The morning news., 1888-07-22
FLORIDA.

The republicans will hold their county
convention at DeLand on July 25
At Starke the railroad company has built
two new trestles, one on each side of the
cioy.
The Ocala house will be opened during
the republican state and congressional con
ventions.
F. S. Goodrich of DeLand has gathered
eight tons of fine hay from a three-acre
orange grove.
Near Port Orange last Monday, Anetia
Simcoe, a girl years old, fell into cistern
and was drowned.
Work on Ccaa's new brick blocks is about
completed. The roof is being put on the
Rhnauer building.
The White road was turned over to the
management of the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West road last Saturday.
The route of the Canaveral and South
Florida railroad has been located for about
fifteen miles during the past week.
Having sold his interest to his former
partner c., w DaCOsta, A H. Manville's
connection az editor of the Florida Dis
patch has ceased.
Last Wednesday night the steamer S. "
White ran foul of some snags in Sebastian
bay, tearing two large holes in her hull
The Georglana is running in her place.
The republicans of the Gainesville dis
trict will assemble tomorrow for the pur-
pose of selecting nineteen delegates to at
tend the county convention, which meets
on the following Wednesday.
Last Sunday, at Ormond, n young colored
man named William Powell got into al
alteration with several other darkeys, aud
during the melee Powell received a bullet
in the hip from a revolver fired by one of
the parties.
Olaf Olson extracted from one colony OF
Mr.. Nelson's bees at Eldora, near New
Smyrna, Is lbs. of honey Monday, 1716 lbs.
Tue.day, and p lbs. Wednesday. From
the fifty colonies he has extracted alto
gether % barrels.
In the race for the pennant at Port Orange
last Saturday the Ripple. sailed by Fred
knappe, the Cruiser by Perry Williams,
aud the Anetia by Charley Fozzird were
entered, The race was won by the Ripple,
she beating the Cruiser by one minute and
forty seconds.
Mrs j, A. Harris, the wife of the orange
king, died suddenly Thursday evening at
Murray hall, Pablo beach, of congestive
chill. Her remains were sent to Cleveland
O., to day, for interment. Mrs Harris was
i'll her 27th year. A husband and one Young
child survive her.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway company has secured the Indian
river mail contract for the next four years
The compensation for the upper route, from
Titusville TO Melbourne daily, is So, 700. The
lower route, from Melbourne TO Jupiter tri-
weekly, pays 81, $50.
1t is rumored that Col. T. A. Phillips, the
former assistant superintendent under
Receiver Duval of the Florida railway and
navigation system, is about TO resign his
position, and will leave about Aug. l. to
take the position of general superintendent
OF the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
system.
At 3 o'clock last Monday morning flames
were discovered issuing from the stan
ley cottage, at Daytoua, and the building
aud Its contents were totally DESTROYED.
Tho house was occupied at the time by an
old colored man. and it is thought 10 have
been set on fire. The loss is $500, with no
insurance.
day or two since Judge Bell Of Gaines
vile discovered an alligator's nest near the
Sink, near that city, in which he found
seventy-iye eggs, which is a remarkable
find when it is known that usually there are
not more than sixty or seventy eggs ia a
nest. The judge says he intends TO blow
them and send them 10 the Smithsonian in
stltuto at Washington, where they will be
used for scientific purposes.
During a thunder storm last week light
ming struck the chimney OF the detached
dining room at the Gleason residence at
Eau GAlie Portions Of the chimney,
which wa, made Of terra Gotta were hurled
across the room "A distance Of fifteen feet
and through tho windows The lightning
descended 10 the floor whore il tore It's way
through and passed 10 the ground For
tunately the room was unoccupied and no
one was injured. Glass and chnaware in
an adjoining room were shivered by the
shock
United States Marshall w. G. Bird was
in Melbourne, Wednesday, 10 serve papers
on u. h. Valentine, employees ANA sgelts
requiring them a. appear AT Jarksouyiii,
aud make answer 10 Judge Settle ~ tha
u s circuit court on the charge Il con
tempt of court. The offsnsa charged Is
TIA VI buliQluk fence W ana taxing pos