The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-20
FLORIDA

Key West is to have a paid fire depart
ment.
The South Florida fair opens at Orlando
tomorrow.
Ex.Chief Of Police Keefe, OF Jacksonville,
will become a lieutenant on the force.
There is a movement on foot which will
result in the erection OF a handsome Episeo-
pal church building at Punta Gorda.
The Palmetto Cigar Factory, at Punta
Gorda, began operations late this week with
three cigarmakers. Samples will be pro-
dueed first. The force will be increased as
the business demands it.
President J. h. Maxwell OF the Central
railroad of New jersey, and party arrived at
Jacksonville Saturday over the savannah,
Florida and Western railway in o private
car, and at once left for st. Augustine
Julius Hill, coIored boy, ABOUT IA years
old. son Of Cato Hill while out hunting at
Anthony Sunday overloaded his gun, which
burst, tearing of his left thumb up to the
second loint, and otherwise decorating his
hand.
D. J. Wright's store and postoffce at Ok
ford were burglarized Friday night Some
small change was taken from the postofice
and few coppers from Wrights money
drawer. The knob Of Wright's safe was
broken OF, but they failed to get the contents
A postotfice has been established at Gas
parilla Boca Grande Pass. Capt w II.
johnson has been appointed postmaster
Postmaster Hubert has been instructed to
make up mails. ana all the "details are ar
ranged except the employment OF a regular
carrier.
Sheriff j. c. Anderson returned to Orlando
Saturday night from Pensacola bringing
with him Harry Willis, a white man who is
suspected Of being the one who, several
weeks since burglarized the hardware store
of George Fernald. at Sanford taking there
from knives and raZors to the value of about
$3.50. The prisoner is being held for trial. He
does not deny his guilt.
1t is estimated that over 5 900 people will go
TO Lake Worth before the season closes A
n tina will
include Palm Beach in their itinerary, and
many are going down on every southbound
train. The extra train on the Jacksonville,
St. Augustine and Indian River railroad
from Rockledge to Fort Pierce will become
popular This train enables passengers TO
Palm Beach to take the morning boat so that
they can 60 through the Indian river naTrows
by daylight.
The latest news from the wrecked tramp
steamer Oxford at Pickles Reef near K ey
West. states that she is bilged. Thirty-six
in her present condition il will take about
three weeks to unload her. She has aboard
1892 tons Of sugar instead of 900 as stated
yesterday. Her bottom is said TO have hole
in IL. The schooners Annie. Mystery FIJI.
more, Ada B, Winfield, Linton and Newport
have arrived at Key West, bringing fifty
sacks each from her cargo.
Great excitement was caused in Old Town
a suburban Of ternandina, Saturday by the
dig ring up near the'old Bosca Bella cemetery
OF four human bodies. Many people leneve
that treasure is hidden somewhere around
Old Town, left there by Spanish pirates over
100 years ago. 1t is believed that the negroes
who discovered the bodies were digging for
this supposed treasure, vet they claim they
were digging a grave for the machinist, Davis
Florida Central and P9ninsular railroad
shops