The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-13

The Atlantic Perfumery Company is
ierectiDg a large building at LOchloOsa.
4 Over 200 barrels of fish have been shipped
Il from Lochloosa this season, netting So per
barrel.
Strawberries are being shipped from
| Starke daily, in quantities from one to six
bushels.
1 An order for sixty thousand shingles was
recently filed by the mill at Welaka for
parties in Philadelphia
! S. B. Wilson of Madison county has
seven pecan trees from which he has sold
! $50 worth Of nuts this season.
| The Florida international Semi-Tropical
! Exposition will open at Ocala on Jan. 10,
and will be continued until April /.
It is said that railroad from Valdosta, Ga.
| TO Deadman's Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico,
will be constructed as speedily as possible.
A thief entered the room of Mr.. Ben
Brewster, at Madison, while he was out
| Saturday night, and took SIS from his
trunk
There are on exhibition at the Sub
| Tropical some very fine purses made from
alligator feet. They were made by the
Seminole Indians.
The editor of the Taylor County Times
has been presented with a turnip measuring
twenty-fOur inches in circumference, and
weighing eight pounds.
Some Of the orange groves on the uplands
about Orange City are beginning to drop
their leaves, and many Of the wells in town
are threatening TO go dry.
Henry w. Carlton Of Taylor county lost
his dwelling house and entire contents by
fire last Wednesday night. The loss was
afzrtsar,1afa Abare inc,
Among the industries rapidly growing in
South Florida, the shipping of nursery stock
to California is fast coming to the front
Millions Of trees are now being shipped.
The managers Of the experiment station
are planting sixty acres in different varie-
ties OF oats on the farm of William NJ.
Duke. about one mile northeast of Lake
City.
Wednesday night the postoflice at Orange
City was forclbly entered by thieves and
about Sl75 in cash, $l25 in stamps, the
postal note book, and one registered letter
stolen.
There is no longer a doubt about the
speedy building of another railroad through
Micanopy. Ninety thousand dollars will
build it. Evinston has agreed to take S45-
900 in freight certificates; Micanopy will
take S3O0O0; leaving only $4,000 for
Gainesville to risk. Rumors say the road
will shortly be built.
Fernandina NelUs: A wire hanging in
front Of Waas' grocery, and used to hang
bananas on, coming in contact with the
electric light wire, became charged with
electricity, and gave several persons mild
shock. 1t has been taken down, and our
hopes of tirst-class sensation are knocked
into a cooked hat.
Rob Gown. Mr.. Akin, and Miss Hattie
Lee and Miss Bromwell, of Fruitland PARK,
went in wagon last week on a pleasure ex-
petition to Panasotfkee. They had in the
wagon gun, which on the return triD was
accidentally fired by Mr. Gown. The charge
passed up the right side of Mr.. GOWNS
head, intlicting painful wounds in the neck
and scalp, and barely missing the jugular
vein.
Friday, at st. Augustine, a colored des-
perado named Brown, who has been
III the hands of the police several
times, attempted to perforate the body of
another colored man named Monroe, with a
pistol ball. He only succeeded in punctur-
ing his hat, but it was close shave. The
shooting occurred in North City, and before
the police could get there Brown had disap-
peared.
Friday morning, A. Stetcher of Pensa-
cola went out, in company with Joe cara
gossa, t. the big bayou on a hunting trip.
The pair carried dog with them, and
about l o'clock p. M. the dog flushed a
coyey of cartridges. AT that time cara
gossa was nearly opposite Stetch er, and at
tempting to bring his gun to his shoulder to
fire. In the excitement of the moment he
accidentally discharged one barrel The
load of bird shot struck Mr.. Stetcher in the
face, and one shot was buried in the inside
corner of the right eye. He walked to the
city, arriving at his home about o'clock
p. M, and was Immediately treated by DR..
Renshaw. The wounds are painful, but no
permanent injury to the eve is feared.