The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-06
FLORIDA.


Mr.. Lewis Of Sumterville has purchased
the Collins house in Tampa for Sl@,9OO-
The c1lored people at Enterprise have
/ church services every night in the year.
F Blanchard f Palatsa announces
I himself a. a candidate for tax collector.
/ A magnificent crop Of young oranges now
/ hangs mon the trees Of Indian river groves.
/ The Arcadian has a twenty six column
advertisement of De Soto county tax
sales.
Two hundred and seven men are employed
building the Tampa Bay hotel. About lou
more will be put on soon.
Rev. Michael Black of Georgiana, long
and favorabiy known along the Indian river,
died on July 2S from cancer.
r. F. Rogers, OF alliance fame, has pur-
chased house and lot in Lake City and
will remove there from Live Oak.
School will commence this year in Sumter
county on the first Monday il September,
instead of October, as in former years.
Charles Harris of Apalachicola is having
storehouse some so feet IN length built on
the lot adjoining B. r. Sharit's, on Water
street.
Thursday the lightning struck the resi-
dence of Rev Lyman Phelps at Sanford.
doing it much damage and severely shocking
Mr.. Phelps.
l. is estimated that the census returns
will give Orlando between 1000 and $500
inhabitants, and they were taken at a sea-
son Of the year when about a half Of the
people were away.
State Engineer Bradford, on the part Of
the state and George +. Miles, for the
Coast Canal Company, are at Jupiter to
receive tine work recently done on the In
dian river by the dredges Work will COM
mence at the Haulover.
By the burning Of the steamer Il. B.
Plant in June last, NJ. R. Vontana of
Tavares had quantity of goods burned
with the boat. An application by Mr..
Nontana for payment for the lost goods
brought the reply that tue steamer was not
responsible under the statute for the burned
goods.
Hon. c. B. Parkhill of Pensacola has the
privilege of appointing a cadet t. the Ohio
military academy at Portsmouth, o., and
he will be glad TO receive applications for
the appoin ment at once. he appointee
must be young man of sound body and
mind, Of good moral character, and at least
Is years Of age, and who must report for
duty at the academy Sept. 4, 1890.
a few days ago gentleman killed large
bald eagle, near Beresford, that had brass
tag attached to a copper wire fastened
was this inscriptions 'Sapelo High Point,
May q, 1871" On the reverse side was
stamped: Magnolia House, No. IA" The
first inscription looked as though 1t had been
out with pointed steel or knife.
John B. Togni, proprietor of Hotel Togni,
Metropolitan hall and billiard and bar
room, all at jacksonville, has been forced
to assign for the benefit of his creditors.
The Metropolis says: "There is no mistak.
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enced this summer one of her dullest periods
in business, and this old merchant and
property holders assignment is evidence of
the fact"
A lawyer of Jacksonville said to
Metropolis man Monday that two ex-
confederate soldiers had been to him re-
Gently with a circular received from a
distance, requesting that they file applica-
ton IN the United States pension bureau
for pensions. Whether intended as joke
or fraud is not apparent. but it is certainly
all bosh, so far as the government paying
confederate soldiers pensions is concerned.
An enterprising Jewish peddler on the
streets of Palatka, Saturday, collected a
number of handbills advertising the weekly
sales of McLarty Bros. Il Chittenden,
claiming them as his own catalogue Of won
derful bargains. All went well until one
Of his colored customers said: "Why, this
is McLarty Bros bill" The peddler, not a
bit abashed, replied: Eyes, and l am his
brother; just come from New York, and
out on the street rushing the business"
A serious and nearly fatal accident oc-
CURED to Sam McLin, a well-known youth
Of Orlando. He was on the porch of the
Central house, at which place he boards,
and was fooling with a colored employee
McLin started to run into the house through
partly open door, and in doing so his 70 Ut
slipped, his right hand going through the
thick stained glass of the door, The boy
fell, his wrist catching on the sharp edges
Of the broken glass, cutting an awful cash
ap6 aavarfpo, f,Uo artarias and two tap5Ons