The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-17
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FLORIDA.
The Tampa Bay hotel has over three
hundred guests.
Only fourteen votes were east Thurs
day az the bond election AT Cedar kevs
for 3, 90 60 build a Jail.
Rivers and creeks in Hamilton county
are higher than for years past and several
bridges have been swept away.
There IS considerable excitement on up
Per Sarasota bay caused by the disappear
law.
Many OF the farmers Of Osceola county
viii no longer depend on an orange crop
for an Income and have gone 10 planting
cane.
Irvey Bird OF Winter Park had his
household effects all destroyed by FIRE
goods.
There is movement on foot To induce
the farmers Of Alachua county TO plant
tobacco upon the land prepared and fer
tilted for cabbage.
The Florida Mirror, the oldest paper in
Femandina, and in the seventeenth year
Of its existence, was recently sold 70
Judge Thomas A. Hall, the editor-in-chief.
Work at the government building at
Jacksonville IS going steadily forward,
and it is expected that III viii be compile
ted ana ready for occupancy some time
about the last of May OF the LIST Of June.
W. Y. Knott, assignee of W. C. Viii
kins OF Leesburg who made an assign
meut several months ago. has just made
his report showing the payment of 10
per cent. on the dollar OF undisputed
claims against wilkins.
The directors Of the South Florida Fair
Association at Orlando authorize the
statement that there viii positively be no
postponemeut of The date Of opening,
which is fixed for March -, or abandon
ment of the fair this year.
The petee cottage az Belleview. owned
by DR. Chase of Cambridge, Mass. was
entirely destroyed by fire Thursday af-
ternoon. Loss about $1,000; partly insur-
ed. The origin OF the fire is unknown, but
il was probably accidental
The passage of the bin IN congress-
/ through the efforts Of Senator Pasco and
Congress man Cooper, throwing open TO
entry and settlement the Wort Jupiter res
ervation. means the immediate develop
ment of 12000 acres OF the choicest land in
Dade county.
s.. G. Cureton Of Leesburg, says that he
saved from the freeze, on his truck farm
at Center Hill. 50 acres of Irish potatoes.
by covering the young plants with earth.
He had covered the plants ever since the
last freeze Dec 20 He also saved 10000
tomato plants.
A gigantic land safe has Just been com
peted al Kissimmee by the Disston Land
Company. The purchasers are northern
men of capital. and are expected to arrive
soon TO take charge Of the lands Cattle
raising and general farming is the object
of the company.
The report that the mercantile firm Of J.
w. Hodges & Co. of Citra had made an
assignment turns out to be false. The
sudden disappearance of Mr.. Hodges gave
rise to the error. James Habkirk, the
junior member Of the firm has taken
charge of affairs.
The notorious cattle case" VS. the city
of ClermOnt for impoundine woods cattle.
has been settled by compromise. The
city will pay the costs of the court and
the cattle men will not continue their
suit for damages. This case has been in
the courts for nearly two years.
Memorials have been prepared and are
heipur freely signed qf ST Augustine.
titioning the government to take imme-
diate action and make an appropriation
for the preservation of old Fort Matanzas,
which in its present condition is fast be
ing destroyed by the river which is grad
ually undermining it,
The Bank of Pittman. which was es-
tablished a few months ago by self-styled
capitalists, has suspended and r. c.
Thomas and II. Z. Robinson, managers
of the bank are missing. The bank prop
erty has been attached by the National
Bank of Jacksonville for 1913, and re-
plevin suit instituted by the Mosler Safe
Company for the safe.
The preliminary examination of the
Wthlacoochee river will no doubt result
ia its Improvement by the general gov
ernment. The report of Major Hamburg,
favoring the proposed work, has been APP
proved by Gen. Casey, chief of engineers,
and with the Endorsement of the Secre-
ta-y of War, has been submitted to the
speaker of the House of Representatives.
Thursday at St Joseph's convent, while
Mother Lazarus was in the garden trim
ming a vine with a sharp knife, the in
strument slipped and she cut the end OF
one of her fingers off. The wound bled
freely and DR.. Alexander was hurriedy
summoned and dressed the wound. The
reverend mothers finger viii be some
what defOrmed, but so little that 1t VIII
not Inconvenience her.
Friday morning about o'clock as some
freight cars were being Sloe-traCked at
the freight depot of Orlando of the Sa--
vannah. Florida and Western Railroad
Company, the rails spread and one car
heavily laden with coal, said to be 10000
pounds, jumped the track and had its
trucks buried in the sand. The cause of
the accident was several rotten ties which
allowed the rails to spring and spread.
No serious damage was done.
Pensacola Times: The swamp lands on
the Fscambia river will become the most
valuable and available lands for farming
in the county. All that is required is a
little ditching and leveeing. These lands
are as rich and productive as are those
on the lower Mississippi. Means We're
provided by congress in the swamp land
act of 1850 for their drainage and i'm
provement. but this has been practically
stolen by the railroad corporations, The
land should not pass into the hands of
preserves, etc, to be resold or leased by
them to farmers and settlers.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Windsor, Fla, under date of Feb. Is,
writes: The freezes of this winter have
wrought fearful destruction among the
groves of this section, and the business
interest generally. Parties are already
cutting down many large trees, and the
Indication IS that fully half of the large
trees are killed. Windsor has about 300
inhabitants. three churches, a fine school
and two factories, and has up to the freeze
been among the busiest and most pros
porous places in the state. The factories
have given employment to 100 men the
wear round, but now are only able to sup
ply work TO Is employees, but the owners
are preparing for the production of arti-
cles to be shipped to other states. The
vegetable planters are getting ready for
their third planting this winter. We are
soon to have a tannery.
HAPPINESS AT THEIR FEET.