The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-31
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA
ST. Augustine is to have another bridg
and driving park.
George d Munroe of Quincy is the only
notary public in GaIsden county.
patent has been granted to Ida j
MaIey Of Jacksonville for button.
Government officials are after timber
thieves in Gadsden and Jackson county.
The ice factory at Cedar Keys is to be re
moved to st. Petersburg. on Tampa bay.
J.H. Strous Of Gainesville has accepted G
position in the Southern Bank Of Georgia
at Savannah.
New postoffices have been established a
Alliance jackson county, and Pineway
Walton county.
Pear gathering and shipping in Gadsdeu
realize good prices
There are now sixteen prisoners registered
at the county jail of Orlando, four Of whom
are charged With murder.
Prof. w. ". Condor has secured sixteen
pieces Of music for the state and district
conventions soon to meet in Ocala-
The fast mail train on the South Florida
railway jumped the track at Lakeland
Monday night, but no one was injured.
The Ocala Rifles, of the second battalion,
Company B. disbanded tuesday night. but
in all probability will re-enter the state SER
| vice.
The people of Starke have completed
| arrangements for the building Of q railroad
| from that place 10 Sampson City, connect
ing with the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad.
The Sun says northern capitalist who
| is the proprietor of between thirty and forty
hotels, mas about concluded to build a first
| class hotel in Gainesville. The work Will
| be commenced next winter.
| C. L. Peck. secretary Of the Sampson
| City Drainage and Improvement Company,
offers 200 acres OF land to any company
who will build a railroad from Sampson
| City TO Gainesville. N. c. Petit of Waldo
| also offers 900 acres for the same purpose.
Apopka Advertiser: Marcus B. Cowie's
boy "Chris" is bright little chap. Think
ing to bother him the other day, a man of
waggish proclivties threw an eight penny
nail down on the counter and demanded
change. Chris lost no time in handing over
carpet tacks, much to the merriment of
those present.
For some time ghost has been occupying
the house on Shingle creek, near Orlando,
where Mr.. Morris committed suicide. Sew
eral days ago company gathered to be
entertained by his ghostship. The ghost
appeared in due time, and after performing
it ventured into the open yard.
Ed Overstreet slipped up behind and seized
IA flesh and blood ghost.
Daniel Hughes, an old negro, was killed
at St Thomas Monday. Hughes and wife
engaged in a family fight, and Hughes
seized pistol and both struggled for pos
session of the pistol. Hughes was instantly
killed. The first statement of the woman
was as follows: She aud her husband had a
Hrrhf igko i -,
Hughes in defense of his mother This
statement is believed The prisoners were
sent to the Barlow Jail.
The Palatka Herald says that T. Brigham
Bishop, the New York broker who is under
arrest in the metropolis on the charge of
embezzlement, has for several winters been
a conspicuous figure in Palatka just after
the great fire in November, 1884, he made
his first appearance in that city and invested
some money in brick blocks, and still owns
the Larkin lot. His latest Florida invest
ments were at Silver Springs, where ne
erected large hotel, which was after ward
consumed by fire.
Tavares Herald: G. e. Conner of Ocala
who owns some Of that matchless bay land
over about Montverde, was in town last
evening on his way home after a visit to
his plantation. It seems he had made the
assertion in Ocala that the weeds grew so
tall on this bay land man could climb
them, which assertion was treated with
derision by the denizens of the aspiring city,
and to prove his assertion Mr.. Conner had
with him a specimen of the careless weed, !"
which stood 80 feet high and was % inches
in diameter.
The following problem has been handed
in to the Orlando Record: Twenty years
ago cattle man gave his son a 2-year-old
heifer calf that at the age of 4 years gave
birth to heifer calf, and every two years
| the old COW has heifer calf Now, sup
| posing each calf OF the old cow bears a
heifer calf at the age of years and every
two years thereafter, and every calf of a
calf bears heifer calf at the age of years
and every two years thereafter, how many
cattle will there be at the end of twenty
| years. No account for death of cattle
| allowed.
! AT the close of the noon services in the
! Presbyterian church at Lakeland Sunday,
the pastor, Rev. G. j. Porter, announced
that the members would remain for the
transaction Of some business pertaining to
the church aud Sunday school, but stated
that he himself would retire. He took his
hat and started out, when Mr.. Heyer, one
OF the elders, approached and told him that
he was hypocrite and coward This
was spoken loud enough to be heard by
quite number of persons. Mr.. Porter
| tOiu meyer thaG he must retract the Ian
guage and apologize, else the matter would
have to go further. This created a sensa-
| ton and great confusion. After a time
| Heyer withdrew the charge Of hypocrisy
aud finally retracted the charge Of coward
ice, but in a manner very unsatisfactory to
the church. The affair is deeply regretted
Rev. Mr.. Porter is beloved by his church
and the community at large Mr.. Heyer
has been jealous worker for the church.
The cave near Joseph Dees', in Hamilton
county, well known as the Devils Den, has
ever been mystery. No one now living
has ever explored its depths, and many
curious tales are told in connection with it.
The editor of the Jasper NeicS has gone to
1t at least half a dozen times with the ex-
press purpose of exploring it, but, u9on
reaching It's opening, deep down in a dark
ravile, overshadowed by tall pines aud
spreading oaks, feeling the cold. chilly
current of air that is peculiar to the place,
listening to the dripping waters echoing in
the cavernous depths, viewing the over
hanging rocks which seem ready to
give way and fail, and the impene-
| trable darkness of the cavern, all COM
| bined, have never failed to produce a
feeling Of awe, that would soon ripen into
fear aud cause him 70 get away from the
place faster than he went to 1t. 1t is re-
lated that in the early history of the coun-
try old Uncle Billy Bassett once happened
TO pass that way at u late hour in the night.
IL was brilliantly lighted up,and the sounds