The morning news., 1890-11-14
FLORIDA.


An overdose Of bromidia caused the
death of James 8. Sawtelle of OcaIa Tues
day.
The contracts for the carrying of the
mail from Paisley to st. Francis has been
awarded to j. G. Hethcox.
p 8. Coburn of Chicago, who is buying
oranges, shipped 450 crates from Tampa
Saturday night, most Of them from the
Manatee river.
Andrew McDermott, painter engaged
on the Tampa Bay hotel, while trying to
step from window to a scaffold near the
TOP of the building, missed his footing Sat
urday, fell TO the ground fractured his
skull, and he Is not expected to live. Nc
Dermott has been very despondent for some
time on account of family troubles and it is
thought by some people that he threw him
self from the window with the intention of
committing suicide.
Tampa NelOs: The two men, Brophy and
Wilcox, arrested on Saturday night on sus-
picion of having committed murder in
Georgia, were before Judge Finley, court
commissioner, Oh a writ of habeas corpus,
who decided there was sufficient cause TO
hold them until Saturday to give time for
Georgia authorities to come on with their evil
dence. After Judge Finley's decision an
other writ was taken out and tie parties
carried before Peter o. Knight, who was
also u court commissioner, having received
his appointment Monday, who heard the
case aud decided there was no evidence to
hold them aud ordered their discharge
The fire department of Key West, after
working 100 hours continuously and M
loading 1920 bales of cotton, succeeded in
extingushing the fire in the steamship Eu-
| ropean, and Sunday morning turned it over
TO the stevedores, who are now in the hold
tn fhnf icf in TOR. Nhn hn1
ance of the cargo, there being 5000 bales
yet to be taken out. The number of bales
damaged by fire will not exceed 800, while
| about 5000 will be damaged by water The
whole of the grain. $4,000 bushels, will be
altogether useless, as the health authorities
| will not permit it landed on the wharf,
| owing to the obnoxious odor arising from
| fermentation, which, it is feared, would
generate infectious disease. 1t will be uu-
loaded on schooner, carried to sea and cast
| overheard.
The Clyde Steamship Company came very
near losing one of their most popular cap
! tains last week. On the down trip, aud
| while Off Barnegat light, the algonquin
ran afoul of the wreck OF four-ma sted
schooner. which was run down by Span
ish steamer some months ago. The top
mast of the schooner fell. cutting away the
stays of the foretop of the Algonquin.
|
of the pilot house, narrowly missing Capt.
Mckee, who was in the pilot house at the
| time. Capt. Mckee came on, stopping al
Charleston on the way. before repairing the
damage, and arrived at jacksonville late
Friday afternoon. Capt. Mckee immedi-
ately set to work to put in a new foretop
which he succeeded in finishing by dark
Saturday night.
The state board Of health has issued the
following notice, addressed to all county
board of health officers, municipal board.
of health, and mayors of cities aud towns in
the state of Florida: "Inasmuch as the state
board Of health of Florida is III possession OF
authentic information that glanders pre-
| walls to a dangerous and alarming degree in
the state Of Texas, the further importation
into this state of horses and cattle from
Texas and from all points west of the Mis-
slsslppl river and south OF the Arkansas
river is hereby forbidden until such time as
the state health authorities of Texas and the
United States shall have publicly declared
that such disease shall have ceased to exist
i'll tAe localities above enumerated. Very
respectfully, Joseph Y. Porter, s ate healtt
officer of Florida"
W. d. Chipley, vice president of the Pen
sacola and Atlantic Railroad Company
arrived a. Live Oak Tuesday from Talla-
hassee, where he met the representatives Of
a "SesiNhS A4AE t"sA sy ALAASa Se WHICH haS eel
negotiating with him for tie purchase Of
an immense trnct of phosphate and timber
land, extending along the Stelnhatche
river to Deadman's bay. 1t embraces from
10000 to 60.000 acres, and has already beer
inspected by the Engiishmen and accepted
upon the terms offered. 1t is said 70 b
! very rlch in phosphate deposits and tn
purchasers will form company and begii
: logging and mining operations at en- earl
I day. Mr. Chipley and the Englshnen lef
: for the Steinhatclee river Tuesday night
and will make a final inspection before tn
3 deeds pass The price paid has not bee
! made public, but it is rumored that /
| reaches nearly S510,000.