The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-05

Sheriff Priests residence, six miles from
Inverness, was burned Thursday night. Tie
loss is 1000; no insurance.
The resources Of the Florida national banks,
as reported to the controller up to May
were SIS Sol 529, and the reserve up to May
was 50 per cent.
A government official dropped down on the
river last week to obtain an account of
BraidentOwns imports ana exports to estab-
lish her position as port
The bill granting a charter to the st. Angus
tine Bridge Company to build a bridge across
the Matanzas river passed the House of Rep
resentatives Friday and went to the governor
for his signature.
The city commissioners of Key West are
confronted with an empty treasury. The scrip
they have issued has not been paid. and
money is coming in so slowly that the city in
debtedness lsgrowlng heavier every day. This
is causing the price OF scrip to drop lower all
the time.
Inverness has good chance Of having in
the near future large box factory plant, C.
G. Davis, the wide awake real estate dealer,
is now in correspondence with a northern gen
tleman who desires to purchase 3200 900 worth
of orange grove property, and who is de-
sirous of erecting a large box factory.
Mrs. s. r. Birdsey and Mrs w. /. Jewett
while driving at Ocala Saturday, came very
near meeting with an accident. While cross
ing the Florida Southern on Fort King ave
nue. their horse became ballly and before they
could get him OF the track a special train
came along, The coweatcher caught one OF
the wheels of the'buggy, but did not do any
damage but frightened the ladies, who re-
manned in the buggy and continued TO pound
on the horse back more furiously.
Tampa Times: Bank Examiner Mcdonald.
who has been in charge OF and Investigating
the rf1airs OF the Gulf National Bank Of
Tampa for two days, will soon be ready to
make a statement to the controller as to the
banks condition. No official information has
yet been given out, but the Times Hnder-
stands, and is pleased to state, that the bank
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sumption of business nm the near future is
probable. Even should the bank not reopen
doors for business there does not seem to be
any doubt but what depositors will get their
money back in fun, and Just as soon as the
/ outstanding paper becomes due and is paid.
Pensacola News: The citizens Of Pensacola
/ We're naturally very much astOnished when
/ they first learned that Il receiver had been
/ asked for the Terminal company, and since
/ the property has passed into the hands of
/ Receiver Northup many inquiries nave been
made by interested parties who are anxious
! TO know what VIII probably be the final out
come of the matter Capt. G. b. Powell Of
/ Birmingham, a large stockholder and one of
/ those who instituted the first proceedings in
/ the United states court at Jacksonville, was
/ seen by a representative OF the News yeSter-
! day and statement of the company condi-
/ tion requested Capt Powell very cheerfully
! complied and handed the News the following
/ for publication. The Pensacola Terminal
/ Company will answer the bill OF d. w. Thorn
/ and others, filed in the United States circuit
/ court at Jacksonville and will set up
/ in its answer that Il s entirely solvent. That
/ the firm OF Thorn Il Redwood, brokers. who
1 hold the notes Of the company for $40. 600 are
/ amply secured by deposit Of bonds to the
| amount of $4,000. That the claims of Thorn
/ Redwood are not yet due. That they have
undertaken to sell the bonds so held, but
/ have failed to do SO. for the purpose of OBJ
| tanning an advantage u the company by
| pressing their claims at q time when the con
| structlon OF the road nearly completed was
az cflulcal period. That the financial ar
rangements made with the said Thorn 4 Rcd
wood were made by the president OF the Ter.
minal company, Graham Gordon, aud the
terms were never fully disclosed to his co
directors and were made without authority
That the president had issued to Thon