The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-08

W, and the gauge OF the ST. Johns and
! Lake Eustls division viii be changed from
narrow to standard.
The Sullivan Timber Company of Pelsa-
/ cola have Just completed q new mill at
Wallace. Ala, which possesses all the
modern improvements and is expected TO
excel any mil in the country for sqnaring
timber. It's capacity viii be so sticks of
timber per dsy, and but few more laborers
will te required 10 run it than for a mill Ct
much less capacity. Ii will be put Ia opera
ton At any early day.
o. Albright. OF the firm OF Albright &
Porter Of Lsesb1rg, nurserymen, has sold
his entire iEteres. 70 his partner, X. II.
Porter, who VIII hereafter conduct the bIs-
iness alone Sixty-nine acres are embraced
in this sale. which includes the . acres p
miles east Of Leesburg, in grove, nursery
and truck lands st Sunnyside. together
with the new residence, which commands
such a magnificent view Of lake Harris.
Owing 10 the illness Of Judge Baker the
spring term Of court for Bradford county
was not held last week as il should have
been, although everything was in readiness
for il, the jurors, witnesses. etc, remaining
over two days before being notified that
there would be no session of the court. This
was not only great expense to the county
end state. but great source OF lnconvea-
There is bed of rock back off Puusa
Gorda, which was thought to be worthless,
and was passed unnoticsd for several years;
lately the owner had il analysed, and it is
found TO contain 50 per cent phosphate.
Another ricn phosphate bed was found near
there last week. The phosphate is about
the same as that being taken from the river
bed by the ACADIA Phosphate Company,
and is said to be in large and paying guam
titles.
The war on the proposed site for the st.
Augustine crenatory is being vigorously
conducted. and project is now on foot to
raise an additional sum of money and have
it removed 10 some place outside Of the city
limits. Ole of the places mentioned as
site is the old pit where Mr. Flagler has
been procuring sand for filling in the
marshes It is about two miles distant from
the city, and is far removed from any settle
ment.
st. Augustine Democrat. Ii is rumored
on the streets in Jacksonville that Hon. J.
ID Barker. judge of the Fifth judicial cir
cult, intends to hand in his resignation to
the governor upon the score of i'll health.
The judge has been severely injured with
paralysis. The moment the judgeship is
vacated crop of candidates will go in for a
scrub race If the members of the bar had
TO decide Col c. N. Cooper would be ap-
pointed at once.
Albertha Rittersswon the first prize at the
baby show at the Sub-Troplcal exposition
at Jacksonville. The second prize was won
by Dina Shad. The Barnett twius were
such handsome children that a special prize
was awarded them Of solid gold pin each
As Director General Moran was about to
step from the platform he was halted by a
delegation of railroad men, and in a very
neat speech Ben Hopkins of the Louisville
and Nashville presented him with a hand
some ebony cane with solid gold head.
The state supreme court has decided that
it is the duty OF county commissioners un-
der the act Of June Z, 1889, which provides
for the appointment OF county boards Of
health in and for the several counties, ETC..
to cause tax TO be assessed and levied not
to exceed in any year one mill on the dollar
TO defray the expenses of the board of health
OF the county, when proper request is made
for that purpose by said board. A written
request made by the president of the board
in its name aud signed by him as president,
is sufficient compliance with the statute.