The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-08
EIORIDA

H. B. Plant has promised that he will run
a steamer from Port Tampa TO Fort Myers
this winter.
A negro broke into the postoffice at Kath-
leen on last Sunday. but did not get any
thing but few postage stamps. He was
arrested at Brooksville.
Applications for tobacco seed from
Coiu nbIa county grow daily. There will
doubtless be 500 to ], 00O ncres planted next
year-asd as much more in rice.
At Fernandina the phosphate shipments
for November amounted TO over 500 tons.
From present appearances the December
shipments will be at least 10, 900 tons.
The soldiers Of Batteries A and NJ, Fourth
artillery, United States army. now sta
toned at Fort BarrRncas, have arranged a
programme of athletic sports for observance
on Christmas day.
The name Of the railway station at Punta
Gorda hos been changed from Trabue to
Punta Gorda. Heretofore, when goods
marked "Punta Gorda," they we're sent to
the end of Longdoek, about three miles dis
tant from the inhabited part OF the town.
Tho following officers were cleo. ed at Ar
cadia yesterday: For mayor, d. s. Will
Jams; for aldermen to serve two years,
John Cross, r. E. Whidden, D. w. Brown
for alderman to serve one year, J. J.
Singleton; for town clerk, Edward Greene,
for tar assessor, A. 2. Poser; for marshal
Everett Platt.
While passing through st. Michnsl's GENE
terry few days since a reporter of the PEN
sacola NetCS discovered a tombstone bear
ing the folio wing inscription: Pensacola,
sept. IL, 1882, aged 70, died Mrs. Dorothy
Walton native Of the state of Georgia,
ma ron of the revolution, consort and relict
OF George Walton, signer of the declara-
tion Of independence.
Mdndtee Rirer Journal: At noon Thurs
day thegreat mill q Palma Sofa, commonly
known as Warmers mill, was destroyed by
fire. Reinsurance; a total loss. This Is the
fourth great fire from which this town has
suffered. Three large we'll equipped stores
have been built and in short time totally
destroyed. The mill was built in 1881 by
! w. S. Warner e. Co.. and stocked VITA the
finest machinery, at a cost Of $40 600
Louis Johason, cousin and employee of
Lott w. and Edward Johnson of
Lake City spent part OF Thanksgiving on
Alligator, lake ip quest Of duck. While
padding in the boat the gun, which was
laid with the butt on tho bottom aad the
muzzle leaning against the seat Of the boat,
slipped and was discharged, emptying the
load into his arm and wrist The wound
was severe one, and it was found, after a
day or so, necessary TO amputate the
hand.
Equator Democrat: The following inn
port collections were made at the Key West
custom house, Capt. joan F. Horr. collec-
tor; during the five days ending Nov. 81,
1891, S3,057 05. g., sol SO. $1,O0l %, $500;
total 80, 704 o.. 1t is safe to say that, had it
not had been for the failure of the Bank of
Key West, thus making 1t impossible for
some of our manufacturers to raise the
necessary cash to conduct their busidess the
collections would have been more than
double the above figures
The democratic primary election TO nom
mate candidates for city offices, held at Or
lando Saturday. resulted as follows: For
mayor-W. L. Palmer for re-election), 16l /;
W. R. Ammo, % For clerk-James K.
Duke (re-elsction), 262. For marshall. w.
Presto (re-electionl 2J8 For treasurer-W.
+. Barnes election). 25S For asse ssor-
P. Bewau tre-election), IA; Nat Brown,
104 For aldermen tour to be eleotedl-M
Gore, slS; G. A. Boone. 17s; H. H. Dick
son tre.electionl, 179: George E. Macy re-
election, IVA; j. w. Keller, AZ; c. H. SPELL
man, 6s; L. 3. Long, II. Total vote, 262