The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-16
FLORIDA.

Nearly all the cucumber patches at Sen.
side have been destroyed by the striped
worm
No new cases of fever have DEVELOPED at
Key West, and the city is being thoroughly
| cleaned.
The weather department at Washington
VIII establish signal service station at
Tarpon Springs.
Money orders aud postal notes have been
Tor sale at the postoftice at Tarpon Springs
| since Monday last
Large quantities of pine and cedar arc
| accumulating at the Clyde dock in Fernan-
dina for New York
Ii Is now stated at Washington that the
Pensacola collectorship will probably be
taken up and settled bsfore another week
rolls around
large amount of wreckage was carried
INTO Fernandina harbor Saturday by the
tide. 1t is supposed to be from wrecked
schooner near Brunswick
An order adopted last week by the board
OF public instruction compels the chill
dren to go TO the school in their respective
district, and not into others.
The Knights of Honor have paid to Mrs.
Ieliulah Weller of Tallahassee So. 900. The
death of Mr.. Weller was the first to occur
In the knights of Honor at Tallahassee.
The plastering Of the new hotel at Dune
din Is nearing completion, and Mr.. Brown
expects to see the work end about next
Wednesday. The interior work will then
receive attention, and Dec / will see the
house ready for occupancy.
c. j. Rodenmaker, a celebrated chemist
OF Louisville, KY, gives the following
analysis of the composition of phosphate
rock in 100 parts found in Citrus county =.
Phosphate of lime 5000; carbonate of lime
ESQ, chloride of lime 80, fuoride of lime
O.9O; silica 07.90. Total, 100.
F. j. Allen, city marshal of New Au-
gustine, shot and killed a negro named
Tony James Monday. Allen was assaulted
by James with razor, the alteration
arising from the fact that the negro had
been engaged in gambling Three shots
were fired by Allen, only the last one taking
effect, causing James death. A cor
oner's jury rendered verdict of justifiable
homicide.
At Orlando, at 1918 o'clock Monday
morning, fire broke on in group of seven
cottages in Division street, on the very out
skirts of the town. The first two of these
houses, on the north end of the row, we're
owned by Mrs. Myers, widow lady; the
next one adjoining was the property of Ed
ward Burleigh of Ta9ares, while the re-
naming four belonged to C. A. Boone. The
fire lglnated in the kl chen of one of Mr.,
Myers houses, and scarcely any time
| elapsed before it was all abaze, it being a
light frame building. The building ad1oiu-
ing this, and owned by the same party, soon
caught fire, and it became evident that nm
| less The department we're soon able 10 pet on
| stream of water the whole row of build
ings would be reduced to ashes, After the
Burlelgh cottage caught on fire, work
was commenced on tearing down the house
next to it, In o. der to make a break and
thus check the progress of the flames This
| was partially accomplished when The hose
| arrived on the scene, and work in this direc-
| ton was stopped, in hopes that the fire
might now be subdued with water, but
! owing to the long length of hose through
which the water had to pass, little 70 c.
| could be obtained, and it had little effect. in
| putting out the flames, and SIX of the seven
| houses were burned efore the fire could
| be checked. The total loss on the building,
will be about 1900. There was no insur-
ance on Mrs. Myers building, or as far as
we can learn, on Mr.. Burleigh's cottage.
Mr.. Boone held 500 insurance on his three
burned buildings.
Gal esville Sun: The reporter of the
Sun had the pleasure of meeting w. o.
| Tison, who, in conjunction with Il. O.
Pound of this city, recently purchased
what is known as the Bixford orange grove
situated on the northeast shore of Lake
| Santa Fe, midway between the Georgia
Southern and Florida Central and Pen
insular railroads. The grove extends to
the waters edge, where boats land without
difficulty, and the dista zee to either of the
railroads can be made in a few minutes.
drive. This is one of the most desirable
pieces OF property in Alachua county. the
soil being very productive. There are on
the place, covering space Of sixty acres.
| 1910 orange trees, 500 pear trees, POO
| Kelsey plum, and large number of Japan
perslmmon and Japan plum trees
| Of the finest varieties The orange
trees are above Q years old, and Mr.. Tison
estimates that at least 5000 boxes will be
| gathered and shipped from the grove the
co ing season. All OF the fruit is of choice
variety, but the Satsuma, which is said 20
be the earliest ana hardest orange grown.
Is tue first mature M Tison has lust
sold % firm IN tbs city 5000 oranges al
! ~ cents, which is regarded as a good price.
Previous 20 pure asing this property Mr..
Iison visited ana ils ected most OF the
noted groves In South Florida, aud nowhere
found o. ange trees more healthy and yigor-
Gus than those on Lake Santa We. This
grove Wtttstoot the remA kAbe freeze of
1876 without ma 'erlai inj lry. InyestigA.
ton has clearly demonstrated ne fact hat
in no part of flIrida sill orange culture
prove more successful than nj Alaouua