The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-27
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The manufacture of orange crates is be-
coming quite an industry in Gainesville.
The demand for crates the coming season
will be far in excess of any previous year.
A bundle of tools were found a few days
since az Key West beneath the window of
murderer confined in Jail at that place. 1t
is evident that parties outside were trying
TO effect the prisoners escape
C. A. Boens's 4-year-old-son in Orlando
has for two years been afflicted with what
was supposed to be Incurable nasal catarrh.
One day last week he sneezed 80 violently
that he dtslodged a shoe button that, baby
like, he had found and stuffed up his nose.
Monday evening there was large meet
ing OF the Jackson willie Taxpayers Protec-
tive Association of the eastern suburbs to
take further action in contesting the pay
meat Of city taxes. the meeting was
orderly and well conducted, and it was de-
cided TO raise a sufficient amount to employ
counsel aud meet other expenses Of contest
Speeches were made by number of gentle
men.
T. A. Ledwith of Jacksonville, who rep
resents his father, Gen. w. Nj. Ledwlth,
now in Europe, said Tuesday that he was
certain that the buildings at the corner of
Main and Church streets, which were de.
stroyed by the fire, will be rebuilt, but
could not say how soon, on account of not
having received any reply from the gen.
eral TO caolegrams sent him informing him
Of the fire.
A rumor reached Waldo few days ago
that Murray was coming over to burn it
up. The citizens organized corps for de-
Tense aud patrolled the city all night Muir
ray didn't materialize, and the next morn.
ing the sleepy troops disbanded and went
to breakfast muttering maledictions upon
the inetficiency and psnuriousness which
enabled the noted rascal TO escape the
meshes Of the law.
The wife of Lou Billingslie (white), living
at Hays Ferry, recently gave birth to a
negro child, which lived but short time.
The circumstances surrounding the death
and burial having excited suspicion, the
body was exhumed, and wound, supposed
to have been made with knife, was found
on the child's head. Mrs. Blllingslie and
her mother have been arrested, and were
given a preliminary trial at Sumteryile
Wednesday.
st. Augustine Menus: The prospects look
bright for a good yacht race at St. Au-
gustine next week. The course here cannot
be beaten, and when racing is once started
again 1t will surely be continued. The
movement on foot to organize the Yachting
association in this city is a good one, and
should be carried through, as such an
organization will no doubt aid in bringing
much business to this city. In city like st,
Augustine, with such a stream as the Ma
tanzas in its front, there should be yacht
ing association with atleast 100 members.
A dispatch from Baltimore to the MORN
ING NEWS Tuesday gave an account of the
arrest there of George w. Garrett aud
Willis Hodges for passing counterfeit
money. Later they were taken before Com
missioner Walter at Jacksonville, who
placed them under $4,000 bonds each for
appearance at the United States court.
Both of the prisoners are countrymen, and
Garrett says that the money he passed was
given him in jacksonville last July in pay
ment for peaches, which he was peddling.
while Hodges says he changed s. bill in
Fernandina Saturday and the counterfeit
money is the sum given to him for change.