The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-25
FLORIDA.

Circuit court will convene at Quiocy
| to-day
Circuit court convenes at Live Oak on the
Goth day of April
One thousand kegs of beer are sold in
Palatka a month on an average.
Leon county planters are reported to be
busy everywhere pitching their crops.
1t is said that tobacco syndicate is no
gotiating for a large body of land near
Greenville.
The Florida Pres Association will con-
vene in annual session at St Augustine on
the 9th inst
Over 100000 orange trees have been sent
to California from Florida within the past
three months.
The sanitary condition of Live Oak Is
dsplorahle, The treasury also is in lam
eutable condition.
The Green Cove Spring election comes Off
on April |, and ward politicians have
already made uD their little States.
In kersting's drug store, at Palatka, is on
exhibition curiosity in the shape of a
chicken with four separate and distinct legs
Pratt Bros. & Co. OF the Leesburg Com
rnercidt have signed contract for the pub
LEGATION of the Florida Christian Advo-
cate.
Port Henry, ten miles from Fernsndina,
up the st. Mary's river, is said to offer one
| of the best sites on the coast for the pro-
posed government navy yard.
A contract has been signed by Prof. J.
| l.. Skipworth of Florida Normal School, at
| White Springs, for five wears lease on
the new public school building at Live Oak
Gov. Fleming, finding that the corre-
spondence in the executive department was
becoming overburdens lme has appointed
Miss Bell, a skillful type writer, to assist in
meeting his requirements.
At DeLand suit will be brought by Mrs.
Lichenstein and husband for $500 against
the estate Of H. j. Faulkner and his bonds
men for making an abstract of property
and failing to put in a mortgage that was
on record against the property at the time
the abstract was made.
The dwelling about two miles south of
Tallahassee, formerly owned by Col. G.. w.
Scott OF Atlanta, but recently purchased by
Mr.. Castleman Of Mr.. Otis, was consumed
by fire on Monday last. Mr.. Castleman was
at work some distance from the building
when he discovered fire playing through
the roof. 1t had no been occupied and
was undergoing repairs. The origin Of the
| fire is unknown.
A wlde-awake young man at Fantville,
Morgan Dixon, son of John Dixon, came TO
| Marion county twelve years ago with his
| father, at that time but small
! boy, but now he is the possessor of 60 acres
| of land and handsome little orange grove Of
500 trees, good portion of which are bear
ing and nursery Of about 200 trees from
| two to four years old, and also a spring Of
free stone water on his place.
The dwelling house of A. s. Hill at Lun-
| gren, near Volusia, was burned some DAYS
| since The house was uucccupied at the
| time and the fire was Of incendiary
origin. There was a lot of valua-
BILE furniture in the house, and the
| loss falls heavily on Mr.. Hill, who
is poor man. Sheriff Turner offers a re-
ward of $50 for Information tat will lead
to the discovery Of the incendiary.
Last Sunday evening Stella. the Swear
old daughter of the editor the Kissimmee
Leader, while out on the front porch lean
ing over the banister, lost her balance and
fell to the plank crossing between the
Leader office and the postoffice, distance
of - feet Such a fall niuety-nine times
out of hundred would have resulted i'm
death, but in this instance the only outward
evidence of the fall is a small black and
blue spot on the left arm.
On last Monday very serious affair oc-
CURED on the plantation of homas Carr,
| near Tall ahassee Charles Williams, q col
| ored man on the place, attempted to chas-
| tise his step-son, Anderson Mcpherson, for
some misdemoanor, when the latter seized
an x and dealt bis step-father a blow on
the side Of the head aud exposed the brain.
! IL is thought it is impossible for Williams
| to live. The boy was arrested by Deputy
| Sheriff Hopkins and lodged ia jail.
| As the tramps' camp has teen broken up
| in Jacksonville, the rascsls are scattering
through the country. A gaug OF ubese'were
| travelling toward Tallahassee from Loyd's