The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-04

during the fiscal year ending June u
amounted TO s495, ISL 81.
The sponge boat Asa Lowe arrived a
Tarpoa springs q few days ago WIN aDout
600 punches OF sponge, 200 OF "hlcn we're
81 eaps wool and the remainder Ine Eras
varieties.
Under law passed by the last Ieglsla-
ture, after to-day dealers or olLel peis IN
are prohibited from selling Or giving cigar
a.tos ~ranners or stnokettees TO boys under
Is years Of age.
Tho track between Barlow and Fort
Nesie n, the Charlotte Harb)r dlylslo1 OF
the jacksonville, Tampa and hey west
rsilroad was Oh angei Saturday from mar
row to standard guage
At a democratic caucus heid IN Ne"
Augustine Saturday night y; ID. spencer
was nominated for mayor. William her
nandez for marshal, ana IT, D. Greene'
PLjllips and Bond for aldermen.
The Nascotts brought l6S bales of fine
Hava~a tobac' o from Havana last Thurs
day nigh: to Key West cigar manUfactur-
ers This is the largest lot of bales of to-
/ bacco received from Havana in many
weeks. and it is taken as a favorable omen
that business is improving.
The fact Of work being very dull in the
factories throughout Key West does not
seem TO lessen the activity in the building
line. Every mechanic in the city has all
tie work be can do, and il il with difficulty
that one can be engaged under any circum-
stances without plenty OF notice.
The surveying party OF the L. J., |. Il.
and A. railway returned to Oviedo Wednes-
dGy, having completed the survey to Co
qulna on Indian river General Manager
J. E. Brown SAYS that the line is entirely
practicable and satisfactory. and will be the
route for the new Indian river railroad.
Palatka Herald: In front of the resi-
dence of Mr.. McLarty, on Reid street, Is
cur.osity in the shape OF an Egyptian gourd
vine which has run up on al orange tree
overhanging the street with quite luxu-
RANT growth, and having a number of the
longhandled gourds Of this peculiar variety.
Jacksonville Standard, In the county
clerks office is a map of Duval county
in the year 1867 from the field notes OF
United States surveys, by K. f. Floyd. The
population of the county is given as re-
ported ia the United States census for 1850,
as follows White, males, 1927; females,
LII; colored, free, IS; slaves, 2, 1888. The
total population Of Jacksonville is given as
lob.
Starke Telegraph Joseph Hawthorn,
who has the contract for laying thirty
miles of track of the Amber railroad from
the present terminus 10 Dunnellon, left last
Monday with fifty men. He will complete
the laying OF thirty miles of track in thirty
days. The completion of this road gives
through line from Archer to Dunnelon,
and as there are several splendid phosphate
mines along the line it will be one Of the
best paying lines in the state.
Arcadia ArcG1iGn. Tim Taylor and his
brother, Will Taylor, were arrested in Ar
cadia last week, charged with being princi-
pal and accessory to the murder Of
another negro at Aston, Fla, on
April l. Marshal Thompson made
the arrest at the instance of Simmons,
the fish dealer, who was a witness OF the
killing, The prisoners were taken to Bar
tow Thursday. whsro they were turned
over to the sheriff Of Lake county. The
Lake county sheriff recognized the men and
said he did not want any witness from this
county, as there wss enough in Lake county
to convict them Of the crimes charged.
Orange City Times Some ten months
ago the FioriIa Fibre Company was or
ganiz d in Jacksonville with capital Of |
$4,000, and the company now owns 1910 |
acres OF land in Dade county, near Fort !
Lauder dale, and it Is pushing the work of |
clearing the land, planting and cultIvating |
the sisal, with energy. The company has |
erected houses, purchased boats and appur- |
tenances. tools and implements, procured |
over two hundred thousand plants. and will |
soon begin making the fibre. This fore is |
used largely for binding Irvine and cordage |
SIC. 100000 worth having |
been used in the United States last year. |
The plant requires nothing but favorable |
SOIL freedom from cold and the suns rays |
These conditions have been carefully looked |
after by this company, and there Is every |
indication Of splendid results.
Key West Equator: A mass meeting,
which was largely attended by the repre-
Cuban citizens of Key West, was
held at San Carlos hall Wednesday evening
Tor the purpose Of raising funds to send the
die destitute cigarmakers, and others, of
Ibis city, back 20 Havana and other places
where they can secure work. About $500
was raised. we learn, with a promise Of
more, and canvassing committees were ap-
pointed; and it is believed that enough
money will be raised to defray the expenses
Of some $50 non-eInployed workmen back
10 Havana on the Narcotic. We regret to
see that work is SO scarce in Key West that
It is necessary to raise money to send the
idle cigarmakers back to Havana; however,
our readers can rest assured that 1t IS only
a matter Of a very short time before these
same workmen Will be rushing back to Key
West in drOves. The baneful effects of the
bill cannot last always-even
now we can see a silver lining to the dark
and threatening clouds,
In all arrangements of the liver a cure is