The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-10

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I ruary was not as large as the month pre-
ceding but, everything considered, was
I very good. Homestead entries for the
month, p. embracing l15-3-al acres, maj
] homestead entries, 80 embracing $500
acres; excess cash entries, 81, emoracl 3
$3.50 acres. There were no school or rail-
road lists filed during the month
Lake city offers. through lts board OF
trade. ten years exemption from taxa
ton and free building sites for laundry
soap mandatory, for cigar factory, 20
work not less than ten skillet WOrkmen
for factory for the manufacture of tubs.
pals, buckets, etc. for O. furniture FAC
tory. for the manufacture OF bed steads,
tables, chairs, stands, safes, cabinet ar
ucles, etc for sash, door and blind FAC
tory.
John l.. Sullivan's two trunks. attached
on claim Of Viola Armstrong. member
Of the busted True American" COM
pany, for back salary. are still in the
sherihs office at Jacksonville. Deputy
Mcmillan says the trunks viii be sOll
whenever the lawyer for the plalnilt
orders the sale 10 take place Inc ar u
Giles In the trunks are Of little value IL
Is doubtful III they will sell for enough
to pay the lawyers fee.
Harry Tench Of Gainesville has sword
which was carried by his maternal grand
father. Gen. Elijah Dawkius, in the war
Of 1872 II is a curiosity. AS Gen. DaWklus
was feet inches in his stockings. the
length Of the blade does not seem very
wonderful. being thirty-siN inches from
hilt to point. lnlaid with gold on the
blade are the words. "Honneur et Patrie.
The handle Us OF mother OF pearl ana NIT
and scabbard are plated with gold.
Celestino Garcia has arrived az Tampa
from Havana He is large owner IN
and and represents all the owners OF
the Spanish smaCks seized last summer
By the cutter McLane, and detained m
that harb0r nearly two months. He
comes to institute proper process TO re-
cover from the United States the dam
age sustained by the owners Of the smaks
by reason of their seizure and detention,
which has been declared illegal by the
United States court Of appeals
a few days ago Rev. John G. Law pre-
scented the Ocala library with curious
piece Of literary work It is Autograph
copy Of the first edition OF the Prison
Times a written newspaper published by
confederate prisoners at Fort Delaware
in April, 1865 The following paragraph
appears In II Trusting that the difh-
culties of conducting an enterprise of this
kind under the circumstances are duly
appreciated. we send forth this, onr first
number, hoping that ere we can have
time to issue many numbers our Prison
Times will be discontinued forever, and
our patrons and ourselves be far away in
our loved Sunny South
At recent meeting Of the Ponce De
Leon Wine Company at ST. Augustine, the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year; II. Dub0ise OF Tallahassee,
president; W. p. Locke Of Waterville, n.
Y, vice president; w. A. Lawrence Of
WaterVille, n. Y, secretary John S. Cap
shown at the meeting that the prospects
are very encouraging. The company has
on hand 1000 gallons of wine, made last
year. which will be ready for market next
December. The company expects to make
1000 gallons this spring, and Will 80 on
Increasing from year TO year. The raising
of grapes and making of wine promises
70 be a paying business in st. Johns
county hereafter.
According to the report Of the control
Ter for 1891 the assessed value of rail-
ways and rolling stock in Brevard coun-
" for 1894 was S4866ll, while the assessed
value Of all the personal property or
private individuals in the county for 1894
was only $3.50 1876. The assessed value Of
an railways and rolling stock in the state
Tor 1884 was Sl766S,275, while the assessed
value Of all the personal property of pri-
vate ividuals in the state was only
SlG4e4,s69 The explanation Of this is that
the controller, in obedience to law, as
sesses the railroads at their fun cash
Value-S6OOO or 5000 per mile-while the
various county assessors assess private
individuals for their personal property at
from one-third to one-tenth its value.
A general impression apparently pre-
walls throughout the state that all the
vegetables being grown for northern mar
ketS are much later than they were last
year, as one of the results Of the cold
This impression, as far as Alachua is
concerned, Is erroneous In the extreme,
as all the vegetables In that vicinity are
IN advance of what they were al this date
last year. one of the greatest crops will
be Cucumbers, which will be ready for
shipment in a few days The acreage is
large. Another heavy crop viii be basket
melons. Squash, both Boston and patty
pan varieties, are extensively cultivated
TINS season. Other crops of minor impor-
lance are elephants, beans, peas and to-
matoes. strawberry fields are now COW
cred with blooms, and present an at
tractve sight There is much green fruit
which VIII be fully matured In the course
Of few days with fair weather.
The excitement over the revolution in
cuba is still intense among the Cubans
at Key West Owing to the absence of
the revenue cutter McLane, which only
visits Key West on payday, the Spanish
government ordered to Key West the
armored cruiser lnfanta Isabel The In
fanta Isabel was one of the Spanish mem
of-war which took part in the Columbian
ceremonies at New York and conveyed the
caravels to this country. The fnfanta
Isabel is about the size of the United
states cruiser Concord, and is euuipped
with all the modern implements Of
warfare. She has two torpedo spars, and
IN action would prove a formidable an
tagonist. The presence of this warship
mas been taken advantage of by citizens
or Key West to show the cordial feel
ing existing between Spain and the Uni
ted States by several entertainments
given IN honor of these representatives
Of the Spanish government. on Saturday
night Senator Browne entertained Can't
francisco Duenas and several of the ofIi-
GERS of the ship at a dinner party The
guests invited to meet the Spanish OFF,
GERS We're Hon. Pedro Soils, Spanish CON
sui; Maj. John r. MyriclI, u. s. A.: Com
mander J. x Winn. U. S. N; Paymaster
Henry l.. Machette. L. S. N. Dr. j. r..
kean, U. $. A.. and Nat r. Winship of
Macon, Ga. Thursday night the Spanish
consul gave dinner in honor of the
Spanish officers, and invited the follow
ing gentlemen to meet them; Maj. John
X Myrick, y. S. A. Commander j. X.
VIM, U. 5. N; Paymaster Machette.
u. 5. N; Senator Jefferson b. Browne.
Hon, George w. Allen, DR.. Young NJ II
S; Mr.. Winship, and DR.. J. r. deArmona,
The Infanta Isabel will remain at Key
West some days longer. The revenue cut
ter Forward, from Mobile, has been or
dered to Key West to remain until all
danger of hibustering expeditions from
that port is over
"WhRt Strengthens Usg'
What strengthens us to bear the woe.
Ihe cares, the ills. that chequer earth?