The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-06
FLORIDA.

The Mary Disston has secured the con-
tract for carrying the mail from the Mana
tee river to Tampa.
Sam Loong, Chinese lsundryman OF
Key West, had $500 stolen from him last
week, and then had fight, in which he
came out second best.
The Braidentown board of trade com.
mittee has found Z, 1926, SIP pounds of freight
that had been shipped to aud from the river
during the past two years, and say that
they are only about half done
There are whisperings of soma important
real estate transactions in the air surround
ing Magnolia. A big hotel keeper from the
Ancient City was around making inspec-
tions at the Magnolia hotel lately.
At Titusville, Tuesday, Marion E. Gruber
fractured his right arm between the elbow
and wrist. In getting out of buggy near
his residence he slipped or missed his foot
ing, his entire weight coming upon the
right arm.
Capt. j. O. Stewart has sold his place
south of Rocklege to Mr. Edgerton OF Kan
sas for 200. On Monday he purchased
on Main street, Titusyille, the restaurant
building belonging TO c. Z. King, the con-
sideration being $1,000.
The clgarmakers at C. Sora's cigar fac
tory at Key West, struck Tuesday on &C.
NOuIb Vi blACli QiSilht W bL6 uuueT-iOTtIudU
over them upstairs" However, this was
soon settled by the manager, who dismissed
the obnoxious foreman.
The coa-Rockledge Methodist Episco-
pal Sunday school, which was organized in
February last, has now rs members en-
rolled, with an average attendance Of 81
AT Titusville there are u enrolled, with al
average attendance of over so.
E. H. Cato of Key West laid off about
$50 of his cigar-makers Saturday evening
and few more suffered the same fate Tues
day. They are only temporarily discharged
and will be re-employed as soon as the new
crop of tobacco comes in, which will be in
ten days.
The old fish house and wharf at the foot
of Polk street at Tampa has been removed
1t Is understood that the South Florida Rail.
road Company, which has a lease of the
water lots from that point as far down as
the city bridge, proposes to make a sea wall
and reclaim large extent of land.
Walker, Evans & Cogswell, of Charles
ton, have been awarded the contract to
build the iron vaults for the county of Put
nam, to be completed within thirty DAYS, at
a cost of 81, OS5. These vaults will be
placed either in the court house building or
the wing, as the committee may decide.
The city council of Sanford, at their
meeting Monday night, decided to bond the
town for $4,000, $3S, 800 OF which is for
drainage and $40. 900 for school houses. An
ordinance is to be drawn up, and the ques-
ton submitted to the people at an election
to be held for that purpose. 1t will require
two-thirds vote to carry the election in
favor Of bonds,
Miss Gideon and Mrs Dorsey, who live
about three miles southwest of Barlow
while picking berries asst weak in rho woods
found an Indian jug buried a few inche.
beneath the surface. 1t holds about six OF
eight quarts and is well preserved. The
old settlers say that the Indians make these
Jugs by spreading clay on a coil of rope
The sides of this one are rugged as though
this were fact.
The Rev. Joseph R. BROKER, who was
living near Green Cove Springs for forty
years, and who had attained the ripe old