The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-22

is prominent cani-eli-t If Columbus, Ga.
FLORIDA.
/ Sumteryle is badly in need Of a first
class saw mil.
P4eu-to peach trees are in full bloom at
Green Cove Spring.
Tamna still continues to get brick at
Green Cove for its large hotel building.
Il is said a motion " i'll be made at Ocala
for new ,rlal in tue Green Hodge case.
The tax collectors books for Orange
county taxes viii be opened at Orlando on
Jan II.
Jacob SGmmerlin has sold his grove Of
eight acres in the eastern part of Orlando
for IS 0)0
The Baptist association at its meeting at
Ocala iast weak raised $1,000 for the De-
Land university.
W. J. Rast, Of Orange Springs, has thirty
orange trees on his place. from which he
has re .Iizel 500 net this season.
J. d. Tuten Of Jasper has secur- d q cou-
tract 70 furnish 200 900 No l shingles, to be
shipped to a large town in Georgia.
Un to date there have been shipoei from
the Eustis depot 1000 boxes of oranges.
and the growers estimate this is about half
the crop.
J. j. Patrick of Orlando, has j1st com
pleted a sale Of his one-half interest in the
Charleston house and OF the two Office,
occupied by Nessrs. White, Giles & Knox
and the barber shop to Jacob Summerlin
for $l2, 800
Ex State Treasurer Grill may make up
his mind to locate permanently at ITALIA
hassee. Best les becoming the owner of
valuable prop rty there, he is the head of
the city gas works, Que Of the largest bls-
ness enterprises in the city.
Tho new brick block on College and Mac
clenny avenues at Maccenuy is being ra-
p!dlv constructed and is now ready for the
second tier OF Joists. This is the only brick
building in the county except our new Jail
and the store rooms will doubtless be in de =
mand
The incorporation of the News Publish
ing Company of Pensacola, with a capital
stock Of $4,000, is announced. The incor-
porators Intend publishing a daily and
weekly paoer at Pensacola. John O'Conuor,
John c. Witt and Henry NJ. Roche are the
inc0rporator5.
c. S. Borrower, of the Florida Railway
and Navigation Company, has an old
confederate cannon which was fished out of
the harbOr at Fernandina. It weighs
about 800 pounds and will be mounted at
Mr. BORROWERS Office in memory OF Col
j. II. Thomas, the late treasurer Of the
company,
Fernandina has cause to rejoice
at her financial condition. There
is considerable surplus in the
sinking fund, more than enough 10
pay all indebtedness, and the tax roll for
1883 is now ready to be placed for collec-
ton. Altogether the outlook is very en-
couraging.
II. F. Dutton & Co. have been compelled
Il bai trip hi i-I1, onA
until they could get some cotton shipped in
order to make room for more. This firm
will ship during this week about 600 bales
OF cotton, valued at $4,000. The cotton i.
consigned principally t. eastern spinners.
Some Of II, however, will be sent across the
water to England.
Attorney GunbY, the young LAWYER Of
Orlando, VINO is 50 well remembered in
Ocala by the eloquent speeches he made in
the Marion opera house at the meeting Of
the republican state convention last fall
received an invitation to visit President
elect harrison at mis- homo IN indianapolis,
and which was accepted. The President
elect numbers the promising young attorney
among his particular friends.
The president and secretary Of the Orange
county board Of health went TO Sanford on
Saturday last and disbursed about S 4, 900 in
payment OF bills incurred for services of
inspectors, guards, etc, during the yellow
fever quarantine. There are s)Ins bills yet
to be paid by the new hoard before tho
campaign Of last summer will be finally
disposed Of. A full exhibit OF the receipts
and disbursements is being prepared for
publication
Last Tuesday was fatal day for rabbits
IN GAINESVILLE. Learning tha5 the | ng
grass and brush on the Coakley old field,
near the town, was going to be burned,
Nessrs. Carlisle, Maxey, Deli, Dr.. Ballard,
McMa1on and others armed themselves
aud surrounded the fatal enclo 'ure, pre-
paratory ~ Staying the tinid cotton tolls.
The fire began 20 run the animals from con-
callment, and then the fun ommanced-
for tho guaners. As result fifty-one
scaIps were drying in the sun the next
NOR Ing.
James Brown Of New York city, who
four years ago purchased seven and half
acres OF the Canadian grove, at the corner
OF Center street and Norton avenue, ar
rived in Eus is last Saturday for the pur-
pose Of looking after his place ana shipping
his fruit crop. THIS will consist OF about
100 boxes. Mr.. Brown believes the Navel
is the orange for profit. He says that pre-,
VlnG5 To coming 90 Florida be had barrel
shipped him ID New York from bis place,
and was offered SIG for il before /, left the
train, ald a box he sold for 50 net. lie
state, thu Nivcls re- all for from Z to 81 p
a dozen, For some time past Mr.. Brown
has offered his grove for sale FIR about
- 900, but now states that it would take
$4,000 TO buy it..
q lando Record. An attempt is being
nude o. cast cloud on the titles OF over
LOO 900 acres of lands situate in the coun-
ties VI Gran q, Volusia, st. Johns, Putnam,
BreYard and Marion. The lands viii be
offered for sale on Feb 4 next, under an
execution issued out OF the United States
court, wherein W liam II. Bennett is plain
tn aud tho southern Inland Navigation
and Improvement Company is defendant
A list Of the lands for sale may be found ~
the abstract Office. Messrs. Brya1, Butt a.
Silver and others have been employed 70
remove the cloud, and can furnish intorma-
ton as 20 the leading status OF the. case.
Sc .'ral hundred thou and acres are IN TINS
county, and those terested should see nj
once rs to whether or not their lands ara
cludod.
A short time siuce there was found skull
near Palatka that shows q most remarkable
evidence OF the death Of the subject. There
is not the Sill htest doubt but that the owner
Of that skull was young man OF about ~
years old, aud was one Of band OF men
known as the "Cow Boys Of Florida" VINO