The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-30
FLORIDA


The Suwannoe Presbytery is in session at
Fort White.
A colored farmers alliance was organized
at Palatka Saturday.
Lemon street, Palatka, will probably be
paved in the near future with lime rock.
A new bridge is being built across the
Little Manatee near Mr.. Satfold's place.
Manatee shipped in 1887 Is. 600 boxes
oranges, in 1883 10000, in 1889 10000, in
1890 5000.
Gainesville wants the South Florida rail-
road to connect with the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western at that point.
A new commandant detailed from the
army for the Florida Agricultural College
is to arrive at Lake City Nov. l.
At Tampa, Friday, Charles Castillo was
kicked in the head by a Mexican pony, and
suffered serious but not dangerous wound
Every line Of business on the Manatse
river is booming, as result Of the magnifi-
cent orange crop produced in Manatee
county.
| 1t is that the seats alone for the passenger
elevator of the Tampa Bay hotel cost
| 81, 900. The elevators will all be run by
| hydraulic pressure.
S. o. Parker was to be tried at Jackson
vile Yesterday on charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses by means of
worthless checks.
There are 400 or more pupils in attend
ance at the different schools in Lake City,
and this number will be largely increased
after the holidays.
1t is reported that Capt John L. Carney
of Lake Weir has sold half interest in his
phosphate lands, lying from one to three
miles southeast Of Belleview, for S25, 600.
The MacAbee Fruit Company of Clear
Water Harbor will finish shipping the cror
from the Turner grove this week. which
promises TO yield between 800 and 1,00(
boxes.
Senator Mann addressed the citizens Of
Tampa Friday in the interest of the orange
growers, and also about entertaining the
delegates to the convention at Tampa
Dec 9.
Parties who are interested report that
there was between 81 900 and 81, 900 lost il
Orlando on the foot race. Some partie,
were so confident that they bet the last cent
they had and borrowed from others all they
could.
Last week was lively one for George
Maxwell, of Otter creek, Levy county. Hs
, killed large buck, captured ferociou
wild boar whose tusks measured 81 inches
and in the melee two of his dogs wer
killed.
J The Belleview Phosphate Company are
at work in earnest. A carload of tools ar
rived last week, among them huge two
A horse steel shovel mounted on wheels
| About 400 men are at work at the mines
r and the force is TO be increased.
5 Ocala Capital: The Italian colony nea
| the city have sold their peanut crop at 81 2
PER bushel e. st. Louis parties. Over so
= bushels will be shipped. This is a new in
3 dustry and will result. in big thing 70
Marion county. They have contracts 70
A 5000 bushels TO be raised next year.
D The Jacksonville and Palatka football
: teams met at the Athletic grounds at Pa
latka Thanksgiving afternoon. Tho scor
s stood 81 to U in favor of the home team
t Jacksonville being on the defensive all th
time. Donaldson and Butler did tho wor
g for PalatlIa aud Day for Jacksonville.
g Manatee Advocate. Oae Of our citizen
=. VINO OBJ erves things closely was out t
q Cedar Hammock not long sinca, when h
a noticed terraDa and king snake mutual
e interested in sonnet hing, and upon lookin
Z closely our fried discovered that the terrl
g pin was laying eggs in "A hole, while tn
n snake was cooled around 80 as to bring il
e head In the hole, receiving the eggs as fa'
b as they were deposited.
Z The Indian River Steamboat Company
g by Hamlin a. Stewart. its attorneys. ha
fled bill for inju action, seeking 10 resbrai
. the East Coast transportation Compan
from landing their steamer az tue Ttusyill
= dock and ali other docks and wbarves on "a