The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-04

FLORIDA.
The peach crop bids fair to be the largest ever
produced in Alachua county.
The naval stores business is looming up in
Fernandina. There are at present nearly 1000
barrels Of rosin on tue wharves awaiting ship
ment.
Parties in North Gainesville report that after
every heavy rain their yards are covered with
sulphur, which lies on the ground for a few days
and then disappears
Several fishing smacks arrived at Pensacola
Wednesday with good catches Of red snappers.
The total amount OF fish received during the
day at the various fish houses was about 100, 90
pounds.
A syndicate has been formed in Waukeenah,
In Jefferson county, for the purpose of growing
watermelon seed for market. They expect to
the investment.
Last Monday night some men went down in
that part Of town known as tue Jennings quar-
ter of Jessup and gave three white women,
Rocksey GAulden, Mollie Dudley and Mamie
Davis. severe whipping.
Simon McCulloCh, the negro who shot and
killed his wife IN East Palatka last year, has
Just been captured by the sheriff OF Levy
county. He will be taken to Palatka for trial
at the next term OF the circuit court.
The LeConte pear trees around Gainesville
are in fun bloom II only one.fOurth of the
blossoms mature the strongest limbs Of the
trees VIII not hold up the heavy load of fruit.
Such profusion Of blossoms was never known in
that section.
gentleman from North Carolina, who has
been engaged for many years ia the manufact-
ure of tar, was at Palatka on Monday prospect
ing with a view TO establishing a plant there,
the railroads centering there running through
nexlaustiO'e fores,s OF pine rich W tn lightwo ID
suitable for the business.
G. P Lund has a successful hennery at his
peninsula place. near Daytona. He keeps about
100 hens OF the white Beghorn variety, and
matches 200 or 800 chickens at time with an in
cubator. His fowls look very healthy with
An rad hp al at M
loss from disease is not over per cent. He
gets about eight dozen of eggs daily, and has
yearly contract at 2 cents each.
A case for settlement came up before Judge
Hill at Ocala Tuesday. and which attracted
unusual attention. The parties in the case
we're J. L. Barber VS. James McKibbin, and the
points in the case were, the latter sent money
through the mails to the former and the former
claims that he did not receive it. Mr. Barber
was engaged 10 taking care OF Mr.. McKibbn's
grove. The case was decided in favor of the
latter and an appeal was asked for.
During the month of February there we're
q entrances at Fernaudina -coastwise 10, for
eign 8; the clearance we're 32-coastwise II,
foreign IS The phosphate shipments amounted
to 10, S24 tons, all for foreign ports There are
several vessels with cargoes nearly complete.
but they were compelled 10 hold over The
amount Of lumber shipped during the month
was 3. l65, $50 feet nearly half of which was for
foreign ports. In addition TO the lumber there
were also shipments OF $4,000 cypress shingles,
cedar. naval stores, etc.
Pensacola Net0s A writer in the last issue Of
the Calhoun NetCs, published at Wewahitchka
gives the following interesting information
relative to this important industry In that sec
ton of North Florida: Il WAS a visitor to sew
eral apiares in and around Wewahitchka and
Honeyville recently, soma of which are Goa
Quoted on quite an extensive scale. The largest
of these is the one owned and operated by Al
derman & Roberts which has 300 colonies Of
bees and is said to be one of the largest in the
world. Attached thereto are all the facilities
for making, extracting and packing honey, and
II is worth any ones time to inspect the prem
ises. l have heard 1t asserted on good authority
that the honey production of this part of Cal
houn county Is equal in value to 1900 bales of
cotton and the proportions of this industry are
rapidly increasing, being very profitable "