The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-13

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but was earning a good salary and was able
| to rear her in comfortable circumstances.
FLORIDA.
IL is said that Orlando will have big
hotel in 1898, costing 100000.
There are between 800 and 900 men now
at work on the railroad between New
Smyrna and Tltusville.
The steamer Blue Cross sailed from Pen
sacola Tuesday, drawing, when she crossed
the bar, % feet and 10 inches.
The Noble Brothers Of DeLand have
formed a company for furnishing ready
print sheets to country publishers OF news
papers.
Ten vessels are expected to arrive at
| Punta Gorda within the next few days, TO
| load with pebble phosphate for domestic
and foreign ports.
The city council Of Tampa is after its
marshal. A shortage of $497 SO in the mar
sha's accounts is the trouble, aud he is com
manded to explain.
A block OF cottages will be built near the
union depot In st. Augustine for the fore
men and workmen In the machine, paint,
carpenter and repair shops Of the East
Coast Lines.
The Bone Valley Phosphate Company
abandoned the idea Of using steam shovel
In raising pebble, and had a hydraulic sys-
tenn put in, which is reported as working to
their entire satisfaction.
There has been more inquiry for phos-
phate property during the last few weeks
than for months before. Everything now
points to a strong, healthy business in this
line during the coming fall and winter.
W. NJ. Moore, the man who some time
since shot at win Mccormick of Gaines
vile, was arrested a day or two ago by
Officer Cullen on telegram from Ocala.
He was arrested on charge Of stealing a
valise.
K. B. Harvey Of Punta Gorda has been
| invited to become a member TO play the
solo clsrionet of the Regimental band, now
being formed Of the best musicians of
Florida TO play for the troops OF this state
at the worlds fair.
W. B. Lassiter Of the Homeland Pebble
Phosphate Company reports satisfactory
progress on the Anderson railroad to con-
nect the above works and the mines Of the
Whitaker Phosphate Company with the
Florida Southern road at Homeland.
Considerable progress is being made on
the plant of the Excelsior Phosphate Com
pany, three miles north of Barlow. The
hydraulic system will be used in mining,
and canal will be cut from Peace creek
to the works, to float the dredges and
barges.
The lakes in the interior are lower than
| they have been known to be for many years
The cattle in the fat woods between De-
| Land and the coast have trouble in getting
water TO drink. Not a drop of water can
be found in Deep creek, where the A. and
| w. railway crosses it.
The exports from Pensacola to foreign
| countries for the week ending Tuesday night
| were 9,137, 900 superficial feet of lumber
| Is, 600 cubic feet of hewn timber and / ,O4t
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| shipments 10 domestic ports were 3Y5, 00C
superficial feet OF lumber.
At Pensacola p. d. Peer, postoffice in.
spector, Thursday made complaint against
Otto Goldstucker, charging him with using
| the mails for lottery purposes in two cases
An examination was held and the defendant
was bound over to the United States circuit
court, October term, in a $500 bond In each
case.
a. Pick Higgins, a prominent merchant
of Wewahitchka, Calhoun county, is at
Pensacola. He reports Calhoun as prosper
GUS and the Democratic party as being al
right, and that his county is solid for NAL
lory. Wewahitchka will ship 10000 gal.
Ions OF extracted honey this season and
$4,000 boxes Of oranges. Some of the finest
orange groves in Florida are in Calhoun
county.
Postmaster McMurray of Jacksonville ha,
been requested by the Postmaster Genera
to again proceed to the examination of all
postoffices in Duval county, as was done
last year, and to report their condition be-
tween this time and Dec. l. The order il
the same to every county seat postmaster In
the United States, to make an examination
OF the county Offices. Mr.. McMurray's ex-
perience In this business year ago, as told
by him, is ludicrous indeed. He saws the
next time he will not rush things, but take
IL easy as he he's plenty of time to perform
the task. The strangest thing about this
extra work nothing is paid for 1t. Last year
IL cost about $45, every cent coming from
the postmaster's private purse.
Tampa Tribune: The citizens of Tampa
have watched with no small degree Of in
terest the fight that has been going on fol
the last few weeks between the two street
universal opinion that the attempts which
have been made to throttle each other are
for the interest of either company. The
people generally recognize the vast amount
OF benefit the old company has been to
Tampa, ana think that it should be deal
with justly and equitablv by the city in hel
legislative capacity. On the other hand the
Suburban street railway is bound tC
be of great benefit to Tampa in
that it opens up and makes valua.
BILE suburban property. all Of which
contributes to the growth, prosperity,
wealth and future of Tampa. In view OF
this. 1t is but right that the capital (which
is largely, we understand, foreign) should
have all the encouragement that is usually
given to new enterprises of this sort, and il
Is not right hat a new corporation snoulC
be retarded or threatened in its legitmat,
purposes by an active and stronger com.
papy. Thus far the fight reminds us of the
quarrel by two neigh bors over q cow. One
held her horns, the other held her tail, anC
tine lawyer did the milking.