The morning news., 1889-05-31
FLORIDA.

Extensive fires are prevailing in the
woods east Of Gainesville.
There VIII be in the neighborhood of
| 10000 brick used in building in Monticello
this summer.
Oscar a. Sloan Of Monticello in one and
a half days hunt about ten DAYS ago killed
five fine deer
At Monticello John Dean has purchased a
lot from DR.. j. D. Palmer and viii build a
residence on il.
TIE farmers of Jefferson county are
greatly pleased with the prospects Of the
growing crops.
Last FRIDAY night while Hilliard Shular
was riding a hose at Monticello the animal
fell, falling on Hillard and breaking his leg.
There is a young married lady in Monti-
cel'o who planted small patch Of Irish
potatoes as an experiment. A few days
ago she had the crop gathered and shipped,
which netted her SIS.
Sergt. James Crawford, who has bee n in
charge Of the signal service Office at Pensa-
cola, has been transferred TO Fort McDon-
nell, Ari. Robert J. Hyatt OF Cincinnati
has been ordered to Pensacola.
Belnat Young, millionaire Of Louis
vile, Ky, has purchased land az Naples for
It tobacco plantation. Fifty cres will bs
cleared and planted with the fi9est Cu0an
L. 9.
under the employ Of NJ. Young, is now in
Cuua taking notes to be made use Of on the
Florida mainland.
"The state is unusually healthy at present. a."
said DR.. J. Y. Porter, the state health
officer, at Jacksonville, TUESDAY, to a
Metropolis reporter. II have just returned
from an investigating tour, and can assur
the puoic that it is my firm impression that
this is going to be the healtniest summer
Florida eve- had.n
At jacksonville, Tuesday, consderal le
interest was manifested in the trial of
Il. Granger against Meyer & Muller, which
W $ q sIit to recover $4,000 damages by
Mr.. Granger for falling into an excavation
. feet deep last February, in the night time,
made Tor a new building by defendants, and
sustaining painful injuries. A verdict Of
not guilty was rendered.
The postonlce at Hawthorne was robbed
Wednesday morning about 2.30 O'clock.
The pernetrators raised the wiEdo v, went
in aud piled Il lot Of paper in an office chair,
setting tire t. it and turling the lamp up
high A few dollars were in the drawer,
but this they did not touch, and nothing Of
value was taken. The bulldog would
doubtless, have bJrned, hal MT the post
master been aroused by the noise and ex-
tiugushad the flames. Tho robbers, in the
mcantime had disappeared, and no cleS as
to th il identity has been discovered
A gentleman who left Q laldo Monday
saws that the orange groves along the road
are suffering for rain and that the lesye3
are beginning TO twist and clrl and fruit TO
drop. Unless there is a rain soon the crop
viii be injured 20 some extent The proba-
bjUtv is that there will DO rain 50 n. as
,ha rainy as1n generally begins about
June !, and the dry spell has been 10 wore,
nor Of longer duration than is usual at this
season Of the year. People do not appre-
heni any serious injury to the crop uuless
rain Is deferred for a considerable period
longer
Charlie Cole returned 20 Pensacola from
Denver sday % lild his discharge await
ing him. IL was not IA pleasant surprise.
Mr.. Colo was the third and las. of tie old
pa55enge. conductors on the Pensacola and
Atlantic division Of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. f. nas been clean
sNesr. As success ors q the dl,missod em-
ployo5 freight conductors Wallace rE!
UaUsy h4ya heel promoted Tho third man
Is NOS yet kuown, neither ls It known who
VIII sIacead Ctif'y au Wallace a. freight
conductors. Railroad circles are consider
ably .tlIrni up over the sweeping auI u.-
expected change. The officials assign 10
reason for the action
Tuesday &. vs.. Cooper, a detective ~
Jacksonville. arrested In Iagares q uGtei
f1fgar uamel Thomas Mctietehim. WIN D.
wanted il Baltimore b. the 8alt.mtre ln-
limited Oh Company, d branch ~ tho
standard Oh Company, for forging a
chDeE FOR gS01. hcGefchlm, Il hppearB
was found ID b. shgrt in hls accounts, and
Dryiui ~ " make the dcdelt good u he only