The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-24
FLORIDA

The Wagner Canning Company OF Key
West has closed for the season after putting
up 80 600 cases Of canned pineapples
De Soto county has ll6720 acres OF govern
Inent land within It's borders. All OF il has
been surveyed and not an acre reserved for
any purpose.
Sheriff Dickinson Of Madison holds no war
rant from Georgia against A. NJ. Nicholson
for forgery. Mr.. Nicholson is held for en-
bezzlement and practicing law without
license. .,-. ee
a gentleman from up the odklawaha states
that the river has risen several feet within
%he last week, and that great many Fafts
that have been waiting for the rise VIII now.
be brought out.
The total amount Of phosphate shipped
from Fernandina since July / is lSC0l ions
which is a very fair showing with ten more
days 70 spare, which will increase the amount
10 over 2O0O) tons.
At Barlow, about midnight Saturday, az
story house occupied by a negro family
caught FIRE by lamp exploding. and it was
only By the strongest efforts OF passe roy
that two children, sleeping upstairs, were res
cued from the flames.
The Tampa Times makes the following iib-
eral OEer: "A swarm OF bees called on the
Times this morning and were housed in a
barrel II they conclude to STAY they win be
offered as a premium for the biggest club of
subscribers 70 the weekly edition"
To 622,087 acres OF corporation lands in
Manatee county add Is 500 acres OF govern
reserved. ANY information why these lands
are reserved by the government and TO what
end will be appreciated, says the Manatee
River Journal
The young soldiers OF the Naturalization. IN
camp at Paimettoibeach near Pensacola, were
kept busy Sunday receiving and entertain ing
visitors. Every train to the beach that after
noon was crowded, and many people went
out rom the city in private vehicles Dress
parade was witnessed by at least . 600
visitors.
The latest reports from all the country pre-
cincts OF Putnam county are favorable TO pri-
marles and a commission Rufus O. Howell
OF Francis, who is well and faYOrably known
TO the voters Of Putnam is IN ths race 70 a
finish TO be elected at the ensuing election to
represent Putnam 10 the lower house Of the
next legislature.
Dr. G. n. Smith OF Arcadia has a curiosity
IL is translucent. petrihed cookie shell. CON
tanning water, which can be plainly seen
when the shell Is held between the eve and a
light The shell must have contained the
fluid before petrifaction set IN The curio
was pumped up from this ben OF the Pence
river a. The phosphate works.
Lightning has been playing some strange
freaks around here lately. remarks tho De
funlak Breeze. some three weeks ago il
melted the wires on "a row " Rrapcb Ia Mr..
shuRart 4 vineyard without seriously iulur-
ing the vines. and last week % Killed old
Jack. Dr. felt0ns black OK. without leay-
ing . scar Or sign as 10 whore a. struck blm
The shock was 30 heavy that he never even
ufDFed hoof after heWas struck
We bad D short chat with 4 8 Smell. ne
largest Individual pineapple grover IN the
Iske. lev .a,ags 40. sasa the Heekly GOV.
frow Cble4gy He informed Hs that ht had
lasf finished shipping pineapple aud thaf
GH kHe AnN bHf gore. now fHarng BAL ng&
~ efaies ~ bas iW@J plaata D0t bearing