The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-28
FLORIDA.

st. Petersburg's ice factory will soon be
in operation.
A paper will probably be star ted at Mage
by A. N. Simmons.
John r. Key of Apalachicola has been
admitted TO the ministry.
Monroe Is the only county in the state
having but one postoffice-Key West
The rice aud pea crop throughout Pasco
and Citrus counties Is unusually good.
An original invalid pension has been
granted 70 Sandy Bran OF Jacksonville.
The cornerstone of the new and handsome
Methodist church at Tampa was laid yes.
| terday,
Hon. George NJ. Hendry of Fort Myers
announces himself us candidate for repre-
sentative.
Dunellon, Marion county, has paper,
the NelUs, just started last Friday by Eugene
| S. Matthews
Two brick additions to accommodate 146
patients are to be added to the state asylum
for the insane at Chattahooohee.
The colored people propose to hold a
camp meeting celebration at Kissimmee,
commencing Sept 8 and continuing till
! Sept 81.
David James, for an assault with intent
TO murder, and Douglas, Smith, housebreak-
ing, go TO the state prison from TaYares for
two years,
About two miles from Wildwood a horse
of J. w. Crenshaw was found locked in
the room Of an old house where it starved
to death. Who put it In the house is I'M
known.
Just as the St Augustine was making her
landing at the Melbourne dock last Thurs
day a fine pompano, weighing between five
and six pounds hurled himself aboard the
lower deck.
Saturday lightning struck the house in
Palatka occupied by J. r. Damn & Co,
smashing bureau, knocking off plastering
and shocking Mrs. Smith, VINO was in the
second story.
P. c. Fisher, who has been. for long
while, a a member of the board of county
commissioners OF Clay county, has resigned
the place, and his resignation has been
accepted by the governor.
Monday morning last, while the steamer
White was towing the dredge boat Chester
and lighter up the Indian river TO Titus
vile, a tarpon jumped on to the lighter
and was soon gathered in and cleaned and
cooked.
Lieut. J. A. Swift, formerly chief signal
officer at Astoria, Ore, but more recently
of Fortress Monroe, has been commissioned
TO take general supervision Of the Indian
river signal service, with headquarters at
Titusville.
Apaachicola Times: One of the boys who
went up the river some time since for the
first time, seeing train coming down the
road with conductors cabooss attached,
excitediy exclaimed: "Great Jehosaphat
here comes kitchen GA wheels"
The following candidates are announced
in Lake county: For tax assessor, r. l..
Mutt. Thomas j. Henson, F. V. Hull: for
tax collector. j. A. Lowry, w. G. Long,
William Terry, Jr., and Benjamin f.
Adams; for county treasurer, w. H. Bryan
and j. w. Dyches; for clerk Of the criminal
court, George A. Butler
The democratic convention OF Lafayette
county will be held at New Troy Sept. 4
for the purplse of nominating a State
senator, representative, tax assessor, tax
collector aud county treasurer, 10 select a
county democratic executive committee.
aud 10 transact any other business The
delegates u tho convention will be elected
by the different districts on Aug. 80.
, c. d. Schafer ~ Gainesville has been
awarded the contract for erecting a monu.
IDent In msmory q the late ~ Fitch Miller
aud Lieut. Elan Evans, members Of tho
/ GAINESVILLE Guards, who died Ia that city
during the preyalencs Of yellow foye Ia tbs
fall u 1851. The monument wi be- fifteen
feet IA hight, By throe feet ~ the base, u