The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-12

Sangster & Chapman OF Citra have sold
their grove for $4,000 TO George Nallens
and James B. Borland.
Tuesday morning last the fine cream horse
. belonging 70 Sheriff POtsdamer Of Live
Oak dropped dead in his stall
The governor in a speech at Palstks, a
few days ago, said that the state should be
more liberal with her military.
The MicanOpy Courier was laid peace
fully to rest with the old year, and the 1us>
cawilla NetVs has already sprung from its
ashes
! President Coleman Of the jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railway contributed
I 1000 toward the now race track in Jack
sonville.
A confidence man beat John Posey Of
/ Arcadia out of his valise, watch and
money at Ocala Thursday night and
skipped.
A party Of phosphate hunters passed
through Lakeland Monday en- route for the
Alfalfa section, where they will engage in
prospecting.
The wife Of Stephen Roberts, a worthy
colored man residing at M.lino, dropped
dead at her home day or two since while
standing at a table engaged in ironing.
Second Lieutenant James A. Swift, signal
corps, now on duty at Titusville, has been
ordered to make a thorough inspection Of
the signal service stations in the state.
A new steamship of the size of the Juni-
| alta has bean purchased by the Plant Steam
ship Company, and will be placed on their
line between Tampa and Jamaica on
Jan. 10.
A petition Is being circulated at Lees
burg for toe pardon OF Joha Thomas (col-
oredl, sentenced to the penitentiary for life
for killing his brother-in-law, Nelson
Adams (colored).
Mr. Taylor Of Palatka, who met with a
serious accident and loss OF a foot a few
days ago, has an accident policy, and the
company will have to increase his bank &C
count to the extent Of 81, 500
At st. Augustine. Wednesday, County
Treasurer Libby turned over his books to
the county commissioners. They were ex-
amined and found correct. DR.. Pacetti. the
new county treasurer, was then sworn into
Office
George G. Stevens, an old member Of the
Ocala and Blue River Phosphate Company.
made a sale of over 1000 acres OF phosphate
land in South Florida for sl00, 900 to a Lon
don and Amsterdam syndicate through their
representative.
The next annual meeting Of the Florida
Press Association will be held in Ocala,
commencing on Wednesday, Jan. IA, and
continuing three days The date Of meet
ond wednesday Of January Of each year.
If any one doubts the extrems healthful-
ness of Hillsborough county let him Razs on
the following figures furnished by the
county board of health: Death rats for No
vember, 1890, 1888 per cent per 1000 Death
rate for December, 1890, 9 per cent. per
1000.
J. W. Leslie. proprietor of the Florida
box and basket factory, Center Hill, en-
ploys twenty hands in making its wares,
which number will be increased TO 100 next
year. Mr.. Leslie is thinking of moving his
factory to Leesburg, il he can get sufficient
encouragement
Notice is published Of the formation in
Pensacola OF a new company to be known
as the Orange Construction Company, with
It's principal place Of business at Pensacola.
The company is composed of substantial
business men. New York capitalist will
be elected president.
AT meeting of the directors and stock
holders of the Indian River State bank.
held Tuesday at Titusville, a semi-annual
dividend OF d per cent. on stock was de-
clared, and also 81 1000 was transferred TO
surplus fund. This makes i6 per cent. on
stock this bank has paid for the year 1890.
The Lake City hotel is without a tenant
and its doors are closed. Col Hamilton of
Sumterville ran it through December; but,
though he kept everything in the best pos
sible style, he found that the profits were
| not sufficient for man Of his ability and
family, and so he gave It up on the LIST
inst.
There is wonderful spring In fernando
county from which rises the stream known
as the Wekowechee river, the waters of
| which will float small steamer. The
spring Is about eighty feet deep and sixty
feet IN diameter Chemists who have
| analysed the water say that there is not a
trace OF organic matter in its composition.
and that 1t is the most pure and fresh Of any
spring in America. The steamer which
makes regular trips up and down the We
koweehee is often fioated into the cavity OF
the spring, but cannot be made to stay in
the center. as the force Of the rising water
forces it to the sides of the basin. The
spring and 1000 acres of land adjoining be-
long to two Chicago capitalists, who are
making 1t a pleasant resort