The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-12
FLORIDA.


Port Tampa has shipped 4 800 tons OF
phosphate SINGS Jan rs.
Four steamships are now under charter TO
load with phosphate at Fernandina.
The Sub-tropical exposition at Jackson
vile will open on Feb. 70 with a military
ball.
Mai. Duryee's mill az Fernandina is now
running on a large order for edge grain
lumber from New York,
A camp Of Sons of Confederate Veterans
is being organized in Fernandina. 1t will
be an auxiliary to the Confederate Veter-
ans.
Over 800 boulder claims of lands in bodies
of twenty acres as allowed by the govern
ment hss been filed in Marion county by
claimants.
Ocala he's an offer from the largest cigar
manufacturer IN Key West to move his
offer the inducements. A committee Of
prominent citizens met Tuesday to consider
the matter.
At DeLand, en- Feb. go the executors Of
the Rossetter estate are going TO sell all the
lands belonging to said estate, with the ex-
cep:ion Of the homestead. Among the lot
to be sold is body of fine hammock land
situated south OF the homestead property
and adjoining the celebrated Spring Cove
place.
The city of DeLand has made contract
with the Electric Light Company for
seventeen lights at cost of
$50 per month. 1t is the In
intention Of the city authorities, in consider
alton of the low cost of the lights, to have
them throughout the year. instead of
simply during the winter months as here
tofore.
H. j. Richie closed on Saturday last
sale OF the Hunt estate, situated just south
of the barracks at st. Augustine. The pur-
chaser was William Gill prominent bus
iness man from the state of Michigan. MIR.
Gill Immediately after making the pur-
chase, left for his bome in the west, and
will not return again until next winter,
when he and his family will occupy the old
Hunt residence. The price paid for the
property was $4,000
A special freight train on the Florida
Central and PeninsuIar south-bound met
with fatal accident at LochIoosa Thurs
day morning. The accident was caused by
the switch not being properly adjusted.
The engine was thrown from the track and
completely demolished. Freight boxes also
were smashed aud piled up 80 feet high.
Tom Simmons, the colored fireman, was ill.,
stantly killed, and Hawk johnson, the engi-
neer, was badly scalded and bruised.
Fernandina NelOs: Capt. Thomas Davis
IA PAAObOO3b EIduCAS IL1EdBbbus WHICH
arrived in port Saturday night, reports
that during heavy squall that day the
stove was wrenched from its fastenings aud
fell with such force as to scatter the burn
ing Goals over the floor, which quickly ig-
nited. The accident happened when all
hands we're on deck and the first intfmation
the men had OF their dangerous position
was when smoke was seen issuing from be-
low. A rush was made for the fire and
after a sharp battle it was gotten under
control, not, however, before some damage
was done.
There ere some good pecan groves in
Florida. T. F. Bruce of Monticello has a
grove of 100 acres. The trees are five years
old and are worth $40 each. Maj. Russell
OF Oustee. Baker county, has a 25-acre
grove and is now setting out another Of 100
acres. He sold this years crop at so cents a
pound for planting purposes. Mr.. Stuart
OF Ocean Springs. Miss. has sold this years
crop of the paper sheln variety for 81 per
pound and did not have enough to supply
the demand. Mrs. Dumas of st. Augustine
has small. but thrifty grove Some of the
trees are go feet high and 216 feet in diame-
ter. They ere in their prime and bearing
vigorously. She has also grove of 7-year-
old trees, which are beginning to bear.
Jacksonville Standard: One of the sad
spectacles at the Florida Central and Pc
IAAAouAo 0SpOb 1OoIcIOdl uPOA bu6 hkElE6l OL
the :55 train was an old colored wamen
probably in her S0th year, and totally
blind. The poor old woman had no money
and no friends, and after being helped to a
seat in the waiting room. sat helpless all the
afternoon. The old woman said she had
come from Live Oak. She gave her name
as Emma Brown. but did not know her
age. She said Mr.. White, a resident of
Live Oak, and on whose plantation she lives,
had given her q ticket TO Jacksonville, and
put her on the train. Her object in COM
ing to this city was to look up a trunk
which she claimed to have lost in April,
having passed through here at that time
from Alabama. But, she said, nobody
would help her look it.up, and the poor old
body sat patiently in the seat all the after
noon, bemoaning her helplessness. About
o'clock DR.. c. 8. Burroughs was informed
of the woman's condition, and he immedi-
ately repaired to the depot. The doctor
could learn very little from her. except the
above facts, and he wrote an order for her
admittance TO the hospital, and an obliging
hackInan kindly conveyed her there. DR..
Burrough will write Mr.sWhite at Live Oak
and try to have her cared for there. AT
| present the old lady is comfortably located
| at st. Luke's hospital