The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-16


found aloat at Pensacola Wednesday.
Fernandina wants e government build.
ing for her custom house and postoffice.
Joseph Hirst will be a candidate for re-
election to the Office Of city tax assessor Of
Tampa.
Harry Miner Of New York theater fame,
accomDari led by his son, will spend about
two weeks at ROckledge.
The next Baptist state convention,
through the efforts and influence Of Mrs.
W. d. CEipley, is to be held in Pensacola.
Six months ago gentleman of Jackson
vile bought 1000 acres Of land IN Marion
c1unty for s.. 700, and Friday he sold it for
800.
Rev. Clark C. Policy, a superanuated
Methodist minister of the st. Johns River
conference, died at his home IN New Berlin
on Tuesday.
Fernandina has Of late witnessed an IN
usual influx of visitors. The cold snap at
the north has caused health and pleasure
seekers to come from all parts,
In two analyses of phosphate rock, made
by a chemist in Fernandina and at Ocala,
there was a difference of 80 per cent.-one
getting So per cent and the other 124.
Capt. J. s. Parker has on his place at
Bronson a bitter sweet orange tree that has
x
and smaller, and blooms. IL is quite a Gu
riosity.
The Orange County Phosphate Company
is an organization whose name explains its
object. The membership of the company
Is about equally divided between Kissimmee
and Orlando.
The new hotel America at Tampa is
owned by Dr. II. T. Lykes of Brooksville,
who is well-known all over the state, hav-
ing represented fernando county in the
state Senate two terms.
The Escambia river rose from "a to
feet from the late rains, but the rise in the
smaller tributaries in the vicinity of Brew
ton was not ifficient t. float timber. The
only RATS that can reach Ferry Pass on
this rise are those in the main stream.
N. Hudson, purchasing agent for the
Hotel Cordova, st. Augustine, sent from
Iitusville the first roasting ears Of corn of
the season Thursday for Mr.. Flagler's ia
nous hotels. He says this will be the first
served at any hotel in the state this sea-
son.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, accom-
panied by Prof Charter, Mrs. K. Simpson,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Turner of New York
Mrs. Mans Of Dresden, Germany, and Mrs
Lucie Vaunevar, correspondent of the
Tampa Journal from the west coast, visited
Tampa Friday by invitation Of the editor
of the Journal.
Floral City Times: One of the most
genuine sensations that has transplred in
this city for times immemorial, was the
marriage of L. W. Williamson to Miss
Belle Taylor ON Thursday, Jan. 80, Rev. C.
$. Young officiating. Mr. Williamson was
hardly expected to live at the time Of his
marriage, being confined to his bed.
Dr. W. B. Foreman, assistant physician
in the state insane asylum at Chattahoochee,
recently arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal W. b. Saunders, gave bond at
Pensacola, wednesday, in the sum of 81, 900
for his appearances before the U tied States
court at Jacksonville. Col w. d. Chipley,
Or. T. w. and T. V. Hannah became sure
ties for the amount.
Daytona Messenger: The sharpe Nellie
Bly, left port last Friday morning on
cruise around the state, across the Gulf and
up the Mississippi river. In addition to the
two OWNERSHIP was accompanied by Charles
Cox. They expect to be gone Xix months.
Nellie Bly,, the boat, arrived in Daytona
the same day that the original Nellie BLY,
arrived in New York from "around the
world in seventy-two days"
Fernandina Mirror: DR.. Theo Starbuck
drought back with him from Terra Celia
island some fine specimens of pure bone
phosphate, taken from a deposit on the
land owned Jointly by him and Fred W.
Hoyt. He states that a chemist, sent to that
section to investigate, gave it as his opinion
that there is enough of this phosphate on
the island TO justify the building OF rail-
road to it, without any other freight what
ever.
Speaking Of the building boom, tho Lees
burg LeeSburger says: During the past
twelve months +. johnson has sold 100000
brick. 100000 feet of lumber. 275,0OO
shingles 10000 laths, 200 barrels of lime,
rs barrels cement, 60 barrels plaster of
paris, LAO barrels of fertilizers, and o., 900
orange boxes The orange boxes represent
650,000 pieces, besides nails, and 1900, 900
sheets of wrapping piper. Last week in
one day he bought $4,000 feet of lumber
for his yard.
Pensacola NetOs: Albert Riera and J. ].
Healey started on a bird hunt the other
morning. The former has bet wine supper
with number of friends that he can bag a
covey of cartridges with cast-net, and,
armed with such a weapon, heis attempting
TO make good his boast The gentleman is
quite an expert with such weapon when
1t comes to catching fish, and it is not at
all improbable that, with a good dog, he
Will succeed in entangling the wary quail
n the meshes of his net.
The Jacksonville postofice case will be
taken up and disposed of at a meeting of
the Senate committee at Washington
tomorrow. Senator Colquitt, who has had
the papers in his possession for weeks, has
still omitted to make a report to the full
COMMITTEES, but is requested to be present
at the committee meeting tomorrow and
make a report on the case. Senator Saw
yer, chairman of the full committee, is now
also a member of the sub CO nmittee, and it
is understood a favorable report will be
made upon Nc Murray. If this is the case,
1t will undoubtedly be favoraby reported to
the Senate and tue nomination confirmed.
Titusville Star: Lieut. Hitchcock, of the
United States navy, has just returned fir m
a visit to the bar of Mosquito inlet. He
says that he finds the sea buoy has been
washed away, aud cannot be found, also
that the channel has changed so, recently,
that it is extremely dangerous for large
steamers or vessels of any kind to attempt
TO enter. In view of. this, Capt. w. B,
Watson has secured the services of Dolph
Sheldon of New Smyrna who is thorough
acquainted with Smyrna bar, to make q
personal examination of the bar and chan
mel himself, and report if he will be wiling
to pilot the new steamer through the inlet.
If not, they will be ordered to proceed to
Indian river inlet instead.
Green Cove Spring: Philip Prioleau. a
well-known civil engineer, pass d through
Green Cove on Monday, on his way to Mel
rose, where he was to commence operations
the following day on a survey Of a line Of
railroad from Merose to r ch ellie, a dis