The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-02
FLoRIpA,s METROPOLIS.
Figures from the Books Of the Col
lectOr of Customs.

Figures from the Books Of the Col
lector of Customs.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. The NEWS
correspondent has gathered the following
data from the books of the collector Of
customs since the outbreak of the epidemic
It will show the readers Of the NEWS how
business was in Jacksonville turing the
dreadful scourge. On Aug. Q last Capt. Sol
lee, acting collector of customs, entered on
his clearance docket: yellow fever cpl
demic at this port; foul bills Of
health given after that date The
vessels arriving here that month
were the steamships Seminole and Louis
Bucki, and the schooner Alfaretta ). Snare.
+. H. Crowell c. T. Sibley aud James E.
Woodh use. The clearances we're the
schooners City Of Baltimore, Lois V. Chap
els, John S. Davis, Nettie Langdon, Critic
NJ. Rickerson, Esther A. Nibinger, Marcus
Edwards and A. s. Snare, and the steam
ships Cherokee and Seminole
For the month of August the total value
of the exports coastwise was 81 81 900 and
foreign S94, 600 This completes the business
for the month Of August. Then comes the
dreary month of September The vessels
arriving were the steamers Louis Bucki and
r. Mount from New York The clearances
were from the LIST to the 18TH and as fol
lows: Scboouers Z. II. Crowell, J. E.
Woodhouse, c. T. Sibley, Mary F. Corson
and the steamer Louis Buck. The exports
coastwise of yellow pine lumber were
1,195,000 feet. Valued at Sl9, l20.
The month closes with This
entrance on the custom house books: "Yel-
low fever continues az an epidemic. Louis
Il. Hernandez, inspector of customs at this
port, died of yellow fever on Sept 5.
Frank c. Sollee was appointed inspector and
took the oath Of office on Sept y.
October had four arrivals between the
9th and the 3lst, and one clearance on the
Sd. The vessels were the sch0orers Nellie
Langdon, Ella NJ Howes, j. E. Woodhouse
and the steamer Louis Buck. The last
named also cleared. The exports were 2l5,-
600 feet of lumber, valued at s., 440. This
Endorsement appears: "Yellow fever con-
tinues epidemic
The dawning of November brought quite
an increase Of business, seven vessels entered
and eight cleared. Those entered were the
steamships Ozama twice, Delaware and
Louis Bucki, and the schooners Gertie NJ
Rickerson, Lucie Wheatly, j. S, Davis and
Ebauezar. The clearances were the steam
Ups Louis Bucki, Ozama and delaware,
and the schooners j. f. Wood
house, N. Landgond. E. NJ. Halves,
q. NJ. Rickerson and EuanezaT SThe total
coastwiss exports were 81 663, 800 and
49,, 204 foreign. These notes also appear on
the records: "Charles r. BisDee, collec, or
Of customs from Nov. z, 1888. Bond dated
Oct. 80, 1888 Yellow fever still epidemic
at this port F. C. Sollee, deputy and act
lug collector
In December the gloom was past,
the epidemic declared ended and bust
ness resumed with seventeen arri-
walls and fourteen clearances. Those
entering were the schooners Lizzie V. Hall,
s. A. Rudolph, st. Johns, Caroline Hall,
David Clarkson, II. S. Lanfair, Annie P.
Chase, James and Mary + Carson and the
steamships Delaware, YemRssee, Iroquois,
twice. Seminole, Louis Buck and Cherokee
The ciearanceS were the steamships Oszama,
Louis Bucki (twIce), Delaware Yemassee
lroquois twice, Seminole, Cherokee, and
the schooners S. A. Rudolph, Lanfair, Caro-
line Hall and j. S. Davis. The exports
coastwise were: Lumber, 1891, 451 feet, and
269. 45l foreign; $50 barrels of rosin, IA, 500
cross-ties, "a, 600 loose and 200 bundles of
shingles, %, 800 barrels and boxes of oranges,
$50 bales of cotton, and 2, $50 miscellaneous
packages No value is given