The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-19
FLORIDA.

Cuaumbers retail at Is cents per dozen at
Arcadia
The prohibitlonists Of Lee county are
eontesting the recent election.
The new city market building at ST. Au-
gustine is progressing rapidly.
The Florida Fruit Exchange shipped
north Saturday 400 boxes of oranges.
The Jacksonville base ball club will play
the DeLands in DeLand Saturday, Nov 23
It Is said that an 5000 organ has been
ordered for the new Presbyterian church at
st. Augustine.
VIII Allen of DeLand had the pleasure
Of picking a watermelon from his own vine
last Thursday.
The two-stCry addition to the store of
LawtoR. Oswald & Co., at Oviedo, is rap
idly going up.
There are now thirty-one students in Stet-
son hall, at DeLand, the largest number
there at any one time.
The LeConte pear trees on T. ]. Bassett's
lot at Tallahassee are loaded with half
grown fruit. This is the second crop.
DR.. Ida Frances Leggett, from the Adj
rondacks, New York, has arrived at Lake
Helen, and will open sanitarium there.
| A negro named johnson and Mrs.
| Waunn (whitel were arrested at Blake Mon
day, and have been lodged in the county
| Jail at DeLand.
At st. Augustine the Sunday law having
been adjusted there will be no further objec-
| tion to the purchase of a paper or a cigar
on the Sabbath.
| The council has discovered that st. Au-
| gustine has grown so much since the last
! assessment was made that $4,000 will not
| pay its annual expenses.
Bishop Weed will conduct services at the
| Episcopal church at Green Cove Spring on
| Sunday, Dec. l, when a class of six or eight
persons will be confirmed.
Collector Dromgoole of Gainesville was
instructed by the city council Friday morn
ing to add 3 mills to the present tax, for the
purpose Of boring an artesan we'll.
j. NJ. Jones and his force of carpenters
have commenced work on the new dwelling
to be erected at Lake Charm for the winter
home OF Bishop w. x. Nlnde, of Kansas
The first of the three mattresses for the
Anastasia Island jetty is almost ready to be
sunk. Lieut.. Gaillard is now waiting for
the stone, which will reach the works in
about ten days.
The government has built an addition to
the South Beach railroad extending from
tho Casa Marina on to the beach, With
| this ADDITION stone can be transferred from
the cars on the beach for the jetty work
A white man who gave his name as An
ton that of sailor was found dying of
! fever in the woods near Paiatka Saturday.
Death ensued soon after he was discovered.
Lieut. George Delap, officer on board the
United States revenue cutter Fessenden.
and citizen of Green Cove Spring, died at
Harper's hospital, Detroit, Mich, Friday,
| Nov. 8, from the effects of surgical
operation.
A. s. Willard returned to Palatka We'd
nesday after a thorough canvass of De Soto
and Lee counties procuring signatures to
the petition for the pardon of his brother.
he succeeded in securing large number of
signatures.
The grand master of the state of Florida.
II. w. Long and the grand secretary of
the state of Florida, Crosby Dawkins, made
their annual visit 90 the Masonic lodge at
st. Augustine Saturday night, and were
we'll pleased at the way things were run
ming.
The New York Tobacco says that the in.
surance thus far discovered on the large
factory and stock of Messrs. A. del Pine &.
Bros. of Key West, which was destroyed
by fire several days ago, will aggregate
Sill, 800 with other insurance Companies
to hear from.
At Quincy last Sunday night a burglar
entered the residence of Z. Z. Dismukes and
stole a pistol, fine gold watch, and about
! $SO In money. Inc houses OF +. L. May and
Sheriff Mitchell were entered the ssma
night and number of articles stolen.
There is no clew tU the thief
In the circuit court at Monticello. last
Monday, John L. Bryan and Lee Houston
were arraigned for the murder of a negro
named Judson Cason, whose body was
found in lime sink near Lloyd, in Octo-
Der. 1888, and Wednesday night the jury
brought in a verdict of acquittal.
At Dade City, Saturday, the several
causes in the attachments of Savannah cred
itoTs against John I. McMichael were
heard and determined in the circuit court
in favor Of the plaintiff. The assignment
was declared null and void. These cases
have become celebrated in commercial
, circles.
L 4 child Of HeenaR Swearingsn, Of Fer