The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-16

twenty miles north Of GAINESVILLE in Brad
| ford county, was in the city yesterday with
1 load Of syrup, which ne transported with
an OK tesTn. lie SAYS the psOpe in his sec
tion are unanimously IN favor of the pro-
! posed railroad from Lake Butter to (faines-
vile. AMI will literally donate lands to any
/ company who will build the road. He saws
the road would pass through a RIGA country,
/ heavily timbered.
I c. Constine has an ex tensive manufac-
I tory two miles west Of Hawthorn His saw
mill, which is eighty-horse power, has
( ample capRci y for turning out 10000 feet
plumber per day. In connection with the
mill there has also been established, aud is
| now 10 operation, q barrel-heading and
crate factory, and also planing-mil Mr..
Constine has Just received an order for 49,
! 600 feet Of bridge timber for the Charlotte
Harbor division Of the Florida Southern
railway.
GAINESVILLE Sun: Capt. W. L. Finger, Of
Micanopy Junction, was ia the city yester-
day. The captain, during the disa greement
between the people of the two great sections,
commanded the sharp shooters in the Sixth
army corps of Stonswall Jacksou's division
Of the army Of Virginia, and was in forty
two hard-fought battles. He is now a pros
porous mill man near the thriyiug town Of
laicanopy, ald is assisted by his four sons,
Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gen. joseph E. John
ston, Gen. Stonewall jackson and Grover
Cleveland.
Fernandina Mirror: On Tuesdav night q
would-be burglar took ladder from Mr.
Cartwrlght's vacant cottage aud carried it
TO r. kelly's residence. Placing it in posi-
ton he attempted to ascend to the upper
front verandah. The young ladies' occupy
ing the front rooms Became frightened at
the noise made and gave toe alarm. The
police responded, but the burglar had evil
IDENTITY vamoosed, as a thorough search under
the house aud around the premises faiie1 TO
reveal him to watchful eyes and uplifted
cubs. Some one, probably the same person,
broke into Mrs. Brazeil's kitchen the same
night but was frightened off before steal
ing anything.
Fernandina Mirror: II. H. Mavcu,nber
was arrested at Bryceville yesterday on a
warrant issued by Judge Greer of the Clay
county court, charging the former with
forging the name of George w. Baer to a
teachers report AMI obtaining money
through the same last January. Mr.. May
cumoer denies having received any money
through this chanel. but admits
that he signed the Supervisors name to the
report, having been authorized TO do so in
presence of Baer's wife aud daughter He
further states that it had been usual for
him TO sign for the supervisor, the latter
not being able to write his name. Mr.
Maycumber was employed as teacher of
the public school at Brandy Branch. He is
represented to be good teacher, splendid
penman, and man OF good moral char
acter.
What is known as the navel orange is
said by dealers TO be now the queen of this
sort Of fruit. The best growth comes from
Southern California, where the raising Of
this particular orange has become recently
craze. Last season in the San BernRdlno
Valley $4,000 trees were planted, and it is
expected that before this season is over
there will be l,0O0,0OO in all set out. The
genuine fruit commands high price, and
dealers in California produce in New York
say that not many of the real navel oranges
reach this market. The eastern limit OF
the supply just now is Chicago, but. with
the growth Of the added trees in the San
Bernadino district, there viii come plenty
Of the fruit for New York. Men who are
in the orange business and don't care much
for oranges as rule say that they cannot
resist the temptation Of the navel. Ii has a
delicious taste