The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-09
GAINESVILLE GLEAN1NGs.
Receipts From the Sale of Tobacco.
Other Notes About Town.


Other Notes About Town.
GAINESVILLE, FLA, Oct. S.-The recein,s
from the sale of tobacco in West Florida
are far In excess of those for any cotton
crop OF late years, and when the farmers
learn how to properly cure and care for
TINS eagerly sought-for product. thereby
raising the price to 81 per pound and more
cotton growing will te thing of the past
on this peninsula. The farmers of Gadsden
county have, up to this time, deposited in
the quincy Tank about S65,000 from
THIS source alone. A gentleman near
Fairbanks says that while the cron
requires more labor ard attention THAI
corn and cotton, yet one acre in tobacco
VIII yield more clear profit than ten in
either OF the last mentioned crops. and he
Is correct III his estimate, even at 2j cents
Tor the leaf, which is not more than one
fourth OF what it should bring under exist
Ing import duties on foreign tobacco. Be-
fore the war most ali the fine cigar wrap
pers used In the United States were grown
in Middle Florida.
NEW ELECTION DISTRICT.
The county commissioners have been
petltloned to take portion of the Frank
land and Trenton election districts and
form new one, with Yular as the polling
place.
f. NJ. Camper, an employe of the Florida
central and Peuinsular railroad, fell from
tank distance of fifteen feet or more.
While seriously shaken up, no bones were
broken and no internal injury done.
1t is reported that sink has occurred in
one OF tie Dinnellon phosphate mines,
which has caused a suspension of work.
The quakers at Archer are still standing
of the liquor meu Driver and Bigham.
Nj N a n Tnht Al I,oa -
the city.
Deputy Sheriff Matthews came in yester-
day with q prisoner from the western
reserve. His name is Nash and over
Year ago he made an attempt to kill man
named Griffin, wounding him seri-
ously with a knife. Nash paid the doctors
bills and all seemed to be as smooth as ever
between them, but short while ago the
trouble broke out afresh and a warrant was
issued under which Nash has been arrested
and placed under bond of $500, to appear at
the next term of the circuit court.
AS Col. Cater has never had the pleasure
OF seeing his name in print in any newspa-
per in this or any other state as it should be,
typos and proof-readers being unanimous
In their opinion that every name commence
ing Ca must of necessity end rter. Therefore
to impress them l will give little anec-
dote. Last session a mildmannered, unob-
trusive youth by the name Of Ditto from
Boardman presented himself for enrolment
at the East Florida Seminary. Col Cater
asked the youth next to young Ditto for his
name, which being promptly given and
passing to the next with the question ''your
name, please" was shocked to hear the cor
rect but seemingly insolent en-
swer Ditto" Again the question and
again the answer: Ditto, l. Ditto" Then
the stern command of the colonel: "Come,
sir, we will have no foolishness here,
seemed to rouse the pupil to sense of his
danger, and he quickly answered: "My
name is Isaac Ditto" much to the amuse-
ment Of the pupils and the colonel also.
Since the waters have left the great
prairie the woods have been filled with
itinerant gators" and our city has been
and is now the Mecca of striped-head
cooters or terrapin. Numbers have been
found under the houses and shrubbery. The
last one was found yesterday seeking quar-
ters beneath the residence Of the MOANING
NEWS reporter.