The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-12

Strawberries sell for IS cents a quart at
Starke.
English PEGS are being shipped in large
quantities from Gainesville.
Heavy shipments OF Strawberries are being
maze by the farmers Of Waldo.
A. Steinecker has sold his stock and closed
his place OF business at Starke.
Mrs W. B. Collins OF Live Oak has just com
pleted quilt containing 1000 pieces.
Conway d spellman of Orlando have just con-
structed a s., 900 cold storage building.
The cotton season is about over, with receipts
for Leon county OF 4,5U0 bales 10 date.
One hundred acres will be planted in Der ries
in the vicinity of Lake Butler next year.
Key West will make hard fight to keep her
cigar factories by Offering them Inducements to
stay.
DR.. S. b. Bell OF Iamonia shipped twenty-five
cases of Leon county tobaccoto Key West this
week.
Rev o. ]. RsveIs Of Live Oak, has disposed OF
his farm for $1,000. There was 100 acres in the
track.
are loaded with blooms, giving promise Of g
large crop.
The property owners on Bay street, Jackson
vile, have siRnified their willingness to pay
their share TO have the street paved.
The Bellevisw Phosphate Company is rushing
business now. 1t is 200 tons behind and has had
to refuse orders on account of the rush.
Shad fishermen in Putnam county complain
that that is the only county in which the law
prohibiting shad fishing on Sunday night is
enforced.
Peas are So a crate, and many shipments OF
this very valuable vegetable are being made
from Palmetto. Ten crates OF peas were a part
Of Saturdays Shipment.
F r. Morgan aud J. L. Frazee Of Starke re-
ceved returns Friday for two quarts of straw
berries shipped to Washington the latter part
of February. The check called for Sl3.
Reports from the pineapple plantations at
Aspinwal, opposite Eau Gaille, say that the
plants are all growing finely and bloomin
freely. Prospects are good for flne crop.
The case Of Manuel de la Yerga, charged with
repeating his vote at Ybor City. was brought up
in Judge Harrison's court at Tampa Friday aud
dismissed, after testimony was heard, as the
evidence totally Jailed to hold him.
Miss Mary A. West, principal OF the kinder
garten department of Miss Bakers school, has
been selected honorary vice president of the
Department Congress of kindergarten Instruc-
ton to be held at Chicago the coming summer.
Miss West has been invited to prepare a paper
on phase of the kindergarten to be presented
at the State Teachers Association to be held at
DeFuniak.
Mrs. Grant. widow Of Gen. Grant, is spending
| the winter in Orange county, aud says she
wants to i've in Florida during cold weather and
| in Washington the balance of the time. She
| having sold her house in New York, desires to
make her future home In Washington. She
wishes, If possible, to locate on Lafayette
square. and has made an offer for the Blaine
Mr.. Hayward, tax agent of the Jacksonville
! Tampa and Key West system, appeared before
! the board of county commissioners at Titus
| vile last Tuesday ana argued in favor of the
reduction Of taxes on lands belonging 10 his
company. They own something over 100, 900
| acres, which was assessed at 50 cents per acre.
| The assessment was reduced to IS cents an acre
making q difference Of something over $500 to
| the county.
| The sale of the sulphur spring property near
| Green Cove was sold at Commissioner sale
| last Monday. Col Houstoun Chnch was the
| purchaser the price for the one-half interest
| being IS, 100. Eighteen lots we're also sold The
! sale was made for the purpose OF distribution
| among the heirs of Sarah 2. Ferris. 1t is be-
! lieved that company is being formed for the
| Improvements of the property on large scale.
Matters are not yet in sAipshape but will ma
! terielize in a few days.
The town OF Melrose is unfortunately stu.
ated, being In the corner OF four counties-Clay
Alachua, Putnam and Bradford. IL has been
the wish Of the people for a number Of years TO
either get new county, with MerOse as the
center, or else to have the county lines so
changed as to have all the territory of Melrose
embraced in one of the four counties The lat
ter idea has prevailed as the most practicable
and the people are now thoroughly In earnest
ia the matter and propose TO 90 10 the legis-
! lature soon TO convene with the petition that
this may be done.
Fuller details of she fire at st. Petersburg on
Thursday night have been received, Thursday
night about o'clock a blaze was seen emerging
nesr the depot. In five minutes the fire had
made sucn progress that oil hope OF saving the
building was abandoned. The furniture from
the main building was eXCtedly thrown from
every door and window. The nearest adjoiu-
ing building, about 100 feet distant. was tae
orange packing house Of Springstead e HoXIe,
and in its direction the breeze was
sending great volumes Of flame.
The citizens saw if it caught that
! the Alhsmbra hotel, belonging to Capt
Torres Of Tampa the depot and ice factory
were sure TO follow, and perhaps other build
lngs. so heroic efforts were made TO save the
packing house. A bucket line was formed, aud
a half dozen men stood in the heat Ruu
worked as hard as ever men worked before
| while al times burning brands aud volumes Of
| smoke enveloped them. singengitheir hair and
| scOrchlnR their clothing che herculean ef-
torts were continued until the three-sJory hotel
now one solid sheet Of flame, fell with crash.
| The Grand View hotel was the property of j.
| ~ barnes. The loss TO him was $1,000 The
| building was insured for 81 800.
The Interest in the Packwood murder mystery
] at New Smyrna has been intensified by the