The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-14
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Col w. D. Chipley has disposed of his in
terest ia the Hotel Escambia at Pensacola.
Over $50 crates of pineapples were
shipped by express from Titusville last
Tuesday.
Green Cove Spring has purchased a
haarse, the money being raised by popular
subscription.
The First National Bank,of Fernandina is
in receipt of its circulating notes, but they
are not signed.
Rev. DIR. Fred McConkle of Maitland has
been called to the pastorate of the Presby
terrain church at Ocala.
The following postmasters have Just been
appointed: j. W. Gordon at Heidtvie,
Marion county; G. Niles at Motto, Dade
| county.
At Live Oak Monday lightning struck
the house of John NJ. Heton, tore up the
rafters a little and struck his son in the
shoulder, slightly paralyzing him.
| A handsome gold medal has been pre-
sented to the Indian River Guards by Capt.
James Pritchard, which will be known as
the "Pritchard medal" to be awarded TO
| the best drilled member.
| The police fo2ce and some of the other
employees of Jacksonville have not been paid
in nearly three months. Many people will
not pay their taxes, and there seems to be
no power to compel them GO do SO.
| 1t is reported that T. c. Kellogg, the
| forger, who did up the State bank and the
| Merchants National bank of Jacksonville,
is in Now York, and steps are being taken
to have him brought back to Jacksonville.
Harry Squirss Jaoksonville's defaulting
city marshal, has been seen in New York
| by parties from jacksonville. He had q
| full grown beard, and when he caught
| sight of the Jacksonville men he disap-
] peared.
A party OF twenty laborers, thirteen of
| whom were Italians, arrived at Ntusville
| on Tuesday, to go to work clearing land and
planting pineapple plants fer the Florida
Fruit Exchange on the land recently pur-
chased near Jensen.
Pensacola Ne,es: Il is understood that
in the argument before Gov. Fleming or
the question as to the validity Of the al
legged election of Mr.. Call to the United
States Senate, the Call mems advocate will
be Col. Cockerill of Jacksonville, who will
be opposed for the anti-Call men by Hon
w, A. Blount of this city.
A house cat belonging to j. C. Barry Of
Pine Hill caught large rabbit the Other
night aud dragged it to the house and into
the kitchen. where the cat had lot Of hit
tens to feed. The cat was followed by q
huge rattlesnake, who coiled himself up By
the stove, probably waiting for a share o.
the rabbit, but the rattle attracted the OF.
tention of the family, aud his snakesniy
was quickly dispatched.
A meeting of citizens of Titusville wa
held day or two ago, and it was decideS
to celebrats the Fourth with greater at
fractions than ever before. over $500 vii
be put up as prize money. There will be
regatta, base ball, military prize drill, th,
first appearance Of the Titusville Corne
band, foot race, tub race, sack race, climb
ing greasy pole, etc. Basket picnic aud fisl
fry at noon, the whole to wind up with bal
in the evening
Leesburg Leesburger: The contract TO
the new boarding house of the State Metho
dist College was let last Saturday to thos
well known contractors. Scott & henry
The building will be quite large and hand
some one; 1t is to be Of wood and contain
thirty odd rooms and will cost about "a, SOC
The executive committee is now diligentl
at work getting I'D designs and plans for
new college building to be constructed o
brick at possible cost OF $4,000.
Pensacola Net0s: Capt. Philip NJ. Price
corps of engineers U. 8. A., in charge of tb
,; river and harbor improvement of this dis
! trict, arrived in the city yesterday fror
! Montgomery, and Immediately repaired &
! the lower harbor to consult with his assist
/, ant, Capt. Turtle on the proposed improve
ment of Pensacola bar. 1t is highly proba
= BILE that the arrangements which Capt. Tui
a tie has made with the owner of the dredg
) Bailey will be approved by Capt. Price
! and that work on the bar will be inaugu
n rated at once.
|, Gainesville Sun: The careless manner i
i which firearms are left laying around wher
y children can get hold of them ofteutimt
. leads to fatal results. Only a few da,
s since, during the absence of the father.
% little 4-year-old girl got hold of a pistc
d which she found ia the house, aud cockin
,. 1t advanced toward her mother sayins
IS Mamma, I'll shoot you" The mother,
It use her own words, was "paralyzed wit
fear" and it was several minutes before SD
), could get hold of the child to take th