The morning news., 1889-02-05


FLORIDA.
DR.. Gabriel Lee Jones died at his resi-
dence in Apopka City a few days ago.
Two acres Of land in Fort Myers was sold
on Monday, Jan. 23, for $1,000. There we're
no buildings on the land.
The returns for the oranges shipped from
Orange City to Europe this season netted
tue shippers over sl per box.
Mai T B. Simki1s Of Monticello sold his
dog, Joe, the other day to Mr.. Mavson in
Thomasville: Tie price paid was $50.
Ed P. Kantz' IS months old child fell in
the creek at New Prospect a few days ago
aud was nearly drowned, Prompt meas
ures revived the little fellow.
Saturday the telegraph office at st. Au-
gustine changed from an international
Ocean office to a Wes'ern u nion Office, re-
duciny the rates about 40 per ceut.
Thieves entered Mrs. McClellan's board
iug-hou-e, at Live Oak, a few nights ago,
and relieved two OF her boarders of their
overcoats and another one OF his hat
At Ocala Saturday tie jury renda a
verdict in the Coffe murder case, finding
tie priso1e guilty Of murder in the first
degree and without recommending him to
the mercy Of the court.
Capt. W. J. Brack Of Kissimmee has sent
10 the governor his resignation as member
Of the board of county commissioners Of
Osceola. and Tom johnson has been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy.
Col Thomas Simmons Of Monticello was
a resident of Thomasville lGa.) many years
ago. In 1S47 he took a census of the town
and it only had 22S whites and about 800
coored inhabita Is Now it is a booming
city of 5000 people and growing like magic.
The steamer Fearless, which was beached
near Naples several months ago, is under
going repairs at Tampa. She was damaged
but little in the storm. A week more will
see her again in splendid fix She will
probably resume her old run between
Pnnta Gorda and Naples.
The location Of a cigar factory at Or
lando is almost an assured fact. The com
mittee which has been soliciting subscrip-
tions to the stock. stated Saturday that
$4,000 had been subscribed, and that in
all probability, the whole amount would be
made up by Saturday night.
The official list Of deaths taken from the
books of Messrs Richards q Hand, under
takers, shows that ut one death occurred
in Orlando during January. The death in
question was that Of James Burnham, who
came there in the last stages of consump-
tion, and died after having been there but
a short time
among cotton slowed on the Clvde Line
dock at Fernandina Fortunately large
number of men were on hand and succeeded
in extinguishing the flames before any
damage was done beyond the scorching of
a few bales There were about 800 bales of
cotton on the dock at the time.
Every Sunday some Of the members of
the Young Mems Christian Association of
Orlando visit the jail and hold orsbip and
sing hymns for half-hour with the prs =
ners. The unfortu ate inmates listen with
ca nest and respectful attention, and doubt
less look forward with pleasure to the COM
ing ofsSunday on that account.
The following are the coast wise shipments
from Fernaudina for January: Lumber,
5,0O0,4f2 feet; cases cedar, 2,613; logs cedar,
SOS; rosln, l. lO6 barrels; spirits, 232 bar
rels cotton $3.50 bales; merchandise, I'll
packages; oranges, 1926 packages; cotto0
seed oil, PAT barrel palmetto fibre. 25
bales; cotton seed 800 sacks; scrap iron, so
tons. Foreign hipneuts-Lumbsr, 2,000,-
73O feet; shingl S, 1l3,000.
1t is sald that the catte men in the ex-
treme southern part of t 9 state are threat
ening to petition the governor against the
Okeechobee Land and Drainage Company
TO restrain the operations # the latter.
The cattle mea claim that the company, In
opening up the channel OF the upper Kis-
simmee river is causing the water to run
down so rapidly as to inu date large per-
cantage of the grazing lands, thus render
i7g them totally unfit for the only Use that
e,tlon OF the country has ever been good
for.
Friday c. W. Jacocks, county treasurer
Of Orange, while driving from Winter
Park M company with Mr.. Smyth, came
near meeting with a serious accident. When
near the old saw mill site on the South Flor
ida railroad, the horse shied from tie road,
throwing the wheel of the buggy against
stump, the sudden shock throwing Mr..
Jacocks out over the dashboard on TO the
ground. He pluckily he'd on TO the reins,
ard was dragged about fifty feet before the
horse was stopped. Mr.. Jacocks received
only few bad bruises.
Edward Crosby's house at Spring Garden
came near being burned recently by very
singular accident. On retiring at night
Mr.. Crosby placed a match on the stand by
the lamp, so that it might easily be found il
wanted. Not needing the match during the
night, he Was much surprised to find it
missing in the morning A careful earch
failed TO discover the match, or furnis any
clue to toe manner OF its disappearance.
About 10 o'clock the mex morning, being
some distance from the house, he was terri
fed at seeing volumes OF smoke Gaping
from the box cornce near the ridge
OF the roof. The alarm was quickly give .,
and by the prompt assistance OF neighbors,
the fire was extinguished before great dam
age was done. The house was known TO be
infested with rats, and it is plausibly sup
posed that one OF these rodents added the
missing match to his store Of household
goods in the cornice. Being unused to
handling matches, it is highly probable
that too much force was applied to the plac-
ing Of this new piece Of furniture, causing
it TO ignite aud destroy his own habt&tion,
and jeopardizing that of his henefactor.
Philips Digestibls Cocoa
a faaltpr, ~ a