The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-04
FLORIDA.

home down on the farm.
FLORIDA.
Three large orange packing houses in
| Gainesville are in full blast
The Leader says Gainesville is now on
the eve OF a wonderful development.
Nearly all insurance has been withdrawn
! from Fort White on account of the recent
Gre.
Orlando's town clock has arrived from
the factory and the clock and machinery
weighs 1850 pounds.
The steamship bennington Is taking on
l 800 tons phosphate at Fernandina from
the French company.
Conductor Richardson says be made this
year on sixty acres of land on Paynes
prairie, Alachua county, 1000 bushels OK
| corn.
During November there we're des tbs In
FernandinR, adult 81 years Of age and .
children. OF the latter were under III
days and 2 under ? years and months.
At Jacksonville Thursday afternoon
sneak thier entered the house Of J. f. T.
| Bowden in LsVilIa aud stole from the hat
rack in the hall two overcoats belonging to
| Mr.. Bowden.
| The Presbyterians of Crystal River, in
Marion county, have recently completed
| handsome church and now have additional
| room for happiness from the fact that MIR.
Walker Of the Dickson Crucible Company
! has given them a splendid bell and Z. w.
( Agnew Of Ocals has added to the comforts
of the church a handsome and substantial
heater.
The Ocala Capitol learned late Thursday
night from private parties that every trestle
except one between Tavares and Sanford,
on the JAG ksonville, Tampa and Key West
division, WAS on fire Thursday morning.
The regular train was considerably delayed
in consequence. 1t lie believed that it was
the WORK of those whom the road has failed
10 pay for cattle killed.
Palatka Advertiser: On Sunday after
noon, as the special train bearing the re-
Meanwhile, it was discovered that one of
the coaches was on fire. A spark lodged in
a rotten board in the roof, and the motion
OF the train famed it into bame The tin
had TO be cut of before the place could be
reached with water. The coach was oon-
siderably damaged, but the train was only
delayed few minutes.
Gainesville Sun: A gentleman from the
phosphate region above Gainesville was
standing yesterday with two bags Of gold.
each containing 500, lying In the street.
while be stood at some distance from them,
looking on at the people passing by uncon~
cernedly. A number of &reedy eyes gazed
longingly at the packages. but there was no
attempt to take them away, and the owner
departed on the afternoon train as quietly
as he bad stood and looked after his valuable
bags.
Tampa Tribune: A. II. ST. Denis OF this
city has rare and quite extensive collec-
ton of old coins. Among the more recent
acquisitions to his collection is curious old
Spanish silver piece of the time of Ferdi-
nand and Isabella, A. d. 1920, shortly be-
fore the birth of Columbus. On one side of
the piece, which is nearly round in shape
and rough in finish, evidently being ham
mered out by hand, are the figures 1877,
which probably denote its value; and on
the other side is the Spanish coat Of arms.
The coin was sent to Mr.. Denis recently by
his brother-in-law, who Is an officer in the
Spanish navy.
st. Francis Facts; Up to two weeks ago
we had been receiving our Sundays Jack
sonville aud Savannah papers. and many
others day o. so older, by Monday nights
mail. Now the latest papers received at the
st. Francis postofice Monday night are
dated on the Saturday before; this gives as
direct through mail from Jacksonville in
three days-thrse days, when formerly and
not later than last winter we received the
day of publication. Just where the mails
are and where they are side-trscked is a
matter for consideration by either the rail
roads or the postoffice de partment
Gainesville Sun: Capt. r. W. Camp
bell Of Waldo, narrowly escaped being shot
by an Infatuated drunken man on tho train
going to Jacksonville on Monday. This man
was using the vilest language in the coach,
where we're several ladies and other passen-
gers, when Capt. Campbell remarked that
he ought to be put of the train. Upon this
ha asaauIfad Giant CAmphoII ahrSinor and
cursing him, and, drawing his pistol,
snapped it twice at the breast Of the captain,
who wrenched the weapon from his hand
aud gave him sound beating. Capt.
Campbell retained the pistol as a trophy and
reminder OF his hair-breadth escape.
Palatka Advertiser: A strike took place
Tuesday morning at Harris packing house
among the boys employed as wrappers.
They demanded 2 cents a box raise for
wrapping mandarins, and on being refused
struck. The foreman proceeded to pay
them what was due and they marched out
in regular STYLE" Later on the foreman
locked them out and matters began to
assume serious aspect The strikers gath
cred In little knots on the dock outside and
fears were entertained that they might at
tempt to interfere with the non-union
wrappers who had been employed to take
their places. The strikers, however, have
disappeared.
U. s. Grant, Jr., has rented the beauti-
full furnished cottage at Altamonte owned
by Mrs. Il. III. Bradlee of Boston for the
season. Capt. N. H Fogg, who has the care
or the cottage and grounds, has recently
painted the cottage a beautiful canary
color, with white trimmings and green
blinds, and it is conceded to be the most
tastefully painted building in the county
he has the grounds beautifully laid out aud
under high state of cultivation, and to-
gether with the wilderness Of rare shrubs
palms, roses and orange trees laden with
golden fruit, peeping out from among the
beautiful, dark green soliage, ANNA Villa"
is veritably an ideal retreat.
Pensacola NelOs: There is an adventurous
3-yesr-old living on Gregory street who
runs away every time an opportunity pre-
sents itself. What would become OF the
youngster on these surreptitious peregrina-
tions no one can imagine, If he was not
always accompanied by the family dog.
Twas only day or two ago that the little
renegade was seen threading his way in and
out among the vehicles on Palafox street,
running as fast as his short legs would carry
him, and close at his heels followed the
faithful collie, with look of sad resignation
on his canine countenanoe. Where his
young master would take him he knew not,
bur he meekly trotted on, evidently with
the logged determination TO be of assistance