The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-07
FLORIDA.

Robert L. Anderson has been nominated
for mayor Of Ocala.
The depot at Martin station was destroyed
by fire Saturday night.
Sam Norton Of Titusville owns a COW
that gave birth last week to twin calves.
The assessment of real and personal prop
erty Of Levy county for 1890 is 81, PSI, 342.
Mr.. Vaughn Of the Lakeside hotel at
Crescent City has rented Grove hall. He
VIII take possession Dec 10 and run both
houses.
The bodies Of the woman and two men
who were drowned near Kissimmee a week
ago have not been found, though the search
still continues.
The City of St. Augustine, the first vessel
built by the st. Augustine Steamship Com
pany, will sail from New York for St. Au-
gustine next Tuesday.
A fund of over $40 has been raised by
subscription among citizens of Chester and
Fernandlna TO apply on the building Of
boat landing at the foot OF Center street,
| Fernandina.
The city council of Starke, at its fession
| Thursday night, suspended Mayor Adams,
| charges beng sustained against him. They
also gave the Bradford County Guards 800
for fire company.
The residence of T. T. Wetmore of Titus.
NIlle was eHVeIeu AusI saturday nlSnG, ana
| valuables to the amount of about $3.50 were
secured by the burglars. The thief has not
been captured yet.
DR.. Joseph Y. Porter, state health officer,
| has just issued an order forbidding the i'm
portation of Georgia horses into Florida
1 he prevalence of CHAMBERS in some counties
OF Georgia is the cause of the order.
A National Reformed Press Association
was organized at Silver Springs, Thursday,
by the newspaper men now visiting
Ocala. The new organization was repre-
sented by about twenty-five leading papers
of the country.
Wednesday morning Miss Hennie Bro IN,
the janltress at the court house at Titus
vile, discovered that one of the safes in the
county clerks Office had been blown op.n.
The papers of the office lying on top OF the
safe we're mutilated by the explosion, but
nothing Of great value has been destroyed.
Chemist Serge Malyvan of Ocala has
struck upon an idea that will be carried out
by him, and prove to be of value to Florida
as an advertisement He will fill 500 small
boxes with samples of phosphate from the
various portion of the state, and will pre-
sent one box to each delegate at the alliance
convention.
The Orange county commissioners have
} fixed the bonds to be given by county officers
, as follows: Treasurer 10000, collector
$50, 000, clerk 81, 900 and as assessor 81, 900
! A special meeting of the board will be held
Dec % at which time the officers-elect will
+ present their bonds for approval, prepare,
tory to entering upon their duties the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In January.
, Hamilton Disston has closed trade with
the Kelly Brothers Of Louisiana, and they
will 60 to klssimmee Co commence opera
1 tions on large scale for rice farm. They
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. iug 700 barrels of rice day, which viii be
D established either in or near kissimmee A
large quantity of reclaimed lands that will
, not be suitable for sugar cane can be util-
lied for rice.
a Twenty thousand cans were carried owe,
to the Bells River Packing COMPANY,
works at Fernandina. Thursday. Although
4 the company has recently put in can
, making machinery it is unable to manu-
facuure more than half the cans required
i and in o der to supply the deficiency
receives 10000 monthly from New York
a The company expects ~ put up 100000 can!
of oysters this season.
T The iron steamboat Missoe, formerly tn,
Y property Of the Ga re. i, estate of Dunge-
}. ness, but which was recently bought by the
[ state for $1,000, was launched at jackson
Q vile Friday, where she has been undergo
ing repairs. She is a beautiful propeller Of
: | ulnGGSeu LOTbJ-LWO Ou6 uuuQT01ID ton VIII
1 high pressure condenslng engines. Accord
!, to the statement of DIR. EEag!e she wa,
+ purchased for less than half her value.
. Bronson Democrat: Last Tuesday morn
: ing while Mrs. Joseph Wilson and daughte,
0 were going over TO Jasper Watkins. 3
neighbours house about one quarter Of ,
= mile away, they were attacked bv a lnrg,
a wildcat. Mrs. Wilson had u water bucket
- in her hand, and when the animal Span.
r at her she struck it on the head with all he
d strength. The cat was stunned by the blow
- aud Airs. Wilson continued on her way
: Jack Watkins came back with his dogs an,
4 the cat was soon rgn down ard killed.
At Ocsla a day or two ago while a stree
car on Exposition street was going to TIM
exposition building loaded with men
= women and children, a two-horse carriage
driven by coloTed man and contaiuini
g two gentlemen, attempted ~ cross ia
= track, but IN - doing the street car collide,
WITH IL. Tho occupants 81 the carriax
were thrown b the ground, but not hurt
while the carriage was demolished. Tn
3 street. car passengers were badly frightened
o but not hurt. The mule on tue Fsht sal
y OF The car tongue bad ono leg torn Oh.