The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-12
FLORIDA.

The rains have doomed the melon crops.
There are 535 occupied houses in Apala-
chicola.
Tarpon Springs will have a money order
office in a few days.
A letter came to Barlow few days ago
addressed to a certain pastor in BAR
touch"
w. C. Gilbert has sold his handsome resi-
dence on Oak avenue, Barlow, to a gentle
man in Savannah, Ga.
The interests Of Ormond at this season of
the year largely center at the ocean, and at
almost any hour NAV be seen gay parties
bathing III the surf or promenadlng on the
hard sand beach.
AT Palatka Wednesday night A. Usna
was robbed Of his gold watch and chain,
valued at Sl25, and 81 - in money. The
burglar found entrance to Mr. Usina's
house by climbing post to the front piazza.
Henry M. Flagler again states to a New
York newspaper man that if the state CAPT
tol of Florida is moved to st. Augustine he
will at his own expense, erect q capitol
building of which the whole state viii be
proud.
At midnight Tuesday, the colored man,
Tom Branch, who was shot by the negro
woman, Missouri Grant, died at the house
in Whilldeutown. suburb of Orlando, to
which no had been conveyed shortly after
the shooting.
The authorities controlling the cemete-
ries of Pensacola contemplate making, at
q svery early day, such improvements on
the walks and drives as will render the II in
beauty equal to any Of the cemeteries of
southern cities.
The colored man now in jail at DeLand,
who was tried for murder in the first de-
gree at the last term of court in Volusia
county and found guilty, is to hang Aug. L.
Sheriff Turner received a warrant from the
governor, few days ago, to that effect
The execution will be private
Messrs. O'Brien and Taylor, boiler in
spectors, have been in Pensacola since Mon
day last to inspect the boilers of the steam
ers Lille and Santa Rosa and BroD,'s new
steamer, which has been completed at his
mill on the Big bayou. All the boilers were
found to be in tirst-csss condition.
At Brooksyille, the Methodist house will
be rebuilt as soon as the funds can be
raised. The Presbyterian and Episcopal
houses are undergoing repairs and will be
as good as II never damaged. The Baptist
church has already been repaired and made
stronger than it was before the storm Of
June II.
Mrs. Richard Blockerof Carrabelle missed
q number OF chickens and eggs, and she
| depredetor, 80 one day she took up piece
of the flooring in the fowl house, and there
was the depredator sure enough He was
feet in length, and pretty hard customer.
He was an alligator.
The yacht Tempest was propped up on
blocks at Puuta Gorda, and beng repaired.
Mrs. hinckloy stepped under the boat, when
one OF the props gave way. causing tho boat
| to fall soy erai inches and strike her q hard
F,u .
tine falling boat, and prevented it MASKING
her beneath l.. AS 1t was, sle was uncon-
| sciouS Tor some time.
a trip to the ice factory develops the TACT
that Gainesville is making ice and shipping
| it to the surrounding towns cheaper than
her neighbors can make it at home. Notably
is his the case at Waldo and Cedar Key.
| At both of these places they have ice fac
| tories. at one or both of which the
machinery is standing idle, while Gaines
| vile furnishes the ice to cool the palates of
their thirsty citizens.
At Lake Baldwin the continuous rains
! for the past three weeks have very nearly
| submerged the country and INSIDE all
| streams impossible through the county,
! having endangered the prospects of farm
| crops, which appeared very promising and,
| considering the dry and adverse seasons
| planters have had to contend with if this
| loss must be irreparable.
! the Punta Gorda Beacon SAYS: ~ W
! Bushnell, chief engineer OF the Florida Cen
| tral and Peninsula system, has been on a
! visit to his pineapple farm on the Caloosa-
| hatchie river, anu has decided in the near
! future 70 erect q canning factory. with q
| capacity o. $4,000 cans daily. Mr. Bush
! mel was accompanied by j. kaufman. a
| capitalist and shrewd business man of Jack
Ies@,, 10, NJ i
| Is a wide market for this class OF canned
| goods, and at good prices.
The parties wao purchased the Pensacola
navy yard launch from the government are
| il somewhat Of a stew. Boiler INSPECTORS
! q Brien and Taylor now in this CITY. have
| refused TO receive the boiler Of the launch
on the ground that the government regula-
| fioAS Tould not allow them to receive a
! boiler that las been used in the United
! States navy. The owners Of the launch
! VIII either be compelled to put in a new
/ boiler or obtain special order from the
/ Secretary Of the Treasury releasing them
! from the operations of tho law.
| the death warrant was read TO John
! Austin, who murdered Deputy Sheriff Lor-
! ing in Putnam aid is to be executed Aug
| |. Jim IS the fellow who has laughed when
! ever his coming execution was mentioned
N his presence, seeming to tank it very
! dtHu9AIE ihsta'ei- buL lLe formal death
warrant, bourd with black ribbon, put
another aspect on the affair. He tremhled
/ and showed great concern, and made his
| first request Tor minister's services. He
recently threw a prayer book away in a
| contemptu0us ueuner. The scaffold is now
being erected at Palatka.
Az Jacksonville last Thursday morning,
! s. A. Bradley. a well-known lawyer aud
highly respected citizen, was brought before
the municipal court charged with inter
| fering with an officer in the discharge Of