The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-28
FLOItIDA


The Tampa cigarmakers have plenty OF
orders for good cigars.
il requires O0.OOO gallons Of water daily to
sprinkle Orlaudo's clayed streets.
Hon. D. #. Hart Of Wildwood died few
days ago at his home at that place.
Box material to the extent of 400 tons is
annually used on the Manatee river.
John w Clark has bought out the grocery
business OF Lyhass & Co. at Barlow.
DR.. Grove Cochran OF Tampa had his hands
badly burned Tuesday with glacial phosphorlc
acid.
The Bell River Oyster Packing Company
at Chester has suspended business for the
season.
S5uuks are killing many young ducks and
chicks in the Chester section OF Nassau
county.
The brick walls Of the T. r. jackson build
ing on Lafayette street at Tampa, are RAJ idly
going up
Manatee county imports annually over 800
tons Of grains, besides great quantity Of hay
ana 800 tons OF flour.
f. J. Reel Of Orlando has a sunilower stalk
al his place which is about - feet in altitude
and has 30 or more huge flowers on it.
The Ocala Driving Park Association is get
ting everything in fine order and will soon
begin to complete the track and grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Land of Lafayette
county have9living children. 81 grandchildren
and - grcatgrandchildren, all living in that
county.
The prospects for extensive peach culture
in Manatee county are very bright. The trees
seem TO thrive remarkably in that soil and
climate
over 4, 900 crates Of vegetables, almost en-
tirely tomatoes, left the Manatce river and
bay last week. Prices range from IS to 81 in
Philadelphia and Chicago.
Fire broke out on the north side of c. w.
smith large orange grove just north OF
Sumterville last Saturday and destroyed
about quarter Of mile of fence and 70 or a 100
line orange trees. large quantity OF corded
wood was also destroyed The fire originated
through the carelessness Of some negroes in
leaving II in the woods the night before. The
damage IS estimated ut several hundred dol
lars
The Clyde line of steamers is going to make
popular move early in June by putting on
round trip excursion rate to the world fair
~ Chicago via New York. The rate viii be
very little in excess of the through rail rate
now on and which does not include the trip to
New York, The company steamers sail
from Jacksonville and Charleston, :. G., and
are among the finest atioat. The company is
counting on doing big business from Florida,
Georgia and South Carolina.
Inspector Lcdwich made a haul at Key
Yesterday on lot of contraband aguardiente
and cigarettes. Capt. Ledwich happened to
20 into the fOrecastle Of the Mascotte shortly
after her arrival and found fftv-three bottles
OF aguardiente and thirteen reams of ciga-
retteS, scattered among the hunks. He tried
to find out who the goods belonged to but
took them in charge for Uncle Sam. The bot
ties held about quart each of Cuban delight
or about fourteen gallons in all 1t took
good sized wheelbarrOW to get the COntiScated
stun to the custom house, Ibis is the largest
seizure that has been made for some time.
Rats are killed daily by elcctrocution at the
electric light works at Jacksonville. The rats
are first caught in a trap. The mode of cleo
trocution IL very simple and consists of two
magnets being placed in the bottom of the
trap close together, to which is attached the
current wires. When the current is turned
on THIS Is forced across the magnets, and as
soon as the circuit is complete the rodent
Winks his eyes, with shudder his lifeless
body sinks down and is the victim of cruel
sport. Mr.. PatttSon has killed number by
this process and while it is little cruel it is
much better than killing them with sticks
clubs, or half chewing them TO death by dogs
J. b. Clemens is postmaster at Wanamaker,
Alachua county. For some years a young
carpenter by the name of w. T. Mathes has
been about the place and took advantage of
opportunities offered TO pay marked atten-
ton to Sallie 9. Clemens, the petite brown
haired and dark-eyed better half of the post
master. On May 10 Mr. Clemens had Occa-
sion to be absent from his place of business
and the two clandestine lovers got together
whatever of the wOman'S effects were desired
and shipped them to Tampa. The woman is
the mother Of three children, two of which
are dead; the other one, bright little boy OF
summers she left at neighbours for his
fathers return. The runaway couple were
arrested at Tampa.
Sumterville Times; Last Wednesday morn
ing Soft Peters, living about eight miles south
east OF Sumterville, came into town and re-
ported the discovery of a bloody shirt in his
hummOck near his house. containing bullet
hole. Mr.. Peters surmising that some one
had been foully dealt with did the proper
| thing by reporting his discovery to Sheriff
Miles, who accompanied him back to his hum
mock and made thorough search of the sur
rounding dense forest for the fated owner of
the shirt but nothing further was discovered.
Mr. Miles returned in the afternoon, bringing
the shirt with him and permitted
| the Times representative TO make
| a close examination of it. On
| the right side, just above the hip, il con
| tanned large bullet hole OF about l4-calber,
and was ripped open on the same side with "a
| knife. 1t was badly smeared with blood. and
! appeared to have been used by the wearer
| (after having taken it Off to place over the
| wound to stop the flow of blood. Mr.. Peters
! feel sure that the shirt was placed in the
! woods some time last Monday night as he
| had passed over the same ground late Mon
| day evening and saw nothing of it. 1t is
| thought that the owner is probably a negro
| and was shot while attempting to steal some