The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-11
FLORIDA.

| The Ormoud region will not have more
than an ordinary, half crop of oranges.
The cotton crop in Jefferson county has
been seriously injured by too much rain.
The Sun says there are some destitute and
needy people IN Gainesville that are unpro-
vided for by city or county.
The receipts Of the internal revenue Office
! at Key West for the month Of July were
! $22, 269 as, about 81 900 less than for June
Last Tuesday Polly Gooden, wife of York
| Gooden (coloredl of Milton found rattle
snake in the yard attempting to charm the
house cat.
A new postoflce has been established at
| Fort Christmas called "Christmas. The
Fort has been dropped. s. B. Hurlburt is
| the postmaster.
Justice Jose de Lamar has been serving as
| justice Of the peace at Key West since
80, he has paid over TO the couney 81, l4S In
| anes.
1t Is said that the little farms scattered
through the fiatwoods between Ormond and
| the st. Johns river have fine prospect this
year Of good corn, cane and sweet potato
crops.
The cottage and lot known as the Zieglow
place In Pasoo county was sold under mort
gage foreclosure on Monday last for $3.50.
@. A. Moody, who held the claim Of $3.50
upon the property, bid it in.
A station has been established by the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad al
Proctor's, half way to Amelia, and parties
IN interest met there Friday to decide on
the plan Of buildings, stock yards, etc., for
the benefit of those living in that vicinity
AT Fernan1ina the body of the sailor who
was drowned last Tuesday night has beer
recovered. He belonged on the British BARI
Elvira and had been uptown until lot,
Tuesday night and it is supposed that be
fell overheard while trying to get on the
vessel.
Sheriff J. A. Pearce of Leon county
arrested DR.. Julius Won Pollintz, wanted in
Decatur county, Georgia, for the murder
OF his wife. The murderer was nabbed al
Chairos Station aud was carried to ITALIA
hassee and lodged in Jail awaiting reQui
sition from the governor of Georgia.
Burglars are at work In San Mateo. o.
Sunday night Beall's warehouse was en-
tered and $3.50 was stolen from a younS
man named Carter. who lives there. Mr.
Crosby's residence was then entered and
| fine rifle stolen. Mr.. Carter is an indus
trious young man, and the money takel
represents his hard-earned savings for
| year or more.
| At Ormond Friday morning great alarm
was occasioned by the sudden and violen
| illness of Mr.. and Mrs. Watson, Miss Flor
Beed and James Stanton, all taken stimuli
| taneously. All are now recovering. AL
investigation into the circumstances by DR.
| Pinkerton shows that the above named ha,
| partsken OF Goldfish prepared the evening
| before, and were poisoned by some chenica
in the food itself or its assimilation Of tin o
zinc Miss Mildred Watson and Georg
Watson did not eat any OF the Goldfish AM
| escaped.
" Railroad Jack, !" the great dog traveller
arrived at Jacksonville Tuesday night a
$3.50 from New Orleans. He has Travelled
more miles by railroad than other of the
canine family ever did or perhaps ever will
Jack belongs to the Wells, Fargo Express
Company and left Albany, n. Y, on Jul,
S for a trip around the United States. All
| ready he has been as far north as Canada
as far west as the Pacific ocean, as far south
as Cuidsd Juares, Mexico, and is now sniff
fing the salt air of the Atlantic. He ha,
visited The principal cities of the north
| west, south and east and is now on his wa,
back to the starting place. Everywhere h,
goes he finds friends among the expires
messengers who attend to all his wants
He is a large, gray scotch terrier anC
| about his neck he wore collar bearing tn,
following inscription: Headquarters a
union depot, Albany, N. Y. Railroad Jack
presented by the Illustrated Buffalo Ea
press." At every place he has visited a ia,
has been tied to the collar, until now the,
number ninety, making the collar to-
heavy for his neck to bear. Many news
paper clippings have been pasted to the tags
| giving history Of his travels, etc. He is
| remark able dog, and has performed a won
derful feat, which will mark him as tn
greatest 4-footed traveller. He VISITED
the Times Union office and made the &C
quaiutanoe OF the editors. He left yester
day for the north. The following is a.
effort of one Of the express boys in Lo
Angeles, Cal, and written on one of th
tags attached TO Jacks collar: ''Sinc
Jack started out on his trip with the boy
he hasn't lost very much Of avoirdupois
though burdened with twenty odd pounds G
fat, just notice his movements when 20,
call rats