The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-06

| contest, and his card was written. Ihen
Capt. Hollis began carefully Considering
Ike letter Business Manager Cabaniss OF the
Journal. when called on for an explanation,
stated that Pope Culberson AID another
member Of the Gate City Guard bad came
there aud ordered %. 900 papers They only
wanted the ballot, and agreed 70 pay as
much for ballet as paper, 50 the J0tTHdt
printed four ballots 10 the paper ana
charged them for each ballot the same as
for a paper. Enemies Of the Jo"Hut' now
ever. claim that the papers with the Tour
ballots we're sold for cents each, making
each ballot cost only cent
FLORIDA.
J.F. Strouss has sold his grove near St.
Petersburg to Capt. A. Miranda for $1,000
Inward f 10000 melons have teen
shipped from wildwood so far this season.
A leopard shark ten feet long was caught
bv J. c. Crave7 at the Casa Marina, near
St Aug slime Friday.
Leasburg Lodge Knights Of Honor is fast
| increasing in membership ard the boys are
| looking into the matter Of getting up
uniform rank.
/ Henry Bassett caught O shark between
] ten and eleven feet long at the end Of the
| dock at St Petersburg .last Saturday. Its
/ mouth measured seventeen inch across.
A. A Parker, who is connected with the
Gulf National Bank at Tampa, the Tavares
Bank, Dade City Bank, Altoona Bank and
Fort Meade Bank has bought the Polk
| County Bank at Barlow.
The protrac'ed and serious illness Of Mrs.
Knowles of Pensacola, who has been sick
since { ne death Of her husband, Louis +.
! Knowles causes great anxiety among her
family and her large circle Of friends.
At meeting OF ChatHeld Post No. II, at
tleIr quarters in Fort Marion, at st.
Augustine, night or two ago, Conrad
| George H. Atwood was elected senior vice
commander of the post by reclamation.
J. H Tatum was prospecting piece of
land belonging to him eight miles southwest
OF Barlow, for phosphate At a depth of
sixteen feet he struck voin of water which
sends up pure stream OF crystal aqua to
height of three feet above the surface.
Mrs. W. D. Chipley, accompanied by
Master Dudley, will leave Pensacola to-day,
AID, after g few weeks in Atlanta, sail from
New York to meet her daughter, Miss
Clara, now in Italy. Mrs. Chipey and
family will spend the winter in France.
The election held last Thursday for the
purpose OF electing a mayor to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of W.
L. Mcdowell, passed off quietly. There
were only two candidates, J. p. Statham
and Warren Tyler. The latter was elected
by vote of SO to %.
At an early day the Pensacola Methodist
Advocate will enter the field of religious
journalism as a candidate for public favor.
The new paper as it's name indicates, will
be devoted to the interests Of Methodism.
1t will be edited by Rev. W. NJ. Cox, pastor
Of the Methodist Church South at Pensa-
cola.
Policeman P. d. Demilly's pretty little
year-old daughter Marguerite, had
frightful fall at Tallahassee Tuesday, but
escaped with only few bruises. The little
girl was playing on a bed near the window
in a second-story room. The blinds were
closed but not hooked. She rolled over
quickly. hitting against the blinds, which
flew open, and down the little one fell.
Luckily an orange tree was growing be-
meath the window and the branches broke
her fall, thus saving her life,
Leesburg LeeSburger: The Okuhump-
khan failed to appear last week and re-
ports were freely circulated that Editor
Irwin had retired and abandoned the news
paper, but we should not be surprised to
see him start it up again any day and that,
too, right in the centre Of Tavares, where
he could beard the lion aud possibly thu
tiger" in his den. 1t is said that he last
week became tangled up In some financial
vile Standard and left the state and some
of his friends in DISCUS.
Tavares Herald: Just at this time many
Of our citizons are enjoying the most deli
clOus oranges Of the lardiH variety, tho
trees of which hereabouts are Just begin
ming to bear sufficiently to cause orange
TO again appear in our home markets. At
tention is being attracted to this variety,
and no new grove is thought TO be com
plete without a goodly number of Tardiffs
A. ID. Wright, owner of the Woodstock
grove formerly BatesD, near Eustis, has
lately finished setting out 1000 trees-a
very handsome enterprise.
Florida Facts: There is many an open
ing In Florida for a large canning factory.
Our hotels would consume great quantities
OF catsups, jPlltes, preserves and canned
goods made of Florida fruits if they could
be had. The best and rarest fruits come in
just as the tourist season ends, and few visi-
tors ever have the opportunity to taste the
delicious fruits which the Florida people
enjoy. The capabilities, guavas, avocado
pears and many other varities Of fruit can
be preserved as easily as other products
Such articles, if well packed in attractive
cans, and properly introduced at the north,
would be almost ce tain TO command a
ready sale.
The following new companies have filed
articles Of incorporation with the secretary
Of state: The Ocala Terminal Company, TO
operate railways built and to be built near
Ocala by the Ocsla Street and Suburban
Railway Company, capital stock S25. 600
James n. Strobhar, Daniel A. Miller, W.
B. Ueuham, James Cribbett, Herbert l..
Anderson, Frank A. league and Abram
Martin are the incorporates. The Pebble
| Phosphate Company VI Fort Myers, capital
stock 10000, which may be increased to
| 100000 Ii. A. Parker, J. j. Blount,
| Singletary, ". A. Roberts aud Robert
/ Lilly are lncorporators.
The Gem Phosphate Company of Citrus
! county was organized on Monday last in
| Leesburg by the election of the following
/ officers: President, NJ. w. Lowell; vice
president, r. P. Burton; secretary and
treasurer, c. P. Lowell; directors, N. W.
! Lowell, R. P, Burton, G. 2. Lowell, J. T..
McClendon and w. n. Hooker The capt.
tai stock is $50, 600, paid up in lands Opera
tions will commence as soon as practicable
at which time the latest aud most improved
machinery will be put in. This phosphate
land is situated near Tomkinsville IN Citrus
| county, and is said to be Of fine quality
Three samples have been analysed, which
gave So per cent. phosphate
Little Tiger, Seminole Indian, was re,
Gently capsized in his canoe near Fort Ian.
/ derdale. The keeper saw and rescued him
gave him q good meal, righted his canoe
and sent him on ms way rejoicing. Now
note the Ingratitude Of this Indian. H,
wanted some fire water and, finding h,
could not get any from the keeper, be poleC
| down to Miami, where were encanpeC
eighteen Seminole5, of his tribe. To thes,
Z ha frlA l. 4.