The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-04

/ FLORIDA
! The new elevator at Tampa is fast be-
] ing constructed
The business men OF West Palm Beach
/ have organized a board OF trade.
| one OF the farmers around Leesburg
/ has made this year 2o0N bushels or corn.
Paiatka IS trying 20 induce the American
! Tobacco Company 10 build It's new factory
! there.
Last month 1880 were collected in
| fines imposed ia the municipal court at
| Tampa
/ The phosphate men are again experience
ing much trouble in mining rock during
/ the rainy season
AIRS. Eliza Ray OF Chicago has purchased
the property OF Walter Thomas of Nor
walk, ia Putnam county, for $1,000.
a. j.. Bartlcs0n has resigned his posi-
I ton as general manager of the Brown
/ house Of Gainesville which he has held
| for TWO years.
ID is said that the fertilizer companies
/ that lost so heavily 10y the last freeze
viii not advance fertilizers TO farmers
! the coming season.
HinsborOugh county's tax books for
1850 show valua tons Of real estate 10
be s3.syo.sb5; personal Sl,42G,s55; railroad
and telegraph, Ssii,
The recent heavy rains have greatly
damaged the corn and cotton crops around
NeWnansVllle. a number of farmers have
lost quantities Of corn by the overlooking
of creeks.
Grocery Company. has during the last
ten DAYS bought an the wool in West Flor
Ida, he purchased 17sO0 pounds at
from u 10 l1i5 cents per pound.
y. A. Boyd, an Old and highly respected
citizen, died at IalatNa Thursday night.
aged 10 years. He mas lived here for the
past thirty years lie was engaged ia the
lumber and milling business.
The work of tho Bartow Courier-In-
formant in trying o get up a Polk county
lalr u.s. beginning to lie felt and the move
mem IS now under " ay fully. A number
or lne business men consulted as TO the
best plans 10 work upon have decided to
make the shares small in order 10 give all
who may wish to an opportunity to be-
come stockholders.
There was filed in the clerks Office of
the United States court. at Jacksonville
Friday, praecl pc in the case of George
w. TledeInan * Bro. of Georgia VS. T Al
bert Jennings q Bro of Florida The SUIT
is brought to recover $500 damages The
Defendants declaration has not yet been
filed. The summons is re turnable on the
September rule day.
Punta Gorda Herald: r. E. Coffelt of
the Chicago colony-on-the-bay who has
been IN Chicago the past month returned
iiast night ana reports great amount of
interest manifested about Florida in that
city. Thirty-hve families have already
made the first payment on lands and viii
be down by April l. Mr.. Coffelt Is sure of
having at least 100 families located here
within tho next eighteen months or two
years. He viii make another trip 10
Chicago shortly.
Mrs. Lou Vandiver, a widow lady living
near WillLton. died Friday About five
weeks ago Mrs. Vandiver imagined that
some one was trying TO poison her. She
seeneI 70 De sane upon all other subjects
save this one. She would plead with those
about her 70 save her from being moi
soned. Despite the efforts of friends and
relatives she refused 10 eat or drink
anything and took no food or drink dur
ing the five weeks of her suffering ex-
cept what was forced upon her.
A plan is being worl ed by the residents
will be connected with the mainland
The idea is to have a corduroy road lend
ing OF across the country. and use large
lighter as a ferry from the St Augustine
side II is proposed that all who would
be benefited by such a scheme Should
join in Il and do a certain amount of the
terests. IN this way a great piece of
work could be done and the county viii
not be called on to help
Alfredo Duellofeu. who is connected with
the English steamship line between C,uba
and Liverpool, also one Of the largest
suppliers OF live stock To the butchers of
Havana. arrived at Tampa Friday night.
going to Pensacola on business While
there he Will endeavor to arrange for large
shipments OF cattle to Havana, where
more than 300 are consumed a day He has
n powerful tug that foW@d large barges
loaded with cattle from Puerto Principe
district TO Havana. but this trade has
ceased. FLORIDA cattle will be in demand
A row occurred in the southern portion
of Gain esvlle at late hour Thursday
night that may cost a negro his life
Jane Bradley and a negro man from Am
blers log camp at Lacrosse became en-
broiled in a difficulty in James house.
Jane was getting worsbed in the fight. and
her screams brought her brother, Tapp
Bradley, TO the scene. Tapp was forced to
break open the door, and when he had
succeeded in doing SO he met James an
tagonist at the door with an ak in his
hand As Tapp was forcing his should
ers through the door he was struck in
the mead wHh the sharp edge of the AK,
and his skull was laid open. The negro
who did the chopping made good his es-
cape although he was fired upon by some
dangerously injured.