The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-19
FLoR1DA's CAPITAL CITY.
Appointments by the Governor-A
Young Clerk Becomes Insane.

Appointments by the Governor-A
Young Clerk Becomes Insane.
Tallahassee, Fla, June 1S.-The gov
ernor has made the following civil APP
pointments: William Miller of Point
Washington, to be county commissioner
for District 4, Washington county; John
ID. Kelly of Mandarin, to be county COM
missioner for District ,, Duval county:
Paul A. Snow of Oxford to be county
commissioner for District l, Sumter
county; Charles S. Wilcox of Tampa to
be notary public for the state at large;
Eugene Masters of st. Augustine, to be
supervisor of registration for St. Johns
county; J. o. Gideon of OxOna, to be
notary public for the state at large; J.
Reed Pearson of Orange Park, to be
notary public for the state at large; J. T.
Robertson of Wilton, to be inspector of
timber and lumber for Santa Rosa
county; Eugene b. Mercy of Sanford, TO
be notary public for the state at large.
Mrs. Barbour Walker left yesterday to
spend a few weeks with Savannah friends,
after which she will go to Indiana for the
summer.
Lawrence Harley, young man who has
been clerking in Jacksonville and Talla-
hassee the past few years, was found
near the Florida Central and Peninsular
depot yesterday, in a demented condition.
He was taken to Jail to await examina-
ton for lunacy.
DIR. E. Christie of NIiccosukie has bought
the drug store of A. L. Woodward, at
Carrabelle, and will locate there.
Mrs. b. c. Lewis and Misses Mary,
Lila and Evelyn Lewis are among the re-
cent departures for Chicago.
The state board of pardons has granted
full and free pardon to Frank Reeves,
convicted of larceny in Wakufla county
circuit court last month and sentenced to
state prison for three months.
Prof H. N. F'elkel, for several years at
the head of the State Normal College at
DeFuniak, has been selected by the state
board of education as principal of the
Deaf Mute and Blind Institute at St. Au
gustine, and his wife is made matron.
The state board of education has or
dered a dormitory to be built at the State
Normal and Industrial College, located at
Tallahassee.
The retiring board of county commits
sioners during their term paid all the out
standing warrants and judgments, aggre-
eating over SlS, 600, ran the county on
cash basis, reduced the rate of taxation,
and this week turned over to their sue
cessOrs more than 1900 cash. The ex-
cellent management of the old board will
enable the new board to further reduce
the tax rate.
Hon S. j. Turnbull of Monticello is in
the city. He has accepted appointment
as trustee of the Florida Agricultural
College.
Hon. j. S. Oliver Of Kissimmee who
has taken a contract on the construction
of the Tallahassee and Carrabelle rail
road, came in yesterday with his stock,
implements, etc, prepared to begin work
The Florida agricultural department
has issued the monthly bulletin for May,
containing a tabulated statement of the
acreage and condition of crops by countless
from which the following is condensed:
Upland cotton, 4seFeagel al06, condition
80; sea island rcottony acreRge 113, condi-
ton 80; corn, acreage l07, condition 100;
oats, acreage no, condition 1903; sugar
cane; acreage l09, condition 90; rye, acre
age 100, condition 100; rice, acreage 1906,
condition 100; sweet potatoes, acreage
1906, condition 100; field peas, acreage 10l,
condition 80; cabbage, acreage 104, con-
dition 90; Irish potatoes, acreage 1902,
condition 80: cucumbers, acreage 103,
condition 81; English peas, acreage 105,
condition 95; beans, acreage 103 cOndi-
ton IS; eggplant acreage 80, condition
100; peanuts, acreage 113, condition 80 ;
hay, acreage 100, condition 100; tobacco,
acreage 1873, condition 1906; strawberries,
acreage 112, condition 9S.
The following refers only to condition
of crops named: Orange, 107: lemon 1902
lime, 104; grape fruit 101; bananas 1902;
pineapples, 1l6; guavas, ia.
AS compared with 1892 the general
average of all crops is very satisfactory
the most noticeable improvement being in
| cotton, as follows: Upland acreage, in
crease AZ, condition 35 sea Island acreage
40 condition 35