The morning news., 1889-03-28
FLORIDA.

The Ocala Banner will probabl suspend
its daily sue to-day.
Mr. Chew of New Upsala, a nephew Of
Bishop " nipple, is dangerously Ill with can
Ger of the bowels. and but little hope is en-
tertained of his recovery.
The orange trees about st. Augustine are
now loaded with bloom, i'd all the air is
heavy with the sighs of orange blossoms
and the men who take care Of 'em.
A petition is being circulated throughout
the Sanford district for the formation If a
new line Of TRANSFORMATION TO the north
which will use the Eastman ventilated and
heater cars
The bonds Of Orlando for the funding of
the city debt, $4,000, ard the bonds for
school purposes, 1900, have been taken at
par by Splitter a Co.. bankers and brokers'
Of Boston, Mass.
The Alcazar at st. Augustine will be
open all summer. The rooms will b. fitted
up purposely for the summer months, and
other changes will be made to make the
place attractive as summer house.
The Quincy Herald SAYS that Jack z.
Dav ison will succeed Mr.. Munroe as post
master when the Harrison o ltical ak fails
DR.. j. K. A. Davidson is said TO be an asp-
rant for the office Of surveyor general of
the state.
the city force OF Apalachicola, and is clean
ing out the bitches and putting he city in
a sanitary condition as fast as possible.
Mr.. Van Horn reports some Of the bitches
in horribly filthy condition, but he hopes
by hard work TO soon get them in cleanly
condition.
Will Stebbins of Manatee, il going to his
grove on Bowlees creek saw a couple of
cattle with horns locked. Ho with great
difficulty sep rated them. One fell down
exhausted, while the other walked away.
Fron the condition of the animals, anl the
wounds made in their fight, it would ap-
pear as though they nad been locked for a
week
Palatka Herald: A. Merwin has turned
out to be christian scientist. A fee of S.
ls charged for ell cures. We can see where
the science comes in, but as for the other
part we taIl t. see it. A man out at Fran
els was very sick the other day Mr.. Mer-
win called on him, aud when be entered the
sick mans door, said: "Wilt thou be made
wholeT A week later the sick mans
death was announced.
Col. E. q. Peyton, of the famous Green
brler White Springs hotel, Greenbrier, w.
Va, had recently IAN opening" of the new
Detroit at st Petersburg, which was very
pleasant and successful event. Col. Peyton
proposes to keep open the year round and
make the hotel place Of summer resort on
the west coast, so that Floridians who have
been in the habit Of going north may re-
main here and doubtless enjoy themselves
as we'll at far less expense.
Messrs Schroeder & Bon, having leased
what is known as the Seegar store room.
and all the upper part of the T. B. Nathans
building, In Quincy, are using them for
tobacco store room and packing house
az ant Han rA. m
OF leaf tobacco, purchased by Hans Goetz
in Gadsden and Columbia counties, aud are
having 1t assorted, stripped and stemmed
carefully, cured and packed by force OF
eighty hands, composed of sixteen Ger
man men and women, and sixty-four
negroes, most Of them being girls and boys.
st. Augustine Ne,OS: We heard a gentle
man OF wide experience remark recently
that there should certainly be a signal STA
ton on Anastasia Island, and he gave his
reason. When coast bound vessels are pass
ing here they do not come in sight of land
from st. Augustine to Hatteras IL signals
were displayed near the lighthouse vessels
would be greatly benefited. He also
thought 1t an excellent reason why his har-
Dor should be improved that thousands of
south bound vessels sail for the st. Angus
tine light. Another gentleman suggests
Lhat 10y properly reprepresentiug the matter
TO the marine boards, insurance companies,
ETC., the signal station could be secured.
RAYMOND, the convicted forger, came
very near making good his escape from the
jail at Orlando on Saturday. During the
lay he is given the liberty, like all other
prisoners. except those condemned for capt.
al offenses, of the corridor, and while out
n the corridor succeeded in saving enough
)ars of one of the windows in two to make
lis escape into the yard, from which he was
by Deputy 4. w. Anderson. Ray
nond says be has been engaged in cutting
he bars for ten Gays, but Sheriff Anderson
avs that this is not so, as he has only had
he liberty of the corridor for a few days.
Had he had the liberty of the corridor at
night, he would certainly have made good
us escape, but every night all prisoners are
ecurely locked in the cells.
At the late meeting in Pensacola of the
irand Lodge Knights of Pythias the fol
owing officers were elected and installed
or the ensuing year: c. L. Billings, p. G. |
=. Jacksonville; NJ. M. Belisario. G.. c.
c. B. Parkhill. G. V. c., PEN |
lcola; Max Myerson, q. p, Sanford. Abe |
Daniels, q: NJ. f, Pensacola: w. H. Lati- |
Ter. G. X. Of r. and y, Ia wares; w. r. |
D'Neill, g. NJ. A, Orlando: B. +. Bowen. |
!. l. e., Palatka; w. ID. Finlayson. G.. o. |
T.. Key West OF the abov., NJ. NJ. Bell |
lrio, &. b. Parkhil and w. II. Latimer |
'ere reelected. Messrs. c. L. Billings of |
jacksonville and n. Woodbridge Of Cedar
Neys were chosen as Representatives TO the |
lpreme lodge. j. George White of Pensa-
ola was elected grand trustee.
A meeting Of those interested in the es-
bllshment ct a cold storage houss at Or
indo, met al the Rogers building Monday |
or the purpose of bearing j. G. Kimballs |
xplanatlon of the system aud the plan he |
roppses. About twenty of Orlando's |
rominet citizens were present. Z. j. Reel |
pas elected chairman, aud II. W. Greet
am acted ms secretary. Upon motion of |
Vat Poyntz a committee was appointed |
onsistng of Judge C. G. Butt, NJ r. |
iariSs aud Gordon X. Rogers, to arrange a
INSCRIPTION he ding and canvass for sub.
criptions This Committee was instructed
0 report 20 an adjourned meeting. The |
aptal stock Of the company is expected TO
g $4,000, Of which s2j, 900, or one-half. is
sked OF the citizens Of Orlando.
The Tavares Herald has seen n letter
7ritten by Comptroller Barnes to a citizen |
( Lake county, in which the comptroller |
Expresses the following opiuion, which will |
e OF general interest: AS 70 relieve prom
rty OF the apparent cloud caused by illegal !
AK sales viii say that such sales can be
asily set aside by applicants TO the court
nd the costs recovered from the purchaser
I the illegal tax certificate; but il would be |
asier to have the holder OF sucn |
aN certificate or decd issued
aereon TO qiit claim to the owners. and [ |
ave no doubt he would gladly d. so, as he
an get his money back from the state.
he tax assessor can be sued on his bond