The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-03

truck garden near Seville. lie received
upon an average 81 per barrel.
Out of thirty-one insurance companies
doing business in Florida, ali but three
made handsome returns One Company
lost 81, 54S 90, one $544 81, and the third one
81 ,225 So. Some Of them made over
$6S.000
The following changes in Florida post
masters have been made: J. A. Brand, ap-
pointed at Fort Mason. Lake county, vice
A. Mitchell, resigned; Mrs. n e. Trip, at
Moultrie, St. Johns county, vice j. F.
Lowell, resigned.
Orange buyers are already making offers
and buying up next years crop. III prices
offered range T. ON 81 to 81 per box On the
trees, % cents box being paid dO~n. IL
is rumored that this latter price was bid for
the fruit on the Price grove, near Sanford.
| c. W. Grinstead of Narcoo: see, who has
been visiting Mrs Browarigg AID Il IN ly
at Conway for the past several days, is quite
a celebrated lawn tennis player, having
plaped in the final tie for the championship
of the world at Wimbledon, England in
1888.
The fire in Blake hummock, near Day
tona, last week burned lot Of trees in the
famous Leach grove. Hulrs grove, and in
Mitchell's grove. Some of the large trees
in the Leach grove are said to be irreparably
ruined. Coming on top Of the freeze this IS
too bad.
Nearly all the smacks belonging to the
Pensacola fishing feet are detained in port
by the high east and southeast winds which
have prevailed since Sunday, and the re-
ceipts are almost nothing. The detention
of the fleet will cause great scarcity in
the fish supply.
The town council of Daytona at its last
meeting took the initiative to have lot
| owners fix the sidewalks in front of their
premises. They sare given twenty days to
do the work; if not done the council will
have the work done and the cost charged
up against the lot.
Fifty-six bales of cotton were ginned in
Escambia county during the past season,
and these figures probably very nearly rep
resent the the cotton crop OF the county.
There is one steam gin in the county, and
| reliable data show an increase Of acreage
| TO be planted in cotton this year.
Mayor Chipley of Pensacola has received
a letter from Hon. II. Fl. Ii. Davidson, at
Washington, saying: Another survey will
be made of the harbor, both outer and
inner bars, 50 Gen. Casey, chief Of engineers.
has positively stated to me. 1 will write
you more fully in regard to my interviews
| with him in few days"
A novel shipment was consigned to the
Florida, Central and Peninsular road from
G. Fl. Longstreet of Mount Dora. 1t coa-
sisted Of ten crates Of bees, each crate con-
tanning four swarms, consigned to Mar
cellus, n. Y. The crates were securely
made and ventilated, and the busy bees
will have things all TO themselves during
their passage.
ID. P. Burden, whose name is familiar TO
the people of South Florida in connection
with fiber culture, will put ole of his water
lifts-a product of his own invention-in
operation at the Osceola truck farm for
drainage purposes. One with capacity
Of lifting 1000 gallons a minute has been
in successful operation for Judge j. u. Speer
at Oakland for some time.
Herbert Bartlett, living with his father
near the hathaway mills, up the river from
Tampa, is suffering from an
accidental discharge of gun, which
| leaves him minus toe on his right foot.
| After receiving the shot the toe was so
lacerated that il was necessary to call in
DIR. Stebbins to aDputate it, which was
satisfactorily done. He is getting on all
right. 1-
Mansfield Moreno, who, during the in
cumbency of ex-Postmaster Yonge, filled
the position Of assistant postmaster at PEN
sacola, and who, despite his democratic pro-
clivities, was retained in that place by the
present postmaster, Maj. +. G. Humphreys,
has announced his intention of resigning
the Office on June l. He has accepted a
position as bookkeeper with Marston &
Fitton, which he will take on the date
named.
On April 10 there were some men in Mas
cote who had horses, and race was got
up. Woodson Joiner rode one horse and
his brother James, who came into town
that day, was the rider of the other horse.
The horse which James rode became un-
manageable and threw him, striking his
head against a wagon and crushing in his
skull and breast bene. He lived until
Wednesday, but was unable TO speak. He
rolled about and moaned continually until
death came to relieve him OF his sufferings.
Pensacola Ne,os: There are continuous
complaints against the dilatory way Of
doing business in the land Office at Gaines
vile by homestead settlers in this county.
The complaints are that it is six months or
more after making final proof before they
| receive final receipts, and that often two
years elapse before the patents for the lands
are received. The tax officers also expe-
rience much difficulty in subjecting these
lands to taxation, as many parties are i'm
pressed with the idea that they are not
subject to taxation until the patents are
received.
The location Of Mr.. Flagler's new hotel
near Daytona is not on Orange, but on
Jackson's island, much better place for
hotel and centrally located as TO Daytona's
river front. The island is we'll out In the
river, and with the proposed "fill" will
afford about seven acres for park and hotel
purposes. Mr.. Flagler has owned the
island for seven years. Here terminates
the Jacksonville, st. Augustine and Halifax
River railroad, of which he is the principal
owner, and from this point start the bridge
and avenue, in which he has an interest,
leading across the river and peninsula to
the ocean beach.
Pensacola Neaos:: William Fudge, living
near Gonzalez station, has succeeded in
developing a new industry which may
prove profitable to the fruit growers OF
Escambia county. Last year he was offered
only 81 per barrel for the fruit grown from
his LIE Conte pear trees, which he considered
unremunerative. In order to utilize the
fruit and derive some profit from his trees,
II possible, he concluded to try the expert
ment of making cider from the pears. An
! old-fashioned press was used with corn.
I mon wash tub perforated at the bottom
| over which was laid a piece of thin cloth.
Clean white sand was then placed in the
tub to the depth of several, inches through
which the juice was filtered The experiment
was perfect success, the cider made being
beautifully clear and of excellent flavor
From the fruit gathered from four or five
trees he made about $50 gallons of splendic
cider, for which he has found ready sale al
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