The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-18
FLORIDA.

Fermin Machada of Tampa, who had
both legs frost-bitten, causing dry gan
the injured members. The operation was
performed by Drs. M. Carabballo, Moreno
ard TerRa on Friday last The patient
rallied well, and strong hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery.
Some days since while Mrs. Shehee
and little child were on their way home
from Lake City and were passing Water
Station in Alachua county some one fired
a load of Shot from the outside at the
window near where the two were seated.
Neither were dangerously hurt, but the
child's face was injured by broken glass
flying in her face. One hundred dollars
is offered for the apprehension of the
culprit.
At West Goulding station on the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad, four miles
from Pensacola, a young white man at
tempted to board a passing train Tuesday
night. and fell on the track. injuring him
self in the head, and severely sprainng
his right ankle. He was taken to the sn-
Urinary at Pensacola for treatment, but
refused to give his name. He was tramp
ing, but says that his father is promin-
ent and wealthy politician in a northern
state.
A man living in the eastern part Of Or
ange county obtains the bud of the cab
bage palmetto tree and, after cooking it,
feeds il to his horse. The animal eats it
with a keen relish and thrives upon IT.
The bud of the palmetto has been used TO
some extent as food for man from the
early history of the country. Bears
thrive on palmetto buds, making a regu-
lar business at certain seasons of the year
of pulling the tender buds Of the saw pal
metto and eating them
The Withdrawals of tobacco by the va
rious manufacturers for use in their fac
tories at Tampa last week amounted to
2T bales. The corresponding week I'm 1894
was 222 bales 1t has been estimated that
during the month of March, 1894, the total
number Of cigars made in that division
OF the state amounted to 4,554,Sl5. Like
estimates for the past month show the
manufacture Of 6SS7, 673 cigars, an in
crease of o. .S5S. II is said that fully %
per. cent. of the cigars made in the divis-
ion are manufactured in Tampa.
Col S. S Harvey. Escambia county s
successful fruit grower, writing from his
farm at Quintette says: The prospect
for a very large crop of all kinds Of fruit
and nuts is as fine as one could wish. All
varieties of pears, peaches and plums give
promise of fun crop of fruit. The trees
old and young, look remarkably healthy,
and are making fine growth. All in
all. this bids fair TO be one Of the best OF
years for the fruit raiser. The only pres
emit cause of complaint rs that the trees
are setting more fruit than they can pos
sibly carry to maturity
George Bigelow. one of the largest water
melon growers In Sumter county, reports
that the prospects for a good crop of
melons this season are fine. He has about
100 acres planted TO this crop, and says
that more than 500 acres of melons will
be shipped from Bushnell this season. He
bases his predictions of profitable re-
turns from melons on the fact that the
crop at present promises TO be OF a very
fine quality, and also upon the fact that
the Georgia crop viii be somewhat later
I'm maturing than usual. He expects 10
ship his first carload during the first week
In June.
The preliminary examination OF Allen
s. Morgan for the shooting OF w. Haney
az Dunnellon. which took place before
Justice d. Alec inglis az Ocala was con-
Guided Tuesday night about n O'clock.
The Justice placed Morgan under a 81 nj
bond 70 await the action OF the grand
jury. Morgan set up self-defenso Nor
gan's brothers are trying % secure tho
case they prefer q bond be shall not
accept the same. as be does not think
The Justice has the authority 10 hold q pre-.
iiminnry hearing ar be never qualified
after being elected.