The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04
FLORIDA.

OF tFlenQS.
FLORIDA.
Orlando's water works bonds have been
sold at par.
d. e. Davidson has disposed of his stock
of goods at Santos to Mr.. Liddell and moved
to Ocala
Sixty thousand dollars a month is the
amouAt the Florida Central and Peninsular
railroad pays In the way of salaries.
Hon. c. F. A. Belby has returned to De-
Land from his visit to Chicago, where he
has been for several weeks In the interest
of Florida before the worlds fair commits
tee.
The orange crop of Mauatee county is
unusually large this year. Some of our
farmers are selling their oranges at 81 per
box on the trees. Sheriff Watson has sold
his crop for 81. 900 on the trees.
DR.. John W. Ross, of the United States
navy, now stationed at the Pensacola navy
yard. was married at Gainesville, Tenn,
on Thursday to Mrs. Mildred Pettus.
daughter Of Col. William Elliott
The canning factory at Fort Myers has
closed up the guava business, but will con-
tinue to can vegetables as they come into
market. They have put up fine quantity
| OF okra and are to try canning beef
Prof Dodd of Gainesville has purchased
lot in st. Petersburg and will move his
family down there before Christmas. He
has given the order for his cottage to J. r.
Eddins of Gainesville. The house will be
cut out completely, ready for erection and
then sent to Mr.. Dodd's new home.
Under the new revenue law Fernandina
will receive $50 additional license tax from
every dealer In wines and liquors, making
the tax $3.50 from each. There being six
saloons IN town, the revenue from this
source will amount to $500 during the
twelve months ending Sept. 81, 1892.
Pensacola Ne,cS: The congregation of
Temple BETHEL OF this city are somewhat
exasperated at the manner in which they
have been treated by Rabbi SchreiL err
That gentleman had accepted call to
Pensacola, ana had actually located here
when he received an offer OF a better salary
from another point, which he also accepted
| cancelling his Pensacola engagement. The
temple authorities are now in correspondence
with another rabbi
The long contested land claim on the Eau
Gallie river between W. H. H, Gleason
William Wilson and j. F. Bergin, which
| has been OF about seven years standing,
has finally been decided in favor Of J. 81
Bergin. The decision was reached by the
Secretary OF the Interior, and will be final
Mr.. Bergin has contested for bis right to
the land inch by inch, fguratively speaking.
and during the time it has been in dispute it
has increased in value until it is now worth
| a round sum of money.
Fernandina NetCs: The first really salts
factory test OF the elevator took place Tues
day afternoon. Then $50 tons we're conveyed
up into the bins in less than three hours.
sixteen men working at loading. There are
| now 500 tons OF phosphate stored, mostly
small rock. No more will be put in until
guards for the pulley chain, which are on
the way, are received aud put in place
These guards have been found necessary to
keep the chain down, as it lifts on the
shovels and let's them pass much Of the fine.
disintegrated phosphate
Fernandina NerS: w. Brockenton is a
young wheelwright who came here from
Brunswick q few days ago 10 work ia God
| frey's blacksmith shop. His home is at St
Marys and he left there, it would appear
from what transpired Thursday, for sufti-
Gent reasons. Wednesday night Sheriff
| O'Neil received letter from Sheriff Rus
sell OF Camden county, Georgia. requesting
| to arrest Brockenton, as he was wanted for
attempt 10 rape and assault to murder upon
an old woman living at or near st. Marys.
Sheriff O'Neil found him at work in the
| shop Thursday, aud when he made his
errand known the cold beads of perspiration
started out on Brockenton's brow. But he
consented to go TO st. Marys without the
loFIndAltg VI TeQulSlIlOn papers, ana was
taken over on the steamer Martha.
Following is an address prepared for de.
| livery before the phosphate convention. in
session at Ocala Thursday, relative to the
Canaveral breakwater: 'Titusyille. Fla.
| Sept. y, lSyl.-Mr. President and Gentle.
men of the Phosphate Convention at Ocala.
| Fla: In the matter of reducing freight
rates on phosphates am instructed by the
directors OF the Canaveral and South Flor.
ida Railroad Company to call your alton
ton 70 the following facts: The legislature
! Of Florida has memorialized congress to
build breakwater aud harbor of refuge in
the blight OF CanaveraL This will afford a
| fiTst-class deep water harbor Cd the
hitherto inaccessible east coast Of South
! Florida, twenty-five miles distant
! from Titusville, the terminus of
the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West
system. 1t has any depth Of water desired.
| Up 10 thirty-six feet, unlimited anch rage
racIo Sud no bar or other obstacle in enter
: ..>s G. parting. This company proposes
to connect this hsrbor with the railroad
system OF Florida by building a railroad
from Canaveral. other 10 Kissimmee or
Titusville, the Kissimmee route being most
favored. so as to obtain connection with ths
South Florida railroad and the phosphate
mines, aud also TO be within reach OF the
Florida Central aud Peninsular system aud
Orange Belt railroad According TO tie
figures reported % Us Is the current rates
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