The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-28

pound 10 increase rapidly al over the state.
The following are the officers Of the Key
West fire department for the ensuing year
Chief, b. q. F. Bowers; first assistant,
Alfred d. Gardner; second assistant, Niche
las Castillo.
S. G. Harvey, formerly Of Tampa, has
been awarded the contract for building the
city hall IN Key West. The amount Of his
bid was Sd6,650.
| AS Vol Starting was returning homs from
! Stsrke on Friday night in road cart, some
one fired a pistol, which caused his horse 70
run away, throwing Mr. Startling out and
breaking his left leg.
The Sterling Phosphate and Mining Com
/ pany Of Pemberton Ferry will snip another
cargo of phosphate direct to England next
week, via Port Tampa, and will shortly
send several more cargoes
TIE suit of Arthur Fell against the city
OF Orlando to forecloss a mortgage given
by the city to secure loan OF 5000 has
been dismissed, and the loan extended for
three years from Dec. 81, 1889.
Ybor factory, of Tampa, has about sew
enty-fve men at work, all American and
Spanlards except one, who Is a Cuban that
has braved the displeasure OF his country
mon aud went 20 work Monday morning.
Pensions have been granted in Florida to
John TYndal, Fairbanks; Charles p. Var
Gideon z. Woodward. Key West; increase
allowed to Chauncey A. Bacon, Ormond.
A couple of letters reached Barlow last
week from Boston, which were stuck to-
gether by the adheSiveness of the spreading
mucilage. One was to DR.. Drookins Of
Barlow, and the other for the city of San
Francisco.
Mr.. Popple, charged with smuggling
cigars last April from the United states
steamer Galena, was tried in the United
States court at Key West on Monday last
and acquitted. there being no evidence
against him.
La Villa boasts a snake charmer. His
business is very dangerous one, but he
pursues his calling day after day aud makes
considerable money. He shipped thirty
four rattlesnakes to Chicago last week and
sold them for $25 each.
The phosphate plant south of Barlow is
nearing its completion, and would now
have been in full blast but for the mistake
in constructing dryer of inferior metal,
which was rejected by the company, and
new one had to be ordered.
j. E. Thompson of Key West purch ased
on Monday last from julius Ellinger & Co.,
the corner lot 1873 feet on Division street
and 1856 feet on Pearl street for So, 294 He
also purchased from Samuel Pierce on John
loves alley, on Angela street, lot 40xS0
feet for $1,000.
Oranges in the three different stages Of
growth, from one tree, were seen at H. Fl.
Dlckson's feed store. on Pine street. at Or
laudo. They were from tree upon Dr.. r.
Fl. Peaks place, south Of town, aud we're in
the blossom, about the SIZE of pea and as
large as a marble.
The United States mau-of-war Kearsarge
Commander Horace Elmer, arrived at the
har af
from Colon, Central America, where she
was sent in September to protect the inter-
ests Of United States citizens during the
threatened riot there.
Lee Kemp of Barlow has a cavalry
saddle of the Mcclellan order with the
name Of Col. MOBILES marked upon the tree.
The saddle AID the owner were captured
during the late war, between Palatka and
st Augustine, by confederate scout
named Joseph Broome.
Mr.. Snyder, now running the Palmetto
mouse at Winter Park, has leased the Hop
wood house, situated on Lake Maitland.
and will open it as hotel on Jan. l. This
house has twenty rooms, and was originally
built for hotel, but has heretofore been
used as private residence.
Judge Tillman of Madison has promised
that II Madison county will give $50 900 in
lands, the Georgia and Florida Air Line
railroad will be built via Madison and that
very large force of hands will DO put to
work early in January next, commencing
simultaneously at Quftman, Madison and
other points along the line. The town COM
mittee has already secured about 500 acres.
Lieut.. Percy Williams, at Ocala. met
with serious fall in coming around the
court house square on his bicycle. A coun-
tryman, Mr.. Jones, was on the walk when
Williams rang the bell. which caused the
man TO stop In front of the wheel. The
result, was collision, which threw Williams
on to the iron picket fence, severely lacerat-
ing his right hand, breast and side Of the
body, and bruisng the thigh of tho left leg.
he was going at the rate of ten miles an
hour.
The new phosphate orks of Hammond.
Hull q Co., near Fort Ogden, are now in
course Of erect ion. When completed the
works Will be the largest on Peace river
The railroad spur to the works is COM
pleted. The intention of the owners is to
ship the phosphate by lighters as far as DOS
sible. 1t is thought this can bs done at
least eight months in the year. The dredge
which will be pat to work deepening the
channel Is expected at once from Fort
Myers.
T. W. Dawkns. a negro barbar of
Gainesville, horsswh pped Mollie Robinson.
negress of shady reputation. in the streets
OF that city Monday. The Gainesville Sun
says: HE mas been annoyed by the woman
for several months past, and yesterday she
carried the matter SO far as to insult his wife.
This was too much for the popular colored
barber, and he armed himself with horse
whip. AT the time mentioned Mollie ap-
peared in front of TOMS shop, who was en-
gagged in shaving a gentleman. AS
soon as he saw the woman he laid down his
razor, picked up his whip, walked out on
the sidewalk, and proceeded to give Mollie
Robinson such a cowhiding as we some-
times read about, but seldom witness. He
whipped the woman Numerically, and to
such an extent did he have the sympathy
OF those present that not one of them would
interfere in her behalf. Finally Judge j. c.
Gardner came along and put stop to the
affair. The whole thing was thoroughly
enjoyed by the large crowd"
Postoffices have been established at Saint
Leo. Paseo county; Warnell, Sumter
county, aud Red Oak, Calhoun county.
Star service has been established from
Miami to Motto, five and one-half miles
and back. twice week, by schedule of not
exceeding two hours running time each
way; Euchee Anna to Red Bay. nine miles
and back twice week, by q schedule of not
! exceeding three hours running
/ time each way; Saint Francis
to Paisley, ten miles and back
three times week, by a schedule Of not ex-
ceeding three and one-third hours running
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