The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-09

Ira L. McCollum has been appointed a
member of the school board of Suwannee.
Ben Cook of DsLand has sold the Van
| Hone tract of land, in the vicinity OF West
| DeLand, 20 Hon. John b. Stetson.
Capt. Allen Y. Seed has been ordered to
| command the Pensacola navy yard, aud
| will probably assume the duties of the posi-
ton at on carly day.
The accounting department Of the Indian
| River Steamboat Company has been moved
! from jacksonville TO 1itISvilie, aud will be
in charge of j. Z. Starke.
Mrs. A. c. Taylor, a charming young
| widow Of Jefferson county, has been ap-
| pointed lady commissioner from that county
TO the alliance exposition.
About $500 Is paid out in wages every
Saturday at Key West to the cigarmakers
and sponge fishers, nearly all of which finds
its way into the hands of the merchant.
Col. j. III. Tarble having closed out his
business interests in Pensacola, has returned
to Chicago, where he will make his per-
manent home, having embarked i'll the
livery business in that city.
According to the Leesburg Commercial,
hunter OF that city fired at bear while
on hunt recently, and as he did so three
deer sprang 70 their feet on a line with
BruiD. The rifle ball passed through tne
hends of the bear and the three deer. Tho
Lecsburg Commercial tells some very good
stories.
Commissioner Ed. Gale Quina, having
been made chairman of the committee on
water, sever and gas, has rendered his
resig nation to the Pensacola Water Com
pany as u member of the board of directors
Of that company, he believing his position
as chairman OF the above committee would
net justify his holding the latter position
also.
John Thomas Porter of Grand Ridge and
,. ). Ilson OF Guyton, Ga, have made a
purchase from Col Blood of Pensacola, by
which they obtain control Of about 2O,OO0
acres OF timber land situated near Grand
Ridge, on the line of the Pensacola and At
lantIc railroad. Messrs. Porter and Tyson
Will at once establish an extensive turpen-
tine distlllerv on this property.
AT one of the polling places gt Fernandina
a knowing colored man deposited a ticket
in all the boxes until he reached the
Last one labeled amendments to the Const;-
tuition" Not having a ticket to put in this
box he was somewhat puzzled, but, atten-
lively looking at the label for a minute,
with wise look be said: ~ know dat man;
he's good IN, an otter vote fur him."
G. w. McLaurine of DeLand came near
losing his store and stock of goods at the
corner Of the Boulevard and Rich avenue on
Friday night last, by fire. Il had been
burning for several hours, and when dis
covered had burned across the entire build
ing about the width Of six feet The fire
seemed 10 have started on the side where
there were no goods, boxes, trash, or any
thing: No air could get into the store, and
this alone saved the building and the stock of
goods. The damage was between $500 and
$500. The building is brick.
According 20 the Green Cove Sprinq this
Florida canal. from deep water OF St.
Augustine, across the state to deep water at
Cedar Key on the Gulf, is now an assured
fact From j. p. Pratt, one of tho survey
ing corps, the Spring is Informed that the
Fiori 10 Ocean and Gulf Canal Company,
an immensely wealthy corporation. will, by
the latter part of November, begin the
work of cutting the canal from st. Angus
tine across the peninsula to Cedar Kew, con-
Meeting the Atlantic ocean ana the Gulf of
Mexico. Alr. Prat5s Information comes di-
rectly from headquarters, end is TO be relied
upon. The canal will be III miles in length.
from the deep water point at ST. Augustine
to deep water at Cedar Key, and will slve
voyage of several hundred miles around
the Florida keys for vessels going from
Atlantic parts 10 ports on the gulf, and vice
versa, thus saving to the steamship travel
great expense and time i'll making destina-
ticns. The canal will be % feet in depth,
accommodating the largest of ocean
going ste itnships The width will be
from 200 to $50 feet ct the surface
Orange lake, Ia the southern portion
Of Alachua county, will be made a great
central point, whore immense wharves will
10 put up, ship building carried on, and q
plaza OF active business in ly lines. The
route is from st. Augustine across st. Johns
county, striking the st. Johns river at or
near Federal Point, crossing aud striking
the western shore at Saube, from which
point the course is south of west, via Orange
lake to Cedar Key. A tremendous force Of
men will DO put to work, aud the COM
pletion Of the canal will be brought about
as soon as money can accomplish 1T.