The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-12
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA
Thomas W. Bamberger and Mr.. Brewing
ton of Baltimore are building an oyster
cannery at Apalschicola.
Last Friday night there was slight frost
In some localities in Volusia county, but it
was not severe enough to kill potato vines.
Certificates have been issued 10 the fol-
lowing Florida pension cases: Original
invalid, Hubbard r. Horton, Greenville;
reissue, Isaac Nichols, Belleview.
Hon. Don A, Pardee, judge of the United
States circuit court, has appointed H. K.
OliphaAt of Pensacola United States COM
missioner, vice F. c. Humphreys, resigned.
Messrs. Mc14ane and Yates, who were at
Apalachicola some time since prospecting
with view of purchasing a saw-mil site,
have been given the option of three very
desirable sites at a nominal cost.
IL was expected that a rector would be
at Apalachicola Nov. Is for the Trinity
church, but the gentleman who was ex-
pected has located elsewhere, and it is not
known now when the place will be filed.
Jacob Storms store at Palatka wa' burned
before day Monday morning. The building
and its contents were insured for $1,000.
The cause Of the fire is unknown. MIR.
Stern has been twice burned out within the
past year.
l.. G. Harper has sold his Turkey lake
property in Orange county, consisting of
800 acres of land, including a bearing
orange grove Of 800 trees for $4,000. He
has also purchased lot situated in the
eastern part Of Orlando for $1,000.
@. F. Walton, to whom Mr.. Nelson sold
his grove at Glencoe last week, has returned
to Cincinnati, but he telegraphed back to
Mr.. Nelson from Orange City, making
cash offer for Capt Fuford's new residence
on Hillsborough street, New Smyrna 1t is
not known yet whether the offer will be
accepted.
Sanchez & Haya, of Tampa, contemplate
enlarging their factory by the addition of
another story, which will give them room
for seventy-five more cigarmakers Their
factory now has capacity for about 225
workmen, and they are shipping on an
average twenty-five caSes-about l25,OOO-
of cigars per week.
Messrs. Colby & Cutler of Fort Myers
are manufacturing a portemonnaie or
pocketbook, made out of alligator feet.
They purchase the feet from huntcrs, who
penetrate the wilds of the Everglades, and
the almost limitless waters of Okeec1obee
lake. in search of the sauriaus They tan
the n, leaving the nails or claws intact.
Capt. w. A. Randlette was in Apalachi-
cola last week interviewing the business
men with reference to placing on the river
a new and independent line of steamboats,.
Capt Randalette reports having met
with considerable substantial enc Jurage-
rnent. he proposes to buy the steamer Lo-
tus, put her in good shape, and run her once
a week between Apalachicola and Colum-
bus. He proposes making Apalachicola his
headquarters.
1t is said that the Pensacola marine rail-
way will be ready for business by Jan. 49,
While the contract calls for ways upon
which ], 000-ton vessel may be taken out,
it is confidently asserted that not the least
trouble will be experienced in accommodate
ing ], 200-ton ship. 1t is learned also that
the company has in contemplation the
building of another railway, close adjoining
the one now being constructed, which is to
have the power Of docking q 1000 ton
vessel
The South Alabama conference of the
| Methodist Episcopal church, south, at
| Greenville, Ala, which adjourned Monday,
| made tho following appointments to West
| Florida churches: DR.. N. s. Andrews, re-
tanned as presiding elder; Rev. Luther
| Smith, Mariana; Rev. J. K. Powell, Chip
ley; DR.. w. D. Owens. ST. Andrews Row
| w. F. Arnold, Argyle; Rev. A. G. Hunley,
Milton; Rev. w. NJ. Cox, Pensacola; Rev.
d. w. Barnes, Powellton. Warrington, the
naval reservation, is placed under the care
| of the Pensacola church.
| Aho III OhhO .Jusb COL1PlSVcQ at lu0
shipyard of the Okeechobee Drainage Com
pany at Kissinmee was towed last week to
Southport. She will go through the canal
and commence the new cut from Cypress
| to Lake Kissimnlee. She is a more power
full boat than any yet put into service, and
will cut canal fifty feet wide and ten feet
deep at one operation. She is an elevator
dredge, and in fair cutting will handle over
5000 cubic yards per day. Col. Kreamer
says the work of dredging will be prose-
cuted day and night and pushed forward as
rapidly as possible.
Saturday Mr.. Manrara, of V. MARTINEZ
Ybor q Co., of Tampa, had C. Z. PARCEL
the company's supervising architect, at his
Office in consultation in regard to building
| large addition to the factory they now
occupy, or an entirely new factory. The
business of the firm has grown so rapidly
recently that their present building is en-
tirely inadequate in size and accommoda-
tons, and more room is an absolute neces
sity. This firm shipped in November 374
cases--nearly 1000, 000--of cigars, and
would probably put $50 more cigarmakers
at work If they had the room.
Tuesday II. Rosenstein, who keeps q
| small ClOfhipor cfO1.o nv, poIafow xx,barf Dar,