The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-16
FLORIDA.


A double-headed kitten is now among the
curiosIties of Key West.
The Arcadia, Gulf Coast and Lakeland
railroad has commenced surveying.
Contracts for two more large brick build
ings on Lafayette street have been let al
Tampa.
Coat Williams, q notorious house breaker
aud Aorse thief, was lodged in Jail at Lave
Oak Thursday.
B. L. Dean, clerk of the city market at
Orlando, has beeu presented with gold
watch by admiring friends.
Rev. j. b. Morton has resigned the pas
torate of the Presbyterian church in Fer
nandina, TO take effect about the LIST OF July.
Peach growers complain of high trans
portation rates, which have prevented
them from marketing a large portion OF
their crops
II is said that within a radius Of two miles
CT Albion there are between 500 and 6OU
N mes. aud the number IL constantly in
creasi9g.
The Seminole Indians have a cd water
route across the state from their homes ea I
Of Fort Myers clear through to Mama. Oh
the southeast coast. They come and GO a
their pleasure in their large canoes.
1t is reported at Gainesville that DIR. T
F. Thomas has discovered an immense dc
post Of yellow ochre on his place nine mile
north of that city. The deposit, if it should
prove TO be yellow ochre, is extensive
enough to make the doctor q millionaire.
A. w. Durham, charged with the killing
of A. f. Hansen, and who was TO have beer
heard prelminarily before Judge Brook.
at Pensacola, Saturday, waived examina
ton and was held without bail to await
action Of the grand jury in December mex
The Knights of Pythias of Orlando hav
sent invitations to the various lodge
throughout the state to join with them /
the celebration on the Fourth, and the ind
cations are that there will be visiting
knights from Ocala, Palatka, Sanford an
Kissimmee.
Ground has been broken by J. A
Mcclure at the corner Of st. George anu
ST. Francis streets at 81. Augustine for t.,
erection Of forty-room boarding house
The building will be a handsome one-l0t
feet long bv 60 feet wide. AS soon as con
pleted it will be leased to Mrs. Frasier.
Ths committee of citizens on securlnt
the right-of- way Of tho Sugar Belt railroa
between the city limits Of Orlando aud Con
way, met in conference with Supt. Tutwiel
at St Cloud Saturday. and reported thei
progress. The only hindranoe to the build
ing of the road now is the sickness of Nj
Scott at his home near Philadelphia. Upoi
his recovery it is expected that everytnin
will go ahead.
There is soma hope now that Florida IN y
receive a visit from the President. IL was
his original intention to visit that state
his long trip undertaken in April. bu
circumstances dictated otherwise. Nov,
however, he is being urged to take a tri
south in October TO visit the Interstat
Immigration exposition at Raleigh, and,
the Florida people make the proper effort
there is reason to believe that he may b
persuaded to visit them on that occasion
Palatka Herald: A man named Lawrene
Sims. who is thought to be crazy, caused b.
drink, was in the city Thursday. HI
| actions while here were of such a nature a,
to convince one Of his being insane. On his
way from his home he was repeatedly pa
| off the train, not having money enough
| pay his fare, but he still persevered, and
| arrived here as above stated. He 10 a to.a
| physical, as well as a mental, wreck, and
| in deplorable condition. He was arrested
| by Sheriff Shelley.
The steam tug ]. E. Stevens arrived
Taylor's wharf, in Key West, last Monday
night. from Ballast Key, with q scow-loac
| of stones, to be used on the jetty work in
the northwest channel, in tow. Early mex
| morning some fifteen or sixteen of the Negro
| laborers employed on the scow informed
Supt. J. B. Durham that they must havt
their pay increased from $50 per month t,
| 81 so per day and board This was refused
and general strike ensued. Mr.. Durham
was kept busy all day employing new men
which he found but little difficulty II
securing He offered the strikers $35 Pc
month and board, but they refused, pre-
ferring to loaf around the city and drnl
mean whisky.
Titusville Star: Capt Paddison visited
Cocoa on Tuesday last for the purpose Of
comforting with the director of the Eas
Coast Transportation Company in regarC
to giving up the proposed schedule from
| TituSville to Eden and Waveland and plac
ing the steamer Sweeney on the route from
New Smyrna to Melbourne. The latter
route was agreed upon and the genera
manager ordered to make the change. She
will commence the new schedule from New
Smyrna, making two trips a weeks. Capt
Paddison does not think that there is sufi
Gent of the pineapple business to warrant
running the Sweeney to the lower river
especially as the Indian River Steamboat
Company seems to be giving the shippers
| satisfaction.
Don't Feel Well,