The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-24
FLORIDA.

All the hogs from Cypress TO Lemon Point
on Gardner island In Osceola county are
poisoned.
Capt. G. Buckets of Kissimmee has re-
ceived a contract for cutting 10000 ties for
the South Florida railroad.
The Masonic temple at Jacksonville will
be finished in about two weeks. some little
work having to be done yet.
The phosphate mills on the Alfalfa river
are all at work again, but are shipping very
little on account OF low prices.
There is a move on foot to have the crim-
ina court Of record for Volusia county
abolished at the next legislature.
The orange crop around Arcadia escaped
the cold. The fruit is hanging from the
trees as golden and sound as ever.
At Jacksonville the aggregate damage to
water pipes during the last cold snap is not
less than s 900, and all repairs have been
made.
Mrs. Luke Altman OF Cnicora, Polk
county, was fatally burned few days ago.
Her clothing ignited v bile she was standing
before an open fireplace
The fire loss at Jacksonville last year was
S4S ,S55 against something over 500 600 the
year before. During Chief Haney's regime
the past four months it amounts to between
$4,000 and $1,000.
Inc AFChulb InOspubUo company 3
works are running night and day. A great
amount of rock is being mined and shipped
and the expense of handling the rock has
been reduced TO minimum.
j. II. Acklen and A. b. s. Lindsey, two
Of the leading capitalists Of Nashville,
Tenn, have just purchased the celebrated
grove and residence of James NJ. Wilcox at
Formosa, the consideration being $l5 900.
William Sultenfuss is getting ready to
put up mammoth mill at San Antonio,
about half mile from the site of the old
mill which burned down few weeks ago.
Mr.. Sultenfuss will move his large mill from
Drexel TO the same place.
The phosphate interest in Alachua county
continually increases. 1t is reported that
one Of the largest deals ever made in phos-
phate lands in that county is about TO be
contaminated. The real estate about TO be
transferred Is located In the western part of
the county.
Haw creek, about ten miles east of De-
Land, was frozen over Monday night. This
is the first time this has ever been known to
occur. Ii was not the extreme cold that
froze it. but the long period of cold, the
water getting thoroughly cold to sufficient
depth to cause freezing.
BY agreements at DeLand the case of the
state against Peter Rawlins and others for
unlawfully assembling and turning cattle
out of the pound at Lake Helen has been
continued from the February term OF the
criminal court, and that the accused need
not appear at that term.
Master Frank Glass, aged 9, nephew OF
Mrs. Shrine of Sanford, was oVertaken by
train on the Tavares branch of the jack
sonville, Tampa and Key W est railwsv
Tuesday night and both Of his legs we're cur
off. be expired shortly after. The acct
dent happened at Sorrento.
Commissioner A. G. jackson arrived AZ
Jacksonville from the north Saturday and
brought with him letters from three OF
Florida's best known friends-H. r. Duval,
II. III, Flagler and II. b. Plant-euthorizipg
the free carriage of the Florida state ex-
hibits.oEer their respective railroad lines
This assistance renders the production OF a
creditehle state exhibit an absolute GER
tainty.
Ba-tow NelcS: Sheriff II. ID. Ballard has
been securing the country for several weeks
in search OF the ring leaders of tho c upter-
feiting gang and succeeded IN capturing the
notorious johnson, De Soto county's cham
pion counterfeiter. at Fort Pierce, on the
east coast Thursday. 1t is believed that
johnson is at the head Of the gang that "a
engaged in the swinding scheme and manu-
fecture of the stuff in this county. and
Sheriff Ballard has been after him for the
past two weeks.
Barlow NeUS: A servant girl in the EN-.
ploy Of one of the prominent families Of
this city caused the family any amount OF
uueasiness the other day She was sent out
90 buy Some materials 10 make fig cake
The task OF making the cake was given C
the girl, and, OF course, she wanted TO make
an impression with her first cake. Without
telling her mistress what she intended q
do, the girl went and purchased some syrur
of figs. She had an idea that the syruT
would flavor the cake. All the members OF
the family partook Of the cake, and all pro.
nounced II very good. An hour later the
result can better be imagined than de
scrbed, and IL ie safe 10 say that the cir
will not be Entrusted with the making OF
nIy more hg cake for some time to come.
james Blackburn, young white man.
and d resident Of Bluff Springs, was
taken ~ Pensecola Friday by spocia
Deputy Sheriff r. w. Angie. aud Is now
behind the lars u the county jail With d
very ugly charge recorded against him
Several enys ago Blackburn Was ia Pensa,
cola aud visited the loan oiloe Of A. Lisoh.