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

FLORIDA
The new paper established at Cocoa has
been named the Cocoa and Rockledge
News. II made its appearance Thurs
day.
F, a Smith, a negro barber, of Jackson
vile, dropped dead shortly after O'Clock
Monday. His death was due to heart dis
c. J. Landers. the Plant systems trav-
cling store keeper, was fined $3.50 in Bar
TOW last week by the mayor for doing
business without a license. The case was
appealed
Up to the night Of July 81 there had
been reported al the office Of the city
clerk OF Orlando for the month Of July
Two births IS occurring in that city, both
white. Also fve deaths, three Of them
white and two colored.
The National Bank Of Jacksonville pre-
scented $500 of the outstanding sanitary
ponds 10 the city treasurer for payment
Monday. This leaves $500 yet to be pre-
sented. One of these bonds, amounting
10 $lV0, is not accounted for.
G. w. Calder, for many years a resi-
dent OF New Berlin. died at his home al
Panama Park Sunday morning. He was
cd his state in the confederate army I'M
der Stonewal Jackson, in the army OF
Northern Virginia. He leaves wife and
two children.
The Orlando Sentinel says that up to
GATE the rice crop Is simply magnificent.
IN the first place there has been a, much
larger acreage planted this year than
heretofore, and the upland crop is In fine
Sonqltlon. 1t is now heading, and If the
favorable season continues for three
weeks longer Il Will be safe.
The bark Elizabeth was sold by United
states Marshal Samuel PulestOn Saturday
al the court house at Apalachicola to sat
isfy a claim of Swindell a Co. She was
old IN by Mr.. Hyers of Pensacola for
S-'fV, who at once put the mate, LANCE
IN charge of her and he will take her to
ner destination n Eurnna VII she will
denver her cargo of timber
Lightning struck Claude Calhoun's house
az Carrabelle Monday afternoon, and Mrs.
calhoun and children had a narrow es-
pipe, breaking the stove. II
then passed into another room,
tearing. a bed TO pieces. Mrs. Calhoun
had taken her child from the bed only
Cured.
Fred Franz, a brickmason, was drown
ca down the bay at Tampa Monday night
lie and a party of friends went down
the bay for a Sunday outing on the
yacnt Roy Becoming becalmed, Franz
went TO sleep on the deck, from which he
rolled into the bay. His friends did not
see him appear on the surface after he
had fallen in. The body has not been re-
covered. 4
During the past week orange groves
ana crops have been sold in Lee county
and r. A. Henderson's option on oFonge
crops for $500 to A. Barnes and a. (
kells of Marion county: r. G. Corbett
S TSa1 his his grove g H. 9. Dunn of Ma
Tor 5000 u
a white convict named Buckhalter. who
was serving a twenty-years sentence.
committed suicide at the High Snrines
washer Monday by cutting his tbros
from ear to ear Some Years since me
. nitdn naa Deen shot in the side. and the
RhsssIclans Were unable to extract the bali.
rev days since the wound began TO he
very PAINFUL Rather than suffer, ne de-
cided to cut his throat. He had onIv =
RocRst-knlte, and dull one. at that lie
1led IN a Few moments. Buckhalter was
from Gadsden county, and had Served
eight years of his sentence
De Land Record. The old Blue Spring
WhafI property Will be sold at sheriff sale
at DeLand on Monday next. II the sale
taxes place 1t ends litigation dating
back ten years, when one Thwing sent 3
IuHber OF. our citizens almost to the moor
Ii'l,.,S IN MS railroad speculation in many
promises while building the Blue Springs
orange city and Atlantic railroad, now
me A: n w branch of the FIagJer svs.
tenn. The parties who built the wharf
nave been trying for years in the courts
to get their money, and the proposed sale
next Monday is to that end
The old market house property, near the
Ioot OF ocean street. was sold under fore.
closure Of mortgage in front of the cour,
house at Jacksonville Mondav The So
was made by p. ]. L'Engle, special mas.
yer IN the suit OF the Penn Mutual Life
INSURANCE ms I,9,9e Company VS.; w. NJ. Ledwitf
OF Florida and the j. r. Tysen Company
Ihe purchaser was j. /. Gaslxins n,
sSt, sta who padd s21.S15 for the property
at the. rule day in June, but the cour,
ordered the sale set aside and anothe,
sale made. At the former sale the nron
erty was sold for $4,000 NY
tackled the people living near siIve,
springs. 10-year-old child of Louis cas-
minski, colored, died in spasms. after oni,
rev hours, illness. the other day, an5
Two other children are sick and not ex
pected TO live. The child that died wa,
apparently well in the morning. and in 7
rev hogrs its mother found II lying on {
bed nude, and complaining of burning mn
she telt OF the child, which was coli
as ice. A dose of calomel was adninIs
tered; but in few minutes the child wa,
a and "a, WIN Spasms. sprang from the be-
around. iu " u
st. Augustine Herald: w. w Dewburs
pas pas re Te6ceived patents from the governmen
Tor 500 acres Of land on Anastasia Island
he located originally 400 acres, but re
reserVatton. Mr.. Dewhurst will event
ually nave more land as the governnev-
refuses to confirm the action Of III,
GAINESVILLE land office in granting home
steaqs on the island, and requires Mr.
Dewhurst to take such lands under hi,
patents. The action of the government IN
Issuing these patents makes it apparen-
that II has rejected all claims of the Eisl
heirs on the island. Within a very shorr
time, Mr.. Dewhurst will place these lands
on the market
Dr.. Joseph Y. Porter arrived at Tam.
pa Monday night from the interior of the
state where he reports everything in q
good condition. The doctor apprehends
no danger, as all sections of the state ars
enjoying good health. DR.. John Guiteras
professor of the University of Pennsvl.
vania, who has a rowing commission as
sanitary inspector of the marine hospita'
service, has been at Tampa for the pasi
month. He has just completed a thor.
ough inspection of Tampa and the state
and has made his report on the condition
of health and sanitation, From whai
could be gathered from him before he lefi
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