The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-21
FLORIDA.

Volusia county will ship nearly 100000
boxes OF oranges
The extensive saw mill at Branford has
suspended operations.
There are larger number of visitors in
Orlando at the present time than for many
years past.
1t is rumored that 0. D. Seavy has ten
dered his resignation as manager of the
Ponce de Leon.
The annual conference of the African
Methodist E iiscopal church Of Florida is in
session at Pensacola.
Thirty-five thousand dollars worth of
oranges will be shipped from the Belair
grove, near Sanford, this year.
Several new residences will be built on the
peninsula near Daytona, among them one
for j. D. Mitchell and r. Fl. Smith.
Andrew Denham has resigned the position
OF city attorney OF Sanford. The position
has been accepted by h. Seagrave Adams.
TIE band of the East Florida Sc aiaery
at Daytona has twenty members. It is said
to be one of the best musical organizations
in the state
DR.. Schaffranek Of Palatka has recently
sent to Europe handsome bouquet com
posed OF wild f1Jwers. the handle being an
alligator's tooth.
One Of the largest babies ever seen in
Florida is the son If Walter Sylvester, liv-
ing in Palatka. He is seven months old
and weighs forty pounds
At Palatka We1nes lay, P. s. Johnstons,
travelling auditor of the Jacksony vile
Tampa and Key West railroad, Tell beside a
moving train, the wheels OF which cut off
the heel of one of his shoes.
Judge G. Il. Butts, counsel for the Price
& rorry lave tment Comp my, Of Orlando,
announces that an agree nent has been
reached by part OF the creditors to take
80 cents on the dollar, provided the others
will agree, aud no THINKS they will. The
banks OF Or ando are largely interested, and
there several nonresident creditors
Dayt)na Messenger: The MessenGers
| bed OK iron ore may yet pan out WELL The
gentleman TO whom samples were sent
writes that whils it will not make Bessemer
! steel it will make fine iron for all kind Of
cast iron" work, such al stoves, etc. II
the bed proves of good depth there is a
possibility that company will be formed
| to mine the ore.
Daytona Messenger: One of the most
peculiar and interesting objects in natural
| history to DO found anywhere can be seen
TO advantage in and on the Half X IL is a
| wine fish" IL is about three inches In
| diameter and from eight to ten inches loaE.
| On being disturbed it can color the water
for some distance red winen color by
exuding liquid, of watch it seems to
have large supply. 1t Is said that Ii can
only be found in the Halifax and HiIlsboro
rivers.
Orlando Record: The city tax assessment
books for 1890. presented to the city council
| last evening by Assessor George c. Munger.
show total assessment of both real and
personal property 10 Orlando If 81, EOS, 1861,
that of real estate being 81, $3.50 and 4
personal property S247 676. The total tax
J Of tan l1a r. Ozo n
| divided among the different funds as foi>
lows: For city purposos, S6,721 46; DO DIS
and interest, $3,4l0 n; water and fire or j.
lection, $5.ll6 10, and street and park im-
provement, sl,705 Sc.
DeLand Record. Young Henry s.
Thatcher, alias Taintor was up before
Judge Lowrie on Friday last The s ate,
represented by Banker Clough. complain
ant. and |. Stewart, attorney, was not
ready, and the case was postponed until to-
day az 10 o'clock. An effort Is to be made
to get this forger OF checks off on as light a
boz d as possible. be 20 skip and the bond
paid, but his parents are poor, it 10 said
and this plan will evidently fail. He takes
his confinement very contentelly, aud seems
20 be ignorant OF the grave charges that
hang over him.
Fernandina Ne,os' Capt. j. w. Zelers Of
sea COW fame is here with his little 2s.ton
schooner, crew of two and his strange
travelling companions. He was on his way
south to Indian river to winter his animals,
and was drivel into this port BY ress of
weather. His schooner lies near tho old
steamship dock but unless the weather gets
warmer there will DO no exhibition, as tho
sea cow, or Manatee, is very susceptible
to cold. These strange creatures ara
about SIS feet long and weigh 700
to 500 pounds. Ever since last July they
have been kept in tanks but feet long, 80
iuchss wide and 20 inches deep, which have
! been pauced each side Of the cabin. In
spite of this close confinement they have
kept healthy and fat, but in the tossing Of
! tee small craft In the rough sea the tail Of
one Of them uecane very sore bea ing on
! the end Of the tank, aud gangrens SGT in.
SO Capt. Zellers reluctantly killed
Il. He stripped the hesh from its
bones shipped the sksleto
~ the United States Medical College at
Washington to-day. He declares his ints
: tion, when arriving at it, native halnt'
: aloFg the Indian river marshes. 70 give ti'
! remaining one lts liberty, grateful Of th'
, little troub and much ssryioe II his Ciya'
3 hun. He "a not going OUT II the business
! ! though. and intends b establish two ex