The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-24
FLORIDA.

Arrangements are being made at Palatka
for a regatta to be sailed on April 5 g and z.
Up to March II. 1891. thirty-four tarpon
we're caught at Fort Myers. Thus far this
year seventy have been caught.
Hon. w. A. Hooker, one of Lake county's
most prominent citizens, and a member OF
the legislature, will shortly make Ocala his
home.
The Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way Company have paid state and county
taxes due at Gainesville amounting to over
$3.40
By direction Of the Secretary of War
Post Chaplain James c. Kerr has been
transferred from Fort Barranoas to Fort
Wlngate, n. M.
A gentleman from Tennessee is now flgur-
ing on putting ont in the vicinity of Gaines
Vile variety of crops, the whole aggre-
eating $500 acres.
A Georgia preachers wife has purchased
the Lipsey place in Archer for $1,000, and
has decided the same TO Rev. s. J. Cowan TO
be hereafter devoted to an invalid's home.
Rev. Cowan will take possession of the
premises about Oct. !.
Capt. George Reese OF Pensacola, COM
mander of Camp Ward, confederate veter-
ans, has been appointed and commissioned
by Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon, command
ing United Confederate Veterans, to be
brigadier general IN command of the First
Florida brigade, confederate veterans.
Papers have bean signed between the
Ocala and Silver Springs Company and
Jose Canine and Jose de la Cuesta
of Key West, whereby the latter will re-
move their cigar plant from that city to
Ocala. The company will commence at
once to erect a building in the west end for
the new factory.
The Polk county commissioners met Mon
day to make an appropriation of $4,000
Polk's pro rata for the worlds fair but
were prevented by large petition from the
people, demonstrating against said appro-
ITiatlon. Polk will be represented, how
ever, by personal subscriptions, which will
doubtless exceed the amount which the
commissioners intended to appropriate.
W. s. Sherman, a veteran journalist,
died at Jacksonville Monday, aged IS years.
Mr.. Sherman was a native of Rhode Island,
but had lived south nearly all his life. Be.
fore the wer he was connected with the
New Orleans Hcdyune and did much to
make that paper the bright journal it is.
During the war be was connected with the
Daily Journal OF Jersey City, n. ]. He
established the old Delta in New Orleans
and during that time was prominent In
public affairs. He had lived In Florida
about two years and succumbed g. the fatal
0AoOdeC 0AeSA al AAllSpb VI seven weeks.
Tuesday morning William Corners, an old
colored man. while standing on the south
bank Of McCoys creek. quarter Of a mile
west OF tine visduct at Jacksonville, saw the
body OF q man floating on the surface OF tbs
water. The corpse was pulled up to the
shore and made fast and Justice Williams
notified. who went 10 the place OF discovery
impaneled jury OF inquest. delivered tht
corpse to Undertaken Clark, and proceeded
20 his Office in the court house, and bearC
testimony upon the facts The bOay proyeC
20 be that u Reuben King, an old c9lored
fnan who resided In East Jacksonville, anc
had been for long time about the Sa.
vannah, Florida and Western rail val
freight house sweeping and picking vi
s1iiled grain. He had not been seen aincs
Friday, and y Il the snpposition that BIO wal
nearly always under the influence Of liquor
The ersbs had gotten IN their work 90 thl
eyes. ears, nqao and mouth, aud the Corps
pTesented horrible sight