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


commissioner. The case is stili in court
FLORIDA
About 900 boxes of oranges went from
Oviedo last week.
Two carloads Of stoves were sold by an
Ocala hardware house last week.
Tomato and strawberry land can be
bought very low near Lakeland.
Wild ducks are making their appearance
in considerable numbers on Big Lake
George.
A huge black bear is frequently seen in
the Rice creek swamp about five miles from
Palatka.
The boat race between the yachts Mos
quito and Swan at Key West has been de-
clared off.
The grssshoppers and worms are sad to
be destroying the cabbage plants IN many
localities in Alechua county.
H. F. Dutton & Co. # Gainesville are
making a shipmeut of sou bales OF cotton to
the Holyoke Mass Thread Company.
Some twenty-five or thirty cypress RATS
are now living in the OckIe waha awaiting
towage to Palatka and jacksonville. These
RATS aggregate 10000 % 5,OJO,OOO feet or
lumber.
Alta meeting Of the republican executive
committee held at Key West Thursday
night it was resolved 70 esk the United
States court to appoint several supervisors
of the election to be held to-day.
Bessie Mooreland, white girl IS years
old. claims to hare been held a prisoner by
a uegress at KEY West for several weeks and
compelled 10 lead a life OF shame for the
profit Of her captOr. The uegress has fed.
The people Of Mcintosh are preparing to
20 extensively into raising vegetables during
the coming season, and il approximating
figures do not fail them they anticipate
ippinE Of cabbages, beets and tomatoes,
$50 cars.
Frank A. and Samuel w. league, two
brothers Of Ocala who have dealt in phos-
phate TO some purpose. have purchased the
Marion opera house block at Ocala Of D. G.
W. Smith. The terms were private, but
knowing ones place it at $4,000.
Saturday night about 10 o'clock the post-
Office at Chipco was entered by unknown
parties and the safe, which was not locked,
was robbed Of $50. At the same time the
o. B. depot, which is about 100 feet from
the postoffice, was set fire to and burned
down. No clew has been obtained to the
perpetrators.
The schooner James r. Talbot, James w.
Russell master, cleared Thursday from she
custom house at Key West aud sailed for
New York with 305 tons of logwood roots.
This was the cargo OF the abandoned brig
Mary q. Mariner, and 1t was transferred to
the Talbot on special permit granted by the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
J. Y. Burke. an ex-newspaper man and
real estate dealer of Bronson, but now Of
Ocala, has struck some good phosphate
lands in the neighborhood Of Early Bird
mine and is doing considerable
mining In a quiet way, working from
forty to fifty hands and selling his produc
delivered at Fernandina. His partner Ii
DR.. John M. Thompson
The steamship EtheIwood arrived a
Fernandina Wednesday afternoon. This /
the vessel that is TO inauRurate the direct
shipment of oranges from Florida TO London
and judging from her general appearance,
she is we'll adapted for the business. having
been especially built for 1t. The loading o.
her cargo is expected to commence some
time this week and will be under the direc
superintendent of Mr.. GoodSell.
Florida is not likely to suffer for lack o.
transportation facilities for her fruit croI
this year. The steamship Bowden, with
capacity for carrying $4,000 boxes oranges
| will run to New York in connection wit
the Christopher, and the steamer Brigham
will commence making trips to BalJimor
on Nov. T. The rate will be 80 cents per box
| These steamers, together with the Mallor
and Clyde lines, will give ample transport ia
tion service by water.
Little Albert Bnrthle, Char les Barthle
4-year-old bov. met with fatal accident a
San Antonio last week While his mothe
was making soap the little fellow ap
preached to look into a boiler full of tn
boiling lye. lie stepped on piece OF wood
which prJtruded from under the boiler
This tipped up in acme manner and upse
the boiler the little boy falling into it. hi
body was badly burned from his waist dow
| and he died from hia in iuriAa
Mrs. Della NJ. Durham, housekeeper O
the Tropical hotel at Kissimmeo, while az
sisting the chsmbermaid in washing wir
dows last Monday met with a serious acc
dent. She was standing on the window 81
in second story, when the window STOP
gave wav, letting the window swing ou
throwing her out on the ground. She wa
carried in, and DR.. Lewis made an examinl
ton, fortunately finding no bones broker
The base Of the spine is injured, but jus
how serious it is cannot he told until she re
covers sufficiently to try TO get on her feet
A letter from Ocala says: "Monthole
and Edward Atkinson, two of the leadin
farmers and fruit growers of Mario
county, have taken to a streak of luck wit
great complacency. 1t appears that thei
father had been for many years residsu
of Thomasvllle, Ca, where he owned con
siderable land. Investigation during til
past fonr years demonstrated the fact the
some of this land SAY seven or eight acres
lay right in the heart of this thriving towI
and upon 1t were some verysdesirable i'm
provements. Legal proceedings were inst
suited and the courts awarded this propert
to Mr.. Atkinson's heirs, who are his SOM
Montholen and Edward Of Marion county
and the wife of Sherif-elect Ben Du Pre-
Hodge, a sister of the Atkinsons and C,
lumbus Atkinson of Thomasville. III
courts have also made division of tn
property, and now the heirs are happy"
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