The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-01
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA
Circuit court opens at Key West Nov. Q.
Turpentine farming haS begun in Her
nando county.
A few ripe oranges have been found in
groves at Citra.
The last two vessels in the Pensacola
quarantine were discharged Monday.
The Presbyterian synod of Florida will
meet in Ocala on Nov. 6, and continue in
session during the week.
Joe Holt who lives near Newberry, has
sold tract of land for 81, 500 cash to a
scale
The Ocala Pressed Brick Company,
which has been experimenting with diff
ferent clays in the manufacture of brick,
Will shortly try kaolin.
No one in Orlando aspires to the office
of city treasurer. There is a salary of only
$50 per year, and it takes just that amount
70 pay the cost of an indemnity bond
1t is reported on good authority that
the Drew Lumber Company will, on
Nov. 1, resume charge of all Of the bust
ness of Harold Weston & Co. at Fernan-
dina.
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road presented a petition to the city coun-
Gil of Jacksonville, sitting a board of
tax equalization Wednesday, for a reduc-
ton of assessment, and the assessment
was reduced $4,000
Alexander Mitchell, secretary of the
state conference, Seventh Day Adventists,
died at his home at Orlando Wednesday
morning. He was in charge of the Tract
Society depository in Orlando and con-
Quoted a small printing office, wherein the
printing for the society in Florida was
done.
c. G. Ward, former manager of the
Ocala house at Ocala, but now a phosphate
miner at Rock Springs, sold half of the
Coulson orange grove at Citra to +. j.
Peacher for $500. Only a short time since
he sold the other half of the same prop
erty to VIII Tompkins for a similar
amount. This Coulson grove was owned
by Henry G. Dunn, and previous to the
freeze he refused $4,000 for it,
f. b. Barker, city editor of the Tampa
Daily News small afternoon paper, was
assaulted and badly beaten Wednesday,
on Franklin street, opposite the court
house, by Henry Keller, who is said to
be the proprietor of a gambling house.
Barker has, for several days past, at
tackled this gambling house in his paper,
and Wednesday afternoon published
very bitter article.
The navy yard at Warrington, near
Pensacola, presents busy scene just at
the present time. It seems as if every man
ana boy in the village We're at work in
the yard. The cause of all this stir is
on account of the removal of the large
number of cannon, mortars powder etc
| which was recently sold to parties in Bos-
| ton and Philadelphia al auction by the
! naval authorities. The ordnance will be
transported on vessels to destination.
The present term of the United States
| court in the Tampa district has been one
| of the most successful in bringing crimi-
| nails to justice and in reaping more dollars
| for the government than has any previous
| term. one thousand two hundred dollars
! have been collected for violations of the
! internal revenue laws and still several
! days remain for much unfinished bust
| ness. The cases of George T. Hubert
| postmaster of Punta Gorda, and John
| J. Hope, postmaster of Tarpon Springs,
both charged with embezzlement, will
not as was expected, be called up until
the February term.
Col. Charles L. Fildes, county prosecut-
ing attorney, created a sensation at
Gainesville Wednesday, when he said that
some of the state witnesses had been tam
pered with. Sophia Stufing was bound
over from Justice Colman's court for as
sault and battery. The witnesses who
had testified in Justice Colmans court,
and whose evidence was sufficient to
cause the committing magistrate to hold
the party, We're taken to the consultation
room by Col. Flldes. When questioned in
reference to the case they knew nothing
Col. Ftldes at once returned in court, had
the case nolle pressed and the pay Of the
witnesses declared forfeited.
The truckers, and especially the new
settlers, are greatly in favor of the ex-
tenSiVe cultivation of tobacco on the
lands between West Palm Beach and Ris-
cayne Bay Every one taking up land
Will have a certain amount of hammock
muck and high pine lands. They will
lay out ten acres or more in tobacco. Cot
ton Will also be grown by the newcomers
and II will be grown so as not to necessi-
tate the disposal of it a. a small cost in
order to help pay the growers expenses.
The. settlers will depend solely on their
garden truck for paying crop The cot
ton viii be somewhat of an experiment
Many of the newcomers are experienced
in tobacco culture, and intend to raise
that product quite extensively.
Edward J. Murphy has entered suit
against the city of Jacksonville for $40
eco damages. The praecipe for summons
has been filed in the Office of the county
clerk. by Col. F. w. Pope, who will repre-
sent Mr.. Murphy. The suit has been
brought by Mr.. Murphy to recover dam
ages for losses sustained by the city al
lowing storage for kerosene and gaso-
line TO be conducted near his residence
About a year ago Mr.. Murphy resided on
West Ashley street between Laura and
Hogan streets, and on the east side of
his home, E F. Canova, the oil dealer
kept his oils in u small building. While
skylarking, one day, two boys employed
by Cenova set fire to a can filled with
gasoline, and the building caught fire
Mr.. Murphy's residence also caught fire
and was partially consumed. together
with some of his household effects His