The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-06

glasses. This indicates a putting UP Of
preserves, jelly. etc, by the good iaoles
of this section of at least $500 quarts.
For some time past the Bucki Lumber
COMPANY of Jacksonville has been the
victim OF log thieves. A few nights ago
the company recovered whole raht OF
logs that had been stolen out OF the pen.
The log yard IS now p!aearoed WIN nls
signs Offering $50 reward for the detection
Of the thief or thieves.
SUPERINTENDENT Patterson of the Jack
sonville Electric Light plant, SAYS that
the increase in the revenue OF the plant
from commercial lights during the month
of August was about soc over the month
of July. He is satisfied that he plant VIII
soon be on a paying basis. There are
enough orders in to keep the men busy
Leesburg Commercial: A prominent
citizen of this county hoping to better his
financial condition, went to much talked
of Jamaica where he spent three months
He has now returned TO his grove here,
which ne will proceed to bring out, ana
says he is satisfied to remain in Florida;
that he would not live in Jamaica and aG-
vises Floridians to keep away from there.
Gainesville sun: The general public
have but faint conception Of the amount
of hay being harvested In this vicinity.
But very little hay viii have 10 be i'm
ported this winter. Senator Thomas
weighed forty-tive double wagon loads on
his large scales yesterday. All of this
was delivered to consumers in this city,
Senator Thomas purchasing one-third OF
George w Wilson. collector of internal
revenues at Jacksonville, will sell p $50
cigars. Sept II. These cigars were seized
by the Deputy Collector Thompson, at
Pensacola, for violation Of the revenue
laws. They were manufactured at De-
Funiack Springs and shipped to Pensacola
in a case without the revenue stamp, as
required by law, therefore, they were for
feited to the government.
Ben Catlin has returned to Jacksonville
from his Kentucky trip, and has brought
back with him two big black horses for
the police patrol wagon. The horses are
now at Dick Oldham's stable and are
pronounced to be beauties by all judges
of horse-tfesh. The patrol wagon win be
put in service in the course of two OF
three weeks. The horses which Mr.. Cat
lin brought back have not yet been &C
cepted by the police commissioners.
Times-Union: Egbert p. BAH, represent
ing the Advertiser Of Key West is in
Jacksonville on vacation of several
weeks. When asked what the prospects
of railway from the mainland to the
island were, he said that the people OF
Key West were satisfied that they would
have one in the near future. Some time
ago Vice President Ingraham was in Key
West, in answer to an invitation of the
people of that city and the East Coast
line property on the island and in the city
to the value of half a million dollars was
pledged. The county commissioners in
addition to this, have decided to issue,
and are now about TO isue, half million
dollars OF per cent. bonds to build a
county road from the island to the MAIN
land, and they will grant to Mr. Flagler
the privilege of laying his ties ana rails
on it. The real purpose of the bond issue
was to build roadbed for the East Coast
line. The residents of the Keys, which
stretch from Key West to the mainland.
have nearly all been interviewed by rep
resentatives of the road and have given
the rlght-of-way and other considerations
for the road TO come Mr.. Ban. when
asked if it was practicable to build a road
through the Keys, said that 1t was There
was no danger whatever from either the
winds of the ocean or Gulf as running
parallel on each side of the Keys were
reefs that were perfect bulwark against
he