The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-01
FLORIDA.

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The Saunders jury at jacksonville
brought in verdict of not guilty.
The Oldest settlers Of Kissimmee never
heard of so much rain before at this season
of the year.
DIR. Henry Foster and wife will leave
Clifton Springs, N. Y. to-day, and will
arrive at 0viedo about the 4th or 9Th
The new and commodious hotel at Suth-
erland will be opened on Thursday evening
Jan. 3, with sumptuous free supper and
grand ball.
Tho postoffice at Oviedo is to be moved
into a separate building, and Postmaster
Aulin will nave an entire new outfit, which
wilt be in keeping with the growth Of the
office.
An English gentleman went to South
Florida from Jacksonville to look up lands
for settlement He represents over thirty
English families DESTROYS of making Florida
their home.
Mrs. Greathouse and Mrs. Richards, both
residents of Hillsborough county for several
years, the former having resided near Plant
City and the latter near Peru, will be sent
10 the state insane asylum.
The government relief measures at Fer
nsndina have been discontinued and the
employees dismissed, the secretary alone re-
manning to finish up his reports. These
will be completed in a few days.
Milo Cooper, of Orlando, has Just re-
ceived an autograph letter from jefferson
Davis, acknowledging the receipt of a lot of
choice Florida fruit, whica MIR. Cooper sent
the expresident of the confederacy.
The record of marriage licenses in Orange
county for the month of December shows a
remarkable increase over that of any month
of the year Judge Bryan issued twenty
one licenses, with several precincts yet to
hear from.
Charles Shackleford, special agent of the
general land Office, Washington, D. c., ar
rived in Titusville last Thursday. He went
to lndian river TO make report to the gen
eral land office in regard to the swamp and
overlooked lands in that section.
A general affray occurred at party at
the house of a man by the name of Johns,
in the edge Of Bradford county Christmas
night, in which several persons We're in
jured, and two very serIously-Ben Glover
and Enoch Roberts, the former terribly
cut, and the latter both cut aud shot.
A. H. and L. r. Alexander Of West
Hohoken, N. j., arrived at Melbourne on
Saturday night. These gentlemen propose
spending the winter there in making an
pathological collection. They have neat
naptha or oil engine boat 10 feet in length.
beam A.. feet, which they expect to find
preferable TO a sailing craft with a polling
breeze.
Martin Hart was knocked off his feet at
Pensacola, Friday while at work on a yes
sci by an incoming piece Of timber. In
falling the back Of his neck struck the
sharp corner of a piece OF timber. The
first report was that he was killed, but on
investigation it was found that he was only
injured. Just how severely it will be hard
TO determine for a few days.
The following officers have been elected
by the Young Mems Christian Association
of Orlando for the ensuing year: j. w.
Anderson, president; +. A. Curtis, treas
urer; A. N. Adams, recording secretary
Milton Dovel, acting general secretary;
j. ). Hudson, j. X. Lord, w. r. O'Neal,
N. J. Mathes, C. E. McEweu A. B. How
land and s. e. Ives vice presidents.
The schooner Winnie Lawry, which was
said to have sailed from Wilmington for
Fernandina CD Dec. 10, and on which three
of the crew were reported TO have died
from yellow fever on the voyage from Port
au Prince, has not arrived. A close watch
will be- made for her, and she will not be
allowed to enter Fernandina harbor with
out most rigid investigation in the event
Of her seeking entrance
For some days Policeman Macarthur, of
Orlando, had been getting his money mat
the shape Of city warrants, and selling off
his household goods, and Saturday night
took the midnight train and eft. Alder
man Deaderick and Marshal Campbell, get
ting wind Of his intended departure, went
TO him and demanded his badge and club,
but he refused to give them up, saying he
would deliver them TO Policeman
Preston when he came to relieve him at II
o'clock.
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Times representative last Tuesday morning
collection of fish he had selected from
A. J. Murat's flsh-packing house. The va
riety was as follows: Carbio, founder, pike,
skip-jack, silver mullet, Spanish pompano
common pompanO, spade fish sailors choc O.
sheep head, drum fish, black grouper, Span
iSh mackerel, pin fish, common mullet,
trout, red fish, blue fish. chub jack, man
grove, snapper, moon fish, cavalia, all of
the salt water variety, and caught at the
fisheries.
A fight took place at Oviedo last Satur-
day between w. T.. Rogers aud William
Roam, which grew out of the trial of Bar
low at Orlando a couple of weeks ago.
Words we're passed and then Roam raised a
cane to strike Rogers, who seized a hatchot
lying near TO defend himself, and
struck Roam blow with it on the head,
cutting cash. Roam then picked up
piece OF scanning, but be-ore the combat
ants could get at each other they were SD
arated. The parties promise to ventilats
their troubles in the courts.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of
convened at the court
house at Ocala, Saturday. with Hon. Henry
Long presiding and Editor Frank Harri
Col. Adam Echelberger and
DR.. Fakes were elected delegates 10 go 20
Tallahassee next "Wednesday and enter their
protest for the fruit-growers of Ocala and
the surrounding country, against the IL
crease Of rates Oh the same, as demanded
by tue Florida railroads Of the state rail
road commission. Citra is fully aroused
and Will send forty delegates.
The handsome new steamer St. Lucie for
the Indian River Steamboat Company.
which is operated by the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railway, left W
Del, Sunday Tor tine INDIAN river
il command OF Capt. Barber who is so
favorably known on the 81. Johns river as
for mer commander OF the Anita. The st.
Lucie has just been built by M0ssrS Pussy
& Jones especially for that service. She is
$50 feet IN length ADD % feet beam. and is
licensed 10 carry 800 passengers. She is
constructed with stern wheel.
Oviedo Chronicle, Our good lady was
exceedingly fortunate IN the variety OF
things % use for her Christmas dinner
Besides the usual pastry and turkey. she
found the following 20 add 70 the feast on
hand: Watermelon, oranges, perslmmors,
bananas, cabbage, new Irish potatoes,
beets, onions, carrots, turnips, radishes,
lettuce, parsley, celery, green peas and