The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-02

It is rumored that the railroad company
will erect a large hotel at High Springs.
The Jacksonville Ferry Company has pur-
chast q a new ferryboat, to be delivered some
time in November.
The residence of G. a. King at Niagara
Villa was struck by lightning Tuesday, and
sustained a damage Of about 800. No one
was in the house at the time 10 was struck.
Mr. Bewan Orlando's city tax assessor, has
completed his assessment roll for the year.
The valuation is as follows, Realty,
1901 l43; railroad, s3i,6 personal S2O4 ,735;
total, II ,5l055i.
John NuckOls reports at least COZ boxes OF
oranges from the June bloom on his grove
southwest Of DeLanu. This, together with
the spring, or regular crop, IS the biggest
yield the grove has ever put on.
Ocala Capitol: p. f. Williams of the Ocala
Wagon Works received a severe shock of
heavenly electricity Tuesday afternoon. His
left arm was shattered for moment, but no
serious injury resulted from the shock.
Last Monday at DeLand Messrs. Jones,
colored and Olsen had dispute over some
business transaction, and ii ended in Olsen
losing an index finger the negro cutting il of
with hoe, which he held in his hands at the
time
young man from DeLand named j. L.
Laws was drowned on Sunday at Coronado,
while bathing. The body was recovered and
efforts We're made 10 reSuscltate it, but in
vain. The remains were sent to DeLand
Monday.
Raymond, the 6year-old child of Tony
Canova Of Rockedge was accidentally
drowned last Monday evening at o'clock.
Mr., Canova lives near the pier and the child
being out there. fell overheard and drowned
before he was missed,
Pa atsa Adver User; Odicer b own and his
ST rect gang had u lively experience with
snakes while engaged il opening up an old
ditch in Weblville yesterday. Seventeen
large moccaSlns were unearthed al the
catch Il came so regular that his gang became
damoraltZed.
Halifax journal: There was a great cleo
trio storm Thursday evening and moderate
| fan OF rain. Groves are now needing thor
ough saturation to promote September
growth. The ground has become quite dry,
and it would be very unfortunate il our sum
mer rains should cease.
West Palm Beach Gazetteer: The stan
dard Il Company got their material h re
last week, preparatory to bIilding ware
house here. From this pace all the oils
used in the lake region as well as the bay
Will he supplied, making it more convenient
to the retan dealer and cheaper to the con
sumer.
Cracksmen paid the residence of J. Allet
Rankin, IN \ Dor. II visit the other night and
secured a tne revolver, a quantity OF cloth
/ ing, including an elegant overcoat, and pro-
visions, amounting in the aggregate TO no or
1 SO IN value. The contour of the shoe track
in the sand indicated that the visitor was a
gentleman OF cullah."
ainesvlle sun: Col. J. b. Brown has three
/ teams employed in hauling telephone poles
/ Tor the Bell telephone Company. The poles
z are eng distributed along the various
/ stree Is in this city. AS SCon as the uity
/ council can meet and enact the ordinance Tn
fitting them to the privilege OF putting in IA
plant, work viii be inarg urated upon it at
I once.
West Palm Beach Gazatteer: The Equator
Democrat is certainly anead on originality in
departments, 1t proposes starting one
headed 'Lavatory," 10 be devoted to the ex-
/ elusive use of politicians, who are thus al
7 lowed 70 wash their characters clean before
the people. If any Key West politician takes
advantage of the offer we hope the Cd tor
VIII have the basin emptied on the opposite
side of the island, II we are 200 miles away.
Geo. T. Gaines, in Orlando Sentinel: AS
the grape fruit has been so very profitable
in the past two years IL would be interesting
/ il You would publish information as 10 its
profits from the 40 year old tree that made
s223 to two young trees with their first crop,
and at what age they begin to bear, etc; they
are fine tree to grow ana suffer less with
drouth than the orange. Orange trees
. budded on rough lemon did not drop the
fruit here In the late alme st Unprecedented
drouth, showing its great value; the grape
. fruit stood II next best.
The famous Babcock grove, situated on
Crystal Lake, has recently been supplied with
a 80 uplete irrigation plant. The power is
supplied by twenty horse IOACr vertical
tubular boiler, which operates "a WOrthiUEton
steam pump stcNAlaNlO, throwing, az OF nary
steam pressure POO 10 90 o gallons per minute.
ana giving water prlsaure OF from 90 TO $50
pounds. The mains. Dilg OF tire inch
Wroughtlron pipe are cary 900 feet long.
and there are nearly 3,nJ feet Of Two inch
lateral pipes hNlranls ~ inch in diane
ter are placed az 10 feet apart each. $50 that
with 10 feet OF hose every tree can be
reat h I'd.
Orange city Times. John and Israel
Dougherty were deer hunting along Deep
Creek when John got slight glimpse of a
panther dash n through the swami and
sent load Of buck IN it's direction. AS
mis- dog refused 10 ira 10, however, he was
una Die TO determine whether the shot had
been elect uul or not. A few days atterward