The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-02
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Circuit court is in session at Juno, Dade
county.
Palatka. for the first time, was Monday
night lighted by electricity.
Excellent lettuce is being shipped from
Gainesville in car load lots.
The Kennedy store house reported burn
ed at Matanzas was insured for $3.50.
William Annanias, a negro. fell dead at
Pensacola Monday night. Heart disease
was the cause.
The phosphate shipments from Fernan-
dina feS the month of April are the heav-
lest on record, being nearly thirty thou
sand tons.
The negro Nelson, who had his jugular
vein cut some time since in the mill Of
Franklin & Co, at Carrabelle, Is up walk
ing around and bids fair to get we'll
A snake was found near Tarpon Springs
last week which was about a foot in length
and the tail is solid bone. The reptile
seems to be harmless and makes no at
tempt to strike at anything.
T. j. Caruthers is having plans drawn
by McGeckin & Jay for a very handsome
two-story residence on the Heights. at
Tampa. 1t will have all modern conVen-
fences, and will cost about $500.
Capt. w. NJ. Davidson, general passen-
ger agent Of the Plant system at Jackson
vile, and his force of clerks have moved
from the Taylor building to the ground
floor of the Astcr building, at the corner
OF BAY ana hogan.
l.. o. Garrett, formerly a resident Of Or
lando but nov of Boston, writes to the
Reporter suggesting the organization of a
naval militia for Florida. He was former
ly a naval officer and naturally takes an
interest in such matters.
THE Key" to the phosphate deposits
in fernando county consisting of twenty
acres. the property of John j. Hale and
Thomas ]. Cook, has just been leased to
William A. Fulton of fernando county,
and Henry A Alfred n Marion county
for a royalty of 81 per ton.
The election at Tampa Tuesday for a
temporary loan for the construction of a
substantial steel bridge across the Hills
boro river at the foot of Lafayette street.
resulted in the voters indorsing a loan for
the construction of the bridge. Only real
estate owners will be permitted to vote.
Last Tuesday the steamer from Tampa
man stated in St. Augustine Saturday
while on the road eight miles from that
place, Friday that during heavy rain
larges number of fish dropped from the
clouds. He picked up a wagon load of
trout, mullet and Dream.
Tallahassee is not only a good place at
which to live, but cheap place. Sweet
milk is sold, delivered, a cents per quart
or 20 cents per gallon, and buttermilk at 8
cents per quart. The milch cows are pas
tured on rye fields in winter, oat pastures
in spring, and corn in summer and are
carefully stalled each to itself.
The First National Bank ot Orlando
paid off Wednesday the deposit certificates
which really fall due on May IS. This
will turn loose some twelve or fifteen
thousand dollars, which will come in very
handy to meet first of the month bills
The anticipation of this liability by twent-
ty-five days is calculated to inspire the
public with confidence in the bank
After a committee Of seven members
of the board of trade of Jacksonville had
spent the better part of an afternoon and
night discussing the Hartridge city cleo
ton bill. and the members of the board
themselves had waXed as warm over the
discussion for several hours more, it was
finally decided by vote of 40 to Il, ma
jority of two, that the board was not in
favor in making any change in the pres
ent election law of the city.
T. ]. Gettis, while temporarily insane.
committed suicide by drowning himself
in Stage pond, near BrooksYille. He was
staying a Mr. Stanley's and all the family
were away from home during the after
noon. When they returned Mr.. Gettis
was missed, but no one had seen anything
of him. Finally a little girl made the re-
into the pond and had not seen him come
out again. On investigation the body of
the man was found in the pond. The
water, 1t is said, was not over his head
and there was nothing tied to him to
hold him down. so it vas clearly a case
The consolidated phosphate companies
are now building road from Arcadia
via Nocatee Fort Ogden, to Liverpool
1t is thought that other companies will
Join and run the road to Boce Grande and
also north to make through connections
Should this be a part then the truckers of
DeSoto county can compete with other
points in shipping. AS the rates are now
they are prohibitory after the
first of the season. There is
a large area planted in tomatoes
melons, cucumbers, canteloupes, egg
plants, etc. Splendid rains are falling and
some orange trees are blooming but the
effects of the freeze will be felt for several
years
Oclla Morning News: Capt Welsh is
the possessor of a copy of the constitu-
ton of Masonry, by James Anderson, ESQ.
authorized by his grace the Duke of Mon
tague, 1928. and adopted in grand lodge
Great Britain, April 6, 1888, the MARQUIS
OF Carnervan being the grand master The
work takes up Masonry at creation, and
Is IN addition an invaluable
the least interesting features of the book
are its curious old type and complex con-
struction of matter. This is believed to
nent any one knowing of another either
in America or Europe, the captain would
be glad to hear from them.
W. j. Florence was arrested at DeI,and
Monday night by Acting Sheriff John
Frohawk, and is now. in jail on a charge
of bigamy. Florence came to DeIafd
during the early part of last winter and
at once became very attentive to the
young ladies of the town. or at least some
of them. He finally captured the heart of
an attractive young lady named Simonds
also newcomer. The mother of the qiri
whom he married short time ago com