The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-06

FLORIDA
Shad are running up the St. Johns as far
as AstOr.
Fee & Nesbitt are sinking artssian wells
at City Point
Henry Argue Is building dwelling on
the bluff north Of Melbourne.
John Koch lost his orange grove on Mer-
rift island by fire, and p J. Nevins lost
l.5O0 young trees.
Gainesyille's greatest need just now isa
railroad leading inso the phosphate region
in the western part of the county
During the month of March the Judge Of
Orange county issued sixteen marriage
licenses, twelve TO whits and four to colored
couples.
The mail service from Melbourne to Juni-
ter has resumed its normal condition, with
tri-weekly delivery. There is still a daily
steamer from Titusvilie 70 Jupiter.
W. P. Shettleworth, one of the leading
vegetable and orange growers of Evinston.
has realized between s.. 500 and 8, 900 off
OF twelve acres Of cabbage this year
Lieut.. c. g. Morton, late OF East Florida
seminary, but more recently commandant
OF the cadets at Lake City, now has posi-
ton in the recruiting force in New York.
A three-story house is to be built in the
grove just opposite Stesson university at
DeLand for the uss Of the president Of that
institution and his family. 1t is to cost
$4,000 and will be finished by Oct. |.
Notwithstanding the late severe cold
snap orange trees in the vicinity Of Palatka
have already begun putting out a new
growth and it is evident that the first re-
ports OF the freeze have been very much
exaggerated.
The fire that ragged en- the peninsula near
Cocoa week before last caught and killed
trac I0h
who has place over there, reports having
seen both dead deer and rattlesnakes which
we're killed by fire.
Daytona Journal. A hotel at Bethuue
Point viii be prominent object for miles
up and down the river. IL can be made a
Venice by the sea. in miniature, aud Mr..
Flagler can make it the most UNIQUE and
inviting place in America.
n. c. Petit has been boring for phosphate
on what IS known as the Dean place, seven
miles north of Waldo, and has found an i'm
mense bed of clay phosphate analyzing 81
per cent. At depth of perhaps fifteen
feet solid rock was struck which it is be-
lleved will prove TO be phosphate of the
first grade. Further investigation will be
made.
A whale whose sands of life have all
run out is stranded on the beach opposite
the mouth of the Banana river near Mel
inches; beam about 10 feet; breadth of
tail, 10 feet inches; length of Jaw, 8 feet
inches. The immense carcass is the center
of attraction just now, but it bids fair soon
TO be noted more for its power Of repulsion
than of attraction.
Mrs. Daniel Manning, widow OF Cleve-
lands lamented first Secretary of tie
Treasury, while en- route for home, visited
the Sub-Tropical at Jacksonville Monday
M wa nd ~, L,,s
and grounds by Capt. Joe Haddock, the
only one who recognized the lady, and was
presented by him with basket Of delicious
fruit. She expressed much pleasure witt.
her visit to Florida, and thanked Capt.
Haddock for his courteous attention.
The Albion phosphate company has been
organized with a capital of $5000O0 DR..
X. Knight of Bellevue is president. The de-
posit of phosphate belonging to the com
pany lies midway between Archer aud
Bronson on the Florida Central and PENN
sular railroad. Arrangements ave being
made to Immediately commence the deyel-
opment of the deposit. Shipments of the
rock will be made both to Fernandina and
|. Cedar Key, thence to Charleston aad other
points.
The time at hand for the annual meet-
ings OF the various presoyteries in Florida,
prior to the general assembly which Goa
venes at Asheville, n. c., on Thursday,
May 10. Tho following are the presby-
| teries with times and places of meeting:
Florida presbytery met at Monticello on
Wednesday, April ., at Z p. M, Rev Fl.
s. Yerger, stated clerk. st. Johns presby-
terry meets at Leesburg on April 0. at
| 7:30 p. m. Rev. II. w. Gelsson, moderator.
Suwannee presbytery meets at Fernandina
on April o, at $50 p. m, Rev. A. B.
| Curry, stated clerk.
| Orlando Record: The city was COM
| pletely shocked to-day with the announce
ment that DIR. H. II. Martin had been
arrested upon bill found by the grand
| jury, now in session, charging him with a
very grave offense. Judge Broome fixed
the bond at 81 900, in default of which he
was remanded to the county jail Toe PEN
atty for conviction of the crime wit whica
he is charged is, under the act of 1887,
imprisonment in the state penitentiary for
two years. Dr.. Martin has been In the en-
ploy of the drug store of l.. P. Lawrence &
Co. for the past two years until recently,
and has hitherto borne a good reputation.
/ The crime charged against him Is a serious
one, and can hardly be believed by his
friends. The bond was changed by the
court this afternoon from s., 900, for his ap-
| pearance before the next term of the crirni-
court, to $500, which will probably be Sc
| cured.
A recent issue of the Times Union con-
| talueu JHe IouOWlnS paragraph: THAT Is
| a capital scheme which citizens of Atlanta
have inaugurated at Panasoffkee of building
a club house for the benefit of citizens of
that city. Now let other cities do like aise.
Every city in the land should have its
| Florida club. with winter sauitarium or
hotel for its special use. The various cities
in a single state might have their club
houses in one locality, and thus the state
would be reproduced IN miniature. Such
an arrangement would add materially
to the benetits expected from sojourn in
the Land of Flowers" John G. Borden OF
Green Cove Springs offers TO give the land,
in fine location, beautiful, healthy, with
good water, pure air, and the best climate,
with fine water front, near a railroad and
"A steamship line, with postoffice, sweet
roses, yellow jessamine, ETC.. all these to
any tourists of good reputation who may
wish to establish a club house such as the
Atlanta men have just provided for.
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