The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08

It is estimated that 1000 acres Of land IN
Marion county has been planted IN long
staple cotton, which viii Yield 100000
pounds of staple.
Capt. Dougherty's friends in De land
feel very much enthused over his candi-
dacy for the United States Senate. and
propose 10 push his claims with ardor.
Senator A. NJ Williamson Of Ocala has
left for the east coast, where he viii To-
cate some 1900 acres OF land granted the
canal company that is to connect Charlie
Apopka Lake with the Withlacoochee.
The tax books for 1895 show a decrease
I'm the valuation Of real estate in Alachua
county of about 100000 as compared with
the assessment of 1894. The loss Of orange
groves Is the cause.
The statement Of mortality in the city of
Pensacola for the month of June, just is
sued by the board of health, shows that
during the month there were twenty-three
deaths, fifteen whites and eight colored.
The body of a negro supposed to be one
Of the men lynched some time since near
Lake city, Is lying in the Suwannee river,
IN the western portion of Alachua county.
The body has remained In the water so
long that the head has been severed by
decay.
The following are the new officers of the
Knights Of Pythias lodge at De Land for
the present year: w; a. Allen, chancellor
commander; o. F. Fish, vice chancellor;
9. B. Brown, prelate; c. L. Sparber, mas
ter at arms; r. c. Bushnell, master of
work; w. A. Allen, trustee.
De Land Record: The once famous or
ange grove Of the Marquise DeBary Is
leveled to the ground and scarce a vestige
OF orange growth can be seen; making an
orange grove on scrub land was always
considered of doubtful expedience, but last
winters freeze leveled all alike.
Ruben Marin has young oranges growing
at his home. north Of De Land, and they
are from tree that was frozen last Feb
ruary. MIR. Marsh says he was in Florida
lighting the Indians in the 40's and SOS,
and had before the freeze a fine paying
orange grove property and he proposes
to have another within few years.
While unloading watermelons for the
melon cut in North Gainesville Tuesday
night, Maj. Webster met with a painful
accident. Mr. Bowsman was assisting in
unloading the wagon. Mai. Webster was
stopping for a melon as Mr.. Bowsman was
ltung one. The latter's head and Maj.
Webster's face came together with such
force as TO break the latter's nose.
De Land Record: Count Bertola has fine
crops OF Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes
and corn. He has a trial patch of corn on
the ahlvial land that borders the St. Johns
In many places, is all that could be desired
for -luxuriant growth and promising yield
OF grain; there are thousands of acres
of that class of lands in Florida that could
be cultivated, and IL Is very rare for the
st. Johns TO overflow II.
On Monday last which was legal sales
day az Orlando, the Markham grove, on
the Wekiva river, and consisting of one
hundred acres, was sold, under execution.
for the sum Of $1,000 and had been offered
at private sale for $4,000. Before the freeze
$4,000 in gold would not have purchased
this once famous grove. 1t was purchase d
by r. j. Lowery of Atlanta Ga, near
relative of the Markham family
Gainesville Ledger: T. B. Davis, a mer-
chant of Cedar Key, has built a boat to
bring his goods in from Mobile, because the
market is q good one and he can save
largely in freight. But ii is claimed by
many that the craft will go into the SER
vice of the Cuban insurgents as a sort of
blockade runner in taking to them NUM-
lions of war. She has amidships / 200
cell battery, which, in a great emergency,
drives q dynamo which sends the little
vessel through the water like a needlensh
darts.