The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-23

w. II. Woodward, the present postmaster
at Sumterville, will move to Leesburg
about Nov. l. he has been postmaster at
Sumtervile for seven years.
Willie Boil, son Of the Tampa marshal,
was accidentally shot in the arm last Fri
day. The ball was from cat rifle aud the
wound bled freely, but is not serious.
The BrOoksviie Banking and Commercial
Company has bought a mule and wagon
and assumed the contract Of carrying the
mail from the depot to the postotiice.
The orange crop Of Hillsborough county
will fall far short Of the estimate. 1t is
safe to put it at less than half of the usual
crop, while many believe that it will not
be more than a third.
The official return Of the vote cast at the
wet and dry election in Orange county gives
a majority for selling of 453 The tax col
lector and county judge have been author
lied to issue licenses for the sale Of intoxl-
eating liquors.
At the supper and dance given by the
young ladies of the public school Of New
Augustine, last Thursday evening. they
realized about $50, which will enable them
them to buy a handsome lot of maps and
charts for the school room.
C. Benedict of Jacksonville has invented
an arm rest to be attached to telephones.
With this invention the arms enjoy perfect
sages A part of the device takes the place
of desk, so that messages can be written
down as they are received.
Adams and Holmes, two of the soldiers
at Fort Barrancas, have announced their
readiness to pull any two white men, resi-
dents of Pensacola, in working boats, one
to three miles, for $40 to S25 a side. they to
have two weeks notice. Both men are said
to be fine oarsmen. Adams is also light
weight sparrer.
A ship, now at New Orleans, has been
chartered to load coal at Pensacola for
Cuba, and commencing during the present
week there will be two coal trains run daily
from the mines to Pensacola to supply her.
The docks were tested Saturday. An en-
CINE was run W the incline and back, every
thing working satisfactorily.
At special meeting of the New Angus
tine council the folio wing restrictions were
placed upon the building OF bake ovens:
1.-The ovens must be sixty feet from any
building. The floors must be Of brick or
concrete, and the chimney or pipe to be not
less than forty feet high from the ground
floor" bakery will be run by, Mr..
Montana
Tarpon Springs Truth: Gov. and Mrs.
Stafford arrived on special from Oakland
at noon Monday. Their return to Florida
had been delayed by an excursion to the
days very agreeably, their knowledge of
the language enabling them to enter more
fully than most visitors into the details of
Mexican life. Gov. Stafford attended bull
fight, and was shocked at its coarseness and
brutality.
Ernest Ellinger, cigar manufacturer, is
down with a case of yellow fever at the
Russell house, Key West. The quarantine,
raised on Saturday, was put on again Mon
PQrtar Of
more cases, but is awaiting developments.
Mr.. Ellinger left Havana ON Sept. 81 for
New York by sea, came by rail to Key
West Oct 2, and was taken sick Monday
night in locality of the city distant from
that of former cases.
1t is claimed that Cottage Row at May
port is being gradually swept away by the
tides. Now that the jetties are being con-
structed the destruction will not be confined
simply to Cottage Row. The ocean seems
determined to enter the river at the south
end of the south jetty. Some loads of shell
and stone are being put there to prevent
the water from securing around the ietty
They will do we'll enough in fair weather.
just as soon as the jetties are high enough
to prevent the water from coming over the
letties with an inc ming tide it will GER
tainly go around them, and then all sand
banks back to the marsh must be washed
away.
Ten thousand dollars in souvenirs are to
be given away on the opening of the Florida
Sub Tropical Exposition at Jacksonville,
Thursday afternoon, Jan. 9. Following is
a partial list of souvenirs: Certified check
for $1,000; Knabe upright piano, ebonized
case, engraved panels, with stool and scarf,
5000; parlor suit, five pieces magnificent silk
brocatelle, with silk plush trimmings, $3.50:
pair diamond ear-drops, best qualify, $3.50;
walnut bedroom set, eight pieces, French
beveled mirrors, 5000; set Haviland French
china, decorated, 1875 pieces, $3.50; gents
diamond studs, 1925; gents magnificent
china dinner set, 149 pieces, 500; ladv,s
gold watch and chain, solid gold, very fine,
$S5; music box, ten airs, $75; parlor fold
ing bed, cherry finish, SOS; antique oak hat
rack, diamond French beveied mirrors, sos;
1886 other souvenirs, aggregating So
800 65.