The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-15
FLORIDA.

A part o. the Sanchez grant of land in
Marion county has been sold to @. W. Evtn.
ston Of Phnnixville, Pa.
The Eustis Improvement Association has
had planted the past week 800 eucalyptus
trees In various parts OF that city.
The CITY council of Barlow. at their last
meeting Wednesday night. ordered that all
drug stores, barber shops, book stores and
news stands be closed on Sunday.
John Carroll, son OF Sergt. Carroll, at
| Fort Picksns, on Thursday afternoon landed
| an immense sturgeon while fishing In the
| bay. The fish measured 6 feet inches in
! length.
Mr.. Hancock. Sr. is removing his saw
| mill from Cincinnati on Lake Rosilie tn the
neighborhood Of his place about three miles
west of Fort Meade. The boiler was brought
through town on Friday by six yoke OF
oxen. The journey of about thirty miles
| occupied eight days.
Sheriffs Anderson and Galloway and
Deputies Pringer and Colts are as Sanford
close on the trail of Plummer, the negro
who murdered A. B. Stone. The murderer
Is 6 feet high. copper colored, weighs go
pounds, wears a straw hat and no coaLs
carries a Winchester rifle and has side
whiskers and mustache.
According to the report Of the census Off
Ger of the sanitation department, there
"tTo IL DIbus, uehbLb anu 40 cases OL SICK
ness in the city Of Tampa during the month
of May. The sickness consisted Of 10 cases
Of typhoid, 81 cases Of ordinary fevers and
the balance colds, grip, etc. The pop
ulation is given as 1922.
T. K. Spencer, who has just returned
from q canvass OF the west side OF Hillsboro
county, tells of a remarkable old mare III
Clear Water. The animal, which Is owned
by the Turner family aud known by every
body in that section by the name OF "Old
Beck" is said to be 80 years old aud her
owners have sold 81 900 worth Of colts from
her.
Ocala Banner: Florida ia rapidly COM
ing to the front. Hugh E. Miller has In
preparation a history OF Florida and
novel, which is nearly complete. entitled
"Malee.n 1t is a Florida historical romance,
and its characters are the early pioneers,
the Indians and Spanish and English set
tiers. Mr.. Miller has also one or two law
volumes in press. G. Mathews, Jr., of
Santos, has also novel almost ready for
publication, the plot of which is laid in
Brazil. where Mr.. Mathews spent the early
part of his life.
New Smyrna Breeze: The Seminole In
diaus, occupying the Everglades of Florida,
are an interesting tribe that has success
fully resisted extirpation, although num-
bers Of attempts have been made to induce
them to consent TO removal. The bucks are
generally fine specimens OF physical man
hood, and many Of the equaws are quite
good looking. They are proud spirited and
averse to conversation with the whites ex-
cepk as relates to business They hunt, fish
and raise garden truck and frequently en-
ter the white settlements along the coast to
trade. Their number has been variously
estimated, but those best acquainted with
them believe it cannot be less than 800.
Fort Meade Progress: There came very
near being lynching in town last week.
An italian workman at one OF the phos-
phate works near by had struck his wife
an American woman-she being at the time
in a delicate condition of health. The wo-
man mentioned the fact In town. Some OF
the boys thought they would like TO teach
the Italians and all others whom It might
concern that no American woman is to be
illstrested. They wanted to get the offender
into the calaboose and then at night hold
court. with Judge Lynch presiding. Wiser
counsels however prevailed and the lynch
ing scheme was abandoned, but the re-
spotted chiefs at the phosphate works sue
ceeded IN convincing the Italian that
however customary such conduct might be
In Italian domestic circles, it was utterly
alien to American ideas and that a repeti-
ton of the offense would probably cost him
his life. The man was properly scared and
Is likely to behave better In future.