The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-12
FLORIDA.

Gov. Mitchell has appointed as his as
sistsnt private secretary Cheever Shine.
The Anthony Times rays that A. l..
Strond is strongly talked OF as the next
postmaster at that place.
A Jri-weekly stage line between LantAna
and Lemon City on Bay Biscayne. has just
been established by Mr. Flsgler.
g. d. Ferris has bought of Arthur Brad
ford his Sanford street lot and cottage at
ST. Augustine; consideration $4,000.
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Erancis p. Fleming ar
rived Saturday from Tallahassee and are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Sudlow at South
Jacksonville.
There was ice at st. Petersburg on Jan. 8,
but very little damage was done to veReta-
bles Ia fact, one has 10 look closely to see
any signs OF frost on tomato plants.
Only three postoffices were established in
Dade county last year: Potsdam. in the
upper part Of the county, on Indian river !;
LAntana. at the south end of Lake Worth,
and Biscayne in the southern end of she
county on Biscayne bay.
Juno Sun: A new insect depredator on
the eggplant has made its appearance. 1t
is minute, red spider, which covers the
under side of the leaf with very fine web
after which tue leaf turns yellow and dies
No remedy has yet been used and found
effectual.
Private advices from Albion state that
the dry sheds and engine house Of the AL
bion Phosphate and Mining Company, of
which hr. Sinclair Is general manager,
were burned to the ground on Friday even
ing. What the damage was or the amount
Of insurance WAS not stated.
The work of changing the motive power
of the Tampa street railway from steam to
electric has been commenced. The West
inghouse trolley system will be put in with
an improved generator and compound
engine. Everything will be on an extern
sive scale and strictly hrst-class This will
be the first electric road in the state.
Malcolm Einclsr's large phosphate works,
which are situated four miles north of
Bronson, were destroyed by fire last Friday
evening. The loss will probably be about
$50 900, and is thought 20 be partly covered
10y insurance. The fire originated from the
elevator. The building would have prob
ably been saved, but unfortunately the
men had nothing to extnguish the fire with.
New Smyrna Breeze: Some slime ago an
old coat was found In the bottom OF the
river in front of the Packwood place and il
was supposed to have some connection with
the murder of the household and TO furnish
a clew to the perpetrators. Ii Is now
claimed 20 belong to man by the name OF
Brown, who kept bees OH the place last
summer and TO have been lost by him Off a
-boat thst summer. ne mas not yet lOontl-
fed the coat.
+ Saturday afternoon at Whitney. on the
Florida Central and Peninsulsr road, near
Leesburg, Roam Smith aud John Robinson
two white men, became engaged in a fight
and before it ended Norman Robinson and
young son of Smith assisted in the battle
| The result nr the wind up was that Roam
| Smith was badly wounded in the groin from
| shotgun ana Norman Robinson was seri
ously cut in the back by Smiths son. Both
will probably die. The cause of the difficulty
was from ill-feelinR about road and school
| matters.
Some time since It was discovered that
the Forbes cottage in East Orlando which
has not been occupied for long time, had
been broken open and the furniture and
| fixtures, consisting of the following articles
stolen: A set OF chairs, bedstead, two mat
tresses, half dozen pillows. a swinging
lamp, one carpet, a shotgun and washstand
! Suspicion finally pointed to Sam Ashwood
and Marshal Preston and Officer Mathews
went out to his house In the upper part Of
| the city Tuesday and found the stolen
| goods. In the meantime Policeman Carter
went after Sam and bis l5-year-old son, and
/ arrested them.
A few weeks ago Mrs. L'Estrange
! dropped a roll OF bills, about 500, in New
/ York which she never recovered. Having
once resided in Jacksonville and being the
widow of a man murdered in Sumter
| county, Florida while trying to execute
warrant as a United States marshal, the
| Harrison and Morton Club of jackson vile
sent her about SIS toward making up her
| loss. The New York Advertiser of Sunday
has the following in regard to the old lady
! "For the benefit of Mrs. L'Estrange, who
as already stated, was placed in very strait
/ ened circumstances by the loss OF large
roll OF bills few weeks ago, a benefit en-.
tertainment will be given in Holy Cross
/ lyceum, Forty-third street and Eighth
/ avenue, on the evening of Monday, Jan
/ 10. number OF first-class artists have
| consented TO appear, including H. c. Neck.
lin the harpest, Miss Bessie Mecklin, saro-
] phonist, aud Charles Guinness toe soldier
| poet and entertainer. Mira. L'Estrange,
/ who has scored many successes a. an en-.
I tsrtaiper, will give number OF character
and dramatic recitAs, assisted by a clever
/ young pupil, Miss Birdie Arnold Mrs.
| LEstrange Is the widow OF a wsll-known
grand army man. and members OF the q.
A. X. are working actively 90 assure the
success OF the entsrtainment.S