The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-23
FLORIDA

Phosphate has been found near Anthony.
Four new street cars have been received at
Tallahassee.
Bishop Weed arrived at st. Augustine
Wednesday.
There is talk of building a street railroad
at Leesburg.
John II. Inman and party arrived at st.
Augustine Thursday.
The court has decided c. q. Spencer TO be
legally elected mayor of Daytona.
Orange blossoms are being mailed from
Palatka in large quantities to parties at
distance.
Circuit court for the spring term, 1890,
will convene at Braidentown on the third
Monday in March.
The total shipments Of oranges from
Quincy the present season will aggregate
about $4,000 boxes.
Rev. Richardson of Bronson has recovered
from his recent illness, and is now comfort
ably settled at the parsonage.
The phospate found on what is known as
Kennedy's Hill near Seffner is said by the
very best authority to be the same grade as
that Of Dunnellon.
]. G. Kennedy, auditor Of the jackson
sonville, Tampa and Key West system, has
resigned to accept a similar position with
the Standard Oil Company.
Among the distinguished guests at st.
Augustine are Mr.. and Mrs. George Wash
burne of Constantinople. MIR. Washburne
is the president of Robert college in that
city.
Addison Thomas. son of the distinguished
federal general, and Mrs. Thomas, of Now
port, r. l., have arrived at st. Augustine
and are occupying the rooms reserved for
them at the Cordova.
The United States land office at Gaines
vile will be closed on March /, 8, and to
enable the force to prepare reports. The
pubic Will not be admitted on these days,
and no new business taken up.
NJ. c. Rerdell arrived in Orlando Thurs
day night from trip to Pasco county. and
is exhibiting a sample Of mineral phosphate
taken from that county, large deposit OF
which he has discovered. The phosphate
analyses from IS, the lowest, to S21S, the
highest.
Palatka Herald: DR.. A. Schaffranek. the
botanist, sent to Bohemia to-day $50 differ
emit specimens of Florida insects. He told q
Herald reporter this morning that he had
over 700 different kinds of Florida insects
and we are inclined to think that he hasn't
found half the varieties yet that are in the
state
Col. John L. Davis a heavy capitalist of
Springfield, Ill has thoroughly prospectei
large area of land owned by him at Rock
Springs, four miles east Of Blue Springs.
and finds beds Of 90 per cent phosphate. He
Will celebrate the happy occurrence to-day
with speeches, music, feast, fireworks and a
dance
E. F. Bean of Gainesville killed on New
mans lake a bald-headed eagle which
weighed twenty pounds, and measured six
feet SIX inches from tip to tip. He saved
the wings, talons aud beak, and gave the
body TO colored woman, VINO said She liked
eagle meat as well as the meat of any other
bird, large or small
F. Skinner has on exhibition at his iewelry
store In DeLand specimen of phosphate
rock. This rock was found near st. Francis
IN Lake county, about five miles from
DeLand, where there is a ledge OF it of un-
known thickness and three miles long by one
and half wide. Samples Of the rock have
been analysed and found to contain from
~ to % per cent. of phosphate.
A mass meeting of all the fruit growers
| OF Florida has been called for Feb. 25 at
the Seml-Tropical exposition, Ocala, to dis
| cuss the duty on oranges This meeting is
TO appoint committee to go to Washing
ton TO present its views to congress. Feb.
20 aud 20 will be farmers alliance day nj
the semi tropical President Rogers will
NAS NoA hA~A - ouA tubl dT6 asked
Cooperate In solving the problem.
Section Master Quin of the T. s.. O. and
u. railroad, at Dunnellon Wednesday was
out on the track with handcar loaded
with iron, with boy and four negroes. An
approaching train caused them to seek
safety on sidetrack. The momentum OF
the car caused it to jump the track, throw.
ing the iron on Quin and the boy. The for
mer was slightly injured, and the latter DR.
Gary, who was called by wire for surgical
aid, says is fatally hurt. The negroes got
off with slight bruises.
The La Criola cigarmakers at Ocalo struck
Wednesday afternoon because their super.
intendent, +. Tonnes, demanded an interest
in the company. 1t was denied him and ht
quit. Next day he applied for his old posi-
ton and it was refused him. The Cuban
cigarmakers then held a meeting and de
manded that the company take Tonnes back
or they would quit in body. This placed
the company in a dilemma, as they were
overrun with orders Self-interest pre-
vailed. and the company reiustated Tonnes
Orlando Record: The large fire east o.
the city Tuesday night resulted very disas
trously to the Orlando cemetery, doinf
much damage to this last resting place OF
our dead. The tall grass allowed TO grow
In IT, which the recent dry weather hac
made very inhammabe, furnished ample
material for the hungry flames that swept