The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-29
FLORIDA.

Orange shipment from Terra Celia is fin
ished, the whole crop being disposed Of.
Sixty-two hund ed boxes Of oranges we're
the total shipment from Braidentown last
week.
A considerable amount Of counterfeit
money, In dollars. half dollars aud quarters,
is icing circulated at Barlow.
J. +. Kekelhatchet Of Lake county says
he realized $500 from hall acre Of Irish
potatoes dug from dItch lx3 feet.
Four petitions asking for the establish
ment OF a criminal court Of record IN hills
borough county are being CT. oulated Tor
signatures.
The goose that was taken from the stom'
ach of the alligator killed on Lake S1eIie
LAST week is still alive and seems u be re-
co ering from the effects Of Its queer mis-
hap.
Mandates we're received at jacksonville
Wednes lay from the supreme urt at Tai
lahassee granting new trials TO Robert
| Armstrong. convicted Of the murder OF
| Policeman Lowe, and Dave L)vett, con-
victed Of the murder Of March Scroggins-
A great many nluIlet have been caught
| on he whar at Fort Pic ems during the
| past week By glgging them With four hooks
! that were dropped IN the water without
/ bait. AS the school Of mullet passed over
the hooks the fishermen would twitoh the
| line up and catch them.
| Gainesville Leader: Another storm or
| two like that whicn has just been encolnt-
cred and Alachua lake wIll be herself again,
one VI the larges aud finest bodies of water
in the stae The suermen are delighted
with he utlook, while the csttlenen feel
correspondlngly detected.
Titusviile Tropical Sun: All on the bay
near Z, coanut Grove who have boats have
been busiiy engaged in picking up -four
which was discharged from Ere CD bark
that ran asno re off Key Largo last week.
Qulte quantity has thus far been picked
up. aud all are in hopes of finding more.
Orlando Reporter: N. C. Bryan mas been
for the past few days drilling the well at
the ice factory in this city to an additional
de- to give an increased supply OF water
for ice making, and Wednesday, while the
boring was in progress, a quantity Of pebble
phi sphate was thrown up 10 the rface of
the ground 10y drill. The specimens
brought to the surface are what are known
as the blue pebble. This character Of phos-
phate rock IS pronounced by experts to be
of the older phosphate deposits, and usually
average 65 per cent phosphate. The depth
at which these pebbles are found, about 1876
feet, would OF course make its mi ing un~
profitable, unless existing In immense guam
titles, but Its SC very is another link in the
chain q! evidence watch goes to prove that
lulb entire pc liuaI4t Is u tlleIIhlQ VIII D0Ob- !
phatc de osi.s Of high grade.
the government snag00at has been at
wo the past YEA in { Q Ock laWaha YER |
TIE apur, prialion for the work is exhaus ed |
and work ceased Saturday. The work was
begu a the mouth OF the river and con-
tinued up for about / Is miles, aud between
1900 and 5000 obsJructilns removed |
from the stream, some them huge logs
that had lain gu he bottom of the river for
centuries and weighing many tong aud very
difficult ID ma age in removing. Boats
travel this stream very cautiously, making
tn ee or four miles per hour. The boats
are small, hRht draught and sternw heele s.
1t Is difficult stream TO naviga e, and oIly
tho long acquainted with it can do so
with safety. IL was the opinion OF many
that sickness of the crew would prevent the
; rogress Of the snagboat's work during the
warm weather, but this was not the case, as
good health was enjoyed.
The most disastrous Dire that has occurred
In Barlow in many months, W that which
destroy ed the large warehouse of Booth,
Edwards & Co., near the Florida Southern
depot, about 1880 last Friday morning.
The warehouse was a wooden building,
erected about year ago, aud was the in
divldual property OF Howren Pearce, the
company OF the owe firm. At the time
the fire occurred, tue building contained pa
carloads of hay, y carloads OF bran, l car
load Of oats, so sacks of corn and
100 barrels Of -four belonging to the firm, all
Of which were Consumed, enta,ling
loss Of $4,000. Mr.. Pearce's loss on build
ing was S50j. There was no insurance
either on building OF stock, but Messrs
Booth, Edwa DIS & Co., had intended to
place S2,u0U on stock the day before, and
were only prevented from doing so by the
absence of one member Of the
firm, while the others were too busy at
the store 70 attend TO it. The origin of the
fire is unknown. but it is, supposed to have
started from match which may have
fallen on the floor and been. lgnited by the
wheels Of the truck passing over it.