The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-11
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
Palatka is talking electric'lights.


There is promise of a fne tobacco crop in
Leon county this year.
James Ellis Ladd, aged So years, died in
| st. Augustine Wednesday.
Bids for erecting a court house in Orlando
| will be received until June lst.
The Owl Cigar Company propose soon to
erect another large building on their prop
erty at Quincy.
Tho rdmor that the Rev. J. L. Julian, of
| Leesburg, would be transferred to the
! Episcopal church at Ocala is denied.
The Tallahassee postmaster has received
and forwarded to Washington three bids
| for making the survey of the site for Talla-
hsssses public building.
The cabbage growers at Aston Park came
| to grief. They made fine crops, but could
| ge5 nothing for them. Danielson, who hal
in ten acres, sold one carload for so cents
per crate (. o. b.
Ocala's calahoose was again broken open
Thursday night, "One-eyed Gun" Henry
Jerrold and another prisoner escaping. The
! prisoners simply knocked out the brick wall
and crawled through.
The Sunday schools OF Sanford on pic
mic to DeLeon Springs, Thursday, got away
with over 600 glasses OF lemonade and
| twenty-five gallons or ice ere am, besides
strawberries and cake.
An annual meeting of the state horticul-
tural society will be held at Interlachen on
May -, 10 and Ii. Members can
obtain railroad tickets to Interlachen on
| May II and IL at the reduced rate of ~
| cents a mile.
Mr.. Hudnall of Midway, Gadsden county,
| says that the tobacco crop in his neignbor-
| hood is looking finely. Mr.. Hudnell is one
of the most successful tobacco growers in
| the county, and his tobacco always brings
the highest prices.
Rev. g. NJ. Bingham having, at the re-
quest OF many citizens, consented to the use
of his name as a candidate for the mayor of
! Daytona at the coming election, has been
| unanimously indoTsed for that office by the
Royal Templars of Temperance
The steamers City of jacksonville and
| Frederick DeBary will be taken off the ST.
| Johns river and sent north for the SIMMER
| this week. The Everglades and Welaka
| have been fitted up with passenger cabins
to do summer service on the st. Johns.
At st. Augustine workmen will soon be-
| gin the paving Of st. George street from
the st. George hotel to st. Francis street.
1t is said that the erection Of 40-room
| boarding house depended upon this i'm
provement. The street will be paved and
the boarding house will be erected.
Mr.. Gomez of Key West and another
| Key Wester went deer hunting Sunday aud
the latter was bitten by huge rattlesnake
and died in four minutes. He was only
| able to give one call for Mr.. Gomez, who
was some little distance in the rear; but
before he could get there the man was I'M
| conscious.
Lake City Reporter: Strawberries have
paid well this spring, and those who have
cared for the plants realizs that there Is
fair pay for such labor. The cabbage
| growers are now seeking a home markes
for their crop-much of which is not profit
able to ship. April is the best month for
| Florida crops.
Pensacola Netcs:. Gov. David s. Walker,
| of Tallahassee, who has been in attendance
| upon the Episcopal convention in this city
| will remain over until Monday. The gentle>
man is guest Of his nephew. Mr. William
| Fisher. Gov. Walker was the states chief
| executive 1S65-6S, having succeeded the
military governor, William Marvin.
| An addition has been made to the station
| house at Umatilla in anticipation of an un-
| usually large vegetable crop. The railroad
| company has built warehouse at Astor
| Park to accommodate the great cabbage
crop Freight from that point is % per
| cent. cheaper than from any other point on
the road, owing to river competition.
AT the last meeting of the German. Scan
| dlnavian Benevolent Association Of Pensa-
cola committee was appointed to make
| arrangements for the associations next an
nual celebration, which will occur in the
early future. The character Of the celebra-
tion will be determined upon at a special
meeting to be held next Friday night.
At the municipal election at Anthony. ON
Saturday last, the following officers we're
| elected: DR.. ID. A. Smith, mayor: B. T..
| STRIPPING, j. s. Swain, Ed Priest, c. Le-
| Count. j. H. Harvey, aldermen; F. w. Ell
lisen. marshal; p. c. Smith. clerk and
| treasurer; w. +. Smith, assessor and COL
lector. They will be sworn in tonight.
A call for a mass meeting to protest
| against the quarantine system now in
| operation at Pensacola is being circulated
for signatures. The paper has already been
| largely signed, and the meeting will doubt
less be large and representative one The
whole city seems to be aroused to the in
| justice Of the methods of quarantine now
being operated
Gorham Everett, who had his skull frac.
tured by flying fragment from broken
| emery wheel in a saw-mill at Caryville a
| few days ago, and who was subsequently
taken to his home at Pensacola for surgical
1 treatment, died Friday. He is survived by
a widow and four children. He was
member of the local branch of the order of
Marine Engineers.
| The law provides that thirty days prior
to any election the poll tax books shall
close. The municipal election at st
| Aukusblu5 L1K6s place June y. therefore,
the books closed Saturday. 1t is under
stood that but few persons have paid their
poll tax, and as the law requires that the
same must be paid before person can vote,
the vote next month must necessarily be
very light.
Prof. J. .. G. Jones has discovered bed
OF phosphate on his land iu the northern
suburbs Of Live Oak. The specimens that
have been examined have been pronounced
very rich in phosphates. The bed, how
ever, has not yet been pitted aud the depth
aud extent are unknown. It is thought by
those who have looked at the lay Of the
land that it will prove to be extensive aad
very valuable on account Of its locality.
Daytona Messenger: The governors staff
consists of fine array of military talent
composed OF Adjt. Gen. Lang and six colo
| nelS, two generals OF divisions, four briya
der generals. thirty-ave colonies, ten lieu
tenant coionels aud forty majors. The
| militia of Volusia county forms the gallant
Twenty-ffth regiment. The available
force is divided into thirty-five regiments
all of which are unorgauized except the
First brigade.
DeLand Neios: A great many people
who are disposed to laugh at the idea of
finding water underground by means of a
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