The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-14
Florida

FLORIDA
John f. Dial of Haines City has secured
a patent on a mustache guard.
A Dostofice has been established at
Boynton. w. NJ. Cox is postmaster.
Clay county's delegates to the demo-
cratic state convention, viii vote for
BloNham for governor.
A melon grower in Lee county has closed
a sale Of fifty cars of melons, delivered
on track at Leesburg. at $50 per carload
the transaction netting him the round
sum of $500.
w. A. Brawner Of Maitland was found
not guilty in the United States court at
Jacksonville Friday on the charge Of
using the mails for sending indecent and
unavailable postal matter.
The home of r. 8. Rowland at Orlando
was burned Friday morning about
o'clock. The fire originated in the kitchen
A portion of the furniture was saved. Mr.
Rowland was carrying insurance to the
amount of $3.50 on the house and furni-
ture.
man by the name of Lewis. living six
miles south of Seffner. called to his wife
a few mornings ago, but, getting no reply,
he went to her bed and found her dead be-
tween her twin babies, weeks old. She
was up two hours previously feeding them.
Heart trouble was the cause.
The judgment of the United States court
in the case of Achieson VS.. the steamship
Alamo, for salvage. which was tried in
the April term of the court at Key West,
and which was appealed to the circuit
court of appeals at New Orleans, has been
confirmed by that court. The judgment
was for $4,000.
Watermelons are being shipped in large
quantities. Ten carloads a day on an av-
ida Central and Peninsular or Plant sys-
tenn. The melons are not very large this
year. but the size is very desirable for the
trade The growers net about $l75 per car,
which is considered a good price.
The Ferdinand Hirsch Cigar Company
of Key West is beginning to receive the
tobacco recently purchased in Havana.
The import duty on last week s shipment
to the companys factory was about &c.
COO This is only an lnstallment Of $50 900
worth. Key West manufacturers are well
supplied with the leaf, and are receiving
large orders.
Mayor Laud-Brown has made an offer
to the negroes of Green Cove Springs to
contribute 100 standard books per annum
for the next fve years if they will main,
tain a library, with good responsible
committee in charge. The colored people
are very enthusiastic over the mayors
offer, and regard it as very opportune.
following as it does the Peabody Normal
School.
The democratic convention of fernando
county, was held at Brooksville Thurs
day. A free silver platform was adopted
by the convention, and all delegates were
instructed not to support any man who
would not abide by that platform. Hon. T.
NJ Shackleford of Tampa, was unani-
mously indorsed for the supreme bench.
The executive committee has appointed
the 9th inst for the time of holding the
primary for county officers. F. B. COogler
is announced as q candidate for the legis-
ldture.
The matter of the appointment of the
republican congressional campaign COM
mittee for the Second congressional dis
trict having been left to the nominee for
congress, H. G. Garrett of Jacksonville,
he has announced the appointment of the
following committee: Z. p. Axtell, Duval;
ray Duval; Charles s. Partridge, Or
ange; E. G. Sammas. Duval; Fl. L. Ander-
son, Marion; William H. Brown, DuVal;
S. H. Coleman, Alachua, and j. D. Joyce,
st. Johns.
At the democratic primary, held at Key
West Thursday, heavy vote was polled.
The count was finished Friday afternoon
w Hunt Harris, an anti-Call man, and
Willis V. Bethel a pronounced Call man,
were nominated for the legislature: c. F.
Kemp, for superintendent of public IN
struction; Theodore Sweeting. tax asses
sor; George Watson, tax collector; Frank
Knight, sheriff; G. W. Reynolds, clerk
of the circuit court; Jerry Warren and Ar
thur Lowe, justices of the peace. Several
changes were made in the county execu-
tive committee.
The shipping season is coming to an
end at Seffner. The strawberry crop has
been the greatest of any year at this place,
and the prices received for fruit have been
very satisfactory The net returns: Mango
g $50; Seffner, $1,000; Dover, $1,000: sgd
new. 5000; Brandon, 5000; a total of 500
GOO for this vicinity for strawberries only.
Perhaps 1000 might be added for fruit
sold in Tampa by the growers from their
wagons. Some other crops will be short
on account of the drought. Melons have
nearly all been shipped. The eggplant acre
age will be large.
Key West reports that the sponge fleet
is beginning to arrive, and the catch is
considered excellent The quality Of
snonge is said to be better than that of
any catch for the past ten or utteen years
Tba sponges have been mainly in a part
If the Gulf that has been quite muddy
for several years during the regular sea
SON. This season the waters were clear
and a rich harvest was cleaned. The fleet
is large. and about a dozen vessels have
arrived. realizing for their catch about
s25 900. The entire feet is composed Of
about sixty-six vessels from Key West.
and the total spring catch will be worth
more than 100000. The vessels that are
now in port are being hastily prepared