The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-01
FLORIDA.

Honey peach trees are in bloom at San
ford.
The Philadelphia Base Ball Club, under
the management Of Harvey Wright, will
be in Jacksonville next week.
1t is the intention of the Plant Invest
ment Company to put on a new steamer
between Mobile and Port Tampa.
A ball will be given at the opera house,
Silver Springs Park, on Monday evening,
March 4, in honor of the Inauguration of
the republican President, Benjamin Harri-
son.
| Harry Crowder, who was injured by the
cars at Orlando and removed to the railroad
| hospital at Sanford, Is progressing favora
oily. 1t was found necessary to amputate
his leg between the ankle and knee.
Randall Pope,of Madison intends to estab-
lish a banking business at that place at no
distant day. In the meantime, the recorder
announces that he will perfect his knowl
edge Of the business in a Jacksonville bank
The water has burst through the levee
which Mr.. Ricard had thrown up on the
south and east sides of his beautiful grove
southeast of Sumterville, and has inundated
quite large portion Of Nj. A. Cassidy's
cabbage crop.
The governor has appointed the follow
ing gentlemel as successors to the present
city commissioners of Pensacola: w. D.
Chipley, $. K. Mallory, f. G. Brent, A. V.
Clubbs w. A. s. Wheeler, j. c. Keyser,
and j. NJ. billiard.
Mrs. L. w. Halford and Miss Jeanette
Halford, wife and daughter of E. w.
Halford, private secretary to Gen Harri-
son, left Orlando yesterday Or Washington,
which will be their home for the next four
years. They have many friends in Orlando.
Jacksonville Metropolis: T. B. Cesar,
one Of the Oldest molders in the state, has
just finished molding cylinder head for
the steamer r. l.. Mabey, at T. Murphy's
machine shop. The casting weighs about
$50 pounds, and it is fine piece of work
manship.
At meeting of the Bar Association of
Orange county held Tuesday night it was
agreed to give a banquet at an early day,
TO which the bar of the Seventh judicial
circuit is to be invited. At that time there
will also be organized an association of the
bar for the whole circuit.
Hester Gibbs, a colored woman employed
by Mrs. w. A. White of Orlando, made a
mistake Tuesday which came near causing
her death. She wished TO take a dose Of
quinine, and in some way got hold of
package OF morphine. DR.. Butt was called
in, and by vigorous methods succeeded in
preventing her from falling asleep and SO
saved her life.
J. II. Mckinney Of Sigh has curiosity
in the shape of Sicily lemon. Several
years ago be placed Sicily lemon bud in a
sour orange stock. 1t grew vigorously and
is now bearing. Some time ago a sprout
came up from the roots of this sour stock
and bore perfect lemon of the above va
riety--a proof conclusive that sour trees
will bear Sicily lemons, even without bud.
The case of John Pragg vs.. the city of
Orlando, in which the plaintiff claims dam
ages of $1,000, was argued at Orlando
Wednesday. This action arose from the
city having, in the fall Of 1887, removed, as
a nuisance, the stock of animals, etc,
which John Pragg, better known as Cheap
John, had in a building on Orange avenue,
where he ran museum. The jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff with $500
damages
Several parties about Orlando have a
number Of sandhill cranes which are per-
fectly tame and roam at will about the
houses. Maj Foster has had four Tor some
time, and Tuesday evening one was flying
over-a wild one-which, after circling
around for while, lig hted among the tame
ones and remained till night, when it flew
away. Wednesday morning early it re-
turned, and is now with the tame ones and
perfectly at home.
At Palatka Thursday night burglars en-
tered the room OF Capt. j. f. Lucas, al his
boat house, opened the combination of his
safe, and robbed him of 500 in ca h and
81, 800 worth OF diamonds The loss Of So
900 is a great blow to Capt. Lucas there
having been among the valuables articles
that money cannot replace; one being
diamond ring presented TO him by young
lady whom be saved from drowning in the
st. Johns river several years ago.
While a party of gentlemen from the
Alcazar we're strolling on the Jackso vile,
81. Augustine and Halifax River railroad
track near st. Augustine Tuesday, they had
a narrow escape from being run over by
one OF the trains from Jacksonville. They
cleared the track, but as it was they turned
about in time TO see three fine cows hurled
lnto the air as quick as lightning. One Of
the cows was discovered to possess three
broken legs, but the other two esca, ed with
out injury. The owner Of t lost COW says
he viii bring suit against the road for da ~
ages The gents have been thanking their
stars for their good fortune all day.