The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-01
FLoRIDA.

NJ. B. swearingen died at the residence
of his son, ". =. Swearingen, at Barlow
Tuesday.
K. W. Virgins Of Manatee killed three
| squirrels al one shot in the hammock
last week.
The Palatka Advertiser was shown a
lemon raised near Tampa that weighed
three pounds and ten ounces.
The Key West Herald says the Congre-
gational church has just received a fine.
new bell which weighs about SOD pounds.
Sampson Tavel. assignee of u. Ches-
/ hire, at Jasper, has settled with Ches-
hires creditors in fun at 80 cents on the
dollar,
C. p Olmstead. weH-known and pop
ular young gentleman Of Gainesville. has
| been appointed deputy United States mar
| shal by Capt. Mckay.
] The foundation Of the First National
/ Bank building at Orlando was laid
/ Wednesday, and the work viii be rapidly
/ pushed to completion.
AIessrs. shackelford, Bryan and Clough
Of Lakeland have three acres in strawber-
ries, and the plants are looking fine, al
most ready 20 blossom.
Capt. f. f. Vail has decided TO anchor
/ his floating hotel the Rockledge. at Lake
/ Worth this winter on the west side,
near West Palm Beach.
The Central Pharmacy at Tampa was
/ sold by J. J. Kinsman Wednesday morn
| ing to DR.. Grove Cochran, formerly Of
the Bay Pharmacy, for $1,000.
The suspension Of the Equator-Demo-
| crat Of Key West is but a temporary one.
! 1t expects TO start again with renewed
vigor in the course Of a week or so.
The Tropical Sun of Juno repeats that
/ the LoXahatchee is now fun OF mullet
and it is no trick at all for some of the
! boys TO step out with castnet and bring
! ing more than enough to feed the town.
J. 2. Donnelly of Mount Dora received a
/ telegram Wednesday night stating that
/ his father had been instantly killed by
/ the cars Mr.. Donnelly was living with
one Of his sons in or near Tacoma, Wash.
A barrel factory is badly needed at Ce-
/ dar Key, and would be a bonanza to the
/ party operating il. At least 5000 barrels
per annum are used in the fish and oyster
trade and they have to be sought after
| all over the country.
James Holley has growing upon his
| place in Orlando a coffee tree two years
! old, which has just begun 10 bear 1t has
\ twenty-five berries upon IL now, and IF
! it continues to grow in the future as Il
has in the past, a good crop is expected
from it next year.
Bishop William c. Gray of the southern
I diocese held services at Cassia on Tues
day at II o'clock a. m. He was assisted
/ by the Rev. G. Grub Of Pittman, and
! confirmed class of seven at the morning
! service. From Cassia he drove TO St.
! Francis, where he held a service.
At High Springs, Wednesday night, a car
| of horses, belonging to Collier x Rhoades
| en- route over the Savannah, Florida and
| Western from Kentucky to Tampa, was
overturned by a misplaced switch. Three
/ horses We're killed and many injured The
owners refused to receive the car from
| the railroad company.
In the case of the four colored sail
airs belonging to the brig Odorilla, at
| Fernandina, for mutiny, Judge Hall, act
| ing United States commissioner, bound
them over to the United States court,
which convenes at Jacksonville Dec. 3,
| in the following sums: Middleton, the
ring-leader. $500. and the others $500.
The body of Barney Cole was found
! floating near the South Florida railroad
| bridge at Tampa Thursday morning He
had been staying at the bridge as watch
man. Sunday morning last Supt. Camp
bell of the water works discharged him
| for being drunk. He went off to the
bridge, and it is supposed he fell in and
| was drowned.
Thanksgiving at Tiusville was sad
! dened by the death of w. +. Dale, who
died al the Indian River hotel at about
a. m. He was well known throughout
/ South and East Florida having been In
the mail service as postal clerk for more
than twenty-five years. He was the old
est man in this branch of the mail service
in the United States, except probably one,
Thursday morning Deputy Sheriff Lester
of Port Tampa City brought in one John
son, colored man, whom he had ar
rested on charge of assault with intent
to rape. His would-be victim was Annie
old laf Of VII E~,Tfr
err also colored, of Port Tampa City A
warrant was sworn out in Judge Harri-
sons court charging him with the ofense
i. G. Linn, manager of the Clear
Springs Phosphate Company, went up to
Jacksonville last week and closed the
contract with the Knoxville Building and
Construction Company for the erection OF
the buildings for his company's large
plant which is to be on Peace river, near
Barlow. The contractors agree to have
the main buildings completed by Jan TO-
and to have dry bins and all completed by
Feb. q.
The main buildings and dry bins Of the
Terraciea Phosphate Works at Barlow
were burned Thursday, soon after mid.
night. The dredges and lighters were
saved Ten cars, which were being load.
ed, were destroyed. The insurance is
thought to be $1,000 or more. The plant
was one of the most expensive in that
| region. PRESIDENT w. T. Lay does mol
know yet whether they will rebuild All
the stockholders are eastern men.
The oyster and fish business at Cedar
Key is assuming almost colossal proper
tons. So heavy has been the catch of fsl
| recently that the dealers are shippins
them in bulk, packed in ice, in box cars
containing from twenty to thirty thou
| sand pounds. The saving in freight tC
Savannah and Atlanta by this method /.
nearly 5000 per car. The ice factory can
not supply the heavy demand for ice
though running day and night, and from
two to four cars are sent from Jackson
Vile each week.
Thursday morning Conductor Mear
Hunt of the Florida Central and Peninsu
lar railroad accidentally shot himself witt
a pistol. At daylight the south bounc
train stopped at a watering place not far
from Bushnell, in Sumter county to TAX,
on water. Seeing some ducks in lax,
near by, Conductor Hunt pulled his re
volver and fired at them. He then loaded
his pistol, but the cylinder wouldn't work
and he struck the weapon on the side O.
the car to make the catch go down. wher
it fired. The ball entered the right wris
and came out at the elbow Fortunately