The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-22
FLORIDA.

meet at Orange City in January.
A howl about the horrible mail service is
heard all along the line from Tampa to Sa-
vannah.
Marshal Hull of DeLand has resigned, and
Jonathan Unison has been appointed his
successor.
It was rumored at Pensacola Thursday
that George $. Wells had been appointed
collector of customs at that ulace-
Jerry Downs. Western Union line re-
pairer. Killed very large red fox at Sweet
water, on the Florida Southern ailway,
last Tuesday.
Rev. {. L. Pattillo, racently pastor of
Miccosukie Metoo list church, has been
transferred to the Georgia conference, to be
stationed at Austell.
Postmaster eYarman, has purchased
the Campbell house at Orange City for
81 800. 1t cost 5000. The house has
been renova ted throughout.
A rumor was brought to Key West last
week by a cattle schooner from Havana
to the effect that the Madrid govern
meat will increase the export duty on
tobacco.
Hon. John F. White, judge of the Third
Judicial circuit, has been sitting in the
supreme court at Tallahassee the past week
in a number of cases in which Judge II. L.
Mitchell was disqualified.
The Carpenter hummock on Lake Ham
ilton, near Winter Haven, has recently
been purchased by l.. n. Polk, an ex-
perienced nurseryInan, who will improve it
at once, and set out 40, 600 trees.
W. F. Paige, proprietor of che Seminole
hotel at Winter Park, arrived Wednesday
night from the north, accompanied by his
help, and will have the hotel in readiness
for opening by the first of the year.
The Rock divorce case, which has been
pending in the courts at DeLapd for over a
year, has about come to an end. The evil
dence is all in, consisting of nearly 10000
words, and decree will soon be given.
Messrs. Alexander & Stuart have just let
contract for the building of another cot
tage, costing about 5000, on their place on
Camp Branch, south of Homeland, Polk
county. They have just completed one pretty
cottage.
The appropriation for Notifications now
before congress includes SIS, 900 for Fort
Marion. When the bill passes, as it will in
all likelihood, the guns which are now lying
around the fort will be mounted, and put
in their places, and other improvements
made
The tower Of the new palmetto factory at
Fernandina is sixty feet from the ground,
aud an extensive view can be had from the
u
Nassau City are in sight. Ats the head of
Cashen creek many oyster beds are disclosed
at low tide.
Efforts are being IN ade to secure another
bank for Tampa. 1t Is proposed to make
the capital stock 100000, one-fourth Of
which is to be subscribed by Tampa people,
and the balance by New York capitalists.
Ii the movement is successful, an aoundan nee
of money is promisted at 6per cent.
n
veyed ALI his property to trustees for the
benefit of his creditors 1t is not an assign
rnent, but simply trust. Capt. Reed
desired to get out of business. and take that
rest from business and cares and perplexi-
ties which his advanced age requires.
Ben Burney, who shot and killed jim
Roach Doth colored) in Saulter's saloon, in
Fort Brooke, last Saturday, was given his
preliminary examination before Justice
Donovan at Tampa Wednesday. He was
committed to jail without the benefit of
bail to await the action of the grand jury
B. j. Grooms of Palatka, assigned Wednes-
day. The assets, consisting of real and
personal property, stock in trade, ETC.,
amounts to Sc, 49j. The property was
figured at low rate, and it is thought
with careful management will pay out the
entire indebtedness, amounting to 81, 002 "a.
Frederick A Garrison is made the assignee,
and gives bond in the sum of $l3, 600.
The schedule on the Plant steamship line
has been changed so that three trips will be
made between Tampa and Havana each
week, instead OF two trips as heretofore.
The Mascotte and Olivette will perform the
service. The schedule will be as follows:
Leaving Tampa Mondays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, and arriving at Havana
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Mondays. Re-
turning, leave Havana Mondays. Thurs
days and Saturdays, arriving at Tampa
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Gen. Casey, chief of engineers, has sub
mitted to congress through the Secretary
OF War the report of the survey of Sara
sofa bay, made under the supervision of
Capt. Black, by order of congress. The
survey included only those portions of the
bay in which the channel depth was less
than five feet; that is to say, at Palma
Sofa pass, at Long bar, south of Longboat
inlet. and between the north edge of Man
grove and Casey's pass. The proposed i'm
provement contemplates the opening of a
channel 5 feet deep and 100 feet wide
through Sarasota bay, from Tampa bay to
Sarasota, and feet deep and 20 feet wide
to Casey's pass. at an estimated cost of
$37, 500.
At Pensacola, few months ago, Capt
| William Folker, purchased the con-
demned British bark Hypatia
| lie sent The vessel to dock at Bagdad,
where, with but one or two weak spots, she
was found to be as sound as one of his silver
dollars, from stem to stern, from keelson to
deckplank. Freights were ruling high. He
at once secured a charter, repaired aud re-
fitted his ship, and had her loaded with
timber and lumber. He has an S11 200
freight in her. The freight is insured,
Should the ship GO to the bottom he will be
out not cent Should 8 e reach her des-
tination he is the vessel richer He will
have fine bark that will have cost him
nothing. Now he has drawn $4,000 in a
lottery.
The Secretary of the Treasury has sub
mltted report TO congress giving the
opinion Of the comptroller of the treasury a.
to the accounts between the general govern
ment and the state of Florida. In bri=f the
report shows that Florida clai rs s26S, 10S
for suppressing Indian hostilities between
the years 1856 and 1860, and $21, 6S5 during
the year 1S49. OF these amounts $245, OF
and Sl6,9l3 respectively have been proven
Agal st these Sums the government has
set-oH of S72, AS for the direct tax anC
S132,O for the Indian trust fund Tn,
comptroller is of the opinion that under tn
recent decision of the United States suprem
court the direct tax cannot be used as a set
of. The comptroller suggests two ways
both or which are equitable, of computing
interest, and concludes that under the on
the federal government owes the stat
S564.954, and under the other $42l $50.