The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-29
FIlORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The city council of Lake City has or
dered an election Dec. 10 to decide the
question of issuing bonds for public i'm
provements. There appears to be no
doubt that the vote viii be favorable.
D. r. Crum of Plant City has finished
taking the census of Wildwood The
enumeration shows 1S9 whites and 81 ne
groes, a total of $50. There are sixty-four
over d years of age Three deaths have
occurred since July 1.
Rev. S. b. Carson of Arcadia has sold
his home place on Joshua creek to VIII
liam l.. and David H. Scott, the consid-
Grafton being $1,000, and has purchased
from r.. King the Arcadia property now
occupied by T. b. King. The considera-
ton for this property is $1,000.
While Messrs. Leak, Borland, Kells and
Barnes were on their way to Fort Myers
from Orange creek Wednesday, Mr.. Leak
was holding his gun when, through some
unaccountable means. il was discharged,
the entire load of shot passing through
the fieshy part of the left forearm.
The reports of the Florida national
banks show the loans and discounts to
be $3,727. 4G3, and the deposits 1880 1884,
Three months ago the loans and discounts
were S3,SS6, S1S and one year ago they
were S4,S 32, l65. The deposits three months
ago were 4,47S6OS, and one year ago were
The farmers OF Columbia county had
most propitious season for harvesting
their crops, no rain having fallen for some
tlue: ne qudllly OF the cotton IS eX-
ceedingly bright and clean. Between
$4,000 and $4,000 worth of the staple has
been sold to the local buyers at Lake
City since the opening Of the season.
The schooner Lilly White, plying be-
tween Key West and Punta Rassa. is
missing. She sailed from Punta Rassa
Wednesday, Oct 1G. and should have ar
rived at Key West last Monday, but she
has not shown up as yet. 1t is thought
that she was driven from her course by
the late blow or else was wrecked. This
is the same schooner that was blown to
St. Augustine during the storm in Sep
TENDER, 1894.
Ernest Jones. the 4-year-old son of
Robert II. Jones Of Cocoa, Is critically ILL.,
the effect of a draught of kerosene two
days ago. The child put his mouth to the
kerosene can faucet, and. letting the oil
run as long as 1t would, drank at leas a
teacupful. In two hours he had vomited
that much oil, but the gas IS still in his
lining of the stomach and intestines is
blistered. Recovery is possible, though
his condition is now serious.
An order was received at jacksonville
Saturday from Judge Locke of the United
States court and filed in the clerks office
in the case of Errngton, ct al, vs. the
First National Bank OF Orlando, ct al The
order is to the effect that the court de-
crees that the complainant have leave TO
amend the prayer Of his Dill as TO setting
aside the consolidation and the appoint
ment Of receiver 50 that the prayer
shall, in lieu thereof, pray that IL be de-
creed that the assets transferred by the
Citizens National Bank be held in trusr
plaintiffs share, to be ascertained. and
upon said amendment being made the de-
murrer be overruled, otherwise the de-
murrer be sustained. The defendants are
to have until the December rule day to
plead or answer. The order was made by
Judge Locke, in open court, at Tampa.