The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-11

erty at Pine Mount on Monday last.
Nothing has yet been heard Of John P.
Watson, Orland IS missing treasurer.
1t is estimated that $50 acres will be
planted to tobacco in Madison this year.
There is a movement on foot for building
q Joint sock company wharf at Manatee.
The Port Tampa hotel is completely
furnished and open for the reception OF
guests.
Ex-Gov. Perry has returned to Pensa-
Is. and will probably resume tie practice
of law.
B. f. Mosely Of Madison reports having
a mess of English peas on Jan. 20 from his
garden.
Geo. NJ. Houstoun of Savannah is visit
ing his brother, Senator Pat Houstoun al
Tallahassee.
Col. w. Z. Alexander, of Oviedo, lost
5000 boxes oranges, by dropping during the
late wet spell.
w. f. Coleman has been appointed by
Gov. Fleming to tho position of lumber and
timber inspector for Clay county,
w II. Coats and w. Campbell Clark, Of
the well-knowu Coats Thread Company, Of
Paisley, Scotland are at st. Augustine.
The idea Of bonding Lee county to build
a lurt house aud jail at Fort Myers is
already being discussed in all its bear
ings.
j. T. Carroll bought the farm just south
of Live Oak, recently owned by Joe White,
deceased for $1,000, at masters sale last
Monday.
The stock of merchandise recently owned
by B. r. Sherwood at Live OAK was sold
asst Monday at sheriff's sale, and brought a
fair price.
Only two black faces appear in the as
sembly and not one in the Senate. A dozen
years ago they were thicker than black
birds in both houses.
Col. Haine's private car passed through
Sanford Friday en- route to Savannah. 1t
viii return next week to meet the colonel
and Mr. NJ. f. Plant on their return from
Cuba.
The festival Thursday night by the Ia
dies Of the Presbyterian church of ITALIA
hassee was highly enjoyed by all. 1t wa
quickly gotten up, but over 500 wa;
taken ill.,
A burglar entered the Cherry Lake post
Office last Friday night and took $40 worth
of sta ups and a small amount of chang
from the money drawer. No clew TO The
perpetrator
John B. Hall, one of the engineers of the
Florida Rail way and Navigation Company,
during the month of January, put in forty
nine full days work and received between
5000 and 1900 for it.
The knowing ones say that Clay county
will have its largest fruit crop the present
year. The orange trees are one mass of
small blooms, which will soon burst for b
in all their fragrant spel dor.
Sheriff Potsdamer bought the old livery
stable on the corner OF Ohio avenue anC
Duval street-more Familiarity known a
the Bynum stable-at nmi5sioner's sail
at Live Oak last Monday To- s275.
While loading car with railroad iron al
Su aimee Springs a few days since, Harr,
Robertson had the misfortune to have on,
OF his feet badly mutilated by a rail falliu!
on it. He is out again, however, after
few days confinement.
AT Lake City the orange trees are begin
ming to bloom and the pear trees are no V
white with their petals Peaches hav
been blooming all winter and have nov
taken fresh start, joined by the plum anC
other trees of fruit and flower.
There is a dog employed in the posta
service in the office at Attention. The mail
| Bags are laid on the pavement and the d y
sits on them till the proper person takes
them away. No one else dares To touch e
bags while in the dogs custody.
When the l0-cent show was coming into
st. Augustine Friday afternoon, one O
their curiosities, an ape, escaped. An EN-
ploye, in attempting to capture it, wa
badly torn and scratched. The ape grabbed
his right hand and bit it in several places
Capt. j. B. Milan of Leesburg received E
telegram last week announcing the dealt
OF his nephew, Charles G. James, at Paris
Tenn, on Sunday m0rnlug, Feb. 4. The
deceased for a number of years was a either
of Leesburg. His mother resides at Lady
Lake, aud was called to his bedside about
ten days before his death.
Mayor Bardin called the town council OF
Green Cove Spring together on NJ lnday,
for the purpose Of having that body
examine the tax books and to appoint 8
marshal pro tenn J.. f. Forester was APP
pointed marshal, and com ittee appointed
TO examine the tax books, when the council
adjourned to Monday, Feb. IL.
The Leesburg Rifles have received their
individual medal for the best drilled man
in the company. 1t is pure gold aud a
beauty, and was won by the lamented NJ.
B. Adams, VINO died before it came. The
company will have another competitive
drill and sup er on Feb. %, at which time
il will again be awarded to the best drilled
man.
The democratic executive committee OF
Clay county met on Monday last to discuss
matters upon which they assed at their
last meeting, and after co lsiderabe discus
sion, it was resolved to abide 10y their pre-
viOus action in regard to the recommends
ZION of appointments for members Of the
boards of public instruction and county
commissioners.
Pink Roberts of Buckhorn Greek, Wax
ulla county, arrived at Tallahassee Tuesday
with a wagon load Of coon skins and 1872
dozen eggs He delivered the eggs at the
Leon Hotel and was about to put out the
took fright, started Off down Monroe street
at a two-forty rate, scattering coon skins
like chaf in high wind
Lake City Tobacco Plant. Mr.. Isaac
Dodge, one OF our euterprislug farmers,
brings us some spledid specimens Of the
California pindar He has found it to
yield seventy-fve bushels to the acre. At
the regular wholesale price of 81 per bushel,
an acre would produce a hundred and City
dollars worth, abolt seven times the value
Of one acre cotton crop.
At the performance OF Forepaugh's circus
at st. Augustine Friday night, lamp OK
ploded, causing some OF the show material
TO ignite. For time il see ned as though
there would be loss OF life. The people
started on n stampede, and it was very
difficult to calm them. Capt. Dan Allen, a
pilot, was knocked down and slightly
bruised. None Others were reported as
W unded.
Col. D. A. Elliott, secretary OF the Florida
Press Association, says that the vlrlous
roads in the sta will issue passe TO the ed
ltors to and from the convention which
meets next Wednesday in Pen sacola. Col.
Elliott will send each editor pass over the