The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-05
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
Strawberries are in full bloom at 81

Strawberries are in full bloom at Starke.
The recent cold weather did little injury to
orange trees around Starke.
1t is reported that hogs are dying of cholera
by the wholesale around Pasadena. 1t has also
reached San Antonio.
Shad are very scarce in the st. Johns river
this season. At Mayport not a solitary fish was
caught in thirty five nets in three days.
Capt W. B Henderson, president Of the state
board OF health, has been quite seriously Ill at
Tampa for two weeks past, but is now conval-
escing.
new postofice has been established on the
Georgia Southern and Florida at Rice Creek
The new office is named Jessup, with Thomas
Chaltnch as postmaster.
Mrs Avery of Lemona has offered 100 acres
of land and cottage TO be used as a home for
orphans under the direction of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
j. A. Dorsey recently bought out the interest
OF his partner. A. II. Whaley, in the Tampa
lumber Company. the largest concern of its
character In South Florida, il not in the state.
So many houses are being erected at Tampa
now that the local mills cannot fill ali the orders
and as consequence a great deal of lumber is
being shipped in by rail from other parts of the
state.
The Manatee Lemon Company of Palmetto
have commenced operations on large scale.
Ten thousand lemon trees arrived for that com
pany last Monday, and as many more are ex-
pected this week.
On Monday night last at Luraville, Putnam
county, John Brown (colored) shot and killed
John Colson (colored) They had difficulty
on Sunday and when they met Monday night
they settled it as above.
Immigration Agent Holland refused 10 allow
eleven of the twenty-five immigrants brought
to Key West by the Goodwill from Nassau last
Saturday to land. They are paupers, have not
a dollar aud no means OF livelihood.
Capt. J. Q. Walton OF Titusville has invented
a rapid calking machine, which is equal to any
invention on record, as any ordinary person can
calk 1900 feet per day with it, whereas it takes
an experienced man to calk 800 feet per day
with the mallet and chsel.
Monday night Jan. 30, the Jacksonvile, St.
Augustine and Indian River railway freight
train ran over tramp at the south end of tue
'Y" in South Jacksonville, cutting off several
fingers from both hands. One OF his hands
after this was severed by the car wheels
The big brick building, to be used as cigar
factory, at TAMPA, by Elnager Bros will be
com pleted on contract time, March J. The
factory being erected in East Nbor for Nc
kinley & Sample will also be completed about
the same time. The people who will come to
work In these factories will increase the popula-
ton by at least SO.
B. f. Hill. travelling passenger agent Of the
Orange Belt railroad, has just returned from a
trip south and reports that between Tarpon
Springs, Sutherland, st. Petersburg. Dunedin,
Clear Water and OZona there are located over
1900 tourists and there is plenty of room for
more. This is the biggest season that section of
the country has known
MesSr5. Cordery, Carter aud Skipper have
leased arge tract of phosphate land on Bow
legs creek, two aud half miles southeast Of
Fort Meade to James A. Simmons II New
York aud DR.. Elworth Hewitt OF London
England. The lessees expect to commence at
once putting 10 their machinery, and at an
early day will be ready to beglu WORK.
Private Underwood OF the United States army
belonging to the troops stationed at Fort Bar
rancas, deserted Tuesday, captured a suit OF
clothing, pocketed gold watch and chain be-
longing TO a Mr.. Blanchard, and started for
other fields and pastures new. He was capt
ured at Nillview Thursday by Deputy Sheriff
Mcintyre and lodged ia jail to await the action
Of the United States authCritie
Charles Hodge Of Jonesville, in Alachua
county, has soll 100 acres Of phosphate land
tor 81, 500 to Geor}ia clmpany, who propose
to commences at once the development OF the
Phosphate deposit on the premises Mr. Hodge
has been engaged by the company to superin-
tend the mining. He says he wants 100 la6orers
as soon as he can secure them. The land lies
eight miles northwest Of Jonesville.
The strike which began on Jan Il in D. L,
Trujilio Sons cigar factory az Key West is at