The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-03
FLORIDA.

LeConte pears weighing q pound each
have bsen grown this year In Lafayette
county.
Gusves are becoming quite an article OF
export from Manatee river. Monday:
steamer carried out a number Of crates.
Mr.. Abbott, the lessee of the San Juan
hotel at Orlando comes from New Hamp
shire and will open the hotel on Dec. fol-
the entire year.
A rule lost in the Pearce house at Gaines
Vile by the builder at the time OF oonstruc-
ton, over twenty years ago, was found
Wednesday while erecting new veranda
A Key West tobacco buyer bought a CROP
In Gadsden county last week at IS cents {
pound. Capt. Pat Houstoun Of Leon county
has made a sale Of wrappers at 81 so pei
pound.
Since Jan. 1, of this year, Mayor J. B
Brown of Gainesville has been shipping daily
| from his mines at Williston, ten carloads
Of hard rock for the jetties az the mouth o.
the st. Johns. Mr.. Brown is also shipping
samples of paving rock to Jacksonville, Il
be used In experimental paving,
AT Brooksville Baby Robert, Col. Shack
| Chords 22-months-old. boy came near end
ing his earthly career few days ago BY
sucking the heads Off a dozen or mort
matches. Fortunately Mrs Shackelfort
discovered what he had done and sum
moned medical aid in time to save his life.
Key West Equator: The British brig
Caspian at Tortugas is now free from vel
low fever. Three Of her crew have been
attacked with il aud one died. No one on
shore has caught the infection except EnRl-
neer Rik of ths Dagmar, and his wife, both
OF whom have recovered. Every possible
preoaution against It has been taken by Drs
Geddings and Goodman.
At Jacksonville Thursday afternoon a
man with q pair Of tight trousers on, was
the magnet that attracted eVerybodys curl
GUS gaze. The trousers we're skin tight
from the ankle 10 the waist, and the ht was
so per Iect that il was with difficulty that
he bent his knees. As he walked along the
street people ran to the store doors TO look
at him, and procession Of bootblacks fol-
lowed him at respectful distance.
Several days ago c. s. Beerbower Of
Jacksonvi presented to friend In Waldo
a very fine pug dog and sent 1t up by ex-
press. He was very much surprised q few
mornings after at finding the dog lying on
the front porch little jaded but still in the
ring. Upon investigation il was found that
the dog had run away and had gone the
distance Of fifty miles afoot. Beerbower
says he will send him back 10 a few days
blindfolded, for he believes the dog took
OpooN thblO15 Oh bho way w WIN VIC
determination to return.
Kew West Equator: Key West Is soon TO
have beautiful monument erected by her
Cuban citizens in honor Of the patriots slain
for the cause of freedom in the Queen OF
the Antilles. Among the men were Ameri-
cans as well as Cubans. No people show
greater honor or reverence for the memory
Of their illustrious dead who laid their lives
upon freedoms altar than do the Cubans
The monument has been ordered from the
Proctor Marble Company Of Proctor, VT,
and is to be of white Italian marble. The
base will be about five feet square and the
total hight OF the monument is to be twenty
one feet. The lower base will have upon
each face the name of one of the four states
into which Cuba was divided by the consA-
tuition. They are Occidente, Camaquey,
Oriente and Villas. These words will be In
raised letters. The monument will be hare
by Oct. and win be unveiled Dot. 10, the
anniversary OF the Cuban declaration Of
independence, in 1868, at the opening Of
the revolution.