The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-20

FLORIDA.
The wet and dry" election viii be
held in Lake county on the 23d under the
new election law.
j. IL. Mooney Of Orlando succeeded in
baCging about thirty-siX snlpe out of
thirty-seyen shots at Kissimmee last
week.
Mrs. E. $. Oliver is making speeches
in Lake county for the dry" side of the
election to be held next Saturday in that
county.
Tobacco viii be given n large acreage
at Mount Pleasant next year What was
planted this year sold readily for % TO 80
cents pound
The state agricultural report says that
I'M 1894 Gadsden county planted zoos acres
Of tobacco while the balance of Florida
planted 222 acres.
quincy has a bank. with a deposit of
over $4,000; has water works. no bonded
debt lour-mil tax, and the best Of
Well-Worked streets.
Taxes collected at St. Augustine for the
month OF October were as follows: State
Si.5l2i county. 2.23l. OF this amount
eight saloons paid $50 (state and county,
Another important money crop to be
made in South Florida next year is sea
island or long staple cotton. To is said
that 5000 acres Will be planted in sum
ter county.
At Mount Pleasant cotton is nearly all
picket and most of it ginned. About 100
bales will be treated at the public gin.
AGAINST 2o0 last year. and 500 bales is the
total so far
Josiah Ferris has sold his property at
the corner of Ashley and Twiggs streets
at Tampa TO l.. l.. Buchanan for 5000
taking In part payment one OF the Snow
cottages on lack street, near the orange
Grove hotel.
The grand jury i'm It's general present
mcnts condemned the new Jail building
az Vernon and the new wire fence re
Gently built around it, and recommended
that the county commissioners levy a tax
to build new jail building and also a
new court house at once.
Irene Colding, a cOored woman living
near Archer. was horribly burned Satur-
DAY while boiling syrup. Her clothing
caught fire from the furnace, and before
IL could be extinguished her right leg,
arm and her trunk were literally roasted.
Dr. Bailey was called, and thinks she
may possibly recover
Parties in Sanford practical business
men, are about to organize "a company
for the purpose of putting in a large
acreage OF tobacco in that locality
w. c. Wilson of Quincy has a SOW that
has, raised three filters, Of pigs this year,
in January, nine; in May, ten; and this
SOW!
Sheriff r w knights residence at
Key West was destroyed by fire Monday
morning about ] o'clock. The fire had
gained such Roadway that it was with
difficulty that Mr. Knight saved himself
and family, they being compelled to use
then in their night robes. The value
of the house was 5000; insurance 5000.
Z. d. Dykes, a farmer of Altoona, Lake
county this year planted one acre in
pumpkins, and after using from the
patch two months. he last week hauled
up and stored away 800 fine pumpkins
Rats are 50 large and ferocious in
Quincy they chase cats out of houses.
Madison is to have a new Baptist
church, 500 having already been raised
for il.
A. G. Branscombe of the Cuba and Flor
ida Produce Company returned to Tampa
Sunday from Cuba, where he went three
week ago 10 buy oranges for the markets
of this country. He reports the Cuban
orange crop very small this year. prob
ably not exceeding 10000 boxes, and the
! lnsurgent forces are in possession of the
orange growing district, this making il
almost impossible to market the crop.
The regular city election was held al
Lakeland Monday, and was an exciting
| contest, especially for the offices of
mayor and marshal. Two candidates were
| out for mayor, and three for marshal
| The ticket elected is as follows: Mayor
| G. A. Boswell; marshal and collector
| J. X. Foster; clerk and treasurer, G. d
| T. Henderson, }. II. McCreight S. J.. A.
| CLOVIS.
Fort Myers Press: J. Z. Baucom of the
! Allen place brought in to W. c. Battey
/ Tuesday a large bunch of rice nearlS
/ six feet tail, being fun of large and per
1 feet heads of rice. Last January he har
i NtSltu "A cup VI tetlS rum the same ianQ
! after which he planted the rice and In,
1 above is the result Besides nearly +
| hundred bushels of rice, he has his oat,
| and all the fodder from the stalks o.
| both oats and rice.
! Solicitor Christie of Duval county re-
/ ceived word from State Controller Blox
ham Monday that the second paymen
/ of the county OF Duval from the stat,
/ convict fund would be made some tim,
/ this month. The amount is 5000. Two
| payments are made to each county in Ia,
| state during the year Duval county will
| therefore, receive about 81 loco. Mr.. Chris