The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-27
FLORIDA.

/ The river a. D3ytona Is Dig NJ Win pnoe-
I phorous a. night.
( The new jail at Mariana is approaching
/ completion rapidly.
! Orange shipping from Manatee rive. has
I become quite extensive.
! One dollar per box on the tree is now the
I ruling price for oranges.
Three large orange packing houses are
now IN operation in Plant City.
Savannah buyers are on the west coast
buying the orange crops Of the growers.
! Mr.. Madsdea is having lumber placed on
/ the grounds for six cottages in East Ybor.
1 Buildings in process of erection at Day
/ tona are being pushed rapidly 70 compile
I ton
I Capt. White, Of Tampa has the contac
70 build the steamship wharf at st. Peters
! burg.
Three-fourths Of the oranges in Hills
borough county will be sold at home this
! season.
John A. Hanlev has been appointed post
master az Ca.yiuis, in De Soto county, vice
E B. Keen.
The Baptist brethren are preparing for
the annual meeting Of the Hamilton Bap-
tist Association in jasper next molth.
W. T. Calhoun, acting treasurer, is re-
ceiving subscrio tions to the stock OF the
Tampa Cigar Manufacturing Company.
A patent has been granted A. c. Wuer-
pei, the manager Of the Tampa Commercial
Company, for a composition for preserving
oranges.
J. ". Dyches viii plant twenty-five acres
in cabbage, beets, tomatoes, cucumbers and
beans on his farm at Center Hill, Lake
county, this season.
Osceola county needs few more good
teachers. There are seven schools still I'M
supplied, with salary Of so per month,
and one with salary OF $33.
At meeting last week of the represent
atives from number of alliances at Plant
City, IL was decided TO open branch Of the
alliance exchange at that place.
The United States grand jury has re-
turned indictments for conspiracy against
i. Morgan, J. T. Long, and o. K. Paxton,
in connection with the postoffice affair at
White Spring.
?. B. Lslane Of Tampa while firing at a
target Saturday, accidentally wounded a
son of Marshal Boil. The wound, however,
was only slight scratch on the arm, but
the boy was badly scared
At st. Augustine Henry A Darling. Jr.,
has Withdrawn from the firm of W. Lyon
q Co, W. Lyon a. Co. continuing the bust
ness, collecting all accounts due the firm
and assuming all liabilities.
The road superintendents will meet at
Arcadia on Monday, Nov T. All bids for
working and keeping in good repair the
roads and bridges Of the several road dis
trcts must be in by that time.
At Atlanta Friday, in the case Of Flem-
ing. the governor of Florida, VS.. Alternately,
l. being a bill for injunction and relief, a
verdict was returned In the civil branch of
the superior court for the plaintiff in the
sum Of 81 500.
The Fort Myers Press states that dredge
has finished a canal from Lake HickDochee
into Lake OkeechObee. The dredge will be
brought back three miles and proceed to
cut a canal due south to the open water,
some thirteen miles.
Messrs. Haynes, Young and Bailey of
Orlando now have contracts for planting
out thirty-six acres in Niagara grapes, the
work TO be done during the coming winter
They are negotiating with parties at the
north for the planting out Of hundred or
more acres in addition to the above.
At st. Augustine the trial of an e1ectment
suit (the title Of it is "Gould for use OF Van
derpool'0 against the executors of Emmerly,
Rude and Dewhurst for the plaintiffs.
Horatio Bisbee for the defendants, is on
trial before j. c. Cooper as referee. This
suit involves large property in st. Au-
gustine.
At Jasper last Saturday Bill Williams, a
colored brakeman on the Savannah, Florida
and Western nortiI-bound freight was struck
on the head by heavy timber projecting
over the end of a fiat car, while coupling,
and so badly injured that he died in short
time. the unfortunate man had family
in Townsville.
The democratic executive committee will
meet at Arcadia on Tuesday next. to recon-
mend man for the office of county Judge.
T. J. Herndon and E. B. Carlton are still
in the field, and few others are spoken of
in connection with the office. The recon-
mendation OF the executive committee will
settle the matter.
At Arcadia T. L. Bates house was burned
to the ground about 10 O'Clock Thursday
night, not only burning up nearly all of his
household goods, but running number of
large orange trees and destroying his whole
orange crop Mr.. Bates and his family are
camping on the spot. and will commence
putting up more modern structure at
once
Parties who have returned to Tampa from
Gainesville are of the opinion that the re-
| port of the United States land commits
sioner, after hearing all the evidence Of the
| different claimants for the Garrison grounds
| will be that it was never properly put upon
the market, and that the title is still in the
| government, and that congress will have
the disposal Of it.
| Fort Myers Press: A woman, Mrs.
Lew, or Ella, Hunter was arrested here
one day last week for the murder of G. h.
Millmau at Fort Meade some time in Au-
gust Deputy Sheriff Sloan Of Polk county
took her away last week All the evidence
they have against her, that we can learn, is
that Mrs. Hunter "shot off her mouth" a
time or two, or perhaps three.
While in Jacksonville, a few DAYS ago. a
Middleburg man became half drunk, and
| while in this condition was talking in a very
| boastful way of the amount of money he
had. etc. Unfortunately he attracted the
attention of some sharpers who, after
plying him with whisky until he was in a
helpless state of intoxcation, deliberately
robbed him Of some $50 in cash, and several
minor articles.
At st. Augustine. Wednesday, cou pie
of colored boys were playing with a %
caliber rifle, when one. Of them, named Ed
ward McClendon, not moving that it was
! loaded, pointed it at Willie Wright. who
was passing, and pulled the trigger To his
| dismay the rifle went off and the boy fell to
the ground. 1t turned out, however, that
the bullet had just grazsd his leg, inAictinR
"A skin wound only.
High Springs now has paper. II is
called the Adcdnce The editor is already
living III clover Here are some Of his first
items: The 4dUdnce was the recipient of