The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-03
FLORIDA.

Hon. John w. Sawyer is very i'll at Key
West. The worst is anticipated.
TIE democrats of DeLand will meet in
convention April l, to nominate q city
ticket.
Citizens are agitating the question of
starting building and loan association in
Oviedo
1t is said that the Congregationalists at
New Smyrna propose TO engage Rev. s. V.
McDuifee OF Orange City to supply their
pulpit.
Jake Wells of Pensacola has again signed
with the Detroit club, and will play ball
the coming season in the International
League.
Several children have died from measles
in Taylor county recently. Two of I. T..
Cartoons children have died. and one Of
Mrs. Watson's.
G. E. Harrison, after an interval of nearly
five years devoted to another business, is
again in charge of the columns of the
Tampa Tribune.
Tampa NetCs: 1t is rumored that the
available funds for building the new CITY at
Port Tampa starts with 100000. and as
much more as may be needed back of it.
1t is said that no more wooden buildings
will be erected at Port Tampa after the few
boarding houses needed are built Brick or
An orange grower at st. Francis has Or
dered the seed proposing to engage in the
cultivation of sea island cotton. He will
plant about twenty-five acres this season as
an experiment.
The Escambia County Farmers Alliance
will meet at Rowes station on Thursday at
0 o'clock a. N. The train coming south viii
stop at all points for delegates and others
who wish to attend.
Rev. Thomas E. Langley died at Chipley
Sunday morning He was one of the most
prominent ministers of West Florida, and
has for many years been moderator Of the
West Florida Baptist Associations.
The chamber of commerce of Fernandina
protests against the proposed increase in the
duty Of Havana and Sumatra tobacco,
which, 1t Is informed, the ways and means
committee of congress has decided to
recommend.
The barge Maud Nolan, now discharg.
ing coal at Port Tampa, was formerly the
blockade runner Robert r. Lee. After
being captured and returned from St Johns,
n. b., she was turned into tue United States
gunboat Frolic, and finally transformed to
her present shape and name.
Gen. j. B. Wall, Hon. NJ. Sparknan.
Mayor Glogowski, Collector of Customs
Gunby. Postmaster Cooper, T. G. Taaferro
and Elgardo Manrara, representing the
board of trade and the city of Tampa, left
Saturday night for Washington to oppose
that portion of the Mckinley bill relative
TO the duty on Havana tobacco.
Lucius Merritt while grubbing on his
lake front on the south shore of the "Gourd
Neck" on Lake Apopka, short time since,
discovered an Indian canoe embedded In
muck. 1t is about twelve feet long, hewn
from cypress log. and is in a good state
of preservation, although showing great
age. With it was an Indian paddle.
There is prickly pear, Opuntia, growing
in the yard of DR.. Marvin of Orange
county that is worthy of mention. 1t
measures feet inches in hight, it is feet
inches wide and 5 feet in thickness The
main trunk is % inches in circumference. A
large branch was broken off by the wind
last year, reducing it breadth about one
fourth
Three heavy eight-inch rife guns intended
for the forts in the lower bay arrived at
Pensacola over the Louisville aud Nashville
railroad Wednesday, and have been I'M
loaded on the railroad wharf preparatory
to Shipment TO the forts. As soon as they
are IN position the artillery practice ordered
by the war department Will no doubt be
commenced.
The following is the full democratic ticket
ct Palatka: For mayor, G. Lopez Bailey.
For aldermen, First ward, John T. Dunn.
r.. 4. Smith; Second ward, S. L. Bond
James Dixon; Third ward, a. n. Edwards
s. L. Lowry; Fourth ward, s. J Kennerlv,
Marcus L.eD; Fifth ward, III Hsughton
William Ivers; Seventh ward, A. Granger
w. S. Cone.
PaIatka Herald: Some time ago party
from Palatka went on a fishing trip tc
Indian river. After the second week the