The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-25
FLORIDA.

Squirrels are plentiful in Jefferson county
this season and the average small boy Is
cunning for them.
The postotfice at Campbell, Osceola
county, has been re-establshsd with NJ.
Cosner as postmaster.
Senator Call. in a speech at Fort White
Saturday, declared himself in favor of the
reelection OF Senator Pasoo to the United
States Senate.
The law requires that all county officers
get up their bonds and have them approved
by the board of county commissioners
within sixty days after the election.
The firm Of Andrews g. Tidd of Barlow
has been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.
Andrews continuing the business, while Mr.
I1dd retireS to Winter Haven to grow up
with that section.
+. Clock, most excellent gentleman and
worthy citizen Of Polk county, who owns
amagnidcent place at Winter Haven, has
Just had ten acres irrigated preparatory for
planting large crop OF tomatoes.
Edward Meadows (colored) was shot and
killed at Key West day or two ago. Be-
fore dying he said George Lewis (colored)
fired the shot. There had been bad feeling
between them. The coroner's jury charges
Lewis with murder.
J. r. Donovan of Cottondale has pur-
chased for New York cigar leaf tobacco
dealers portion Of the crop Of G. A. Dan
ley of Chipley. samples OF which were ex-
hibited at Pensacola during the tobacco far.
He paid 81 pound for it.
William Woodruff, the negro who killed
a negro last spring near the South Florida
railroad at Barlow, was tried, convicted
and sentenced to be hanged at this term of
the circuit court. This will make the first
legal execution that has ever taken place in
Polk county.
IL fvy1
the canal from Jupiter into Lake Worth is
progressing at good rate. The contractor
Is making preparations to put on extra
dredges and complete the cut by
February. Owing. however to the crook
edness of Lake Worth creek, il is doubtful
If this canal will be navigsble for our river
steamboats,. The plan of a sea level cut.
rather than locks, seems to meet most favor
with the company.
a boy died on the street at Perry. Sat
urday, after about five or six hours of ag-
ony and suffering, who is believed by some
20 have had hydrophobia. The boy WAS
bitten by dog about a month ago that had
signs OF being mad, but his life was ended
before bis case was fully decided upon.
Cholera IS prevalent among the hogs OF that
vicinity, and while some believe il to have
been hydrophobia others believe it was
cholera. Other cases will be watched for
very closely.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock the ware
house OF Pearce g. Booth, at the Florida
Southern depot at Barlow, was burned.
Howard Booth, Of the firm Of Booth, Ed
ward q Co., was in the building with a
colored man, unloading car of hay. 1t is
supposed match was dropped on the floor
and lgnlted by the truck wheels. Several
carloads OF hay, grain and canned goods
Ior the grocery store were consumed The
Loss is S4,5OO on the stock, and on the
building 800.
A party gathered at the armory at Or
laDdo Saturday night and pleasantly passed
an hour or two on roller skates. One vonnq
man fingered after the greater portion Of
the crowd left, and when he decided that he
mad enough sport he searched in vain for
key to unclasp the skates from his feet
ne resorted TO every means known and nm
known, and finally, in his desperation. he
determined to pull OF his shoes and Iyo
home, which he did, taking the darkest and
quarters. '-s
Inc newly-elected county officers of Tay-
tor county are now on their rounds seeking
oondsmen. There seems to be some trouble
atter season of pleasure as bond-mAking
LnaseIiaI rs something that every man is not
gifted with. or course the two den1ocrotic
oincers elected will have no trolble m r,aLs
ponos' put an examination Of the tax books
SHOWS thas not man in the county who
voted third party ticket eau stand a bond
r3a more imam $5VG; hence, the third party
SnISsl elecUsu VIII nave 10 appeal to their
democratic friends for bonds. or abandon
the neid FOR appointments to be made. The
report Is efoat that several OF the IeadinS
cllIens OF the county say they viii stand
no bonds for third party men.
ia indian Rirer Advocate: A rather anus
81 sng incident occurred at Coquina recently
y Slvl Engineer Rodd and bis STAFF uey,
about to leave for Titusville in the yacbi