The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-13
FLORIDA.

Capt. D. w. Pratt of the Egmont, at
Fernandina, will open the hotel at the st.
Simons on May %.
The Ross residence property at DeLand
is now the property OF Mrs. Adyelotte, the
consideration being $4,000.
s. w. Waits of DeLand is In receipt of
returns for his late shipments of oranges;
they Melted him from "a to So per box.
Mr.. DeLand has sold to New York man
one-half Of the Seaman grove and nursery
property, situated northwest of DeLand.
The long continued drought has eau sed
many OF the groves around DeLand to turn
a pale yellow. George Woodland thinks that
he lost at least 1000 boxes Of oranges, as an
effect from the drought.
The refrigerator shipment of strawber-
ries by <. Leybourne Of Gainesville for the
past season was 81, $50 quarts, as against
rs, 450 for the same perid last year, a falling
off OF %, 900 quarts. The seasons work re-
suited in $23, 900 gross receipts.
At Fernandina j. Klarer has let the CON
tract for the erection of a 2-story brick
building on the northwest corner Of Fifth
and Ash streets, where at present stands an
old frame structure. The new building
will be 25xS5 feeteneatly and substantially
flushed, and WILDE occupied by its owner
as residence.
Louis Willis, who Ia employed in the
hard ware department of johnson g. Forbes
establishment at Pensacola, met with an
accident Tuesday by which he lost the mid
die finger of his left hand, He was examln-
ing pistol for customer. which was sup
posed not to be loaded, when it was acci-
dentally discharged with the result as above
stated.
Fernandina Mirror: Several prominent
gentlemen have written to the president of
the Chautauqua association, giving the
project their hearty Endorsement. Among
these are Maj. Russell, state superinteh-
dent OF public instruction, and Prof. Law
ton Evans of Augusta, Ga, both OF whom
have promised to be present during the
assembly in July. The latter gentleman
expects to remain a week.
1t is stated that the south jetty at Cum
berland bar is now about all that could be
wished for, and ii is confidently expected
that the completion of the north jetty will
accomplish what was originally designed
by the engineer department. The last ap-
preparation by congress, Of $112,5 500, will
start the work, but, Judging from the
meager appropriations of the past, it will be
several years before the jetties are conn
pleted.
Fernandina NetOs: The shingle industry
is beginning to assume proportions that will
place this branch of manufactures among
the most important In the county. There
are employed at the brick yard, on the st.
Mary's river, over sixty men. who ship
weekly to the Fernandiua shiugle mill about
1,400 blocks. and besides this, large quauti-
ties are brought in by rail from the main
land. Industries of this class will bring
prosperity to any community.
In the United States court at Pensacola
Tuesday Charles d. Carlin. who up to q
few months since was a letter carrier in the
Pensacola postoflce, was tried on an in.
dictment charging him with the embezzle-
ment of a registered letter containing the
sum of 81 so which was sent by merchant
| at Milligan, Fla. to the Standard Oil Com
| pany in Pensacola. The letter was never
| delivered, and an investigation by Inspector
Hancock led to Carlin's arrest short time
since. The defendant was already under
bond in a. similar case in which he was
charged with having embezzled the sum OF
| $154 from a registered letter sent from Mo-
bile to l. NJ. Davis, a merchant of Pensacola
| which is yet to be tried, unless the govern
ment should see fit to mol. pros. 1t. The pris-
oner's counsel made powerful appeals TO the
jury on behalf Of their client, but the jury
was absent from the box but a short while.
| They returned verdict OF guilty.