The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-02

been compelled to have more room and have
leased the old Soria factory on DuYal street.
where they will employ large number of
hands. One order received few days ago
was for $4,000 cigars.
Though the citizens have been looking for
ward to the appointment OF the receiver of
the United States land office at Gainesville,
nothing has as vet been done " lille the
present lncumbentS are giving satisfaction
as far as promptness is concerned, yet the
people would like TO see the appointment
made and the officers under the new admins
tration installed.
Gainesville's fire department has been fully
organized and IS ready to protect the
property aud homes of the citizens Since
the plant has been completed eight, and
sometimes as many as ten, plumbers have
been kept busy putting in water works.
Nearly all citizens are takers and the plant
will probably he paying investment to the
city from the beginning.
George w. Papot of Orlando, has invented
new orange box which he claims has many
advantages over any other the market
The box is fifteen inches square with but one
compartment. Mr.. Papot says that it is
seven pounds lighter in weight, and does not
occupy more space than the old box and can
be placed on the market at cents less than
the other boxes are now sold.
The murder OF Miss Kaiser, OF Jensen is
still mystery, and all clues and suspicious
circumstances have been traced up without
success 50 far An effort viii be made to
held over it. The very best detectives will
be placed on the case. The citizens are fully
determined that the guilty party shall be
brought to punishment as quick as pos
slbe.
A middle aged gentleman from South
Florida by the mama Of Crane. driving mule
and wagon, and accompanied by grown son,
passeChthrough Bronson last week. He was
on his way to the western part OF the county
to marry the Widow Rogers, with whom he
had been in cores pondence for some years.
| They were brought into correspondence
through matrimonial agency, and had never
seen each other
Tampa Times: The promoters OF the pro-
posed Washington street bridge met Wednes-
day. But they found that the building of
bridge below Lafayette street would be
strongly opposed by the wholesale firms do
ing business on the river front 1. S. Gid
dens & Co., Gum & Seckinger and the Tampa
Ice Company oppose IL on the ground that it
will prove a detriment to their business and
u needless obstruction to- navigation. Some
OF these gentlemen also argue that 1t would
defeat the building OF new bridge on Lafay
ette street The opposition developed makes
/ IL quite doubtful whether bridge at the foot
! OF Washington street will be built at present.
I Jacksonville Times-Union: The contractors
! on the river improvement have made final
/ report of the completion OF the work to En-
gineer Bacon, who will make his final report
TO the trustees at the next regular meeting.
Thursday Il. G. Ross, the contractor for the
mattress work, finished his part Of the con-
tract in completing the training wall at the
White Shoals he final voucher for the
/ work, amounting to Gil 1880, was paid to
Capt Ross yesterday, and there now remains
in the treasury between S6 900 and s. 900, in
GLIDING the amount OF 1900, for which the
I Rev A. w. knight is suing for in
terest on bonds purchased by him,
I There are now eighteen feet OF water
/ at low tide from Jacksonville 10 the sea and
twenty feet at high tide. Before the work was
| begun, deeper ships could cross the tar than
could come 10 the wharves of jacksonville.
/ but the situation has been reversed and
/ deeper ships can sail to the bar than can cross
it. The improvement, IN nutshell is a mat
/ ter Of eight feet. Where there were only
twelve feet OF water at high tide at Dame s
Point before, there are now twenty. In the
past vessels had to frequently unload part
OF their cargoes at the shoals of Dame s
/ Point. lighter il across. and reload at the
other side. he work is the most important
/ &299 90.