The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-09
FLORIDA.

John F. Gaynor's jetty plant has arrived
at Fernandina to be used on the harbor
work there.
A genuine New England clam bake will
be given at Picnic Island, Port Tampa, on
Wednesday, June 10.
All bids for erecting a court house at Or
laudo have been rejected, as they were
above the stipulated price-S50, 900.
The brick masons as we'll as the carpent-
ers Of Tampa have declared nine hours to
be days work, and are working on that
schedule.
The man who robbed Mr.. Lovengreen's
house at Tampa of 800 some time ago has
been caught aud portion Of the money re-
covered
0. d. @. Bertola expects to have a crop
OF about 1,500 boxes of oranges on his Fort
Florida grove this season. Every tree is
vigorous and healthy and loaded with fruit.
There are two or three people in Key West
who are in very destitute circumstances,
and James 0. Curry, one of them, who has
recently lost his mind. was picked up on
Mr. Cash's wharf in starving condition.
]. L. Empie OF Orlando has invented a
drive screw dowel, to be used for fastening
together counter and table tops, and other
things where it is desired to make tight the
edges OF two pieces of boards. The dowel
consists of right and left hand screws, which
turn into the wood when the clamp is ap-
piled
A lady of this city said to a Jacksonville
Metropolis reporter Saturday that she had
swallowed one box Of TUFTS pills each week
Tor sixteen years. There are twenty-five
pills in box aud she has consumed the con-
tents OF S32 boxes and 90, 800 pills. For
each box she paid 25 cents, max
ing total spent in the sixteen years of
1t is reported at Melrose that II arrnon
Murray was put across Santa Fe lake a
week ago, landing at or near the Balmoral
hotel: that he passed within one mile and a
half Of Melrose last Wednesday and was
seen at Ben Jones' late Wednesday. Jones
lives about five miles from Melross. Muir
ray is said to be armed with q Winchester
and two revolvers.
A well-known physician of Jacksonville
went out north of the city Saturday to ad-
minister to colored woman patient of his
He drove up to the gate, dismounted, en-
tered the house and inquired as to how the
sick was getting along. Imagine his sur
prise when informed that the woman was
dead ard buried. The doctor smiled and
said be didn't think she would recover.
Orlando Record: 8. A. Robinson, after
spending few days in town with his fam
lily, returned to Plant City on the fast mail
Friday night to resume his examination of
the state school lands in search of phos-
phate. Mr.. Robinson has already discov-
cred two very valuable deposits, one in De
Soto and one in Polk county. He has also
found some very interesting geological
specimens, and hopes to be able to gather a
large collection for the board.
Gainesville Sun Cof Sundays "There
we're numerous reports yesterday regarding
the whereabouts of Harmon Murray. the
oesperado, One negro asserts positively
that he saw Murray at Spring Hill, in the
outskirts OF this city on Friday. Another
report says Murray was seen few miles
this side of High Springs. yesterday morn
Ing, and still another rumor was TO the
effect that the desperate was surrounded by
posse near High Spriug, and that bis cap.
ture was momentarily expected. None Of
OF these rumors, however, could be traced
TO any reliable source, and it is more than
probable that there is no truth in them"
Jacksonville Metropolis: Marshal Vim
zant received a week or two ago a letter
and photographs from Dayki Neb., from
one Horace w. Strock. The letter gave ao
account of the elopement of bis IS rock's)
wife with one Wesley Loos. The photo
graphs were OF the two clippers. 1t will be
remembered that the letter was published
in the Metropolis, and it was then thought
that no such fugltives had ever come here.
Several parties have called to zee the photo-
graphs, aud Imagine Marshal Vinzant's
surprise yesterday when man said he had
spotted the truant couple in this city living
as man and wife, but not by the name of
Loos. The marshal has not interviewed
them yet, but may in the near future, if he
thinks the information is correct The de-
serted husband says the man who ran of
with his wife left a sick wife and four little
children in Daykin.