The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-07
FLORIDA.

An unusual number of cattle have been
killed lately by the trains running between
Tampa and the port.
The streets Of Braidentown are to be
shelled in the near future. The money has
been raised by private subscription.
Arcadia Arcadian: Prof. w. N. Sheats
says he knows things about the third party,
should he disclose, mis- life would pay the
forfeit.
young lady of Apalachicola had her
trunk broken open recently and a large
sum Of money aud some clothing taken
therefrom.
Lake Isabella, the source OF Lake City's
water supply, has risen a good deal this
week aud is now deeper than it has been in
many months.
David STEMS store at Key West was en-
tered by thieves day or two ago and $500
was stolen. Mr.. Stein was absent when the
robbery occurred.
A firm at Lake City shipped 1917 pounds
of raw hides during August, and averages
1900 pounds every month. Probably 30
600 pounds are shipped from Lake City an
nually.
During the heavy rain Monday evening
such quantities Of water fell on the line OF
the Watertown log railroad in Columbia
county that the track had to be chained
down.
The bond Of Luciano Valdez, accused of
the attempted murder at Tampa of Satur-
nino Duarte. has been fixed by the county
judge at $1,000. This Valdez has 40 far
been unable to give.
Lake City Citizen: II. Fl. Fmmons'
wounded foot, which was caught in a phos-
phate conveyor a few weeks ago in De Soto
county and badly mangled, is slowly inn
proving. He had about one chance in a
thousand for his life, and that he escaped
without losing leg or both arms was al
most a miracle.
Five families Of Swiss immigrants arrived
AZ Flemlng last week, where they will make
their future home. This little colony. which
is situated a few miles above Manatee- on
the Manatee river, and Is composed en-
tlreiy OF Swiss families, is one of the ap-
pest communities in the state These COL
onists are energetic and enterprisiug. and
from the looks Of things around their new
American homes they believe in comforts.
Lake City Citizen: A. A. Ross has in his
possession some exceedingly old pagers,
among which is a deed made in 1903 and
again In 1875, by the government, for 200
acres OF land at st. Nicholas on the opposite
side Of the st. johns river, which is run
through by the Jacksonville and Atlantic
railway. These papers do not have Rny
evidences of transfers or sales. Mr.. Ross
also has deeds for the land situated at
Inree Mile branch, this way from the city
of Jacksonville.
Lake City Citizen: One gentleman in the
vicinity OF Lake City gave to another
ABOUT year ago an option on forty acres
OF tobacco land at SIG per acre, aggregat-
ing 500. The gent leman taking the option
has grown very fine crop of tobacco on
the land this year. A few DAYS ago the
owner offered to close the option and give
deed to the place for the product of one
acre this year-which was declined-$640
declined for the product of one acre one
year. Think of more than having for
forty acre farm from one acre the first
year. 1t will give a fine idea Of the value
Oh the tobacco product Of this section.
The United States steamship Shepard.
which has been at jacksonville for day
OF TWO, having come up from Mayport.
wnere she bad been used in taking sound.
anES, etc., left yesterday for Palatka and