The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-10
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA
Rev. E. F. Gates expects to organize a
Methodist church in Sarasota to-day.
The life saving crew at Jupiter disbanded
last week for the summer season, or until
the time for gales and heavy weather comes
on.
A large number of Eustis people are Wig
orously protesting against the passage of a
bill by the legislature restricting the bounds
of the town.
The barns of J. II. Redding of Greenville
were destroyed by fire last Sunday after
noon. His horses and vehicles very mar
rowly missed being burned.
The prospects for good crop Of water
melons at Monticello are said to be very
| 'hattaring. Upward of 800 acres are de-
| voted to them around Monticello.
j. D. Smith, formerly local editor of the
| Tavares Herald, lett there on Thursday
| morning for Sanford, where he goes to es-
| tablish new paper for that enterprising
| town.
A terrific hailstorm passed over the pace
| owned by E. Harrison at DYall, in Nassau
| county, on Monday afternoon about 2
! o'clock, doing considerable damage to his
crop and beating large number Of peaches
from his trees.
John Lee, a young boy accidentally shot
| himself at Callahan, Tuesday morning,
while engaged in cleaning old pistol,
and which he supposed was unloaded. The
| bullet entered his right side and passed out
| infcting a painful but not serious flesh
! wound.
The sale Of land for taxes in Hillsborough
| county closed Friday. The whole number
of pieces of land sold was 600, not half that
was advertised, and the majority sold was
as unknown. Very little of the whole
went back to the state, but was bid in by
! spectators.
Fire at Milton, Friday night, destroyed
| the tug boat Arthur Haugh belonging
| to It. c.. Chaifin of that place
The fire as that time threatened the Chaffin
saw-mill, which was saved with much diff
Guilty by strenuous exertions on the part of
| its employees and the citizens.
I John Early, Alex Early. Jesse Edge and
William Camboy of Walton county we're
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Tunlson. at Pensacola Friday,
charg ed with having trespaSsed on govern
ment timber lands. Each gave bond in the
sum of $500 for their appearance when
wanted, and were released.
s. A. Robinson of Orlando is the fortu-
nate possessor Of an antique of consider
able inte est in the form Of gold bead
recently taken from an Indian mound stu
ated about seventy-tive miles south of Or
| laudo. The bead is oblated in shape with a
hole through the center lengthwise. 1t is
worth by actual weight SIP so. As relic
of the ancient mound builders the value is
much greater.
Palatka Herald: Col. r. L. Wall has
lately engaged in shipping cattle to
Augusta, and is under contract to furnish
two carloads week. Friday he was load.
ing at Lundy, when the old rotten "shootn
gave away, creating a stampede among the
cattle For half hour the woods were
full of steers, running with tails erect in
every direction. Those in the car Jumped
out and joined in the general melee and for
a short time there was some lively happens
ings in that vicinity. They were finally
rounded up and quoted without serious
injury.
The common council of st. Augustine. at
its regular meeting Friday night, wrestled
with the question of fixing the yearly pay
of the city officers who may be elected or
. reelected at the next election, either by
, the people or by the council, and concluded
) to pare the salaries down to the following
? Mayor 500; municipal judge, $500; city
r CLERK, S6OO; city attorney, $3.50; controller,
? $40; market clerk, $25 month; commits
sioner Of public works. 81; assessor and COL
r lector, each, per cen. treasurer, one-half
= OF per cent on all sums received and one
/, half of per cent. Oh all su ms paid out This
8 scale of salaries, Alderman Barring says,
= will reduce the city's pay roll some S., 0OG
/ annually.
Pensacola NetUS: The NelOs is reliably
Il informed that csrtain keepers of billiard
rooms in this city, when taxing out their
license, inquired of the collectors and others
Y II any law, city or state, prohibited tue
b operations Of their estabish ments on Sun
Z day. This inquiry was made, it is stated
!. with the intention, if such prohibition OBJ
Q tanned, TO forego the idea of engaging in
v the business. 1t was in the assurance that
i such was not the law that the license wa.
:. taken out. and they claim that, having
Q been licensed ~ conduct such business fof
:. year, Sundays included, the ordinance
Q now before the city board constrainine
= them b close on Sunday should not becom.
II operative, II a sed, until the end OF IN,
a year for which they are licensed or tina
9 their money paid for the license should be
q refunded.
= Green Cove Spring: Three young men
Is ranging from rs - ~ years Of age maj
4 been camping in the vicinity Il Green Gov,
q several days prior 70 Monday last. They
o were from Jacksonville, aud their nAmei