The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-02

Tuesday. He was carried to Tallahassee
and Drs. Gwynn. Gamble and Gum ampu-
tated tho arm.
Dr. Porter had picked from his patch, ono
mile west of Gainesville, on Monday 900
quarts Of Strawberries. The doctor has
twenty-five acres Of as fine strawberries as
are 30 be found In the state.
Charges having been preferred against
Sheriff Johnston Of fernando county, the
governor has been forced TO remove him,
and NJ. r Burns has qualified as his sue
cessor and entered upon the duties Of that
Office.
At Gainesville Tuesday night there was a
stormy session in the city council AT one
time IL looked a. IL two officials would come
TO blows, but Marshal Davies interfered and
prevented what might have been q serious
difficulty.
R. NJ. Chamberlain Of Micauopy on Sat-
! urday received returns on cabbage sold to
| Philadelphia parties netting him 50 rs per
crate He has twelve acres Of 1ne cabbage.
! six acres Of beans and three acres Of cucum-
bers uninJured by the late cold weather.
It has been observed at Daweey aud other
points that where potatoes were planted IN
ridges they have uniformly been killed,
while all potatoes planted on level ground /,
| without ridgIDg, have recovered from tho
effects OF the cold and Gre growing nicely.
The case Of state of Florida vs.. T. J. Pep
per, convicted at the last term OF court at
Arcadia for assault with intent TO kill, was
| argued last week on the motion for appeal
The appeal not having been perfected Pep
per was again ordered to Jail for the present.
| Florida has two elections this year-one
| on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
| In October for state and county officers, and
the other in November for presidential
electors and representatives IN congress.
| This change was made by constitutional
amendment at the last general election.
There were more solicitors and thoss who
desire 10 buy cabbage In Gainesville Monday
than at any period since the commencement
Of the growing Of vegetables in that locality
for the markets OF tle country. Unfortu-
| nately the supply OF cabbage is light, not
being enough to accommodate all the buy
ers.
The scaffolding on the enst side Of the
| Hyde building at Gainesville fell with
| crash Tuesday At the time of the acci-
| dent two persons were on the sciffold, one
| Of whom jumped on the wall while the
other went down with the wreck. Fort
unately no damage was done beyond the
breaking of few brick.
Cabbage is not as scarce as many people
| have been led to believe. 1t is estimated
that there are somewhere between 900
| aud $500 acres Of cabbage In good condi-
| ton within a radius Of few miles of
| Gainesville II the prevailing prices are
maintained vast amount of money will be
circulating IN Alachua county, resulting
| from the sale Of cabbage.
George e. Porter, formerly operating an
extensive planing mill at O'Brien, has re-
| moved his mill to Live Oak. His chill is
one OF the largest in the state, having a ca
pacity for planning 1000 feet per day: also,
having two patent dryers attached with
IL i M
daily. Mr.. Porter will build a fine resi-
dence at Live Oak without delay.
About 10 O'Clock on Sunday night the
barn together with its contents, belonging
| TO Dogau Stringtellow, residing about six
miles west OF Gainesville, were totally de-
| stroyed by fire. The barn contained a lot
| Of fodder and hay, two wagons. besides
| agricultural Implements. The loss will
probably amount TO 81, 900. The fire is sup
posed to have been the work Of an incen-
| diary.
Last Thursday. while the last Of carload
OF shingles we're being packed In the loft Of
J. B. Coarsey's horse and buggy shed. at
Bronson, the flooring suddenly gave way
and the immense weight was precipitated
to the ground. The loss sustained by
Mr.. Coarsey was quite heavy, there be-
ing under the shed a top buggy, one buck
board and four or five road carts, all Of
which were demolished.
A letter to the Pensacola NelCs from
Ferry Pass says: Herr Christian Weld
mau, late Of Denmark, aud Alexander
Watson, OF Ferry Pass, left Pensacola
Tuesday last 10 make large haul Of buried
treasure on Santa Rosa Island The party
furnishing the information TO the exact
spot where large amount Of gold was
buried during the war, was afraid himself
TO 60, as he learned that it was guarded by
headless mon on moonlight nights"
Orlando has some lightning operators In
the orange industry. Allen Arnett picked
l01 boxes Of oranges in one day from trees
In the city; Clayton Beebe wrapped and
| packed 80 hoxes In one days time, and
| Saturday morning Elmer Gerad nailed the
hooVs on box IN three quarters OF a
| minute. As there are about 80 nails driven
in these hoops, it would average one nail q
second and in that time the box had to be
turned over four times and the ends OF the
hoops cut of.
Lawtey continues TO lead all other points
| in the state in the strawberry industry
Col. V. J. Shipman, who has just returned
from Lawtey, says that on Saturday 1903
| bushel crates OF strawberries were shipped,
| aud that on Tuesday 1919 bushel crates were
| shipped to eastern markets. At present
prices, ranging from 40 to So cents, there is
| tiattering prospect OF growers doing q
| hourishing business THE season. There are
two orange groves at Lawtey in full bloom
which have not lost leaf by frost.
Secretary Smith, of the Jacksonville
| Board Of Trade, has received the following:
Washington D. c., March 80, lS92-Cou.
gresham Bullock has examined the various
| stones proposed to be used In the construc-
| ton Of the new public building to be erected
| in your city, and he indicates preference for
Connecticut brown sand stone Co that OF q
| lighter colored stone, that is, the Tennessee
| blue limestone bid upon. Will the board of
trade indicate preference which will be
fnall W. ]. Edo coke, supervising archi-
tect." The above viii be laid before the
board at its next nesting and action had
thereon.
| Bronson Times. Democrat: Monday
| morning a negro named Brit Morris
brought a horse TO Bronson and at
tempted to sell it for $40. about half his
real value. He claimed to hail from Archer,
but as the case was suspicious no one would
buy, and soon a telegram came from Loch-
| bic inQuiring for a horse thief, and Jailer
| Stewart soon had his man behind the bars.
| Tuesday morning r. Z. +. Ellison, the
| owner of the stolen horse, with two OF his
neighhors. came for his property, and they
left with the negro for Ocals, to turn him
over to tho authorities. Horse stealing is
poor business.
| Kissimmee Gazette: We are informed
that Sunday morning about IL o'clock while
Luke Thompson and several other darkies
| Vypre nlavinp skin at THka nNka iuak ovar