The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-12
FLORIDA.


Fernandna is agitating the establish
ing there of cotton factory.
Adolph Stecher of Gainesville died
Thursday at the state insane asylum.
Mrs. Thomas f. Halle, of one of the
Oldest Alachua county families, and of
one known throughout Florida, died at
II O'Clock Saturday night at Gainesville.
Samuel c. Cotton, who lived near Or
lando, died some time during sunday
night At 6 o'clock Monday morning Mrs.
Cotton awoke to find her husband a
corpse.
Walter Taylor of Monticello has been
appointed second assistant engineer in
the revenue cutter service and has been
assigned to the CorWlh at Forl TOWN.
send, Wash.
II. I. Watkins, business manager of the
New York Base Ball Club, is in Jackson
vile to make arrangements either there
or elsewhere in Florida for practice
grounds. The club will come down about
March /.
The schooner Enchantress with eleven
tons of iced fish from Grove City for
Tampa broke her rudder in the gulf dur
ing Thursdays norther and went on the
beach near stump Pass, and viii be to-
tai wreck.
The largest number of land patents
ever received at the United States land
office in Gainesville in one day were re-
ceived Tuesday. The number was 147.
They were principally Tor h0meStedQS IN
Western Florida.
There is a movement on foot to discon-
tinue the mining of phosphate rock in the
mines of the Alachua belt for sew
eral months. The plan is for the pur-
pose of reviving prices and meets with
favor by the extensive miners.
The election at Lake City Tuesday upon
the question of an issue OF bonds for
internal improvements resulted in favor
of such action. Though some opposition
appeared the affirmative majority is a
safe one. The amount to be raised is
$4,000 for internal improvements-S30 900
for a school building.
Gainesville Sun: The public generally
may not be apprised of the fact that there
was less property bought in by the state
at the last tax sale than for any previous
sale for twenty years The entire sales
TO the state and to individuals this year
is not so much as what has generally
been heretofore bought in by the state.
This is an excellent showing, and was.
made by Alachua county during one of
the most unfavorable financial years in
the history of the state.
A. c. Brewton of McDavid has ordered
a monument for his wife, who died some
weeks ago. The death of the venerable
woman was the first TO occur in remark
able family. She left eleven children ten
of whom reside in Escambia county: also
ffty-nine grandchildren ten great-grand-
children, three sons-in-law. eight daught-
ers-in-law, two grandsons-in-law and one
great ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS all Of whom
except two in Texas, live within seven
miles of the old homestead.
Newberry Miner: Mrs. c. A. Hodge
missed $3.50 out Of her satchel last SUNDAY
morning and thinking ID had been stolen
became very much alarmed. and fastened
70 town ana engaged the services OF Dep
uty sherim Livingston. Mr.. Livingston
hurried on 10 Lexington to head OF the
party whom she supposed had stolen the
money. but failed 20 md tho man. and On
hls return 10 Mrs Hodges she informed
MN thai ~ had been found. The money
m.4 Dt.h ihhrh our OF the satchel by
hiiie child and BID ga a trunk
Letters patent from The state OF Flor
ina % TIE AnRosiure Placer Mining
company were Hled Tor record in fha
gay Tie mines " the COMPANY arc alt-