The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-28
FLORIDA.


Melbourne Ia to have soon new Congrega
tional church.
Dr. Fort was taken TO the insane asylum at
Chsttahoochee from Levy county Tuesday
DR.. H. N. Roberts Of Tampa is planting
twenty-five acres in lemons on Terra Celia bay.
Workmen are rapidly clearing the debris
from the interior of the burner Casino, at st.
Augustine.
An American flag survived the fire and heat
in the Casino at st. Augustine and was re
served for a relic
At Tallahassee some months ago Constantine
Algero's watch and chain was stolen. This
week IL was carried to a jeweler. recognized and
recovered.
b. A. Philbert, an old and respected citizen
and merchant Of Warrington. who has been
slck Tor many weeks past, died at his home
Monday night
The following patents were issued to residents
OF Florida during the week ending Jan. "a, 1898:
Victor Matthew, Inverness, hoisting apparatus;
Eramus r. Tramtnell, Lakeland, car coupling
AT Jasper few days ago a valuable dog be
longing to s. S. Sharp went mad, and before he
was Killed he bit at least twenty dogs in town.
Last Friday one that had been bitten by him,
belonging TO John f. Stewart, went mad and
was killed on the street. A fine mich COW be-
longing 10 J. K, Hunter, bitten by a mad dog,
went mad herself and had to DO killed
The circuit clerks office, at Ocala. received
Tor record Wednesday mortgage represent
ing the amount OF S1,SU00 900 belonging to the
Florida Central and Peniusular Railroad Com
pany. This mortgage is to be recorded in every
county In the state thatthis road passes through
TO secure bonds TO build the South Bound
road from Savannah to Harris Road.
The general conference of the Florida Method
lst Episcopal church is in session at DeIand
Bishop Foster of Boston Mass, is the presiding
officer. The conference was addressed Wednes
day night by DR., ]. NJ. Freeman of New Jersey.
who is one of tho secretaries of the Sunday
school union. Rev. L. b. Snyder of Jackson
vile is present, also many eminent clergymen
from abroad.
The Alabama Dredging Company, who have
the contract for deepening the channel on PEN
sacole bar, have contracted to have new
dredge built at Scranton, Miss. to take the
place OF the one lately lost on Dixie Island at
the entrance TO Mobile bay while en- route to
Pensacola in tow of the tug Simpson. 1t will
probably be two or three months before the
new dredge will be ready for work
Charles Summers, clerk In the county Judges
office at Jacksonville, has made the interesting
compilation of ages Of the whites who secured
licenses to marry, as follows: Twenty were q
years OF age, Is, "a; 10, 49, H. IS; II, 2S; O. 20
81; j, 20; 8, 81; y, IA; 2, b. 2 80; ., 40; g. As
and one each Is, 81. 81, &c. 81, ~. As and as II
will be observed that two were only ID years OF
age children, They were females
Pensacola Nei0S. There is no change in the
status of the fishermens strike. Both sides are
quiet and evidently taking matters easy Two
or three smacks arrived Ia port yesterday with
small catches OF fish, which we're discharged al
the fish house as usual. IL WAS reported last
night that the crews of these smacks when in
formed OF the strike upon their arrival in port
refused to take part in it, but the report lacks
verificatton The dealers continue TO send Their
smacks to Bagdad as they arrive, but if a goodly
number of the fisherman who are yet TO come
in should really oppose the strike, as it is re-
ported they will do, an early adjustment of the
matter would be one OF the possibilities.