The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-25
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. JANUARY 25. 1889.

continually said, that 70 the man who
Eno " his business orange growing IS F-ont-
able
Ins water Of Lake Monroe IS > high t1at
u noated tie boat wharf ot the Sanford
house away Tuesday night. lie -aGe Is
getung beyond the us1a. nigA vs-e- marx
( OF the rainy season. Lake Monroe usually
continues % rise long AFTER the rains are
over, II being the water that comes down
/ from the south that makes the Hood. /
new steam launch has been put on Lake
Monroe. Il was built az sanford % run as
q tow and freight yost
Orlando Recos d. Our new city council.
with the events Of the immediate past be-
fore them, started out with : desire. no
! doubt, 10 De cautious and MAKE haste slowly
and IN some matters hav- shown eLCesdlng
carefulness, but yet one Of It's first acts y
70 make contract OF not less than 5000
without competition, ani in such a manner
as Il % indicate desire 70 cut every one Il
and give some favOrlts g -oCd fat billet
We aIlgde to the contract for the removal
Of night soil.
Last Friday evening e. the BaPts:
CHURCH at Ocala, when the question Of
DeLand university was being discussed.
and after Rev. A. z. Dickinson. D. D, tod
about the Glade Spring Female institute II
Virginia, and the gift Of s4.QJ0 made 70
that school by Hiram :. Thompson. he
asked IL there was No Thompson here in
Florida to 90 q like thing for DsLand
university, whereupon J ;. Turner. arose
and said: 81 now give so acres OF land L
| the DeLand university Other gifts were
made amounting 20 e.. 800.
A group Of special IS stood over the body
! OF corpse "Wednesday noon as Il Jay or
| the floor Of the Florida Southern warehouse
az Palatka. Light covering had been
| thrown over the boiy, eavlng only a pOT-
| tlon Of the face visible, which was tied up
| IN red handkerchief. The unfortunate
| man was Joe Robinson, q c9lorad fireman
| on the s.. Johns and Halifax railway, who
| IN attempting To jump from wood rack 20
| his engine fell, and the cars passed over lis
/ body, seyeriug il in two parts and cutting
1 Oft the right arm. The unfortunate man
! suffered great pain. aud lived for half an
! hour after his fatal leap. HIS body was
horribly mangled, AID was q sicEeaIcg
! sight to behold.
During the epidemic Of 1887 the custom
| OF burying people aim ST Immediately al er
| death. within three or four hours az most.
came into vogue in Tampa. Owing to the
| popularity OF the yellow fever disease. and
the warm weather existing al the time OF
its prevalence, speedy bGrlals we're cOnsld-
| cred necessary. However. there seems 70
be disposition 70 keep the custom up now,
waen no good reason exists for any undue
| haste The Journal suggests that the
| people come back 70 the old custom, and
that undue aud unsafe haste Il the matter
Of funerals be discarded. l. feels sure that
the present custom is not kept up owing L
any lack Of respect for the dead. but it Is
owiag 10 the force of habit.
Among the objects Of interest at st.
Augustine which are Of great attraction to
the tourist and antiquarian, is the old house
" lch stands on 81. Francis street. near tn
United States barracks. The legend Of its
being the oldest house ill St. AuguSune,'
which has been told to. every inquisitive
stranger, has been proven bsyOnd posi-
bilty Of a doubt to be the truth. The
house was purchased in 1852 by its
present owner, Dr.. Carver, from Mrs.
Alvarez, a native Of st. Augustine,
and who is still living. Her husband,
who occupied the house during his lifetime
held tue position Of recorder, when florida
was in the possession If the Spanish gov
eminent, and retained the position for some
| years after the change OF flags, an event
| which Mrs. Aware distinctly remembers
| 1t mad b en- in possession of the family from
| the date of its erection, which from records
| obtained by Rev. Father BottOlachiO in
| visit to Rome appears TO be about the year
| 1890. The old map Of st. Angus inc in pos
session of Capt. Vim. Black, wac is in
charge Of the government engineers sta
| toned here, show that at that date the
! Augustine boosted Of but four streets,
| Charlotte street leading from the fort St,
| George street leading TO the city gates,
Maine and S.. Frauc,s streets. The pres
| ent barracks were then used as a mon
| astery. Until a few years ago q
crooked and old looking da.e palm over
hung the wall in the east side Of the build
| ing. This was 10 doubt almost as old as
the house itself and was q source Of great
| pride to DR.. Carver, who would have re-
| fused princey sum for it, TIE cold win
ter Of 1885 killed it, and all that remains of
1t is the decayed trunk, which will soon
disappear The doctor, who is an enthu-
siastic antiquarian, purchased the builaiag
| in order to insure its preservation. He ha,
made it habitable, and 1t Is now the most
unique aud artistic home in the city. The
interior of the building is ceiled and paneod
with curly pine in its natural state, and,
! being luxurously furnished, has an appear
ance of taste and comfort.
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