The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-01

There are at least 100 houses in course OF
erection in Tampa, some OF them as me
structures as any city in the state can boast.
New machinery for the manual training
department and beis for the dormitories Of
the State agricultural Collage are being
received at Lake City.
The state encampment, consisting Of
twelve infantry and two artillery com
parties, will be held at ST. Augustine the
latter part OF next month.
! A party consisting OF eleven men, thir-
/ teen boys, nine dogs and a cart with mule
at ached, passed through Madison Monday,
/ bound for the famous Blue Springs.
The "Apalacheen made the run from Apa-
| laohicola TO Chattaboochee last Monday
week In fourteen hours aud twenty min
utes, the best run that mas been made on the
river la long time.
A steamboat mail service has been estab-
lished between st. Marks and st. Teresa,
! forty-five miles and back three times a
week. by schedule not to exceed five hours
running time each way.
Friday afternoon several gentlemen
caught a l5-foot sbovel-nosed shark off the
dock at Port Tampa by harpOoning him.
The shark weighed l, 100 pounds and his
dorsal fin measured 3 feet l inch III length.
Last Saturday some negroes were at work
cleaning track of land in the southern part
Of Orlando and burning the brush, which
was cRrted away with horse belonging TO
L. H. Davis. While cartlng load to the
fire the negroes backed the horse into the
flames, the animal falling down and before
it could be raised was terribly burned.
Apopka Advertiser: Notice Of assign
men5 was observed on the saloon Saturday
morning, TO the effect taat deed OF assign~
ment under the control Of L. H. Church.
assignee, has been made for the benefit Of
creditors Of Mr.. Drake doing business under
the firm name of Marcus b. COwie. agent.
Mr.. Cowie says that the assets far exceed
the liabilities, and feels positive that three
weeks hence will see matters all settled.
The acting supervising architect Of pub
| lie buildings, In letter from Washington,
informs Postmaster McMurray that work
would have long ago been commenced on
Jacksonville's public building il certain in
formation requested Of the city engineer IN
letter Of April had been promptly trans
mitted. The board of public works, to
which was referred the letter, took the
view that this was hardly in line with the
city engineers duties, but will have the 10
formation sent.
Key West Democrat: Two or three Of
the prescribed outlaws left for Tampa
Wednesday night on the steamship Whit
ney. There are only few remaining in
hc1 W cst nONt huQ We ichIn tudb Jl6 GULF
mittee have been assured that they will
leave inside of seven or eight days. Not
one of them are willing to return to Hav-
ana; however, il they do not leave Key
West within the time specified they will
undoubtedly be forced TO return to their
native land.
Tire charter members of the Confederate
Veterans Association at Titusvills are II.
=. Archibald, confederate steamer Wanda;
r. p. Paddson, Twentieth North Carolina;
w. r. Sanders, Anderson's battery, Geor-
gia; A. D. Cohen. chaplain FOrty-sixth
North Carolina st. T.. n. Goldsmith, ord
nance officer, North Carolina; Dr. B. l..
Wills. First kentucky cavalry; 4. c. Cuth-
bert, captain Fifth North Carolina; James
Putchard, captain First Missouri Infantry;
James Smith, A. a. Stewart, Joseph Smith,
North c -olina.
Alphabetical Times A few days since
F. NJ. Stems showed the editor Of the
Times a picture of Apalachicols, sketched
on the OF IN the Turtles Water st eet,
when that picture was taken, was occupied
from where kimhBlls saw-mill stands to
tho Kennedy mill site almost exclusively by
three-stOTy brick stores, only five Of these
three stories remaining to-day to tell Of
Apalachicoa's past grandeur. In those
days the river was filed with river steam
ers, and numerous vessels lay at anchor in
the baY. But we are not crying over the
has beens: we are going to get there again
one Of these days, and don't you forget it.
ATelacaicola Times: Raftmen report the
Fl ding Of portion of what was supposed
10 be white man s body between A palach-
icola and the brick yard on the left bank
coming down on Thursday last The body
had foated to the shore, aud one of the raft
mea seeing q lot Of buzzards around tAe
ho1v took a hataau M 70 10 IL
from the body Smith q Wesson hammer
less revolver, large knife and a silk hand
kerchief. He did not disturb the body.
Mr.. Henry Russell reported TO Mr.. j. NJ
Fowler that be saw the body floating By
his place; that some raftmen sow the body
floating in thu water. They said there was
no head TO II, and that navy blue suit of
clothes covered the body. Mr.. Russell
could not intercept the body for the reason
that be had no bateau to reach it,
MEnTCAT