The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-23

The prohibition campaign in Brevard
county was opened at Oleander Point last
week.
The election for or against licensing the
sale Of whisky in Orange county comes of
on Oct. II.
George Hunt Of the Bell River Packing
! Company, IS negotiating for an oyster
pant at Fernandina.
There were ten new industries started in
Florida last week with an aggregate cap
pital OF over 500, 900.
There is another postoffice on the west
side of Lake Worth, aud its name is Jewel.
Mrs. Fannie A. James is the official in
charge.
Pigeons are becoming nuisance in some
localities of FernandiUa, polluting the els
tern water and committing depredations on
flower gardens.
Elmer and Jerome Gerard of Orlando are
able 70 nail together ready for filling, 500
orange boxes each in a day of ten hours, or
| LOO per day for the two men.
The public school at Orange City will
open two weeks from Monday. The county
appropriated $500 for its maintenance for
the ensuing scholastic year.
Judge K. +. Dunno of Pasco county will
be a delegate to the great Catholic con-
| gress which convenes in Baltimore On Mon
day and Tuesday, Nov. IL and r.
! 1t is reported that the DeLaud papers are
| Offering the lawyers So per cent. discount
! for their legal notices, and now comes the
! New Smyrna paper aud offers 50 per cent.
A rumor is in circulation in Orlando to
| the effect that l.. Vaughn contemplates re-
moving his Sentinel aud outfit to Seattle,
| Washington Territory. He is in that far
! of region now.
James Nicholson of Powelton, a gentle
| " i al Of rirb
which TO successfully inaugurate the enter
! prise, contemplates the establishment In
! Escambla county of a canning establish
ment.
The negro seen floating in the river last
week near Manatee drifted ashore and
proved to be Tom Jones, the ravisher An
| inquest was held over his body Wednesday
and verdict of suicide by drowning was
| returned.
| Mrs. Ellen Call Long Of Tallahassee, vice
! regent Of the Ladies Hermitage Association,
left for Nashville, Tenn, few days ago.
| Mrs. Long Is also member of the National
| Forestry congress, and she will attend the
annual session at Philadelphia next month.
The old Ocala and Suburban Company
| have got new charter, and the city coun-
| Gil of Ocala passed the ordinance Wednes-
| day night. The company put uD a $500
| forfeit that within sixty days $500 worth of
work must be put in toward its construc-
ton.
| Mrs Drawiy, who has a fine grove on
the Ekonl 1khatchee, has contracted for
| oranges at 80 cents per box on the tree The
| Orlando Reporter says this is good price
for fruit at that point, as her grove is four
or five miles from the near ,st railroad
station.
DIR. w. E. Noble of Chipco has purchased
lot in Dade City, aud has contracted for
the erection Of a large and handsome stors
house. He also contemplates the purchase
of another lot upon which he proposes to
erect fine residence, with view of re-
siding there.
The newly established county court in
Brevard has proved success It's first ses-
sion, just ended, cost only $500, and fines
more than sufficient to pay it were col
lected. The same amount Of business in
the circuit court costs about $500.
The orange crop will be very much light
ened about Gainesville on account of the
cracking open and dropping. The trees of
j. w. Williams and b. G. Drake are she'd
ding their fruit so freely that some trees
have scarcely any left upon them.
While young Mr.. Stanford of Orange City
was returning to his place of business Mon
day night burly negro took him by the
coat collar and demanded what money MIR.
Sanford might have about his person. In
stead of money the negro got a 80 into his
lace with the request to CO. He went.
A force of about twenty men are clear
ing a site and laying foundation for the
mammoth new hotel, Wauregan, at Sebas-
tian. Messrs. Wignell q Twelrid9e of
New Jersey, have secured the contract for
building, and the lumber is already ordered.
TIE contract calls for entire completion of
the hotel before jan l.
st. Augustine NelCS: One of the most
complete hospitals in the state, if not in the
whole south, is the Alicia hospital on the
Matanzas, half a mile south from the Plaza,
now nearly finished. Some of the most
eminent medical men Of the day have ex-
amiued it and have unhesitatngly pro-
nounced it model institution.
Last Thursday night about 10 o'clock
while George Courtney of Ocala was living
in his bed, a revolver which he kept under
his pillow was discharged, the ball entering
his left side and ranging back and upward
lodged III his right shoulder. Drs. GARY
and Dwelly were speedily called and ex-
tracted the bullet. The wound is not dan
gerous.
Maj. f., G. Humphreys, the NEWMAN
pointed postmaster of Pensacola, received
his commission Thursday, and took charge
OF the office yesterday. He has rendered his
resignation of the Office Of United States
Commissioner, to take effect Saturday.
Judge NJ. T.. de Rloboo and Mr.. w w
Potter are the only gentlemen mentioned in
connection with the succession to the last
named Office
For the past month the city council has
been sitting as court of inquiry as to the
truth or falsity Of the charges preferred
against A. J. Collins, marshal of the CITY
of Gainesville. The final decision of the
council is that the marshal be suspended for
a period Of thirty days without pay, and if
at the end of that period his conduct is such
as to justify it, he be relnstated: but if not.
| then the suspension to remain in force dur
ing the remainder of his term of office.
| William Sargent was attending to some
repairs of betting in Wright's mill at PEN
sacola Thursday. He stood near the journal
at the time, and accidentally a portion of
his clothing was caught by a slight proie
| ton, aud he was whirled around four or
| five times before he was freed from his
terrible position by the loss of all his
! clothing, which was torn from his person.
| He sustained slight internal injuries, and
the disl cation of his right shoulder. He
was resting easy at last accounts
Ocala Banner: A series of persistent rob-
berries have been practced by some one at
| Anthony station for several months past
| Conductor Dewson was relieved of a gold
watch worth S275 Brakeman Birch lost
a watch, while the porter of the sleeper had
his time piece stolen also. A number Of