The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-04

! Apalachicola Times: Capt. Campo Of
the Liberty arrived a few days since from
/ Key West, where he had teea 70 dispose OF
/ his catch Of sponge. He had 500 punches,
which he readily disposed Of for $1,000. The
| Liberty was on the reefs for 1--we months.
/ She will be hauled ont on the ways, re-
paired, and sail again for the reefs.
/ John s. briggs, master of the United
/ States court. sold in front Of the Mohawk
/ block, at jacksonville. Monday. TO I. Brig
/ ham Bishop for 500, 900 eighty acres Of
| Marion county land, containing the sheet OF
water known as Silver Spring, orange
| groves and other improvements. Sod TO
/ satisfy claim in favor OF T. b. Bishop
| against F. A. Gibbons ct al.
! At Orlando Saturday John Holden dis
| covered that he had lost $50 gold certif-
cats that he had in bis possession. Later in
the afternoon he found out that the colored
| bootblack employed at a barber shop had
had a $50 bill changed at one of the banks.
! end going hack to the shop he stated his
case and learned that the barber had seen
the boy with a large sum Of money in
change and had taken it away from him.
The money unQuestiongbly being Mr..
Holdsn's IL was returned to him.
Punta Gorda Courier: Thomas Hartigan
hes the skin of a genuine crocodile, the
fifth ever known 10 have been captured in
Florida. IL was killed 10y Messrs. White
hurst and Parsons at Cape Sable, and meas
ures nine feet ten inches in length. This
animal resembles the alligator very much,
with the exception of the head. which is
much narrower, and the upper jaw works
instead of the lower; two of the front teeth
project through the upper jaw, and all Of
the teeth resemble pearl. The color is made
up of olive and black spots.
Apopka Advertiser: Wien James L.
Giles took the cashiership OF the Citizens
National Bank of Orlando, two years ago,
the institution was 1900 in debt. By
faithful attention to his duties, Mr.. Giles
mas built up the business aud standing of
this bank 50 that now it has a surplus of
SO, 900, and "a 600 Of undivided profits and
dividends of s per cent are declared. Its
deposits now amount to SlS0.000 Twenty
shares of its stock the par value of which is
500 were sold recently for 1925 a share. or
25 per cent. more than their face value.
At Jacksonville Monday p. Walter,
special master of the United States court,
sold at public cutlery the Tavares, Orlando
and Atlantic railroad and all its rolling
stock, bonds. etc. 1t was sold to satisfy the
mortgage lien Of w. Bayard Cutting OF al.
against the railroad company. 1t went off
to the Florida Central and Penlnsulnr Rail
road Company for SIG. 800, Col. j. A Hen
derson, attorney, bidding it off. Col. John
G. Sinclair OF Orlando was the only other
bidder, and he made it lively for awhile for
Col. Henderson. This road is thirty-two
miles in length, and runs from Tavares to
Orlando, in the counties OF Lake and
Orange.
Hotel Togni was sold at auction at Jack
sonvile Monday on a croSs-bill suit of Eds
ward J. Brown against j. B. Togui ct al,
foreclosure, and Bartola Thsbaut against E.
J. Brown OF al. The hosel was erected in
1870, Of flrst-class imported French brick,
by Togni and Petro Betteini, at a cost OF
$50. 900, and since erected additions costing
SIS. 900 have been made. The lot fronts Oh
Newman street rs feet and on Forsyth 105
tanning besides parlors, halls, dining-rooms,
offices, forty-six sleeping rooms. This mag
nifcent property only brought $4,000. 1t
started at So, 900 and then jumped up to
$4,000 and then to SIG. 900, where it won't
down to H II. Buchanan, attorney