The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-28
FLORIDA.


Ocala June 8.
Two steel cages are TO be placed In the
Madison county Jail
Hunting turtle eggs down at Daytona is
the biggest business there
Tallahassee will soon have artesian water,
as a well has been ordered sunk.
Lake City hopes to have a canning fac.
tory in operation by next summer.
j. R. Minis lost a number OF pecan tree
in his grove in Santa Rosa county last week
by fire.
The Ooala Capitol will hereafter be pub
lished as an afternoon instead of a morning
paper.
r. D. Waite and P. H. Nugent of Belle
view IN three days last week put in 9, 900
buds. +. d. Waite put in 800 in nine
hours.
A great many fine vegetables have gone
to waste in the Juno neighborhood this
year, as in many previous ones, for want of
transportation.
Louis Reddick. charged with forging an
order on Gum & Seckinger, was bound
over TO the circuit court at Tampa Monday
by Justice Brockway in the sum Of $780,
r. B. Snyder of Tennessee has bought the
saw-mill property from Mann Bros. at
Leroy. He will go to work June to re-
build the burned buildings Mr.. Snyder is
Charles johnson fired four shots at Police
man Henderson on Saturday night in
Ybor. Charles Is a brother of the negro
who tried to shoot Marshal Boil few weeks
ago.
P. 2. Ink has recently set out vineyard
Of forty acres few miles west of Orlando,
and he states that the vines are looking
splendid, and are even now up to the first
wire.
It is said that some of the phosphate
miners in the southern part of Columbia
county have lately taken out high grade
phosphate in rocks weighing six tons and
over.
Quite number of Cubans. with their
families, arrived in Plant City last week,
and have taken up their permanent residence
there, expecting TO be steadily employed In
cigar factories.
While running the buzz saw at the Nov
city works at Orlando, Sunday, a large
splinter suddenly few off and struck z.
Phillips in the chest with great force, knock
ing him down.
Mrs. E. G. Dickinson Of Madison is suffer-
ing with blood-poisoning, which resulted
from a pin scratch received in the hand
several days since. The disease spread to
the arm, and it is feared that amputation of
the hand will be necessary.
Leroy's rice mill will be erected before
next fall. Farmers being certain of a mill
to clean their rice have put in nearly 500
acres Of rice The rice industry is a new
one for Leroy, but from all reports the land
is exactly suitable for its culture.
Joe Hubbard of Sullivan, Ala, arrived in
Pensacola Sunday. having In custody Sid
ney johnson, whom he had arrested not far
from Mobile as Jack McCreary, wanted for
shooting Officer Murphy and for whom a
reward Of 5000 is offered. johnson easily
proved that he was not the man wanted
and he was discharged.
Thousands Of fish are dying in the little
stretch of Indian river by Grants farm,
caused by the heavy and long-contiuued
north winds stirring up the sand, killing
! them as oysters are sometimes sanded l.
| X. Smith OF Cocoa picked up nearly a ton
Of large trout the other day. Some had
worked several feet out Of water In search
| Of pure air.
Private McFadden, one OF the old prlyates
| at the barracks az 80. Augustine. and "A
mutual friend q Hosmer, who recently took
bis life, attempted 20 commit suicide 10 a
saloon Saturday night by swallowing lauda-
mum. He was Immediately taken 20 the
barracks and relieved by stomach pump.
lte was abs 10 march 10 the depot with the
troops Sunday.
Companies y and q ~ the Fifth artillery.
! which have been stationed az 81 Francis
barracks ~ ~ Augustine for the past year,
we're relieved BY Companies u aud v ~ tho
4 Fftb infanify knnday The oampaniss
WHICH have been siatiofSd &c ~ Augustine
we're ordered a. hei'nofa0n barracks ~ A.
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