The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-29
FLORIDA.

A good deal of real estate is changing
hands at Leesburg.
A Knights of Pythias lodge will be insti-
tuted at Middleburg in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. V. Hull of Leesburg
mourn the recent death of their infant
daughter.
A prominent gentleman of Belleview
thinks there are strong indications OF phos-
phate in that town.
1t is estimated that the acreage of bear
| ing groves on lthe Halifax will very nearly
be doubled inside of two years.
1t is reported that Parker Bowling, who
arrived in Gainesville a few days since, con-
templates operating brick yard.
The Odd Fellows Of Jacksonville have
completed arrangements for a big spread
the first Tuesday evening in January.
| A. B. Camubell Of JAG isonville was pre-
| sented with handsome set OF diamond c IF
buttons by his employees on Christmas day.
Maj A. c. McCrory died at Lagrange
| last Saturday. He was one of the oldest
aud most highly respected citizens in that
section.
At Green Cove Springs George Banks and
| Charles Dawson (colored) shot at each other
on Dec. %. Dawson died Thursday night.
Banks is in jail
Frank Steiner left Tampa Thursday
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sumo the position of general soliciting agent
for the Rome Central railroad.
Arrangements are being made for foot
ball match between the Palatka eleven and
! the jacksonville kickers, to bs played in
Jacksonville on New Years day.
Since the charge in the channel at the
Inlet at Daytona, cutting off nearly three
fourths of a mile the tide runs almost
directly into the Halifax, causing some
what higher tides.
A meeting of the republicans of Jackson
vile was held at the G. A. r. hall a few
| days ago and a committee appointed to
make arrangements for the publication of
republican paper.
Judge A. Z. Heyser was at Juno on Dec
| 10, as were also several other parties, but as
there was no court they returned, SORROW
ing, home. 1t is two years since court has
been held in that county.
w. Theodore Was of Fernandina had a
| big gobbler fattening whole month for
| Christmas, but on Christmas eve some soul
less wretch visited the coop In the darkness
Of the night and walked off with the COB
bier.
Capt. T. f. Kidwell has purchased the I'M
expired lease of J. A Miller in the Grand
View hotel at Titusville, and also all the
| furniture and property owned by Mr..
|
on Jan. l.
The second annual ball of the Fishermen's
Club Christmas night was the most brilliant
society dance ever given in Punta Gorda
and its success is greatly due to the able
management of the Chairman, T. 7. Sulh-
van, formerly of Savannah.
The new Sugar Belt railroad, so far as
completed, is fifteen miles in length, reach
ing to Narcoossee, the well-known English
colony, thence eastward to the Atlantic
| The projected line runs through one of the
finest sections of hammock land in the state.
The steam saw-mill of n. NJ Williams.
near Apopka City, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday night, and also q stable. Mr..
| Williams lost a valuable horse in the flames
| The fire Is supposed to have been the work
| of an incendiary. The property destroyed
was valued at several hundred dollars A
subscription has been started for the benefit
| of Mr.. Williams.
A rock rupposed to contain phosphate
exists in large quantities in a tract about
two miles north of Lakeland, in Polk
county. There is also fine bed of muck
adjoining it which Is said to be easily ac-
cessible and very rich. Both "flndS'' are
soou to be investigated. The vein is sup
posed to be continuation of the one Just
north and south of it.
The steam yacht Corsair of Chicago
touched at St. Andrews one day last week,
and remained until the next morning,
taking on fuel and other necessary supplies.
The Corsair is owned by l. d. Pollard of
Chicago. ILL.,, and has made the trip from
Chicago, touching at Biloxi, Miss, Mobile,
Ala, Pensacola, and proceeded on her way
TO Newport, on the ST. Marks river.
Key West Equator: Col John NJ. Bethel,
clerk of the Bahama House of Assembly,
uncle Of Hon. l.. w. Bethel of this city, and
an ex-resident of Key West, is visiting rela-
tives and old friends in the Island City.
However, he will return to Nassau in a.few
days But we are glad to learn that it is
the intention of Col. Bethel to remove to
Key West the latter part of next March or
the first of April to spend his declining
years.
The Orlando Sentinel says the results of
the Disston drainage operations are still
showing themselves at Lake Tohopek aliga.
at the head of which Klssimmee is situated.
Notwithstanding the excessively wet
weather Of last autumn, the general fall in
the waters of the lake mas been foot or
more the last six months, in addition to the
previous fall Of five or six feet. This tends
still further to reclaim the valuabl alluvial
lands TO the southwest Of KiSsimmee
Tuesday night Cuban in Ybor City
thought it would be a good joke to give a
fire alarm and sse the faithful "bomberos'
have a run. So be rang the bell at one of
the engine houses, and. as he expected, the
tiremea responded promptly, and he stood
by thoroughly enjoying his joke and laugh.
ing heartily. But the joke was too good to
keep, he thought, so he told his dupes how
he had sold them out.n This so enraged
them that they turned the hose on him and
gave him good ducking.
Titusville Star: Our county solicitor
James Saunders, was ali "broke upn on
Christmas morning. when he expected tc
start down to his fathers home, at Court
ney, but found that colored mau had
borrowed" his valise, shotgun, Christmas
presents, etc, and started for Enterprise or
the early morning train. He was fortunate
enough to regain possession of his property
aud secure the thief by telegraphing to En
terprise, but his spending Christmas dav al
J home was not to be enjoyed, as he wa:
obliged to remain here all day.
@Tavares Herald: Sheriff Galloway for
warded q bill for SS4, for feeding the Juror
in the case of the Peninsular Land, Trans
portation and Manufacturing Com any VS.
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Kew IVES
Railroad Compa ", to Comptroller Barne.
! for payment. The bill was approved b,
Judge Broome on Dec. 9. Comptrolle
Barnes returned the bill in a letter bear
5 ing date Dec. 81. and says: "Undej
= the law. the feeding of Jurors h
: a sheriff's fee; and in civil case. it canno