The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-14
FLORIDA.

Gov Mitchell has accepted the resigna-
non OF }. Dozier Broome, Jr,, of DeLand,
solicitor for Nolusia county.
A new firm has been established at San
loia Tor the manufacture and sale of pal
lnesto W5ne under the name of the Pal
metto Wine Company.
Watermelons are ripe at West Palm
Beach and are selling at a high figure
Wo OF the largest for sale here weigh
lapout thirty pounds each.
The Havana and Key West Cigar Com
i i'iaIE new factory at Tampa will be COM
Sl'Lcttg III ABOUT Two weeks and will be oc-
cuPied probably by June l.
The cost of the criminal court to Hills
4 poIouSh county makes il more a source
~ IfoHt than loss. During the term held
+st week the witness fees amounted 20
- Whlle the amount of fines collected
aggregated $l.7O0.
ao me state board of pardons has par
NJ, JASON Steele of Walton county, who
aS convicted of manslaughter in 1898
anu sentenced to state prison for seven
ears; also Ed b. Dees of Bradford coun-
~ CoA weed OF larceny, and sent to~state
~ 'soH Tor SIX months.
rye shipments of Irish potatoes are be-
lnS made from Victoria on the Florida Cen
~ a. dho Peninsular railroad, and the full
eSpul from that point will be about 5000
are iV5s ~ round numbers. The returns
~ very satisfactory as the price obtained
10y producers is 81 per barrel That means
about $40 coo, less freight. much of which IS
unset ny higher prices than that quoted.
ne canal dug by the Disston company
fa+"3eeh Lake Hicpochee and the Caloosa-
re,ee river is to be closed up by the gov
iir.Ien5, to prevent the overflow of lands
o"S me river. The government is ask
loI 3'ds to build a large dam across
canal. This will force the water from
axe Okeechobee to find an outlet through
canal on the south side of the lake.
YyLlA +: Hartridge, as counsel for the
As2hVllle Electric Light Company, filed
ION IN the supreme court at ITALIA
~ saturday, giving notice that he
i,, ra.t lo-day apply to the court for an in
III H. tl9h restraining the city of Jackson
AZ rom furnishing electric lights to pri-
aLt dwellings, and business houses pend
.le nearing of the case now in appeal
0He supreme court.
'gAh T. Wall left Tampa three DAVIS ago
tnIG his destination was Dwight Ill
n y H. 'aN afternoon lfspendens was flied on
H., S interest in his fathers estate. and
~ interest in his fathers life insurance
.lgs or $1,000 was also garnisheed The
It,aItofs and actions are as follows: A j.
= u attachment and garnishment for
LEO; 2. G. Wall. Jr., attachment and gar
-+.ltent $l,290, and First National Bank,
'.'ae hment $500.
y. W. Close, the vegetable King of Mo-
M. ouhty, viii get wonderful yield of
H. n acres or potatoes, four miles south
yeaIa. Mr.. Close has averaged a car
si- DAY for two weeks and he has
Guy received in net proceeds more
nm MS crop cost him and if no slump
Hl -55 IN the present price he will clear
He refused $4,000 for the crop in
"tid. The cost of his 100 acres, up to
mas been $4,000
~ lieut. Owen S. Wiley, the commander
ne revenue cutter McLane, now at
a9 avn pa, mas passed a high examinatio
I'd ~ now captain. He was given choice
iesidence between New York. Chicago.
yrif 7 Philadelphia, choosing the latter, his
nj Old home. He will be given com
JviIIaI,-o OF tug at Philadelphia, and Mrs.
c. tNpects to join him there at once.
~ Llttlefield has been ordered in COM