The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-01
FLORIDA.

The Chipley-C Call debate occurs at Arcadia
to-day.
The Florida Press Association meets at
Jacksonville to-day.
The Duval county convention will be held
in Jacksonville on Aug. 4.
Frank Perry has succeeded j. L. Griffin
as marshal of Fort Meade.
Over 100 deeds have been recorded at
Arcadia within the last month.
d. w. Carlton sold his orange grove and
farm near Nocatee few weeks ago for
$1,000.
Rev. T. j. Sparkman baptised twenty
persons in Peace river near Johanson's Jaw
mill on June 20.
De Soto county will be entitled to seven
delegates at the democratic state and con-
gressional conventions.
The democrats of Nocatee organized a
democratic club with twenty-three mem
beers last week. Mr.. Phelan is president.
G. L. Harris of Buffalo Bluff raised on
one acre of ground go bushels of sweet DO
tatoes, which he has just sold for 81 bushel.
At the base ball game at DeLeon last
week, Tuesday, Charlie Pelton of New
Smyrna got the first finger Of his right
hand broken.
At Jacksonville, at 2 o'clock Sunday
morning, W. H. McAllister, printer, died
from dose of laudanum administered bv
his own hand.
The American schooner Sylvia was
hbeled at Pensacola Sunday by two of the
crew for wages, and is In a deputy mar
shal's possession.
NJ. F. Giddens of Charlotte Harbor, sold
twenty-three acres of valuable phosphate
land near Addison's ferry, at Fort Ogden, to
}. II. Hutchings, last week.
The man arrested at Waldo on Tuesday
on suspicion of being the noted Desperate
Bob Brewer was released from custody
Friday, having proved not to be the man.
Capt. Charles Mellon, Second United
States artillery, was killed in battle Feb. S,
1887. Fort Mellon, on Lake Monroe, was
named in honor of this distinguished officer.
Theodosia Williams, a young colored
woman living on the corner of Ocean and
Union streets, at Jacksonville, cut her
throat with razor Saturday night, and
died two hours later.
Three negroes were arrested at Haines
City Saturday, their description CORE
spending to one sent from Georgia. They
are held for heinous crime, and were car
ried TO Kissimmee City for Identification.
The democratic county executive com
mittee was to meet at Arcadia on yesterday
to fix the time and place for holding the
next county convention and attending to
such other business as may come before the
committee.
The Knights of Honor Of New Smyrna
will celebrate the Fourth. In the morning
there will be boat race on the river. in the
afternoon tournament will be held at the
tournament grounds, and in the evening a
ball and supper will be given.
d. B. WroteL.' Of Rocky Point, Alachua
county, has 2.year-old colt, never having
eaten any grain, which weighs 900 pounds
This is from 800 to 500 pounds heavier than
colts usually are at 2 years old. Mr.. Wroten
has been offered $50 cash for the animal.
Gainesville Sun: DIR. G. H. Sutherland
returned Saturday from Marion county,
where he has been looking after phosphate
interests for several weeks past. He in
forms us that he has just closed a sale Of
phosphate lands, the consideration being
SIS, 900 cash. He also informs us that he
has an order from an English syndicate for
several thousand more acres Of phosphate
lands. The doctor will return Tuesday to
still further prosecute his interests in that
locality.
disastrous fire occurred at Gainesville
Saturday morning at 2:30 o'clock, RESULTING
In the destruction Of five houses, church