The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-26
FLORIDA.


R. A Rollins. whose arm was ampu-
tatei Tuesday. died Wednesday night.
Mai. l. Z. Webster will soon establish
an immense grist mill in North Gaines
vile.
The Florida Southern railroad Is talk
ing OF running a spur from Gambler to
E,smerelda by way of Weather Island
and Moss Bluff, a distance Of twenty-one
miles.
o. c. Tousey Of Gainesville has pur-
chased the property belonging to Mrs.
L. Il. Taylor and now occupied by w. J.
EppersOn. There are eleven acres; con-
sderation $1,000.
A prominent young man of Inverness
attempted suicide day or two ago
from a boat in which he was sailing,
After striking the water his courage
failed him and he swan ashore \ love
affair was at the bottom of the attempt.
Twenty-one Cuban residents of Ybor
City took the naturalization oath Thurs
day in the circuit court at Tampa before
Judge Phillips. There are 1902 OF them al
ready petitioning for papers. They are
preparing to vote in the coming city
election.
Mr.. Macy of Orlando is receiving en-,
enlargement from all quarters concern
ing his rice mill He says he already has
guarantees of enough acreage to produce
5000 bushels of rice. This information
has put Mr.. Macy right to work on his
mill enterprise.
on the 3lst work will be suspended upon
all the public improvements now in
progress in Jacksonville, with the
exception Of the electric light
obstruction that Colvin and his hackers
have seen fit 10 pursue.
Hon. W. d. Chirley and Secretary
Watson of the chamber of commerce at
Pensacola have received letters from Sec
rotary Herbert of the navy, informing
them that in response TO resolutions of
the chamber of commerce he would or
der a drill of the North Atlantic squadron
to take place off Pensacola some time in
May.
The approved list has just been re-
ceiVed at the United States land office
at Jacksonville. which shows that On De-
cember 20, 1894, there were 1000 acres of
land approved to the state of Florida
under the swamp act of Sept. 2S, 1850.
made by the Secretary Of the Interior
since 1881 with the exception of a very
few small tracts.
County court, which has been in session
at Gainesville for the past week, has
adjourned This has been the cheapest
court ever held ia Alachua county, and
perhaps in the state. The total expenses
of the court have been $S710 The sheriff
has let out prisoners who were convicted
at that session and the county has real
lied about $3.50 from that source which
will give the county balance of nearly
500 over the expenditures.
The Orange county commissioners have
decided no longer to give the position of
county physician to the lowest bidder.
They will fix the salary of that Office
themselves, and specify the requirements.
The physician must visit and inspect the
county jail daily and the county home
weekly, make monthly reports of the con-
dition OF these institutions. The attend
ance upon the sick is of course to be in
Guided in the duties of the physician,
A special from Milton states that the
coroner's jury empaneled to investigate
the cause of the death of Joseph Howard,
whose partially consumed body was found
in elah IF Chat 4
a verdict that the deceased came to his
death at the hands of a party or parties
unknown to the jury" The jury was
satisfied, from the blood stains on the
clothing that Howard was murdered.
Every effort win be made to find the
stranger who disappeared from Milton at
about the same time that Howard was
missed, as every indication points to him
as the murderer.