The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-09
FLORIDA.

Jacksonville has about SS5, 900 of the
100000 required to build the cotton fac
tory.
Thirty-one beeves, besides other fresh
meats, were sold in the Monticello market
during the month of July.
The pear crop of jefferson county has
about been shipped. Next year there will
be twice as many pears marketed as there
were this.
Last Thursday night five large bears we're
III w. NJ. Glrardo's watermelon patch on
the Palmer place, near Monticello, and de-
stroyed fully 300 melons.
Bids for material, labsr, etc, for the
proposed new South Florida depot at
Orlando are now being advertised for by
the South Florida railroad.
At Orlando Monday, PIP pieces of prop
erty were sold by the city tax collector for
taxes. OF this number tie city bid in 1919,
thirteen pieces only being purchased by
outside parties.
The office of lady inspector at the Tampa
customs house has been abolished by the
department. The custom house force will
soon turn out in full uniforms-blue coats
and brass buttons
A. o. Buddington and Ned E. Farrell are
at Melrose to survey the ground and locate
a depot for tho Green Cove Springs and
Melrose railroad. The road will be COM
pleted i'll a short time.
Lieut.. Fish, OF the Gate City Rifles, of
Sanford, rendered his resignation at the
meeting of the company Tuesday night.
which was accepted, and J. K. Merrin was
elected to fill the vacancy.
A gentleman from Pinellas saws that n
large tobacco crop will probably be planted
on the peninsula this fall The people in
| that section contemplate erecting large
| drying and curing warehouse there and Sc
| curing the services of an expert to superin-
teud the gathering and curing of the crop.
S Woodall, proprietor of one of St Au-
gustines hotels. has been prospecting at
| Crooked lake. FULLY, Onondaga county New
| York Mr.. Woodall is a gentleman well
known in hotel circles, and his success here
has induced HIM to invest at Crooked lake,
i'll one of the most beautiful and picturesque
portions Of the Empire state.
| A gentleman from Sara Sofa was IN
| Tampa this week, and while in store his
atteation was attracted by box Of lemons
In it he recognized one of several boxes he
| had shipped but a short time before leaving
| home TO a New York fruit dealer The
! Tampa merchant supposed that they were
| imported fruit, and stoutly declared that
| they we're far superior to the Florida
! lemon
At Pensacola Tuesday. piece of timber
| topped over the matches of the British
| steamship Teutonia, took a run into the
hold by the Unshipping of the winch, and
| with crushing force caught the right leg of
| Jerry Blue, colored laborer MASKING If ALL
| out Of shape. Doctors amputated the leg
above the knee AT last accounts the man
was resting quietly, the chances seeming
! good for his recovery.
| he wheel of the steamer Echo struck
| log near Milton Monday and one blade of
| 1t was broken Off close to the hub. The
steamer took Il tow of timber in her erin
pied condition, and at Pensacola her stern
! was move out of the water for the purDose
of allowing the opposite blade t. be taken
OH to effect balance. a new wheel will
ut once be ordere T., and. pending its ar
rival, the dismenbered screw will be used
The Grand Union hotel at jacksonville
was paudora's box OF evilSslast year. and
wAel a few days ago the health officer de-
c!ared II 10 be IN an unsaniCarv condition
the city board of health ordered it closed
and 0he tenants moved out. This action
created feeling of uneasiness with a few
t!mid people, AID led to much absurd Cos
SIP. Inc facts Of the case are that the
! building has always been of late years in a
| hGhly unsatisfactory condition, and as no
attention was paid to the repeated orders of
tue health otiic that 1t be placed In proper
sanitary order, summary measures were
| thought BEST, aud it Is nov closed for tha
! summer There was not particle of sick
ness among any of the Inuates; however
/ they are all now in new quarters. the de.
nands OF public health are satisfied. and
Lhere IS not The slightest ground for appre-
] tension.