The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-20


The assessed valuation Of Volusia county
is 81, 1000.
The river at Braidentown is said to be
filled with tarpon.
Lamont Bailey and Miss Mary Gallaher
were married at Tampa Tuesday night.
T. K Spencer has received his commits
sion as supervisor of registration for Hills
borough county.
The assessed valuation of property in
Hillsborough county has been increased by
the board $4,000
The Presbyterians Of Palatka will invite
Rev. S. V. McCorkle, at present preaching
in Maitland, to become their pastor
The per cent levied for taxes in Volusia
county for the present year will be alb ut
the same as the millage of last year.
F. H. Robinson of Orlando has been an
pointed principal of the Leesburg public
school, which Is the largest one in Lake
county.
F. L. Henderson has discovered on his
place near Peru, in Hillsborough county, a
large mineral deposit having strong aka
line properties
The schooner Rollin Sanford was sold at
Tampa Wednesday by Capt John Lowe, to
Capt Newman Of Pensacola, for between
5000 aud $1,000.
OIlduuO AldDp SOlu ldSL week TO some
parties from Iowa eighty-six acres of land,
lying north of Tampa, along Michigan
avenue. for 5000.
George Woodward, one of the most sue
cessful orange growers, realized from his
handsome bearing grove west of DeLand
last season over $500.
P. o. Sproul is the new principal of the
DeLand public school. Miss Lizzie Pearson
will have charge Of the intermediate depart
ment, and Miss Henrietta Richardson the
primary department.
Tampa Tribune: The D. & R. railroad
Is the latest enterprise Of the kind to be
developed in Tampa. IL is already con-
structed and the first train made trip over
portion of the line this afternoon.
Capt. j. B. Parramore has bought the
grove of James Mcconnell, situated about
five miles west of Orlando, on Lake Hia-
wassee, for $500. The place consists of
forty acres Of land, with $50 fine bearing
orange trees.
Several property owners on Franklin
street and III other portions Of Tampa have
''pooled their issues, and employed counsel
to contest toe action of the city authorities
in relation 10 the assessment Of their prop
erty. Others will take similar action indie.
pendently.
The assessment roll for Hillsborougf
county, as turned over to the county com
missioners by the assessor, shows the follow,
ing figures: Value of personal property
$50, 210, value OF real estate 80. 77S, 900
value of railroad property $5S9, 076 50, valu,
of telegrapbic property 60 2S7 so, tota
valuation for county 81, IA, 474 80.
Israel Wadham a colored man living
near Crawfordville, made an attempt {,
kill his wife on the evening of July 13, by
shooting her with double barreled shotgun
1t is supposed the wound viii prove fatal
He tried 30 make his escape, but was cap
tured Monday evening and lodged IN Jail
Is is said he was on drunken spree at tn,
time of the shooting.
Over S25, 600 Of the stock in the new
driving park has already been subscribed
for in Jacksonville. Nothing definite ha
been heard from New York yet, but the
projectors Of the enterprise say that 500 OOl
will be taken up by northern turfmen. 1t il
probable that Jacksonville will ooDtro
$33, 900 or more of the stock, the aggregat,
capital being 100000
Clerk B. L. Deans report OF the meat
sold in :he market at Orlando from June
until July is as follows: Beef cattle, l25
hogs, 46; sheep, 40; saddles of venison, 3
ana veal, g. For the same period last year
The amount OF meats sold was; Beef cattle
lS9i hogs, 81, and sheep, 10. This show;
about the saue condition of affairs now a.
last year, and, If anything, is more favor,
able TO the present time.