, Tuesday at meeting
held of the Central Traffic Association and
the Chicago and OHIO River Traffic Asso.
| citation, resolution was unanimously
| passed naming one fare for the round trim
from the territory of these lines TO all points
in Florida, these excursions to be run in
! connection with those arranged by the
Southern Passenger Association.
Congressman Davidson and Senator Pasco
visited the War and Treasury Departments
at Washington Tuesday to try TO get the
reversal of the order which discontinues
the signal station at Pensacola An effort
is TO be made 10 get the Treasury Depart.
ment TO set aside a room in the new public
building at Pensacola for the signal service.
II this can be done it is believed the War
Department order will be revoked
1t is reported at Palatka that the Repub-
licans are arranging for a lively fight in
the coming campaign, and that Hon. Sher-
man Conant, General Manager of the Flor
ida Southern railroad is TO be their cand-
date for Governor. The platform is TO be
''Down with the Commission and it is
claimed that all, or nearly all, the railroads
in the State are 10 combine not only to elect
the railroad candidate for Governor, but TO
send a Legislature TO Tallahassee that will
repeal the commission law