The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-26


| There are sixteen men in Albany worth
from $4,000 60 Sl5, 900, or about Sl95, $50.
Add this amount to that owned by the
thirty-six and you have 81, 400. 800. This
| shows that out of a population of G, $50 peo-
pie just fifty-two OF this number are worth
more than the other 6.So4 put together.
FLORIDA
During the seven years ending 1891,
Fernandna shipped 526 100000 feet of
yellow pine.
DR.. T. N. Lewis has been appointed
member Of the Osceola county board of
health, vice DR.. J. z. Peeler, deceased.
Last Saturday about noon a fire broke
out in the lumber Of R. A. Mills at his saw
mill near Arcadia, burning over Is, 900 feet
| Of lumber.
Joe Trotman, a colored bayman, met with
| an accident by which the end of one of his
| fingers was crushed off while working in q
timber vessel in the bay at Pensacola Satur-
day.
The following is the organization Of the
| Lake City Memorial Association since 1866:
| President, J. Ed Henry; vice president, J.
| r. Baya; treasurer, A j. Henry; secretary,
W. N. Ives.
In the suit at Orlando Saturday against
the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West
railroad for $4,000 damages for the loss OF
| bWO Auk6Is III coupling CdEb, Uub plhlIblll
got verdict for $3.50.
Edward Bryant of Fernandina, sem
| fenced at last term OF court to be hanged,
has filed q notice of his intention of apply
| ing to the state pardoning board for q
| Communication of his sentence.
! s. H. Collins of Milton, while working
about bis mill one day last week, had his
clothing caught in the machinery. and be-
fore it could be stopped his arm was nearly
wrenched from his body. He is still in
critical condition.
Sanchez & Haya Of Tampa have posted a
notice on their factory door that the Cigar
makers who went out from their factory
last week on a strike are permanently dis
| charged, and it is said that Mr.. Haya will
go to Cuba to get new men to work in the
factory.
Col. Oscar Hart, brother Of o. B. Hart,
| deceased, who was at one time governor OF
| Florida and one OF the sons OF J. D. Hart,
| formerly Of Jacksonville, died at Otter
creek Friday afternoon. Deceased was
about IS years of age, and was one time
clerk Of Duval county.
The fifth annual meeting Of the Florida
State Horticultural Society will be held at
| Ormond, May 3, 4 and 5. Without doubt
| it will be the largest and most interesting
OF them all 30 far. The question of market
ing as well as of putting upn oranges will
| have place In the discussion.
The members OF the Presbyterian church
at Quincy held a meeting Tuesday afternoon
to determine the advisability of erecting a
new parsonage or repairing the old one. 1t
was thought better to repair the old parsoa-
! age just at present, and a committee was
appointed to solicit funds and have the work
| done.
DIR. G. c. Harris of Ocala and DR.. Joseph
| NJ. Perry of Lakeland, members of the
| Florida State Medical Society, were elected
and duly appointed delegates at the meeting
recently held 10 Havana, Cuba, to represent
the society in the American Medical ASCOT
alton to be held in Detroit, Mich. on June
next.
| J. K. Jamison will soon erect on the we st
| side OF Mrs. S. B. Stephens house at High
| Springs. 2-story house. the lower floor to
beused for merchandising with Mr.. Jamison
as the hrtn, and the upper story will be co.
cupied by the High Springs lodge of Ma
sons The building will be completed In-
side of six weeks.
| De Funiak Signal: A peculiar marriage
| took place this week in which George Wash
! ington Catenhead and Miss Mary Elizabeth
| Graves OF Florala were the contr acting par
ties. The father of the young man objected
and by the assistance Of Col. J. w. d. Cav
thorn they managed to get to De Funiak
| but were headed off by letter and could
not secure a license. "Uncle" Buley, de-
| termined not to be outdone, boarded the
train with the couple and went to West
vile, east OF here, and returned that even
Ing with happy pair.
Arthur G. jackson in the course of a
conversation with II. NJ. Flagler in New
York on Thursday. suggested the possibility
| OF $4,000 not being secured for a Florida
exhibit at Chicago, whereupon Mr.. Flagler
stated that, when $1,000 was secured from
other sources. he would contribute $4,000
that being a rAtable proportion of his
original subscription-but that he would
as gladly give the $4,000 when $500, 900
was raised; and he thought that there
ought to be enterprie enough in Florida to
secure the larger amount.
Belleview Blade: Preliminary plans for
| the new school house were submitted to the
town council at its Tuesday evening meet
ing by Mayor William e. Strong. Upon
examination they were found to be OF ex-
cellent design. Mayor Strong generously
offered to prepare complete working plans
OF the new school building and present
them to the town free of charge, thus re-
moving an obstacle in the progress of the
work, which would otherwise have been a
considerable item of expense. The Blade
feels quite confident in saying that by the
time the next school year opens Belleview
will have handsome new school house
ready for dedication, aud one OF which all
Will be proud. Let the good work go on.
Quincy Democrat: S. Hernsheim & Co
OF New Orleans, among the most extensive
tobacco dealers in the United States, have
made the necessary negotiation TO insure
| locating a branch OF their business In
| Quincy. The land for their building has
been purchased, their plans placed Ia the
hands OF an architect with instructions to
push the work forward as rapidly as posi- :
bic, and that at an early date actual work
! will be commenced. They will first erect a
large brick packing house, aud will work
1000 hands as a starter. From this we are
led to believe that factory will be erected
and large part of the business of the firm
transferred from New Orleans TO this place
The site selected is at the depot, which is q
very desirable location.
From the state CONTROLLERS books the fol-
lowing valuations and amounts of Duval
county's taxable resources for 1891 are OBJ
tained: Number of acres of land, 467 1875;
cultivated acres, 3,493; valuations, includ,
ing improvements exclusive of city real
property, $l,245 300, city real property,
S4,oo2,O1O; value Of telegraph lines, S24, 493
number OF mules, horses and asses, ! ,203
cattle, 6,353; sheep and goats, $50; swine
Luz; cash value Of animals. s125, 1877 value
! Of personal property, excepting animals,