The morning news., 1889-04-23

growers, mas on e41tDItlOu at HIS store {
cabbage that weighs thirteen pounds.
New corners are arriving at Chipley daily
Some of them are locating in the city
while others are locating on farms in the
vicinity.
An unusually large acreage of water
melons has been planted in Sumter county.
Beans, cukes, tomatoes and almost al
kinds of vegetables are doing well.
W H. Gage, the proprietor Of the Cen,
trail Park hotel at Madison, has his eye or
another middle Florida hotel 20 be run in
connection with the one at Madison.
st. Andrews real estate agents are trying
to get uD a scheme TO sell land, by attempt
ing to divide the county but the taxpaye
do not propose to pay for anything of the
kind.
The Madison Brick Company have begun
operations and are molding brick in a
lively way. Upon their first trial 100
bricks were turned out as the result of a
days work.
Nurserymen report that the demand for
Florida orange trees by the growers Of
California is annually increasing, and that
many large orders have already been
placed for next season.
1t is said that there are over 100 different
kinds Of peaches adapted to Florida climate
and soil. Thoroughly developed peaches
can be produced from the first of May up to
and including September.
Wednesday afternoon, the corner stone
of st. Johns chapel at Montclair, was laid
with appropriate and impressive cere-
monies, Rev. Joseph E. Julian, pastor of
St James Protestant Episcopal church,
Leesburg, officiating.
The merchants Of Leesburg will run an
excursion from AstOr 10 Leesburg on May
2. The fare will be very cheap
almost free-and every indueemeEt will be
offered to those who wish 70 go and inspect
the stocks Of goods in that thriving town.
1t seems that Perry is doomed to remain
without Methodist church. Last Thurs
day afternoon the woods around the old
church caught on fire, and the lumber for
the church was all burned. 1t is not known
how the fire started The loss is estimated
to be between s15 and 500.
Pierce Bauknight, resident Of the Flem-
ington neighborhood, near Micanopy, died
suddenly last Monday night. Though Mr.
Bauknight had been in ill-nealth for a num-
Der Of years, he was feeling as well as
usual on the fatal day, until he was sud
denly seized by fit of coughing which
carried him OF without warning.
Mr. and Mrs H. w Harwood of Chicago
and Mr.. and Mrs. H Hammond Of Joliet,
Ill, have returned TO Palatka from a fish
ing excursion at Lemon Harbor, on the
Gulf The party reports excellent luck, so
much so that the catching of fish became
monotonous. One sword fish, measuring II
feet, and other kinds of proportionate size,
were landed with great difficulty.
The special town election at Tavares on
Tuesday resulted in a unanimous vote in
favor Of authorizing the town council to
borrow 1900 for the purpose of making
the contemplated improvements in the
streets. No opposition to the measure was
developed, and consequently but little
interest was manifested, only SO votes being
cast, all Of which, however, we're affirma-
tive
The schooner Delhi, now discharging
cargo of orange box material at Foster &
Co.'s at Palatka, is the vessel which was
consigned TO Chas. F. Eaton in November
last. She was driven on the island of Ber-
muda where she lay in almost q wrecked
condition, and has been undergoing repairs
for several months. On her trip down this
time she encountered another gale, but came
out uninjured.
There are two pigs to be seen on the
streets of Madison, which are curiosities
to all who see them and cause no little com
ment Their popularity rests in the forma-
tion Of their hind legs, which, from the
knee b the foot, rest upon the ground and
serve the purpose for which the feet are
intended, which make them resembIs two
little bears, and their motions are very
much similar to those of the latter named
animal.
Col. Adam Eichelberger of Ocala p of the
opinion that he has at last struck Ian He
belleves-and that upon the authority of
DR.. Wilcox, the eminent geologist, who has
made test of the soil-that he has bed Of
three or four acres of gypsum, located on
bis place on the WithlacoOchee river eight
miles below Panasoffkee lake. Eighty per
cent. Of the soil is pronounced by the said
geologist to be pure gypsum, worth from 81
to 81 per ton.
The trial Of James Austin and John Gar
lington, both colored, for the murder of
Deputy Sheriff William Loriug, on July 25,
last, ended at Palatka Thursday. The ver-
dict was as follows: "We, the undersigned
jurors in the above entitled cause, find the
prisoners at the bar guilty in manner and
form as charged in the indictment, and re-
spectfully. recommend said John CARING
ton, otherwise called Tom, 30 the mercy of
the court" Austin will, therefore, prob
ably hang.
During the wind which ACCOMPANIED the
rainfall week ago Sundayan accommoda-
tion train was going from Greenville 10
Madison. On both sides the trees were fall
ing thick and fast, and as a matter of pre-
caution the engineer brought his train to a
full stop for thirty miuutes. The force of
the wind can be described when it is known
that the heavy cars were affected percepti-
bly, thereby. "TheJ shivered and trem-
bled from end to end,' said a passenger in
describing it.
A petition signed by citizens aud business
men of Lake county has been forwarded TO
j. L. Bell, general superintendent of the
United States rail Fay mah service, asking
that Leesburg be made a distributing point,
and that the mail be carried to Yalaha and
Bloomfield by STEAMER from Leesburg in
stead of by horseback from Okahumpka, as
at present. The patrons of the Yalaha and
Bloomfield offices complain of delays that
cannot be rem6died except by change as
per petition.
Akin Stivender OF Leesburg, one Of the
largest and most successful truck growers
in this county, has made a failure In his
cabbage crop, and win ship this season only
800 crates, about. But he will make it,
before the summer is over, on other things.
For instance, be has sixty acres planted in
corn on his Corlsy island and other places
and will make on an average forty bushels
Of corn 30 the acre. Mr. Stivender is uot
discouraged by the failure of his cabbage
crop, and will plant heavier than ever noxt
year.
Eunis Semi-Tropical: We understand
that suit is about TO be brought by promi
nent citizen Of Lake county TO recover
some land wr1ngfully and, II is said ,fraudu
leutly sold for taxes to a nonresident
whose agent seemed to have had keen eve
fer good bargains. The lawful owner hat