The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-02
FLORIDA.

pOtL VI
Two carloads Of bones were shipped north
from Monticello last week.
Judge Gardner of Gainesville issued
twelve marriage licenses Monday.
There is said to be a great demand at
Gainesville just now for horses for farming
purposes.
The work Of sounding the San Sebastian
river for the new railroad bridge is now
being done.
The Baptist church of Oxford is enjoying
a big revival Thirty eight new acquisi-
lions are reported.
Three casks Of goods shipped north from
the Japanese Palace" a store at st.
Augustine, Saturday, represented a value
Of $65 900.
Thieves robbed the postoffice safe in Live
Oak Saturday night, securing 1920 in
money, all of which except $500, belonged
to Postmaster G. c. White.
1t is said that commission men are
already making overtures to growers IN
Alachua county for the purchase of next
seasoR's crop Of Strawberries.
Many of the jefferson county farmers
are complaining because their cotton seed
does not sprout. Numbers are blowing up
their seed and planting a second time.
Hoffman q Moore of Apalachicola have
the firm with an average of twelve kittens
per year for fifteen years, making a total
of $50 kittens.
A party from Naples few days ago had
with them the jaws of leopard shark,
measuring IS inches in width, and two feet
in the spread. The mouth was large enough
to take in barrel at one gulp.
The Apalachicola Times learns from
good authority that there will soon be
navel depot located there, and that there
will be another firm shipping timber to
Europe from there this summer.
There is party of Friends (Quakers) in
the west whose business manager wished
to exchange property there for 5000 to
10000 acres in Florida for colony, making
a preference of location TO Orange and Polk
counties.
The South Florida railroad has issued
circular announcing a 1-cent-a-mile excur-
sion rate to Savannah on the occasion OF
the convention Of the Southern Travellers
Association, 20 be held in this city from
May to 10.
One hundred crates OF vegetables are
being shipped each day over the Florida
Southern railway between Punta Gorda
and Fort Meade. Three years ago there
were scarcely 100 crates raised in this
country during the whole year.
supply, drainage and a crematory will
be discussed at Gainesville in the near fu-
ture. 1t has been ascertained that all these
needed improvements can be secured at a
much less figure than many supposed, and
at cost within the easy reach Of the people
Of Gainesville.
E. Leybourne of North Gainesville has
shipped during the season now closing 80, 900
quarts of Strawberries from this point.
Besides picking 20, 900 quarts from his own
land, he has bought 80, 900 quarts from other
growers of North Gainesville and vicinity,
the greater number, perhaps, from F. NJ.
Hartman Of Paradise.
Judge Finley has decided that it is the
duty of the old board Of aldermen of Gaines
vile 10 declare the result OF the election
from the returns made by the inspectors.
The city council will comply with the order
OF the judge, which will result in seating
Mr.. Cooper as one Of the aldermen in place
Of Edward Martin, elected.
Satur day afternoon a colored bootblack
of Orlando, named Tom Brantly, better
known about town as Tom Lancaster, at
tempted to commit a rape on a little col
ored girl about years old, by the name of
Carrie Miller. Justice Laue, after hearing
the evidence in the case, bound the defend
ant over in the sum Of $3.50 for his appear
ance at the next term Of the criminal court
or record.
Punta Gorda Beacon: A good attendance
OF the citizens were present at the last
meeting Of the council and expressed them
selves freely as to the reduction Of the sala-
ries OF the city officials. The prevailing
sentiment was that the officers were not re-
csiving more pay than they earned, and
there seemed TO be no inclination on the
part of the citizens 70 insist before the
council on a reduction.
Rev. n. S. jenkins, of Ocala, was In
Gainesville Monday on his way home from
the African Methodist Episcopal church
conference at Cedar Key. The conference
was under the charge Of Rev. NJ. NJ. Moore.
of Gainesville, who Is the presiding elder Of
this district The meeting OF the confer
ence was well attended and the pro-
ceedings were highly instructive and enter
tanning 20 those present..
The Shine Guards OF Orlando, about
twenty five in number, under command of
Lieut.. X. Sims Allen, attended the Sunday
church, at which the rector, Rev. f. NJ. w.
Hills preached very interesting sermon
on Life" After the sermon the rector
pronounced, in beautiful and appropriate
language, brief eulogium upon Capt L.
j. Shine, the company's late commander.
Tom james and his son-in-law, Charley
Hicks, both colored, and residing one mile
this side Of Orange Nights, got into an
ugly altercation on Sunday night between
aud Z O'Clock. IL seems, according 10 re-
port, that James was whipping a sister OF
HICKS. when the latter intarferod and shot