The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-06
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA
Circuit court convenes at Tavares

Supt. Compton has fifty large wall maps
for distribution among the schools OF Lake
county.
Another depot Of the South Florida rail
road was burglarized few nights ago and
about Sis taken. This time 1t was Haines
City.
Summer travel from Brunswick and
Georgia points to Cumberland island Is
rapidly increasing, and this favorite resort
IS guaranteed brisk season.
Dick Oldham, of Jacksonville, says he
has horse that can easily beat the Jack
sonville and Atlantic railroad engines he
says he has raced with this iron steed and
came in a winner
The effort to slice off portion Of Nassau
county the northwest corner and attach
it to Baker county was squelched in the
House by recommitment of the bill, followed
by withdrawal of the same on Monday.
The number of deaths at Sanford since
Dec. Is, 1888. up to May 20, number nine,
making the total during the year ending
May, 20, 1889, only nineteen deaths. OF this
number there were seven colored and
twelve white.
A forest fire on Sunday threatened the
destruction of the residence Of S. B. Har-
rington and E. S. Burleigh OF Tavares,
which was prevented by the setting OF a
head fire by several gentlemen. If it had
gotten under full Roadway, the whole town
would have been endangered
A few DAYS since Judge John Mizell dis
covered at Lakemont park piece of Indian
crockery, and upon further digging ex-
humed quite a collection OF these relics, such
as bones, crockery, etc. This was doubt
less selected by the Indians as a burying
ground on account of its great natural
beauty.
W. j. Memminger's house, near Gadsden
Point. was burned one night last week.
The house was unOccupied, but party OF
fishermen who were camped near it dis
covered the fire in time to save all the fur
niture, which was considerable in quantity
and costly. Mr.. Memminger lives in
Charleston, s. G.
The Fort White Observer says: Harry
Emze, near Traxley's store in Alachua
county, claims to have found an oyster can
buried in his field containing $50 in 50-cent
pieces. He got s. of it off on Mr.. Traxley,
who discovered it to be counterfeit. Harry's
tale is not credited, we learn; but there is
no evidence of its falsity.
The steamboat Pope Gatiin is running be-
tween Fernandina aud Brunswick in place
of the City of Brunswick while the latter is
being overhauled. The Catlin is just off
the ways, after being almost rebuilt, and is
very conlmodieusly arranged for passenger
traffic. she now halls from Brunswick,
and runs on the st. Simon's Island route.
Another act of vandalism is reported by
A. W. Hardee as having been perpetrated
upon the young orange grove Of Sam
Childs, located in an island hummock west
of the river, couple of miles from Cocoa.
Some wretch fired the dry brush which had
been cut and piled in rows through the
grove, and 200 choice young busded trees
were destroyed.
Stephen Taylor, a colored man, residing
a few miles from Gainesville, discovered
few days ago that he has for the past
thirteen years been living upon and cul-
tivating ground belonging to another man.
He has had everything adjusted, and since
that time, in consequence of his good luck
has concluded to spend three Saturdays in
town each week.
Lieut.. William P Duvall, of the United
States army, under orders from the war
department, visited Gainesville on Satuur-
day last for the purpose of inspecting the
military department of East Florida Semin-
airy. He was afforded every facility by
Supt. Carter to enable him to gain a knowl-
edge of existing facts. and expressed him.
self as highly pleased.
A carp weighing twenty pounds was
found dead on the surface OF DeFuniak
lake recently. the fish had been wounded
TO death from a source unknown. Many
large fish have lately been seen in the lake.
but none has ever been taken alive They
are all presumably of the carp family, the
lake having been stocked with young of
that species about four years ago.
1t is reported that on Thursday, near Ar
redondo, two colored women got into a
difficulty, during the progress of which one
cut the others throat almost from ear to
ear, the cash being five inches in length.
The wounded woman's name is Moss The
name of the assaulting party was not
learned. Fortunately the cut across the
throat was not sufficiently deep to prove
fatal
Dexter Hunter, one of the owners of the
Western railway, better known as the
Greencove and Melrose route, stated to a
meeting of the citizens of Green Cove that
if the legislature would arrange to allot
land already earned by the road under the
terms of its charter, that be would at once
proceed to build the road to Melrose. He
says the road is legally entitled TO So, 400
acres from the state, but it has received
only 1900, and that his company stands
ready to carry out its portion of the agree
ment and build the road to Melrose as soon
as the state will fulfill its part.
Berthe Crosby, colored woman Of Pensa
cola, was shot by her husband few weeks
ago. the bullet, which penetrated the
woman's left eve, ranged cross-wiss ON en-
tering the head, and, cutting the optic
nerve on its path, effected a lOdgment in
the brain, where it still remains INDICATED
The injured eye was removed, and the sew
erance of the optic nerve rendered the Other
of no use, so that the woman is totally
blind. For many days her physicians de
SPARED Of her life, but they managed &
pull her through, and she to-day lives, no
the first case on record, with leaden bal
in her brain.
The Sunnyside hotel at Plant City wal
burned Friday. I. B. Smith, the owner alC
proprietor, loses heavily. The building anC
furniture were valued at 5000. insurance
81, 500 in some company represented by the
Messrs. Caruth at Tampa. The fire seem;
to have originated in room occupied BY
the eldest son. but no one knows anything
about it, more than that it is a sad misfor
tune. The hotel was the largest in the vii
lage, and stood near the residence of viii
lam Pemberton, which was only saved by
the determined will of the people. Severa
times it caught on fire, but was save1
although the damage to building and furni
ture is considerable. Water was very
scarce, aud the wonder is that the greater
portion of the north side was not consumed
About o'clock Sunday afternoon Negro
row %as started at the lanyard in Pensa
cola Willis Jones attacked Jim Dorsey,
birY, RI be Ground and COY