The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-01
FLORIDA.


Hon. John w. Sawyer of Key West is
very i'll
Adrive of :, 500 logs was floated past Yer
non Wednesday.
The negro women in Key West propose to
learn to make cigars.
DR.. Haven is having a $1,000 residence
built at Clearwater harbor,
1t viii take about thirty days to complete
the new bridge at Daytona.
Court convenes at Monticello this week.
The criminal docket is quite large.
Henry Marion is in Jail at Orlando on
charge of beating his wife while drunk.
Notwithstanding the GOODNESS of last week
peach trees are now in bloom at Daytona.
The Palmetto house at Daytona had to
turn away AZ people in one day last week.
Two large wild cats were captured at
Georgiana by Mr.. Burchfel, county sur
veyor, last week.
Ike Tison (colored) had his arm broken
while loading lumber on the Mallory dock
at Fernandina Thursday.
The presbytery will convene at Month
cello Wednesday. Preparations have been
made for the entertainment of the preachers
and other delegates.
Ri. Rev. Bishop Weed of Florida will
arrive in Titusville next Friday, aud will
confer the rite of confirmation at st. Ga
briefs Episcopal church that evening.
The steamer Chattahooche, formerly of
the Peoples line, sailed from Jupiter for
New Orleans Friday. OF late she has been
used as a floating hotel on Indian river.
The steamer Georgiana has returned to
Tltusville from down the river. towing tue
drsdge boat only as far as Indian river mar
rows, where il is rumored she will com
mence work
Ingram Fletcher, the newly appointed
postmaster of Orlando, will not take charge
of the Office until May l, as he has nsd-
cradle private business TO attend to before
taking charge.
It is reported on good authority that land
has been purchased by New York com
pany near the Haulover canal, in Brevard
county, for erecting hunting lodge and club
house on, which is TO be built ere another
winter season arrives.
Ocala Free Press: A correspondent asks
"How is O-c-a-l-a pronouncedF7 Answer
1t is divided into three sYllables, the first
being o, the second cal, and the third a, the
accent on cal, as in California. That is the
generally accepted pronunciation.
The guests of the Indian River hotel at
Titusville were alarmed Monday evening
by an alarm of fire. A lamp placed on the
balcony to throw light on the sidewalk was
exploded.
No damage was done other than the de-
struction Of the lamp.
s. A. Robinson has Just returned to Or
lando from the woods with some interest
ing specimens of mastodon teeth, bones and
tusks. But tho handsomest geological spec
linen yet produced by the Orlando phos.
phate hunters is a piece of petriiied red
cedar, which MIR. Robinson found in a
creek. The grain of the wood is 50 natur-
ally preserved that it looks as if it could be
cut with knife, but it is solid stone aud
the red color of the wood has been precipi-
tated in bright carmine spots.
Fernandina NelcS. j. Fred Lehman has
sent to Mr.. Hubby, secretary of the Fer.
nandina Yacht Club, a challenge to the
yacht Oracle to race the yacht Josephine
for the Carnegie challenge cup, the race
to take place according to the rules of the
club. A meeting of the club will be held
this week and the date for the race set. II
will be sometime next week probably. This
cup was presented to the club by the late
Mr.. Carnegie about four years ago, and Is
now in the possession of o. s. Cakes, owner
of the Oracle. 1t is handsome ornament
made of oxidized silver. The club has beer
in existance some four or FIVE years. it has
six yachts registered, which, with tht
owners name following are: Undine, G. r.
Hubby; Orilla, w. G. Carnegie; Oracle
O. s. Cakes; Mabel, r. e. Borden
Josephine, J. Fred Lehman; Ada, a
McCOttery