The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-26

fLOklDA.
j. W. Brady Of Barlow is suggested by a
prominent democrat for the legislature
L. NJ. Ballard Of Lakeland announces
himself as a candidate for collector Of Polk
county.
The census enumerators for Palatka re-
port lunofticially) the population to be
obout 8, 100.
Hamilton county is forty miles long from
east to west, with an average width of
about sixteen miles.
A meeting of all the teachers of Polk
county is called on the 2Sth inst, TO last oae
week, for the purpose of receiving iEstruc-
ton and to be examined
At Lake Kerr Wednesday F. f. Caldwell
fell from the top of Cartons barn, on
which he was working, and hurt his back
and chest severely, but broke no bones.
Tampa Tribune. The death rate in Tampa
for the past month is as low as for any sim
liar period in the history of the city, and as
low as that OF any city in the United States
at any season Of the year.
Barlow Informant: Frank Clark, who
has announced himself as "a candidate for
the legislature, is recognized as one of the
brightest young men In the state. He WAS
the acknowledged leader Of the democratic
side OF the House at the last session.
The bridge on the corner of Tomoka
tine, Is almost washed away, and travel in
that direction is impossible Thursday
night Mayor NanDorn put guard on duty
TO prevent people from passing. The loss
will be nearly $500.
The physicians who made the post
mortem examination in the case of the
young man from Key West, who
died suddenly in st. Augustine, have unan-
imously decided that he died Of coneestiye
TGVaF - hn -,
Alba stands approved.
Tampa Tribune: A mysterious shooting
affray occurred on Florida avenue last
night. The shots were heard by the neigh
bors and blood found on the premises this
morning, but neither the shooters nor the
party shot could be found and no particu-
lars could be ascertained
meeting of the democratic executive COM
mittee was held at Orlando Wednesday j. l..
Bryan, chairman, c. Z. Smith and George
X. Newell being in attendance. The only
business Of Importance transacted was the
recommendation to Gov. Fleming for the
appointment Of E. II. Shepard as supervisor
of registration.
The first accident that has ever happened
on the st. Johns and Santa Fe railroad
occurred at Middleburgh Monday. Leonard
Gray. fireman on locomotive No. 2, while
the engine was still in motion, sttempted 10
between the two rods, which came together
and broke his arm just above the wrist, max
ing also very painful cash.
Parties from Nebraska have lust placed
an order for 1880 peach trees with
the fruit growers association, DeFuniak
Springs, for fall planting. The same com
pany put out 1000 this spring, and have had
men and teams clearing LAID all summer
for orchards They are going to plant 100
acres in peaches and plums as rapidly as
they can get the ground in shape.
Hon. B. P. Calhoun, who has been
strongly urged from all parts of the Second
district to allow the use of his name in the
congressional convention, writes to the Pa
latka Herald that he canuot permit this
and urges the democrats to unite on Gen
Bullock. Bullock, he says, is the man for
the place, and it is the duty of the
party to make his majority SO large that it
cannot be questioned
Orlando Record. Several of our country
neighbors recently came into the CITY on
horseback, and, dismounting, htched their
horses beneath some shade trees in the east
ern part of the city. Instead of tying
them in the usual manner to the BODY Of
the tree, however, the straps were maize
fast to the limbs overhead, and in this man.
ner the horses were left to stand all dav
long. with heads high in the air, and with
out either food or water.
Charles Everett has 200 apple trees one
mile south Of De Funiak Springs, an inspec-
ton of which would con vince the most
sceptical that tie highlands of West Florida
are suitable for apples. His trees were set
out in December, 1887 and have made an
extraordinary growth of wood the bark
being as smooth and handsome as any ever
seen in the north, while almost every tree
has from six to two hundred well shaped,
healthy apples on it. The earlier varieties
got frostblttel in March. SO there are no re-
turns from them, but there will be a sue
cession of fruit ripening from July to
December. Mr.. Everett, who is an old
fruit grower, says he never had better sue
cess IN any country with apples than lis
third years experience shows for Florida.
His idea is TO grow them for the early mar
ket In southern cities. He has n large
orchard Of other fruits. Also that shows the
care OF practical fruit grower, and he says
he is not going 10 stop planting until no has
800 acres Of trees.