The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-19

FLORIDA
The oat crop Of Leon county is not so
good as was hoped for.
Howard Daniels, who was accidentally
shot by Samuel Edge at Pensacola " ednes-
day, died Thursday.
The Tavares aud Cuff railroad are haul
ing from 1909 to 2OC0 crates Of tomatoes
every day from Clermont. Mileola and
oakland
Six men of the Palatka Herald force are
in bed with the measles. The disease has
become epidemic in the Office, and work is
almost suspended At last accounts other
printers were expected to be sick
A negro brakeman on the Savannah,
Florida aud Western railroad, who had a
leg crushed on Wednesday by a freight
train at High Springs, was taken to Gaines
vile Friday morning and had his leg am-
putated.
J. S. Price, an old resident OF Jackson
vile, says that he will give 70 any man or
company who will start a mandatory Of
any kind in the suburb of Brooklyn and
who will employ a respectable number of
workmen, $l6,O0 IN lots in that suburb.
Fernandina Mirror: Contractor Nc
Giffin has two steam pile drivers engaged
in the work Of driving piling for the phos-
phate elevator. The money paid out for
labor in the construction of this enterprise
will add considerably to the circulating
medium, amounting. as it will, to about
10000.
Tampa Tribune: The Tampa Phosphate
Company, which organized here some two
months ago with home capital, is having
built several large lighters, one Of which
was launched yesterday, and another will
be ready soon. They have also bought a
steamer to do their towing, and are looking
for about 900 worth of machinery of the
latest improved make, and will then erect
on point of land below the Peruvian COM
pany large and commodious building for
their plant and drying apparatus. They
propose to be running in full blast by
June l.
In the United States court at Jackson
vile The bonds of Edward T. Gale and
William S. Gibson, s., 900 each, have been
ordered estreated. These two men were
convicted June II, 1879. of violating the
election laws Of Long Swamp, this county,
and Their cases appealed to IA higher court.
Pending the appeal they gave bail. The
action Of the lower court was affirmed, but
the defendants never came forward to re
ceive sentence. Their bondsmen are DR..
Hy Robinson, Uriah Bowden, p. McQuaid,
John II. Burton and NJ. A. Dzialynski, Of
that city, and Charles Gibson of Graham
vile.
Barlow Menus: There has been quite a
little excitement in town over the happen
iugs at the house % Of w. l.. fireman. He
and his family have for some time been
suffering great deal of annoyance by some
evil disposed persons throwing missiles into
their back yard. All kinds of things have
been thrown, from buckshot and marbles
to large sticks of lightwood. Several times
members of the family have been struck
so hard as to draw blood and various
articles have been broken in the
kitchen. The peculiar thing about it is that
all the things come from one direction
where there is no cover from which they
could possibly be thrown, the nearest hid
ing place eng house about seventy yards
away, and though pretty constant watch
has been kept no one can be seen doing it.
The matter has been placed in the hands of
the town authorities, but they seem unable
to do anything.
r. NJ. Alvarez's saloon and L. B. Powelrs
market, at Starke, were burned at O'Clock
last Tuesday morning. When discovered
the building was so completely enveloped in
flames that nothing could be saved and all
attention was directed toward saving the
surrounding buildings. The dwelling, only
a few feet west, was the main object of at
tention, and by the hardest possible work
the flames were kept from touching it,
The livery stable on the north of the street,
aud the bank on the east, as we'll as Col,
Darby's residence on the south, were
all scorched, but not enough to
injure them. At one time it was thought
certain that the Hoyt house would surely
burn. Great clouds Of cinders wsre seen
to float over town and large brands were
found next day several blocks away Had
it not been for light rain in the early even
ing there surely would have been greater
damage. The property belonged to the Hoyt
estate and was valued at $500, and was
bringing an income of $3.50 a wear. The
market house belonged to Bichard & Pace,
and the stock and fixtures were loss to L.
B. Powell Of 5000. The saloon stock was
valued at from $4,000 to So, 500 and insured
for $1,000 The origin of the fire is a mys-
terry.