The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-01
FLORIDA.

| FLORIDA.
President Cleveland is unable to visit
| Ocala on this trip.
H. c. Denton Of Gainesville is kept busy
collecting state and county taxes
| Senator Pasco arrived at his home at
| Monticello week ago, from Washington.
1t is claimed that the lumber business
turns loose at Pensacola every week 81, 600
Monticello wants band and a board of
trade. A market house and a loan and
building association are also talked of.
The Strengthening Of the Florida Southern
railroad, between Gainesville and Rochelle,
will shorten the distance about two miles
and a half.
D. E. Cooper has just added to his mills
at Gainesville 81, 800 worth of new machin-
cry, cor siSting of the latest patent, s. A.
Woods fast feed flooring machine, and a
timber ripping saw.
At Gainesville, Thursday, Philip Miller
closed a contract with d. E. Cooper for the
immediate erection Of a "a, 500 residence on
the lot just south of where he now resides
on East Main street.
AT Gainesville c. s. Durliug is getting
up twelve refrigerator cars at the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western wards for the
transportation of berries. These cars will
be handled by the Savannah, Florida and
Western company.
The prizes have been awarded In Ocala's
baby show. In the first class, aged to IS
months, the prize went to the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Sanders. In the
second class, aged IS to 35 months, the
victorious baby was Willie Ella D0wling,
who had recently arrived from Alabama
with his parents.
The First National Bank of Gainesville.
Fla, commenced business last June. On
To-, I hax id Is -.
profits to surplus account. besides charging
OFF part of their premium account, etc.
Since commencing their business has stead
lily increased. Their profits at this tins
show they are doing a thriving and profita-
bic business, not having lost one cent sin CO
commencing.
Judge David Walker opened court at
Quincy on Monday last, and charged the
grand jury TO make a thorough investiga-
ton into the liquor traffic, as it had been
told him that there was more whisky sold
than before the county went dry"
wednesday the grand jury had large
crowd of witnesses before them, and ii is re-
ported on the streets that they have indicted
one or two parties who have been looked
upon with suspicion.
At Pensacola Friday, the papers were
placed in the sheriff's hands and the stock
of j. h. Simon & Co., clothing, was at
tached at the instance of M. Levy, the sum
in iuteres- being $780, II is understood that
sir. Levy has other claims, amounting in
the aggregate TO about 50, 200, which will
be presented in due time, and that attach
ments from Mobile and New Orleans will
be along to-day. Mr.. Levy's action'is against
the stock Of j. II. Simon a. Co., for &C
count OF Simon q Co., whom j. II. Simon
q Co. succeeded.
T. 7. johnson, the Settle river bridge guard
on the Florida Railway and Navigation
railroad, who had a carload OF lumber run
upon him from a moving train on Friday
morning last, and who was taken to Quincy
Tor treatment. died Wednesday morning at
the DUPONT house from the effects Of hav-
ing his leg amputated. He never rallied
after the operation. He was about 40 wears
II age, but in feeble health. His widow
feels very much hurt at the action of the
railroad company, as they have not done
ANYTHING at all toward helping her in this
sad affection. She is poor woman and has
large family. She will no doubt 90 into
the courts for redress.
Columbus Drew Of Jacksonville, an old
newspaper man, has a copy of the East
FLORIDA Herald, an old paper published in
-. Augustine in 1874 In this issue the
editor attacks the city authorities for allow
I < the screech owl TO screech in the streets,
IL also gives an account Of a duel fought in
- n. 4uls y per ueh i Tue ATticle
An Affair Of Dishonor.n Il contains a
proclamation Of William Duval on the re-
port Of a committee for selecting q seat OF
government, besides numerous items Il
interest aud now Of historical value. The
seat OF government was then at Pensacola,
and previous to that it had been at st.
Augustine. Five dollars per annum was
the price for this weekly PAPER Runaway
slaves we're advertised for, &c.
Sanford Mascotte: S. F. Keely is about
to put in a system Of irrigation on his grove
at Crystal Lake, the late experiment at