The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-24

James A. Harris says the report Of the
sale of his orange grove at Citra to Rookie
/ fellow Colgate and Trevor is all mistake
Nothing Of the kind has taken place.
s. A. Robinson, brother of State Chemi |
/ Norman Robinson, has been appointed tc
make a collection of Florida geological
specimens for the bureau Of agriculture.
A still-born calf at Pensacola had head
/ aud face, including the nose and mouth,
similar to those Of bull dog, and the legs
were short and similar ia shape to these OF
that species Of dog.
Mr.. Salt of England has Just purchased
ten acres of land from Mrs. Duncan OF
Orlando. the consideration being s125 per
acre. The property is situated on Lake
| Underhill, and ad joins that Of Col. Church.
Capt. Benjamin F. Stearls has left Pensa-
| cola for Washington. ID. c., where, as a
delegate from the local Grand Army post,
he will present the claims of Pensacola for a
hard road from that city TO the National
cemetery at Fort Barrancas.
A. NJ Hamill of Waco, Tex, has bought
forty acres of land situated about one and
a half miles east of Orlando, the price paid
being $1,000 About seven acres are
cleared and set out to various kinds of fruit
and nut trees, two and half acres being in
grapes.
The new bank building at Arcadia is rap
idly approaching completion, and Mr..
Peters expects to be ready for business by
July l. This will be great convenience to
the people of De Soto county, who will thus
save many dollars railroad fare 20 Barlow
and return.
The steamer Hamilton Dsston started to
the coast at Punta Rassa last week and got
as far as Fort Thompson, on the Caloosa-
hatchee river, where the water was too low
to 60 farther. They returned to Lake ks
simmee, where the boat is tied up waiting
for moro water
Sunday morning, about O'clock, the barn
of the Taylor Sash, Door and Blind Manu-
featuring Company was discovered to be on
fire. and ere assistance could be rendered
the building and twelve of the thirteen
mules in it were consumed The origin of
the fire is unknown. No insurance. Loss,
$500.
The Tallahassee Opera House Company,
composed of Odd Fellows and Masons, has
organized by electing A. J. Fish president,
b. A. Megiuniss secretary and treasurer,
and the following toard Of directors: G.. A
Bryan, ST., ID. MacLachlan, B. A. Megin-
Miss, L. G. Yaeger and A. J. Fish. A Sl5,.
600 opera house is to be completed by next
season.
Mr.. Starr, the Philadelphia gentleman
who has the contract for erecting the De-
lanu water WOrKs, mas WrlJDen DnaG ne mas
been hard at work for the past two weeks
making and sending out his plans for bids,
and that he expects to have everything in
readiness In a short time to commence work.
He expects to close the contract for sinking
his wells next week.
j. Z. Luten is one of the most energetic
and successful planters of Leon county.
Last year he ran a two-horse farm aud made
sixteen bales Of cotton, plenty Of corn, meat,
syrup. potatoes, ETC., to supply his own
wants and have quite a surplus to sell. and
in addition has recently sold his crop OF
leaf tobacco from two acres, receiving for
the same 1870 net cash.
Palatka Herald: Mr.. Flagler has con-
cluded not to build at Daytona. His con-
illusions are indefinite. 1t is said that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company is nego-
tiating for his east coast railroads, and If
this is accomplished Mr. Flager would not
build in Daytona at all. Should the Penn
sylvania company buy the roads contem-
plated. they would BE- extended all the way
down the east coast of Florida.