The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-01

FLORIDA.
At Lakeland orange shipping will COM
menCe in ABOUT two weeks.
There are no houses for rent in Lakeland
and the demand will be great before winter.
Nearly all the banana groves at Palatka
are hat on the ground, injured beyond recov-
cry.
The Tampa Bay hotel is being improved in
grounds ana house Tor the coming season at
heavy cost
Capt Miller has the contract to erect
5000 cottage for Judge Hill in the Gray
Grove at Ocala
DR.. b. I. Herndon of Sanford died last
Thursday night at the residence OF his SOn-ln-
law, j. II. Barr, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
The shipments of phosphate from Polk
county this year are at least double what they
were last year, and still there is no end to the
demand
There are only about thirty pupils in the
cOlored school at st. Augustine while under
an ordinary state of affairs there should be
something like $50 The cause of this is said
to be determination to boycott the white
teachers.
The long contest over lot on Hospital
street, at St Augustine, where the old engine
house and old city Jatlstand and the old black
smith shop lot on Bay street has been def
nitely settled, and w. w. Dewhurst has re-
celved deeds for the property from the Secre-
tary OF the Interior.
Judge Phillips at Tampa Wednesday issued
a witt compelling George IL Watson, the tax
collector of Monroe county, to allow c. b.
PendletOn and others to make copies of the
records of his Office, showing how many and
what voters have paid their poll tax tor the
two preceding years.
j. y Price, accused by Hugh Partridge of
an assault upon him on Thursday in the office
OF II. l. Allen, was up before County Judge
Baker at Jacksonville Friday, and the Judge,
much to the surp Use of all, placed Mr.. Price
under a bond OF Il sue for his appearance be-
fore the criminal court
George I. ReddIngton OF the South Beach
POLL rnFr nrXr nf I'M rfg
that S. will put in thorough repair the dam
age done their track by the recent storm be-
tween the pier and lighthouse, and that $50
VIII make good all damage. The work OF re-
pairing will begin at once
At Tampa, Thursday a stranger, hailing
from ort Worth, Tex, imbibed too much
VIII Sky and took possession OF a liens bakery
by main force. A clerk in trying to expel
HIM up pretty badly. He would not give his
| name, but is a member Of the knights Of
PythlaS.
Orlando Reporter: Orange growers in from
| the surrounding country to-day confirm our
report yesterday that there was but very
small per cent Of oranges blown from the
/ trees by the storm. OF course the damage re-
! sutlng from bruised and thOraed fruit can
| not be estimated, as that result will be mani
| tested in the gradual dropping and premature
| ripeniug OF the fruit.
Monticello Tribune The Rev Mr. Myers,
! agent of the American Bible Society nlled
| the pulpit at the Ne hOdist church last sun.
/ day evening After the sermon he organized
| a local Bible society at thus place with the
! b. Harrison. treasurer; j. >. Denham, secre-
! tary. Advisory board, b. w. johnson, G. I.
| Carroll, C.. A. Bradley.
Judge Barron Phillips OF the Sixth judicial
| Circuit court at Tampa has decided in favor OF
! Cal Floyd who brought mandamus proceed
/ lngs 10 compel the county commissioners of
/ hlllsuorough county to issue him license to
sell liquor in District !, Notwithstanding the
/ local option law. The decision vas based on
/ the fact that the publication for the local OBJ
| ton election was not properly advertised.
There is a strong probability that there
! Will be hanging in Duyal county within a
| short time Deputy Clerk Cassidey has re-
/ ceiyed a communication from GOV. Mitchell,
1 requesting certified copies of the mandate Of
! the supreme court, and the conviction in the
circuit court OF Dave Lovett, the negro who
| is charged with the murder of March Sco2
/ gins, in September 1891. This would indi-
| cafe that the governor intends to sign the
/ death warrant.
palatla Advertiser. The storm which ragged
. so re,cutlessly for twenty -four hours here did
not little damage to property in and around
. aatka, especially the following cllored
. people Emma summers, house almost en-
/ ttrely demolished the houses belonging to
4 Bingham, Brown Alexander, Gray. Nun
. Mary Berry, Adams and Warn. all of ellis
/ town. were blown on their blocks. house
7 in the same suburb belonging to Depu.y
sheriff Howell suffered a similar fate.
A deed OF trust was filed n the once OF the
clerk Of the circuit court ~ Jacksonville FRI
day from tppurer a Russell 10 Austin B
. Fletcher and alexander Gilbert. The deed
. conveys yJ,cib acres OF land in Duval. Baker.
. Nassau Bra liord, columbia Manatee and
Orange counties and also the Eppinper s.
Russell CreO~Oting Works at Long Island
. city. l., l., and all other property OF the firm
Tho deed is made for the purpose OF protect
Ing the holders OF S55O,OJ0 OF the bonds OF the
firm.
Tampa Times. Edendeld & Jetton say
. they have force OF eighty men at work clear