The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-23

FLORIDA.
The lakes in Levy county are falling
rapidly, and stock has difficulty in obtaining
water.
Mrs. j. W. FusseI, of Wildwood, one of the
Oldest and most estimable ladies In Sumter
county, died Saturday.
The Wilson Cypress Companys mills, at
Palatka, are shut down, the big fly wheel of
the engine having been broken.
Invitations are ont for the wedding of H T.
Limbaugh, of Tampa, and Miss Susie Hendrv
OF Fort Myers, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
M. Hendry, on May 81.
At Pensacola Monday while William
Lopez, a white bayman, was assisting In
loading q steamship with timber one of his
legs was crushed and broken just above the
ankle.
= The British steamship Teutonia has been
added TO the Pensacola and Havana line Of
steamships, and is now taking on a large
cargo OF breadstufs and merchandise for
Havana.
petition is in circulation, asking the
county commissioners to call wet and dry"
election for Levy county. At present there
IS bit one barrOom in this county, and it is
located at Cedar Keys.
Work on the high school building al Bron-
son is progressing rapidly and will he com
pleted In q month or so. County School Super-
intendent Phillips Will endeaYor to secure the
services OF one OF the best educators in the
state.
Bronson has been blessed with rain. but
there was not enough to help vegetat on
Orange trees are suffering terribly The ve7c-
table growers have abandoned the shipment
OF vegetables on account Of the long continued
uroaght.
John poggett has resigned from the position
OF clerk OF the criminal court OF Duval
county. II is said that he has decided to give
his exclusive attention to a growing law
praclee. An applicant for the position is Il.
L. Buchanan.
The Florida Central and Peninsular freight
warehouse at Live Oak was burned about II
O'Clock Sunday night. A portion of the goods
stored in the warehouse was saved, but the
balance was destroyed. No other buildings
were damaged by the fire,
X. 5. Ltlhbridge living near Keesville, IN
this state, is the owner of an old wooden
clock, invented by the famous Seth Thomas
and made by Thomas & Hoadley, of Ply
mouth, Conn It Is said TO be 100 years old
and has been In the family all that time.
Al Williston, Monday in an alteration
over game Of CARDS, Andrew Singleterry
Shot ana painfully wounded James Williams
Inc shooting occurred in the back room OF
the store house OF Reddicll & Willis occu0ied
by >. i. Long as sleeping apartments. The
parties are colored.
Surgeon W. II. H. Hutton, of the marine
hospital service, who has been designated by
Surgeon Gen. Wymau. TO inspect the loca
quarantine stations on the gulf coast from
the eastern boundary Of Louisiana to Ana
lachicola, has established his headquarters al
Pensacola, for the summer.
The Markham team OF rifles VISITED
Oyiedo Saturday ana took back the medal
which was won from them last year by the
West Orange team. They won by Z points a
challenge was at once given the defeated
team 20 shoot again on the Fourth OF July
The challenge was accepted
Lieut.. o. S. Wiley has been detached from
the revenue cutter Co1ax, at Wilmington
\ G.. and transferred TO the revenue cutie
McLane, at Key West Capt. Littlefeld o
the Nc lane, has Geen granted @ furlouRh
anu left Key West last week for New York
ana from there will go to his home in Edgar
town, Mass
A deed OF assignment from ord & Merrill
the south Jacksonville grocers and hay ant
gram dealers, to Henry c. Goodell was nleC
IA the ONCE Of the county clerk at Jackson
NlHe Monday he deed DIVIDES that the as
s4enee snail take possession of all the stocl