The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-11


SO far thirty candidates are in the field
for office in Madison county.
A party OF huntsmen Saturday killed
near Gainesville 157 squirrels.
From Jan. l t. April l, $500 guests
| stopped at the Tropical hotel at Kissimmee.
The democratic executive committee of
Citrus county will meet at Inverness next
Saturday.
An order was received at the postoffice at
Gainesville Saturday for 10 900 stamped en-
velopes for one person.
Five carloads of cabbage aud beets were
shipped from Gainesville Friday to different
markets OF the country.
Negotiations are pending for the erection.
az an early day, OF very extensive phos-
phate plant at Port Tampa
Christopher Westalrs orange grove, near
New smyrna. was destroyed by a woods
fire Saturday. Loss estimated at s. 900.
Bartow's city tax books closed on April I
The total amount of taxes for the year is
SO, 4S4 y, aud it has all been collected but
about Ssgel
There viii be 1879 delegates to the Duval
county democratic convention. The nine
city wards will have seventy six and the
fifteen county districts tifty-three.
The democratic primary election to choo @
candidates for county officers and members
OF the legislature from Orange county will
be held at the various precincts on Tuesday,
May Il.
Phosphate real estate to the amount of
SS5,05O changed hands in the Trenton
tAlachua county, neighborhood during the
past week. The average price paid for the
lands ~ss about SIS per acre.
Scion b. Truman of Tampa has been an
pointed by the governor commissioner Of
minerals for the state OF Florida to the
worlds fair. Mr.. Turman proposed to get
up phosphate exhibit at his own expense
The building committee of the Baptist
church have ordered from Macon l25 900
brick, and work on the new building will
begin in a short time The Baptist congre-
ious for more seating capacity.
The following candidates are announced
in the Sanford Journal: For county
Judge, J. L. Bryan; for clerk of the circuit
court. J. N. Bradshaw; for tax assessor. W
q. Mutt and George B. Dickinson; for SUI
perintendent Of schools. j I. Beeks and r.
b. F. Roper.
The delegation from Orange county to
Tampa stands fve-p )ssibly six-for
Browne, aud certainly thirteen. with
probability OF fourteen, for Mitchell. In
the congressional delegation Judge Wei
borne likely has the vote Of Sanford pre-
cincts three delegates
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway is bringing from the Indian river
section the last Of the crop Of oranges. The
growers there Invariably hold a portion of
their fruit every season until March and
April, and, as consequence, fancy prices
are obtained.
An o-inch artesian we'll Is to go down at
West DeLaud. 1t is the first step taken by
the DeLand Manufacturing Company for
water works for the city. If an inexnausti-
BILE supply OF pure water can be had the
company will make proposition to put In
system Of water works for the town.
The body OF Mate Tiler of the steamship
Yemsssee, drowned at Danes Point Thurs
day afternoon, has not been recovered vet.
The superstition is that when the yawl cap
sized the mate sunk and was struck by the
revolving propeller Of the ship while be-
meath the surface of the water, as he never
rose after sinking.
The young man Rolen who had both legs
broken at Westville by train on the P. and
A. railroad several days ago has died. The
physicians amputated both limbs with the
vain hope OF saving his life. Rolen was Is
years OF age, and leaves a widowed mother
lie was an assistant Of the railroad agent at
Westville at the time OF the accident.
At the December term Of the criminal
court In Jacksonville Caesar Hunter, a negro
man, was convicted Of criminally assaulting
Mrs Lucy Biggs, white woman, while
they were both prisoners in the city Jail
Hunter was sentenced by Judge Philips to
ten years IN the state prison, John Wallace