The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-12
FLORIDA.

the case for trial on May 20.
FLORIDA.
]. B. Stetson of DeLand will build fish
pond 70x4S0 feet and six feet deep.
| w. K. Peaslea of Fernandina sold Thurs
day 81 worth of Irish potatoes from patch
| 25x45 feet
| reasons, will not open Sea Breeze hotel at
Daytona this season.
| Reports from all over Levy county are to
the effect that crops are in a more thriving
| condition than fora number of years.
| P. NJ Oliver of Gainesville has sold his
| orange grove, near Alachua lake, to Mrs.
Gilmour of the English colony for $1,000
cash.
| DeLand, including the voting precinct,
claims $500 ard 5000 inhabitants. Most of
these reside within the incorporate limits of
| the town. 21~
| A man was in Tampa Thursday with
forty five rabbits, which he had trapped on
his farm. He sold them all readily at 20 to
80 cents apiece.
| The old settlers picnic at Col Codring
| tons, near DeLand, on May was not very
largely attended, but those present had a
most enjoyable time.
| Mr.. Morrow has landed at Reads mill
at Fernandina, from the standed bark
I Svanen, thirty-six rafts-about 125, 0)0 feet
| of lumber. He will have about twenty
| RATS more.
Within the past twelve months 1870
has been collected and appropriated to de-
frayiug current expenses aud church in
debtedness Of Holy Trinity church at
| Gainesville.
| A cyclone near Jasper in the early part
| of last week demolished considerable por-
ton of the premises of John +. Smith, Sr.,
completely wrecking his gin house and tear
| ing down his fences.
| Considerable interest is manifested by
| the business men of Gainesville in the pro-
posed industrial display to be made during
the commencement exercises. There seems
to be a disposition all around to take hold
of the matter and get up a fine demonstra-
ton.
The English steamship Hallamshire is
loading at Fernandina with phosphate for
Hamburg. A sample piece is taken from
each wheelbarrow load as it passes on to the
steamer. An estimate of the average
quality will be made by analysis from these
samples.
Capt. d. j. Wright of Oxford has had
great success the past winter with his cab
bage and beets, having cleared over 5000 off
two acres Of ground. He has done this, he
says, in spite of the drought, and the secret
of it is he has plowed the ground every
eight days.
John Cosgrove. who was one of the pro-
Jectors or the new marine railway enter
prise at Pensacola, says that the scheme
has fallen through. The others interested
with himself did not feel justified in paying
S27, 600 for the site. that amount having
been asked by DR.. Heron.
Capt. ]. E. Callaghan, who was and still
is a candidate for the Pensacola collector
ship of customs, and who has been at the
l te.l Al,
making most vigorous fight against the
confirmation by the Senate of the appoint
ment of John X. Mizsll to the place.
| Some one set fire to the dense wind break
just south of the packing house at Turkey
creek, near Melbourne, last Sunday night,
hoping, it is supposed, to destroy the packing
house. By hard labor the fire was ex-
tinguished, doing no damage except burn
ing out the wind-break for some distance
Bronson Times Democrat: w. B. Cassels
of this place has mad o discovery that will
prove blessing to the poultry yard. 1t is
certain exterminator of j!gger fieas on
chickens. Take alligator grease, secured by
frying the fat of an alligator, and apply to
the parts affected by the fleas. Mr. Cassels
tried it on his chickens, and says it is sure
death to the little insects. He now gives it
to suffering humanity.
An alarm of fire at the Indian River Ho-
l
motion last Sunday night. An oil lamp
either from being too full or not clean
caused an explosion. and had it not been
discovered in time, it is very probable that
the above hotel would have been DESTROYED
Fortunately help was promptly on the spot,
and couple of pals of water extinguished
the rapidly spreading flames, which did no
damage.
A large panther has been seen several
times at Melbourne beach. Early Tuesday
morning John Henry was washing out some
of his pines that had become "sanded,n and
hearing noise in the brush he stood per-
fectly still. In a moment the panther
stepped into the clearing and crossed it, pay
ing no attention to Mr.. Henry. He was a
big fellow. and as Mr.. Henry was only
armed with pail Of water he did not begin
? an attack.
Daytona Journal: Thomas H. White.
a wealthy manufacturer of Cleveland, O.. =,
has become an equal partner in $500 acres
of land with U. j. White at Merriield
These gentlemen will take a section of $40
acres and put it under cultivation on the
sub,irrigation plan at once. Adjoining is a
tract of 900 acres of prairie which they will
} divide into forty-acre farms, and after sink
ing artesian wells aud putting up houses
, will offer for sale.
| Bronson Times Democrat: The phosphat
, | boom has recovered from the set back that
J the homestead entries. The boomers have
staked off their claims in true western STYLE
and are proceeding to hold the land under
: the miner act. We never saw such rush
as was made for the rich phosphate mines
around Albion. this county. Every foot OF
, land is staked, and notices of ownership
{ are seen all around.
! Daytona Journal: Mr.. w. A. Hall aud
{ his two sons. Charles and Harold, were out
in their boat fishing few days since. when
> Charlie hooked a four-pound catfish and
3 threw it into the boat. One of the horns OF
the fish struck Harold between the small
. toe and the next. on the top Of the foot, and
. came out under the great toe, penetrating
through the intervening flesh and muscles
| and making a ragged, ugly wound. The
|. horn was extracted by DR.. Atwood, but
i, the wound is feverish and tho foot great ly
| swollen and very painful.
; Sunday morning Page Tillman, living il
n Waycross, Volusia county, quarreled with