The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-20
THE MORNI~G NEWS: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1890

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maguey plant in Mrs. John Jacksou's yard
at Tampa TO q hight N thirty feet within
the past month. 1t is beginning TO flower.
c. ". Willifori, who has been in the en-
ploy Of the Miiw6ukee-FloridaO Orange com
| pany for some time. is one of tie fastest
orange packers in the state. Last week be
packed sixteen boxes # the golden fruit in
two hours and fifteen minutes.
"Our department has. sold over 5000
acres Of land in South lorida within the
pas. ten DAYS, and a considerable portion OF
il was sold u phosphate PROJECTORS" said
] Col. J. Il. Draper, special agent Of the As
socIated Railway Land Department, to a
Tampa Journal man Saturday.
| People Of Victoria, the first station on the
Tavares, Orlando and Apopka, in Lake
county, cannot drive TO Tavares. their shire
town, without going around Lake Dora, a
distance Of fourteen miles. All mis- incon-
venience is caused by there being no high
way bridge across the ApOpka canal.
Edmund Clarence Stedman, who, with
! Miss Ellen MacKay Hutchinson, is COM
piliny and editing the Library of American
| Literature. in New York, has written S. Z.
Mann of ApOpka for permission to publish,
| in their fOrthc coming volume Of the writings
of poets and authors of the present day,
his charming sonnet, 1.-THE Land Of
| Dreams.n
Marshal Ball Of Tampa received letter
| from a gentleman in Arredondo Saturday
| inquiriDg about an old Irish lady named
| Mary Reedy and her 7-year-old son John,
who became separated from her husband ia
| Charleston, S. c., accidentally, while on
| their way to Tampa last fall. The hus-
band is now in Arredondo, aud will be
| grateful for any intelligence Of his wife.
Apalsch!cola Times: W. L. Ke1ugh of
Carrabelle has 200 acres of land situated
on New river, and it will take some money
| to buy it. I he top of this land is covered
with ricn mari, and few feet from the
top is rich vein of pho =phate, the analysis
of which has been tested by a gentleman
well versed in chemistry. Experts say that
1t Is richer than the South Carolina beds.
| A big syndicate has been formed in Bar
tow to buy phosphate beds on large scale.
| This syndicate Is composed of MesSr5
| Emerson Tyler. Cunningham, Whitledge,
| Fortner, CodingtOn, and Harm of Bartlow;
Mr.. James Of Kentucky. Bishop Bros,
bankers, Of Eustis, and Messrs. Pence aud
| O'Neil of New York The syndicate will
| represent large capital, and will buy, sell,
lease and mine. They propose to tegin
operations at once. Negotiations are now
| pending for the purchase of 5000 acres
| lying in the western part Of the county,
| through which several tributaries Of the
Alfalfa river run.
Jupiter can boast of the most intelligent
mule on record. His muleship is 81 years
old. Every night he proceeds to the life
| saving station. 1t IS customary for the
man on watch to discharge his coston signal
| "a red light when vessels come too near the
beach. The mule has caught on" to what
| this signal means. So every night at s
O'Clock The sailors four-legged friend pro-
ceeds TO walk the beach, and il vessel
comes too near the shore his muleship, in
stead of coston signal, sends forth a neigh
that makes night hideous. Port or star
board your helm" is the order on the ship.
| and away sail the jolly tars in perfect
safety and with a grateful heart to the four
| legged patrolman.
Speaking Of the deputy marshal killed at
| Quincy, the Pensacola NeUs says: He
came to Florida several years ago from
| some state i'll the immediate west. He was
a member last session of the lower house of
| the Florida legislature. He has always
borne most unsavOry reputation, and was
! generally regarded with dread by the
timidly inclined with whom he came in con-
tact, his having been nature o the bully
| ing, clustering sort. He was appointed
deputy by Marshal Mizell of this district
| shortly after the marshal obtained his office,
and the death of Internal Revenue Collector
| Weller, which occurred short while since
III Holmes county, Is ge orally attributed
to his drunken recklesness, he having di-
rected the expedition against Brownell by
| WnOm w eller was Killed.
Orlando Record The petition for the con-
domination of land necessary for the right
If way into Oviedo of the Osceola ana
Lake Jessuo railway came on for hearing
before the Hon j. d. Broome, at De[and.
yesterday. on the coming in of the jury's
report aud protest against the confirmation
of the report After bearing argument.
the court ruled that the statutory notice
| required against nou-residents had not
1 frtC Iyr nnyl9r. Al
fore the court had acquired no jurisdic-
tion OF the defendants. 1t is very unfortu-
nate that while the railroad COMPANY
backed by Orlando money, has graded and
tied its road, with the exception of a mile
at the Oviedo end, that for the right of wav
over that last mile they should meet a des-
| perate and Incorporating fight by the
land owners there to prevent the completion
or the road. The expenses of the litigation
are considerable, and, under the la VS. of
Florida, all costs and expenses must be paid
by the railroad corporation
The gay season at White Springs, Hamil-
ton county, was brought to a close Monday
night by hop in honor of Miss Jessie Bovd
graduate of the Boston Conservatory. whose
appearance is not unlike NELSON'S, and
whose charming voice has frequently de-
lighted her hearers during her sojourn here.
| She left Tuesday for CHATTANOOGA The
spacious parlo- and corridors were filed
with the guests Of the hotel and from the
village. Among those present we're Miss
Boyd, whose blonde beauty was accumulated
by costume Of pale blue and old gold,
looked charming; Miss Annie Hodges was
IN black silk and lace; Miss Nellie Roberts
wore stone-colored silk; Miss Annie Bar
wick, old rose; Miss Saidee Arnett, Havana.
brown, trimmed with garniture Of beads:
Miss Estelle Arnitt, black surah, prettily
adorned with passementeries; Miss May
Waldo, blue silk and flowers; Miss Harris.
black, pale pink garniture; Miss Adams,
brown, very prettily made; Miss Jennings,
gray trimmed black velvet; Miss Hardee,
gray surah and white lace; Mrs. Guilliams.
gray combined with blue.