The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-28
FLORIDA.

A capitalist is corresponding with parties
here with q view OF starting bank at st.
Petersburg.
1t Is reported that some of the trains on
the South Florida railroad will be with
drawn for the summer season.
A train load of bananas from Jamaica,
bound for northern points, passed through
Florida last Wednesday morning.
The Amelia River Packing Company is
preparing quantity of its choice blvalves
for shipment TO Liverpool, England.
DR.. Hicks OF Orlando has had in his pos
session shaving set for over fifty years,
add q hammer for thirty-nine years.
]. H. Anorum and family of Jasper were
made very sick Thursday by eating food
| poisoned with rancid condensed milk.
Friday night burglar entered the store
of Thomas Moloney. at Pensacola, and stole
about $50 worth Of goods IN cigars and gro-
ceries.
The steamer Mary Draper, run into and
sunk some time ago by the Kate Spencer,
has been repaired and is again ready for
business.
A strange disease is raging among the
cats in the vicinity Of Monticello and many
have died recently. Scores died with a
similar disease two years ago.
The walters of the st. James hotel at Tai
lahassee went out on a strike just before
| supper Saturday evening. Two of them
| finally went back to work. Others were Sc
cured and everything is serene again.
Messrs Haynes, Young & Bailey now
have nearly 100 men at work upon the
preparations Of land for the big vineyard
| they are planting out near Orlando. They
are pushing this work with all their
possible dispatch.
| Monticello Tribune We had the pleasure
one day this week Of looking over an old
prayer book printed at Oxford, England,
| A. D. 1855. 1t belongs to the Pueston fam
lily. Within was slip with hymns printed
for church celebration Of the date March
81, 1888.
AS soon as the Alcazar hotel at st.
Augustine closes, the tenants occupying the
| stores on the west side of the court will
move their stocks to the east side, and
workmen will be put to work Immediately
making the alterations to the first floor OF
the hotel.
George Hi9ginbotham of Callahan, while
visiting friends in the Satilla river coun
try, loaned his mule to one of them tC
drive Up cattle. While the mule was goine
along a rattlesnake struck him in the from
leg. and he died from the bite The mule
was a fine one and is a serious loss.
Oviedo Chronicle: Oranges in tho Alex
ander grove on the lower grounds were
frozen last January, and became WORTHLESS,
for shipping, as the juice cells were de
stroyed and the juice left the fruit. Latel!
these same oranges have been forming new
cells again, and filing with juice We hav,
sampled the oranges and can testify tina
the fruit that was worthless on these tree
few weeks ago is now juicy and palata
BILE, and many others are ready to bear u
out in this statement.
Government officials have succeeded il
capturing Edward Braxton aid Fran
Fountain of jackson county, both charged
with Illicit distilling, and Alexander Ken
, Of Washington county, charged wit
selling liquors without license. Tn
three prisoners were carried to Pensacol
, and lodged in jail. The officers also sue
ceeded In destroying FIVE stills, two of whicl
were ready to begin oper tious. Three o
these stills were located in jackson county
: one in Calhoun county, and one in Washing
/ ton county.
Fernandina Mirror: Two Of Mr.. Bate
mans children, with him OH his yacht Coz
3 onet, we're walking up Center street FEY
q days ago, and spying a handsome potte
{ geranium In bloom IN Mrs. Friends ward
walked in and asked that good lady for tn
j pretty flower" and she kindly gave then
= the whole plant, which they carried O
4 board in great glee. But the little on
/ staggered his father with this query: "Pa
Y after you get rich and can sell the yacht
0 won't you buy US little dirtP The littl
ones had lived so much on pavements an
d on shipboard that little dirt was grea
o consideration.
d Fernandina Mirror: T. J. Streety cam
= near meeting with a very serious accideu
9 yesterday afternoon. Having occasion I
t inspect an old barrel containing a quantit
g Of paint, and which occupied dark posi- ito
s In his store, he struck match and took
{ look. AS he did so a solid fame Of fire she
/ up out Of the barrel, singing the eyelasl
mustache aud hair ON the right side an
IS also burning his face. Fortunately, Nj
:. Streety's head was turned TO one side: ha
}. not this been the case the accident woui
g perhaps have caused the loss OF one or bot
r eyes and other serious injuries As 10 i
r his face and right eye are giving him COT
O adorable pain,