The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-07
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA
Mrs Ida NJ. IRWIN has resolved to open a
house OF refuge for fallen women at Tampa.
There is an old colored man living near
, iVer springs Park. who claims to be nearly
lUt years OF age, lie says he was born near
Augusta. Ga. in the year 1890 He has dc
scendants of the fourth generation.
The schooner Corinne Is in the nei9hbor
hood OF Cocanut Grove engaged in hunting
ox-bill turtles. This Is a species Of turtle the
shell OF which much resembles that OF the
genuine tortoise. 1t is used for the same pur.
poses and brings 3 pound IN the market
Two negro labOrers. Charles Chambers and
Hans Calhoun, while returning from work
near Fort Mason late Tuesday evening, were
fired upon with small shot by some one in
AMBUSH and both painfully wounded, Cham
hers teing dangerously hurt. There are well
grounded suspicious as 10 who did it.
There was a genuine sensation Monday
afternoon in the rear Of the grocery store OF
g. w. Bartleson & Co., IN Gainesville, says
tho sun, OF that city. While opening a con.
signment OF fruit jars from A. l.. Chandlee.
Sons & Co, OF Baltimore one jar was found
length.
The sale OF a large quantity Of land for
taxes was begun at Orlando Tuesday. The
INST Is long, put much OF 1t is lots in towns
which mover became towns on anything but
paper, or land which was BOUGHT Tor specu-
lalon and the speculation failed. Very little
OF the lana IS being bid in by any one, and
most OF 1t Is going to the state
The Equator Democrat says that the strike
OF the coal miners throughout the country is
even making its effects felt in Key West
The Mallory ships for the past two weeks
owing TO inability 10 procure soft coal we're
compelled TO use anthracite coal The de,
tentlon OF those vessels make IL bad for the
heE west manufacturers. as they are unable
70 get their supply OF cigar boxes in Time to
ship on the steamship from Galveston.
Fourteen miles south of Lantana. saws the
Weekly Gazette, Of Palm Beach, Is one OF the
largest lndlan mounds IN the country. It's
base must cover at least two acres, rising in
regular cone shape TO the hight OF alout
thlrty-hYe or forty feet and covered
with scrubby timber. No one has
dug into it as yet. little exca-
Yating would undoubtedly bring to light some
wonders in archaeology. There are several
small mounds around the shores OF the lake
50 we are Informed. which have been tapped
ana many curios OF the long past found.
The Marion county commissioners agreed
70 accept -, 1888 for the old jail building and
lot IN cash from Ocala. There Icing no fund S
In the city treasury, II IS reported on good
authority that +. w. ARnew Will take the
city scrip and give the money Tor 70, which
Mlil enable the city 70 pay for the property.
The members Of Hose Company No. l. who
expect 70 occupy portion of the old iail
building when the city comes into possession
OF u, Intend 10 make a beautiful flower gar
den IN the vacant lot facing the Florida
Southern railway If they can get permission.
a terrific hail storm ragged at Micanopy
saturday afternoon, Jumps OF ice as large
a. guinea eggs and smaller, fell thick and
IasL. D.. -. Knox had twenty-five acres of
corn a!d b., which was totally destroyed
Ihe nal and wind whipped the fodder of and
WruuB the stalks 10 the ground In several
places the tomato crops we're seriously hurt
nut fortunately The storm was not general,
nan zen again IN large quantities at Board
man saturday. Sunday morning hail was
found piled up fost thick =. w. Nj King
galhercd up Two water butts fun aud froze ice.
cream WIN 1t al IL o'clock Ia the day
j 4orloa seems % have an excellent substf.
tute lof cement. The Weekly Gazetteer OF
JIM bcath. reports that last summer A. u.
bryan VINO had charge OF the outside labor.
eih ao.nl Tie Hotel Poinciann. while dig
800 san4 on the beach concluded 70 experi.
tnsht WIN NE Band, shell and ,coaulna roct
al broken ana ground up together by he