The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-09
FLORIDA.

Capt L. NJ. Bell has been installed
tax assessor Of Alachua county.
1t is rumored that large manufacturing
establishment is to be located at Gainesville.
b. NJ. Shockley has been appointed post
master at Pablo Beach, Duval county, vice
SaIdee Mott, resigned.
The municipal election at Punta Gorda
Monday for one councilman passed off very
quietly. John Dreggors was elected.
Valuable phosphate deposits have been
found on Hughes bar, near Cleveland, aud
phosphate works will soon be established at
Cleyela d.
Work on the new factory building for the
Fl Palmetto cigar factory of Punta Horda
has commenced, and will be pusu Jed rapidly
to completion.
w. P. Mosely of Fairbanks is now curing
and preparing for market his fine crop of
tobacco. He annually produces a number
of acres OF tobacco equal to the best grown
in Cuba.
DR.. w. H. Sibley of Fairbanks controls
1000 acres OF phosphate lands within few
hundred yards of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad, which he proposes 70
develop soon.
FEDERAL pensions have been granted to
Aduniram j. Bowen, Jacksonville; Charles
Il. Atwood. Orange Park John Aida, Tam
pa Court House Wesle H. Bishop, Aucilla
Jack Stafford, Fernandina
Fernandina can be more easily drained
than any city in the state. The island upon
which 1t is situa ed has as an undulating
surface, some portions being at least ffty
feet above the level Of the sea.
H. c. McFadden, chief clerk to Capt. w.
NJ. Davidson, general passenger agent Of
the Savannah, Florida aud Western rail-
way, was married at jacksonville Wednes-
day 10 Miss May S. Walker.
Letters patent have been granted to the
following Floridians: Charles Z. Read.
Mandarin; wat sring pot; Howard B. Ste
vens. Citra; assigner of one-half to II. &
y. w. Blake, Pepperll, Mass, machine for
wrapping fruit.
Palatka Herald: V. J. Shipman. receiver
OF the land office, Gainesville, is in tae city
to-day. He says there are over 5000. 600 OF
acres of land in the state vet subiect to
homestead, also that the past year has been
the busiest the office has ever known, Over
1900 settlers have proven up.n
There are now seventy-seven cars OF
phosphate IN Fer1andina awaiting the ar.
rival OF the steamship Winston, which is
daily expected. The cars average about
eighteen tons each, making in all /, $50 tons
The Winston will take on a cargo of about
1,600 tons Nearly all the oh sphate al
At Gainesville Tuesday. while Gus Wal
tiers, Prince Young aud George Howard
were in Young's restaurant, in the De mis-
block, Mr.. Walters picked up an old pistol
aud while playing with the weapon it was
dis harged, just missing Young, passing
through board partition into the Senttne
printing office and over and near the heac
OF Dawkins Trench, compositor, VINO wa
working at the case at the time.
About 3: 80 o'clock Sunday afternoon twt
box cars used as storehouses for the ca
shops near The city limits of Fernandina
were discovered on fire. A number of rail
road employees and others were soon on tn,
spot trying to prevent the spread of tn
flames to the storehouse proper, which con
tanned some $1,000 or $4,000 worth o
property. A large quantity of oil ant
waste. several barrels of paint, togethe
with lot of bolts and airbrake material
were consumed. The loss is estimated a
about 81 600. p~