The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22


free delivery system when the streets
shall be named and the houses properly
numbered. st. Augustine has recently
complied with these conditions, and now
asks for the reward.
George Fox, chief clerk in the land de-
partment of the Plant system, has just
consummated a sale to a party of Michi-
gan people of 1900 acres of cypress timber
lands in the extreme part of South Florida.
The price paid is not known
w. H. Warburton. who was with ellis
& Murray, managers of the hotel Ponce de
Leon, at st. Augustine has rendered his
resignation as room clerk to accept the
office of general passenger agent, vice A.
]. Cole, deceased, of the Clyde Steamship
Company, with headquarters in New
York city.
The fifth annual meeting of the South
Florida conference Of Congregational
churches convened with the church at
Longwood, on Nov. IS. The conference
was called to order by the retiring presi-
dent, w. l. Fletcher, and the following Of
ficers were elected: w. r. O'Neal, presi-
dent Philip Dale, treasurer; DR.. D. E.
Walker, secretary.
The shipment of turtle to the northern
dustry at West Palm Beach. firm Of
lake fish dealers shipped last week TWEEN
ty-four fine turtles to New York Many
persons, including some private parties,
have turtle crawls, and fishermen, when
they go to examine their nets, often find
turtles within reach.
The tobacco business is growing in the
vicinity of Arcadia. AT least one hundred
pert having been employed to manage the
business, at $500 per annum. The i'm
preston prevails that three crops can be
planted and harvested in one year. The
fruit crop is beginning to move and fair
returns have been reported.
A number of groves in Osceola county
are producing oranges this year. and those
who eat oranges soon detect the differ
| ence between the Florida orange and the
| imported ones. Farmers are raising sugar
| cane in greater quantities this year than
| for many years past. Cotton-growing, too,
| for the first time since the orange indus
try came into prominence, is successful
| crop.
The supreme court has rendered an opin-
| ion sustaining the judgment of the circuit
court of Escambia county in the case of
| william Richardson, trustee, VS.. Sulli-
vans executors and the Louisville and
| Nashville Railroad Company, rendered at
in favor Of the defendants the rights of
the plaintiff to the lands sued for in the
Pintado grant being denied.
The machine shops of the Florida South
ern railroad, which have been at Palatka
for many years. are being moved to High
| Springs. Several mechanics have been
| taken away, and cars were being loaded
| Friday with the contents of the store
| room. The machinery will In few days
be out but the paint shop and foundry
will probably not be cleared for some
time. About a hunderd machinists will
be taken from Palatka.
City Marshal j. B. Braswell of Haw-
thorn, called upon U. F. Tillis on Tuesday
for the purpose of collecting license. Mr..
\ Tiliis refused to pay, an alteration en-
/ sued, and the marshal was shot with 49,
1 caliber pistol between the second and third
rib on the left side. The bullet went
straight through. He was also cut about
| the head, but the wounds are not severe.
Mr. Tnlis was injured on the head by
! blows from police club.
jacksonville Times Union: Those whose
patriotism inspires them to wish to serve
Uncle Sam are becoming more and more
numerous The list of those prominently
mentioned for nice jobs up to date is as
follows Collector Of internal revenue for
the state of Florida, John K. Stillman and
| j. c. Greeley of Jacksonville and II. S.
Chubb Of Winter Park. United States
| marshal for the southern district of Flor
ida, Capt. William James, J. f. Barr and
Leroy Moody Of Jacksonville, V. J. Ship
man, Lawtey, and Peter Williams, Key
West. United States district attorney for
the southern district Of Florida, j. n.
Stripping and r. p. Axtell of Jacksonville
! and G. ID. Patterson, Key West United