The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-24

There are probably .OOU boxes or oranges
hanging on the trees in the yards Of Palatka
people
Josephine Willard, wife of J. d. Mitchell.
died of neuralgia Of the heart at Daytona
on Oct Is.
There are eighty students in attendance
at the seminary west of the Suwannee river,
! located at Tallahassee.
| Acting Mayor Benson of Gainesville
refuses any one to defend a prisoner at his
! court who Is not an attorney.
Maj. ". r. Marks of Orlando has been
! suffering for three days with facial erysipe-
las. He may lose an eye from it.
J. r. McIrvin of Gainesville is the pro
prietor of the largest and finest Japan per-
simmon grove in the United States.
Hundreds Of bales of cotton thrown over
board from the steamer Electrician, in the
gulf have been picked up by Key West
boatmen.
Irwin jenkins. the negro suspected Of the
PackwOod murder, is at Jacksonville, as a
United States prisoner for violating the in
ternal revenue Law.
Most Of the Spanish moss shipped from
Gainesville goes to Chicago 1t is said that
the demand is now much greater than the
supply. The moss business in that region
is rapidly developing into great industry.
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to, has been held IN $50 bail in st. Angus
tine for trial on the charge of entering
Albert Uslnas store and stealing 500. j.
Simmons aud Mike Wetters are held for re-
Gel wing part of the stolen money.
1t is estimated that the present term Of
Madison court has been one of the most ex-
pensive considering the business transacted,
Of any term held here for long term of
years. The cost Of jurors in the johnson
murder trial, is estimated to be not less than
$500, 20 say nothing Of mileage, witness fees
and other expenses.
The banks of Jacksonville have effected a
permanent organization of the clearing
house association. B. H. Barnett was elected
president, a. 3. Ely was chosen vice presi-
dent and II. G. Arid was made secretary
and treasurer. The constitution and by
laws were adopted and they will be shortly
presented to the directors for ratification.
Many people who visit the DEVILS Mil
Hopper are curious to know what becomes
OF all the water pouring into that great
Chasm. The outlet is on the south side of
the miniature lake 1t is an opening through
solid rock. The dimensions of the outlet,
which is hidden from view by a large stene
which rolled down from the side of che hop
per several years ago, is about four feet
square. 1t runs down stair-like steps dis
uance of perhaps 100 feet and reaches a sub
terranean river, the depth, width, source
and mouth of which are unknown.
Philip Walter, special master. will sell on
Monday, Nov. z about 100, 0G0 acres of land
granted by the state to the Augusta, Talla-
hassee aud Georgia railroad on the first ten
miles built. This land was mortgaRed by
Mr.. Blake, the original promoter OF the
road, to Joseph J. Kittell of New York and
lies principally in Lafayette. Washington,
Calhoun, Levy and a small portion OF
Wakulla counties. In 1883, at the special
session of the legislature, the charter was
extended and the name of the road changed.
The sale affects only the lands granted tc
the first company and will in no way inter
fere with the prosecution of the work under
the present organization.
Gainesville Leader: twenty-five year.
ago a countryman from the west end of the
county came to town in his OK cart. While
here he imbibed a considerable amount OF
"bug juice" and started home about night.
fall vi hen about six miles from town, on
the road leading to Jack Bevilps, his oxen
halted and refused to move on. The coun-
tryman. gathering in his muddy brain that
something was wrong, got out of his cart
and went to see what it was. He found
that where he had gone safely over terra
firma early in the morning that pool OF
water had taken its place. In fact during
the day about a quarter of an acre OF
ground with the tall melancholy pines upon
il had gone down and only few of the
pine tops were visible TO show what had
taken place. The water is there now &c
show for itself, dark, mysterious and
gloomy. This is only one of the many cases
of the kind which has occurred in Florida
in the last fifty years, but these small earth.
quakes the people have grown used to.