The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-02
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Shackleford Strange of Palatka died
Thursday.
Nearly all the lemon crop on Lake Weir
has been shipped.
The state normal college at DeFuniak has
nearly 100 scholars.
Forty-three deaths and thirteen births
occurred at Jacksonville last month.
At La Grange, Tuesday night, the train
killed bunch Of four valuable cattle.
Efforts are being made looking to the es.
Enlistment of cigar factory at Gaines
VILE
E. c. Post will begin the publication of
the Palatka Daily and Weekly Times next
week.
The American steamship Blackstone, re-
ported hbelled at Pensacola, has settled all
claims against her.
Hope Hook and Ladder Fire Company
has been admitted to membership in the
department at Pensacola.
T. D. Eddy was killed by a train on the
track between Summerfield and Watula.
Hc was formerly a resident of Belleview.
The sloop-yacht Naiad will race any boat
on Lake Worth for a purse of $25 side
and meet the competing yacht at Eden or
Waveland
Bishop Weed is expected to return to
Palatka to-day. The bishops residence is
being fitted up, and will be occupied by his
family this season.
Robert Mccullough recently killed a
panther at Louis Coleman's cattle ranch
across the river from La Grange, that
measured feet in length.
There were 81 entrances of vessels at
Jacksonville last month, of which IL were
steam aud sail. In September there were
only 10 entrances-S of each class
LIS rumored among the Ybor Citvites
that men are to be sent from Key West to
burn up Ybor City. Two extra police are
out in that ward, armed with Winchesters.
The street railroad at Pensacola was sold
Thursday. The new company will improve
and extend tGe line through several i'm
portant streets now without car line
service.
Prof. j. w. Moore, principal of the Pa
iatka Heights academy, has resigned his
position and will go TO Omaha, Neb, where
he is to enter Ernest Rial 81 Co.. real estate
and investment CO mpany.
Fifty thousand dollars was subscribed at
Pensacola ThursdaJ for the establishment
OF furnace to manufacture steel pig from
South American ore, broug ht lere as return
cargoes by vessels carrying export coal.
A Palatka dude who became sentimental
one night recently asked a young lady for a
| little osculatory exercise. She politely in
formed him that she was too young. and
not out in society, aud therefore could not
respond.
The Mauatee Cattle Company, of which
Senator King of DeSoto county is president.
has cattle range of $50 square miles
located 10 Manatee, DeSoto. Brevard, Lee
and Dade counties, and has about 200. 900
head of cattle.
| Two hundred and twenty arrests were
made by the police force of Jacksonville
last month. OF this number 100 were white
persons and 100 colored. Fines were i'm
posed to the amount of $1,475, and $579 Of
it was collected.
Mrs. Mary E. Bryan, the well-known
literary Florida lady, now residing in New
York, is in Atlanta She is in splendid
health and is looking WELL After a short
stay in Atlanta, she will come to Florida on
a visit to her mother and sister, who reside
in Jefferson county.
| +. 5. Hodges of Satsuma, who was the
contractor on the Jupiter and Lake Worth
railroad, visited Indian river last week. he
made trip to New York City ere be could