The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-10
FLoRIpA.s METROPOLIS.
Another Bond Dec.ston-An Epidemic
Of Marriages

Another Bond Dec.ston-An Epidemic
Of Marriages
JAcKsoSyILLz. FL, Jaa. e.-Auch fun
was created to-day 10 ire city By tie de-
cision OF the city council committee on
official bonds. During the epidemic ]. n.
c. Stockton Wa elected a member Of the
board Of public works 70 I'll vacancy oc-
casioaed by the death < J. L. Burch
Owing 20 the DISTURBED sta,e Of affairs, tie
committee took no action upon bis bond
Untll TO day. when they decided that
statement e f the assets and liabilities Of HI,
bondscea must accompany TIE bond before
Il would be approved OF course Mr. Stock
ton can do this, OF fur 81 any amount
required TIE action Of the county com
nl-sslo1ers in requiring ne bOndsmen Of
the uewly elected county cE1clals to furnish
statements of their assets aud Liabilities. il
would sem, IS 20 De taken as a precedent
for eli future oTc,al bond matters in this
city. TIE difference. however, Is that the
county commissioners are all democrats
Rnd i, was tier that established such re-
strictions, and the officials elected are re-
pubhcanS. In the CITY politics are reversed
The newly elected officer is democrat and
the committeeman are republican. The
affair IS considered as huge JOKE.
= MARRIAGE EPIDEMIC.
a marriage epidemic seems to have
struck jacksonville society and quick
oreaths are drawn by young society pep
pie. As the month g-oTs older cupid seer
20 be shooting with some efacf. On Jan
y. r. y. LAKE. an e.tache Of the First
National bank, wi. we'd Mss Clara Red
dag. beautiful girl Oh GAINESVILLE, Ga.
Parker Smith, another Dookkeeper, and
Miss Irene Clifton Of this city, viii be
united Jan. L.
They say Editor Carter will 20 next
The annual election Of board of trade Of
hcers Was held yesterday at the rooms of
the board. Col J. E. Hart was reelected
president, Sligo Myers vice president and
D. g. Amber second vice president. Capt.
J. ". Fitzgerald and c. 2. Rogers were
elected governors. The board of governors
viii elect secretary soon. There are a
large number Of applicants for the posi-
ton.
sUPT. DILLON AS AN ORATOR.
Supt. B. F. Dillon, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, has been nodestly
posing as silent man, but last night he
made an enyiable reputation as an orator,
and in the future, on similar occasions,
greater demands will be made on him. He
was congratulated on all sides to-day.
1t Is said that the Everett hotel win not
open this winter as all negotiations to that
effect have fallen through
The steamer Cherokee brought an enor-
nous amount offreight yesterday, amount
ing to nearly 1000 tons.
The utterances of DR.. Neal Mitchell.
president Of the board of health, at the
banquet last night, were valuable to Florl-
da, Tor he expressly stated that the dangers
Of the epidemic we're past. and that Jack
sonville was in healthier and cleaner con-
diti5n than any other city in the south.
Coming, as these words do. from the presi-
dent Of the board of health, and from a
physician who covered himself with honor
during the epidemic, southern tourists
viii feel greatly treasured in regard to
making a winter trip to Florida this season.