The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-21
FLORIDA.

There is talk Of wood wor king factory
at Mariana.
The cotton gin at Macclenny is running
at its full capacity.
The Gainesville furniture factory is taxed
to its utmost to fill orders on hand and
coming in.
Quails seem TO be more numerous around
Sumtervllle this season than ever before
Other birds and game are also plentiful
T. w. Lakin is erecting a two-story cot
tage on College avenue, Macclenny, for
| Mrs. Hammond of st. Charles, H. The
building is to cost 81 400.
w. L. Whitfield of Live Oak, who was
acting mayor during the epidemic, has
bought the right, title and good will Of the
| Levy County Times, of Bronson.
The following corporation officers were
duly elected at Milton last week. E. o.
Holly, mayor; s. Fl. Cleghoru, marshal;
John Carlowitz, clerk and treasurer.
The Methodist church seems to be -four
ishing in Florida in spite Of yellow fever
and other disasters. It's membership has
increased during the past year over l 200
James A. Harris of Cita is in Ocala aud
has begun the shipment Of oranges from his
mothers Mrs Sarah A. Harris grove on
Orange avenue. 1t will yield fully 1900
boxes.
AZ hllALOl Ldtst w buLeSldTt Wull6 non. 4.
J. Perriuot and George A. Creary were en-
joying boat ride, a squall struck the boat
and turned her bottom up. The consequences
was a good wetting.
The hard times are being'ranidly stamped
out in Macclenny. The books of Agent
Collins of the Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton Company show receipts at this office
up to date at the rate of over $500 per
month
The last three outstanding bonds Of Fer
nandna were taken up aud satisfied by
Treasurer Kydd last Friday. These bonds
would have been redeemed two years ago
had it not been for the fact that there was
some litigation about them, they having
been misplaced by the original owners aud
got into other hands. Interest on them was
suspended June 30, 1856. The total amount
called for TO redeem them amounted to
1928.
The Gambler, Fla, corr espondent Of the
MORNING News, Jan. 10, writes as follows:
Market gardeners are planting largely II
Irish potatoes this season. The Peen-To
peach orchards here are now beautiful
sight, covered with bloom. The prospects
are good for heavy crop. J. c. Benjamin
OF Lafayette, Ind, IS planting out five
acre grove in town. Tourists and settlers
are arriving here on nearly every train.
The real estate market has been particu-
larry active the past week, several tracts Of
desirable property changing hands at good
prices +. W. Aguew, the merchant prince
OF Ocala, has decided to place bis fine prop
erty between Lake Bower and town on the
market. It will be laid of in five and ten
acre lots and sold. A great deal Of rain has
fallen fOF the past month for this time Of
year and the lakes are rising rapidly.
The Cedar Keys, Fla, correspondent,
Jan Is writes: Prominent among the
recent arrivals are the following: J. Kraus,
vice president and general manager Of the
Eagle Pencil Company Of New York: DR..
j. ). Friedrich, member Of the American
and New York Academy Of Sciences: G..
NJ. Goldsmitn, president and j. Hoffman,
general superintendent ~ the American
Pencil Company also II New York; II. c.
Benson, Of the Eagle Pencil Company is
also here. f. A. Berry, general superiuten-
dent Of the Eagle Pencil Compauy's works
here, arrived safe last Saturday from his
visit % New York and Main. This story
Of the shipwreck OF the schooner Hunt, and
sutferings Of himself and the crew is both
interesting and pathetic. All were saved
Three vessels are loading lumber at the
Fennimon mills. Two for foreign ports.
Lovely weather
AT special meeting, held Wednesday, Of
the pilot commissioners and port wardens
OF Pensacola to investigate the causes OF
bark Orient and tho ship Ca1ute, a full
board was present After investigation the
board reported as follows: The pilot com
mlssioners and port wardeus on investiga-
ton Of the collision between the British
bark Orient and the ship Canute, called by
Capt Collins Of the bark Orient, claiming
damages for $500 Of Pilot Frank Smith,
after duly considering all evidence be-
fore Us report as follows: |. We
find Pilot Smith erred when, In his
judgment, he thought sufficient hauser ont
and ordered the mate 70 fasten the same,
and then allowed 40 master Of the tug to
override his judgment and gave him more
hauser. In our estimation allowing more
hauser 70 the steamtug was the cause Of the
collision 2. the ship was on the ground
and the pilot should have know he mad to
depend on the tug to steer his vessel as she
could not answer her helm. g. As regards
the amount Of damages we eau give no
opinion, as the survey. called by the cap
tain Of the Canute on US as Port Wardens,
was cancelled by the advice Of the British
| consul.