The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-02
FLORIDA.


FLORIDA.
Orlando's postmaster, Ingram Fletcher,
will take charge of the Office to-day.
A project is on foot 70 establish phos-
phate mill near Floral city, in the lake re-
gion.
A patent has been granted Andrew V.
Callahan Of Melrcse for rein guard for
horses.
The firm of J. w. Steere & Co., on
Twiggs street, Tampa, sold out to Mr..
Hankins of Sanford.
Isaac Davega, formerly Of Charleston, s.
e., has been admitted to the bar at Orlando
as practicing attorney and solicitor.
Phosphate is still booming A sale of 900
acres in Alachua county was effected a few
days since for the snug sum of $4,000
The teachers' institute for Washington
county will be held at Chipley aud st. An
drew's Bay respectively in June and July.
The rumor of the sale of the Palmetto
| hotel at Tampa was run down by Tribune
reporter, and aseertained to be unfounded.
Only the ''oldest inhabitant" remembers
anything like the present dry spell at
| Tampa, and he is rather uncertain about it.
Postmaster George K. Robinson of Ocala
received his bond Monday. and as soon as it
is made out will enter upon tie duties of his
office.
A Young Mems Christian Association
| building is to be erected at Tampa. Four
| thousand dollars has already been sub
| scribed.
A railroad will soon be built from Cary
| vile south into the pine timber toward st.
Andrews bay. This road is to be built with
iron rails, and is to be good road.
Rev. John P. Anderson of Knoxville.
Tenn, has accepted the pastorship of the
Presbyterian church at Ocala, and will be-
gin his labors some time next month.
Gainesville is going to organize bust
ness mems club. one of the objects of which
will be to run excursions to that city at
least once week during the summer.
Two well-known alliancemen will soon
start the largest sheep ranch on North and
West bay ever started inv ashington county,
They are to commence with 900 head.
Circuit court of the seventh judicial cir
cult for Orange county adjourned Monday,
after being in session four weeks. Judge
Broom opened court at Tavares Tuesday.
The marriage of Thomas H. Nelson and
| Miss Pauline Braithwaite occurred at St.
Johns church, at st. Augustine, Monday.
They are spending this week in Savannah.
| The NelC Capital Of Ocala is waging a
hot fight against the proposition to sell the
| court house square in that city unless the
question is submitted TO a vote of the peo-
pie.
There are several steamboats, running on
| the Choctawhatchee river between Geneva,
| Ala, and Caryville station, on the p aud
n. railroad, and they all seem to be doing
good business.
VIM. Masters. a young boiler maker,
about SO years Of age, while at work in the
shop OF Michael O'Brien, on Palafox wharf,
| at Pensacola, Monday, fell dead, victim
OF heart disease.
w. H. Holden of Orlando has lust re-
ceived rturns from New York for fifteen
barrels of grape fruit which he shipped re-
| Gently. The fruit netted him $40. So, eight
barrels selling for $3.50 each.
| B. +. Dillon, d. F. Jack, J. NJ. Schu-
macher, I. T. Stockton, w. R. Carter, T.
w. Roby, Fl. 5. Ely, ]. P. Taliaferro, w.
A. Dell, ]. G. Christopher, d. U. Fletcher,
w. J. Hsrkisheimer. l. Furchgott, j. s.
Fairhead, and ]. II. Stephens are the new
board Of directors Of the Florida Sub
Tropical exposition.
Bob Whatley, who was arrested at Pensa-
cola Saturday night as a suspicious char
| acter in connection with the fire on Palafox
wharf, which is thought to have been the
| work OF an incendiary had a hearing before
Mayor Chlpley IN the police court Monday.
Several witnesses were examined, but there
was no evidence connecting him with the
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w. w. Pembly, commissioner of the in
terstate immigration bureau, has organized
a branch at st. Augustine with the Follow
ing members: George w. Gibbs. c. F. Hop
| kins, jr., j. K Rainey, +. Is. Genovar,
Middleton & Fliver, j. II. Slater, d. Geno-
var, Heth Garfield, j. Brainard and NJ. s.
Bean. Mr.. Pembly will take in next Mac
clenny, Lake City, Live Oak, Madison and
| Monticello.
| I'll 10 IL O.
| tine this year. In June four councilinen
| will be elected to fill the places of those who
were elected but for one year, and then the
| board will be reorganiZed, electing a new
| president. Later on the people will be
called upon TO elect county officers, as fol
lows: Sheriff, collector, assessor and treas
urer. The county clerk and county Judge
hold over for two years more.
The yacht Cheemauu, which sailed from
st. Augustine Monday night to take part
in the Indian river regatta, under command
of her owner. w. s. Nj. Pinkham, was cap
sized off Smyrna bar Tuesday, and is re-
ported lost. Capt. Pinkhem, who is mayor
OF st. Augustine and one of the best known
navigators on the east coast, and his crew
also. had a long swim to SHORE George
Corbett was among them. All were saved.
Twenty-nine years ago Monday Sergt.
Brown, who is in charge of Fort Marion, at
St. Augustine, joined tne army. he first
served two years with the Thirty-fifth New
York Infantry, and then until the end of
the war with the Twentieth New York
Cavalry. After that he Joined the Six
tenth infantry and served in that regi-
ment until 1884, when he was transferred
to the ordnance department. The sergeant
is well read in the history of Florida and
will at some future date publish book on
the subject.
At Binghamton, N. Y, last September,
Fred Heath was united in marriage by Rev.
Joseph II. Hartwell to Miss Anna Wells
Barnes of Palatka. Mr.. Heath is a cutter
in tailor shop. The marriage has just be-
come known at PaIatka, Miss Barnes keep
ing it profound secret. Last May she left
Palatka, with her mother, for their old
home in Binghamton to spend the summer
months, and just previous to returning in
September was married as stated. Miss
Barnes has always been a favorte in Pa
latka society, where she is widely known,
and the announcement of her marriage is a
great surprise.
Domingo Shields, colored boy, appar-
emily about Is years of age, was brought
before the police court at Pensacola Mon
day, for suspected attempt at arson. Sun
day box of paper and other infiamu, 81 hla