The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-26

FLORIDA.
Tho prospects for an immense cane crop
Ia Jefferson county are hattering.
There will be a round million pear trees
for sale 10 jefferson county this winter.
T. L. Hughes Of Barlow has sold out his
| stock of gents furnishings to Upper q Car
penter.
The scaffold is being built on which the
condemned nurderers in the DeLand jail
are 70 be hanged on Aug. /.
Two building and loan associations were
organized In Barlow last week, having no W
over 800 shares Of 500 each.
Gov. Fleming has appointed Henry
| Stephenson Of DeLand sheriff Of Volusia
county, vice W. *. Turner removed for
| neglect Of duty.
At Haines City, a day or two ago, Mrs.
Harrison Jones fell of tue porch Of the Pine
Grove hotel and sprained her ankle. besides
! hurting her knee.
Capt. Elmors Of Kanapaha has at his
place a petrified calls head, or something
very nearly like 1t. 1t has all the appear
auce Of tho head Of a calf.
Capt. Jacks, Of the Southern Express
Company is planting an eighty-acre plat
into ten-acre lots. II lies one-half mile from
Haines City, and is fine vegetable land.
In Judge Maura's court at Pensacola
Wednesday, Mrs. Mary Donogbue sued
John Williams for $50 salary and $50 loan
| The jury gave her $50. Defendant gave
notice Of motion for a new trial
The Messrs Genovar report things ex-
tremely dull in Key West. Owing to the
continued drought the tobacco crop is two
months behind, and several cigar factories
| have reduced their number Of hands.
ID. r. Freeman of Barlow had a narrow
escape from fire Thursday. A little child
upset the coal oil lamp, and the flames we're
spreading rapidly when two colorcd men
passing extingushed them, Mr.. Freeman
being on duty at his office.
s. G. Tucker, late register OF the land
Office at Gainesville, and his youngest son.
are both sick at his home in the country
| Judge Lynch, OF the land office, has en-
tirely recovered from his late illness, aud
has been in charge of his side of the office
since July IL.
! Merwius wagon while attempting TO
cross the Jacksonville, Tampa and Kew
West railway track at the Laurel street
depot on First street. Palatka, Wednesda V
morning, was struck by a train Of cars,
tearing one wheel from the wagon, though
the mules escaped miraculously.
There was "A row nearrthe depot at Gaines
Vile Monday night, in which threats OF
murder Mingled with the plaintive plead
ngs Of woman's voice. Quite q stir was
raised for a while, but on the appearance
OK the police matters quoted down and the
follow who wanted to slaughter somebody
couldn't be found.
Pensacola Commercial: or "a drive con-
slsting OF 5000 pieces OF timber but 300
pieces have reached Ferry Pass The head
! of the drive IS ninety miles north of the
ferry. 1t will probably DO weeks ere the
whole shall' be marketed as spot stock.
/ There was small sale of sawn Tuesday II
Il cents Hewn will bring 10 cents.
The little daughter Of w. J. Hill Of San
ford was leaning against the window blinds
upstairs when they suddenly opened, letting
her fall a distance Of il feet 10 the ground
below. Fortunately her foot struck Il piece
OF wood, causing her TO turn in the air,
otherwise she would have struck on nor
head with serious results As it was sna
was not hurt at all beyond slight bruise
and a scratch.
a great many orange growers at Crescent