The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-05
FLORIDA

FLORIDA.
Rev. J. S. Geiger died at Geneva Sunday
night.
Men and women 90 duck shooting moon
light nights on Indian river
Prospects are favorable for the estab-
lIshment of a paper mill at Tampa.
G.. d. Powell of Tampa. is in trouble for
forging the name of his wife to land deeds.
A move is on foot to revive the tele-
phone scheme between st. Andrews and
Chpley.
Next Saturday the farmers of Pasco
county meet at 'Dade City to discuss cot
ton planting.
Burglars raided Mode Bros store at
Fernandina Sunday night, securing 500
worth Of plumber.
Last month 4,Oi5.164 feet of lumber were
shipped from Fernandina. December, p,
592, GO feet were shipped.
Thursday William willett caught a gar
fish in Lake Maitland hfty-two inches in
length and weighing twenty pounds.
In Leon county the county commission
ers have ordered jurors and witnesses in
justices courts paid off in county scrip.
It is claimed that set of loafing negroes
exists in Marion county. who make it
business to swear falsely against innocent
persons.
Jupiter Inlet is now practically closed
and the rivers in that section are said to
be rapidly becoming fresh. so that the oys-
tiers are being killed.
But few wild ducks have been killed
since Christmas in Alachua county, not
withstanding that thousands of them are
to be found They are wilder this year
than ever before.
Phil Y. Jennings was thrown from his
buggy at Welaka Monday, breaking his
leg. Mr.. Jennings had just recovered
from the measles, and il is feared the ac-
cident will prove serious.
J. A. Chapman and ]. A. Smith of Jack
sonville have buried the hatchet and
now they are friends. Smith had Chap
man arrested on a charge of abducting
his step-daughter for immoral purposes.
Madison is experiencing the greatest re-
vival in religion that has ever been rails
ed in her history. Two travellers raised
tent there three weeks ago and opened up
religious meetings and many have been
converted.
The ladies' dormitory at DeFuniak
Springs has been completed at cost of
$3.50. and the dormitory for colored pu-
pills at the Deaf and Blind Institute at st.
Augustine has also been completed at a
cost of 5000. Both of these improvements
were provided for by the last legislature.
A new trial was granted by Judge Locke
of the United States court at Jackson
vile Monday morning in the case of Mary
J, Bennett VS.. John t. Walker unless the
| plaintiff RENTS all except $500 and costs
| of the verdict rendered. The case was a
suit for damages for SANDER and the
plaintiff was awarded damages in the
| sum of $4,000 last week.
|
which, has organized in that city and in
| corporated under the laws Of the state of
| Florida in December last has been dis
| solved and viii discontinue business. The
| company was made up of the firm of Gran
/ ford Henderson & Co, large naval stores
| dealers at Savannah, also being a large
! business at Valdosta, and Baker & Holmes
| of Jacksonville.
Saturday, while getting out timber for
| piling near Port Henry Andrew Higgin-
botham and Chris Higginbotham got into
| an alteration which came near resulting
| relied shot gun, and clubbing it, struck
| Andrew a blow that cut a cash some
four or five inches in length, running
| back over the left eye. A warrant is out
for the arrest of Chris, who has not
been seen since the affair.
Ten men of Mascotte have formed an
association with N NJ. Murdoch, general
tie contractor, to procure 10000 ties on
| Crescent Island near Crescent City ana
| Palatka. p. S. Sheffield was sent to
| sters for the work Eight double teams
| have started for the island with some col
| ored help and 125 more hands have been
| engaged along the road. They will erect
| houses and tents of their own, and start
town. Their families will follow them.
Titusville Star: All the orange growers
in this vicinity feel very much pleased at
the way their orange trees have come out.
The trees are in a dormant state just at
| present, and 1t is best that they should re-
main so until the time for extreme cold
weather has passed. But it is safe to say
that if no injurious cold comes during
| February the trees will put on a tremen-
| dous growth the coming spring and sum-
mer, and many of them will be bearing a
fair crop of oranges another season, while
quite number will have a little fruit this
| season
Efforts are being made to get up a ma
tional rowing regatta at Tampa Jake
Gaudaur, the present champion of Amer
lea. will attend, and the Richard X. Fox
$1,000 championship challenge cup will be
| the chief prize. The other prizes have
been estimated upon as follows: single
scull championship: First prize. 5000 in
cash and the championship challenge cup;
second prize, $500; third prize, $500. Double
scull championship: First prize, $3.50; sec
ond prize, $3.50. Consolation race, single
scull. for defeated oarsmen: First prize,
$500; second prize, $l75; third prize, $50.
Half-mile dash, double scull: First prize,
SIS; second prize, SIS. Quarter-mile dash,
single scull (Rowed as fast as a horse
can rum: First prize, SIS; second prize,
$25. This programme would bring from
six to eight of the best oarsmen in the
business, including such flyers as Gau-
daur. the present champion; Teemer, the
ex-champion; Rodgers, the Saratoga
''Phenom;" Durham, Rice, and entries
from the ranks of such scullers as Fitz-
patrick, Parker c.. Gaudaur, Ten Eyck,
King and others. Miss Mosentheim, the
female champion, is likely to be in at
| tendance also.
-Mnnir Rev the new ,r,,rlrish nr,hns-