The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-03

aground In the mouth Of the Manatee
river Friday, was fioated Saturday at hlgh
tide. 1t received no injuries.
Owing to the bad weather. there were
only about seventy-hve people in attend
ance upon the closing rally of the gold
democrats at the opera house at Jackson
vile Saturday night
The Palatka fire department Is about to
be disbanded on account of the citizens
not contributing toward the expenses OF
the running team to Fernandina on the
18th to attend the annual meeting OF the
State Firemen's Association.
The Punta Gorda Herald urges the
claims of grape fruit as a profitable crop,
and adds: ~ M Morgan expects to real
lie this year from thirty grape fruit trees
$1,000. He has refused $3.50 for the crop.
Grape fruit sold in Punta Gorda last year
for $50 per hundred"
Robert Bidwen of Orlando has sold from
his trees about forty quarts of camphor-
tree seed. The seeds are in demand
among nurserymen and others, who see
something in the future of camphor Gull
ture in Florida. Under favorable condi-
lions the seeds terminate readily, and
the trees grow rapidly.
The teachers in the schools of Hills
borough county have organized an asso-
citation. Prof George T. Dickie is the
president, Mrs. NJ. j. Fowler vice presi-
dent, Profs. w. c. Baugh, Henry Ed
wards and John T. Lowe executive conn
mitee; Miss Maggie Mckay, secretary;
Prof. G. L Morris, treasurer.
A. c. Goggin, colored teacher, who is
prominent in Hillsborough county, and
who has a large school at st. Peters,
burg, has been suspended, charged with
forgery. He is said to have forged the
name of Supt. Buccholtz to some orders
that have been cashed, and pending an
investigation he has been suspended.
About twenty-five travelling men gath
cred at the parlors Of the Duval hotel at
Jacksonville Saturday and perfected the
temporary organization of what is to be
known as the Travellers Protective As
ISOLATION OF Florida, with the following
officers: Temporary chairman, Maj. John
p. Lovett; secretary, jules SalomonI
treasurer, p. H. Bell.
The tobacco growers in Pasco county
are refusing the prices offered to them
by buyers, believing that their product
will bring higher rates. One grower has
sold a part OF his crop from one acre for
$500, and thinks that the remainder will
bring more. The proceeds Of his sale COW
cred the cost OF making his entire crop,
and left profit OF $40.
A number of bets have been made in
Jacksonville on the election, most Of the
wagers being of hats and suits of clothes.
The money bets ten days ago were at
odds OF 8 to 1, Mckinley being the IA
vorite. During the last few days, how
ever, the odds have declined, "a to be-
ing the best offer made Probably the
most unique wager is that made by a
well-known deputy sheriff, who had
agreed in the event OF Bryans defeat, to
wear a white apron and wait on the ta-
bic in a restaurant on Bay street for a
whole day.
The petition of the Jacksonville Street
Railroad Company for reduction OF as
sessment was granted In part by the city
council Of Jacksonville Saturday The
personal property assessment of the COM
pany was reduced from $4,000 to $4,000,
and the assessment on the electric plant
was reduced from $50 900 to $4,000 This
still leaves the assessment Of the COM
pany at $4,000, outside of the real estate
on which its building stands, which be-
longs to the Plant Investment Company
and is assessed at $4,000, making the to-
tai assessment $92, 900.
2. c. Harrington was at Miami from.
Cocoanut Grove a day or two ago. He
left Saturday for brief stay in Key
West. He states that his fine residence
at Cocoanut Grove will be finished by Dc
cember. He contemplates building later
another fine stone residence adjoining his
present place. He will remain until spring,
when he will go to Jamaica to carry out
his ideas of locating colonies there. Mr.
Harrington says that the outlook for a
line OF steamers from Florida to Kings
ton this winter or next is very good He
further says that Mr.. Plant offered a large
price for a hotel site in Jamaica, but
that the offer was refused by the English
government.
The Titusville Advocate furnishes in.
teresting information concerning tn,
progress of operations for the reclama
ton of large tract of land in Brevart
county. railroad to connect the trac
with the East Coast Line is being con
strueted. Referring to the drainage, tn,
advocate Ssays: County Surveyor ]. o
Fries Is busy surveying and stalking ON
the routes for the canals that are 10 drai,
1he vast body OF $4,000 acres OF mucI
ana otner land owned by Mr. Russell
Apparently year win be required I,
complete this great and expensive work
ne land VIII eventually be divided int,
some or the finest farms In the state III,
uepth OF muck is from about three fee
nihe ieet. The land will be adapte,
Tor the cultivation OF sugar. rice. fohacco
"ilu All KINDS Of vegetables"
John Roberts was killed by his brother
Nathan Roberts. at the home OF The Il,
yer, near Hague. Saturday night abo,,, !,
O'Clock. John Roberts ATTEMPTED an -
s . on ehe wife Of Nathan Roberts %s
ana man o isooerss had been to Hague to mil,
ing. re rushed into the house s,S lam IAN
shs ene tacts secured his double-ba rr ,'i n
snotguh and ran out OF the bo,se re f,,
Ssner brother, Enoch, appeared on ~ ~
nttemntea ~ s saIns time. and as Nathai
"p''0 70 hre his first barrel, I1noeke