The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-17
FLORIDA.


The new street railway scheme at st.
Augustine is now in good shape.
The Volusia County Bank at DeLaud is
moving into its new quarters in the Good
rich block.
Seven persons were found in Tampa last
week selling liquor without paying the in
ternal revenue tax.
A contest between the Ocala and st. Au-
gustine fire hose companies for $50 prize
will take place July "a.
The address Of A. C. Berry, representa-
tive In the legislature. is Brent Station,
Escambia county, Florida.
Marvin, Denham q Co. Of Jacksonville
are gong out of the dry goods business and
are closing out their stock.
Miss Maggie Vent of Apalachicola, last
week, accidentally shot herself through the
hand while handling pistol
1t is estimated that H. r. Dutton & Co.
at their mines near High Springs, Alachua
comfy, have taken out 2, 400 tons Of phos-
phate
The grounds near the depot at st. Angus
tine are icing plowed and leveled off and
will soon be in readiness for the coming
encampment
o. q. Sexton Of the Tampa collecting
agency has purchased from Charles Dono-
van his orange grove on Central avenue at
Tampa for $1,000.
John +. Gaynor has been awarded the
CO ntract for layir g jesty along the beach
from Fort Cfnch TO the house occupied by
Sergt. Barnett at Fernandina
The Escambia Rifles and Chiplev Light
Infantry Of Pensacola are as3iduously drill.
ing with a view to going to the encamp-
ment in as perfect form ss possible.
Cedar Key Commercial: Mr.. Mahoney,
mayor of Fernandina and Judge John L.
MacDonell of Shell Pond, were in the city
! on Thursday looking over the prospects OF
| starting an oyster canning factory.
! The Jacksonville parties owning the trot.,
| ting horse, Black delaware, say thev will
match him against Tom McMurray Us
Lomex for any sum from $3.50 to 50, 600 and
stand ready any day TO put up any forfeit
that may be required.
The proposed game Of base ball between
the Fernandinss aud Madisons is not hkely
| to come off. The Madisons refuse TO play
unless the Fernandinas substitute another
catcher in place of Gibson, and this the
| Fernandina boys refuse to do.
The threatened advance Of 25 per cent. in
! insurance rates at Jacksonville has not vet
! gone into effect. Wednesday was the day
set for the new rates to take effect, but the
| local agents say they have not yet received
instructions to advance the rates
Palatka Herald: We are informed that
the desperate and murderer Murray was
run down with dog and surrounded at a
| little station on the Florida Central and
| Penlnsular called Millards, but to the great
chagrin Of the pursuing party, killed the
| dog and again escaped.
| The supreme council Of the American Lee
! gion Of Honor has deposited S., 900 with W.
| O. Jeffreys, treasurer Of Ponce de Leon
Council No. 922, American Legion Of Honor.
| of Fernandina, in payment of the death
claim OF the heirs of their late companion
DIR. Theodore Starbuck
During the past two months more than
1000 acres of government land has been
homesteaded in Dade county. From Titus.
vile, Gainesville, st. Augustine and Jack.
nville people have moved in and settled
on homesteads, all prepared to embark in
the pineapple business.
At the Baptist ministers institute held at
Plant City, plans were formulated and a
permanent committee appointed for the
purpose Of establishing Baptist encamp-
ment on the west coast Of Florida The
plans adopted indicate an intention to build
up an interesting institute on the Chaus
tauqua model, which will prove the nucleus
for city.
a waterspOut was seen at Port Tampa