The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-19
FLORIDA.

sewer opening with such terrific force as to
be wedged in. head first he viii probably
advertise the sa lie Of his wheel in few days.
FLORIDA.
MuskmelOns have made their appearance
in the Orlando market.
Small shipments of oranges continue to 90
forward daily and bring good prices IN north
en markets.
Pensacola is considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of
establishing line OF fruit steamers to run TO
Bocas del Zorro.
Several hundred dollars have been sub
scribed toward the erection OF a new EplscO-
pal church building in St Petersburg.
Trains will soon be running from Lakeland
TO Peboledale over the W. and b. V, railroad,
now being operated by the Plant system.
The question Of a Fourth Of July celebra-
lion at Fernandlna Is being agltated ana a
meeting of citizens viii probably be called at
an early day TO discuss the matter.
Joseph Cardy OF Tampa has recently had
patented new propeller screw for steam
ships which is said to surpass in simplicity
and efficiency anything heretofore invented.
Juno sun: One Of our amateur fishermen
had his net eaten up by an alligator few
nights ago, IL was not exactly the net which
his gatorship wanted, but he found it the
quickest and surest way to reach the fish In
side.
Some Of Orlando's grape growers find their
young vines so full of grapes that they con
slider II good policy to take of part of the
fruit now in order TO secure more large
lunches OF fruit and not allow the vine to
overdO itself.
Some time ago the experiment of replacing
the board street crossings at Lake City with
clay ones was made there and proved entirely
satisfactory; and now the experiment of paw
ing the principal streets with the same ma
terial is being made on more extended scale.
Charles Mitchell was arrested in a box car
in Sanford by Sheriff Pronger under charge
Of carrying concealed weapons, has been
brought to Orlando for safe keeping Upon
examination 500 worth of revenue stamps
were found upon his person. This will require
him to be tried before the United States
court
Charles G. Mann Of Fernandina has a coin
that may prove of value III was found by
Frank AcOsta in lump Of rock at the French
Phosphate company mines rev days ago.
The coin appears TO be mixture of gold and
silver, about the size of our 50-cent pieces. and
1t is gotten up IN elaborate style for one of the
seventeenth century, the edges showing that
II had been milled. On one side are the words
"tridricus Borus Drum, Rex" on the other
% Einen Reichs Thaler- lT73."
Rev A. Elmore, a coIored preacher from
Montgomery, Ala, who has been conducting
a revival at the Union (coloredi Baptist
church on Guillemarde street at Pensacola,
for two or three weeks past, was brought to
the station by Oficer Hutchins and locked up
on suspicion. About a month ago the resi-
dence of Police Officer II. c. White was en-
seal upon which Ofhcer White name was en-
grayed, was taken. Monday the chain and
seal were found in the possession of Gilmore.
At the police station he claimed that he found
the articles.
Apalachicola Times: 1t has been suggested
that large hotel built on Lake Wimnico
would pay handsome interest on the invest
ment. This lake is about five miles in breadth
and abounds in fish and turtle, while the ad-
jacent woods have deer, turkey and bear in
abundance, The lake Is also great resort
for ducks, thousands feeding there every
season. The writer has seen on this lake a
string Of ducks reaching almost from shore
to shore, and when they would rise on the
wing from the water the Tapping of their
wings would sound like the growlings of
thunder. Lake Wimnico could be made quite
resort FOR both summer and winter tourists.
N. A. Neisius late proprietor of the Marine
museum at Pensacola, who made an assign
ment about ten days ago and left the CITY re
turned wednesday morning. He states that
ne went TO Dunlap, Ia, to accompany his wife,
who Is in bad health, to her relatives, and
they intend returning to Pensacola to reside.
Before leaving Mr.. NeisiuS placed his house
hold furniture in the railroad freight depot
for shipment. Some of his creditors had at
tachments issued, and the furniture was
seized before it left The furniture is claimed
by Mrs Neisius as her individual property
and If the creditors persist in holding it, as
they are likely to do, lawsuit will probably
result
At Tampa Saturday night a man called on
the police and stated that he had been robbed
near Boyd's saloon of gold watch and sill
yer watch chain, d in money and bunch of
keys He claimed that a motorman on the
Consumers Electric Light and Street railway
was the party who committed the theft after
taking several drinks with him, Three of the
motormen were examined, but no evidence
was found to incriminate them. The theft was
committed on the man after he had been
drinking considerably by some one exhibiting
badge and claiming to be policeman. This
matter of the badge seems to be all the evil
dence produced TO incriminate any motorman
in the case.
On Wednesday last DR.. Perine of Fernan-
dina sold to Brunswick parties his l7-foot sail
boat and hired Capt. Franz of the schooner
Soncy Lass to take her over to Brunswick to
her purchaser. Franz left the creosOte works at
4 O'Clock Saturday morning and all went well
until just off DungeneSs a squau struck him
and the boat went over. He climbed up on
the side and drifted for hours. The ebb tide
was taking him out through the iettes, when
he was seen by Cook, a fisherman of Old
Town, and was taken of completely exhausted.
The boat was carried on out to sea, the wind
being from the west and blowing briskly all
day. She viii probably not be heard of again.
Capt. LAM had narrow escape. This is the
second this year. He was nearly wrecked
making this port last winter from Bermuda
He got on the jetties and the Soncy Lass (his
36foot schooner yacht was sadly chafed and
broken on the rocks, but was rescued by the
ting Harold.