The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-23

wing % the party, for the purpose Of re-
storing harmony iH the league
The. populcts OF Baker county viii hold
their primaries on August Is W. NJ Tur-
uer. az 1Iacclenny. IS their candidate for
the Seua-e. and ]. d. Driggerz, Of Sander
son, for sheriff
The Pensacola board OF health Saturday
reported new case Of smallpox in that
city. The patient is a boy % years Of age
aud the authorities are puzzled 20 know
how Boz contracted the disease. The family
has been Isolated
Dr. J. n. ID. Cloud OF Newnansvire has
been appointed health Inspector for the
east coast Of Florida. This is a govern
ment position, and was awarded 10 Dr.
Cloud over many other applicants. The
salary is 5000 per year.
The FIRST Niagara grapes Of the season
have appeared in market at Jacksonville.
They came from Grand Island. Accord
Ing TO reports the crops Of grapes
throughout the state viii be good, and in
some places. as MOultrie. very good
About 10000 pounds VIII probably be ship
ped from the latter place.
The republicans Of DeLand held a pri-
mary Saturday to select delegates 10 the
county convention, which Will meet in De-
Land on the 25th. This county convention
will select delegates 10 the state and con-
gTessioual conventions. The following del
egates were chosen without opposition: j.
+. Bigelow, J. F. Allen. J. W. Price, II.
w. Kicker, ]. W. Petty. 5. b. Hammond,
A. T.. Gleason, J. T. Clake j. A. Hudson,
J. II. Smith, William King, r. H. Mack,
H. T.. Dixon.
Deputy United States Marshal Adams
brought to Apalachicola Saturday a color
ed boy from lola charged with breaking
and entering the posto1fIlce there and steal
Creals and he IL only is years old. The
prisoner was aTaigned before Commits
siOner Sheppard, and went into hear
ing at once. He pleaded rot guilty. The
evidence was strong against the boy, and
In default Of giving bond for SEQ he was
sent 10 jail. The amount stolen from the
postoftlce was $50.
The republican convention of Clay coun-
~ Will meet at the court house on satur-
day next to select delegates TO the state
convention; also a fun ticket for county
offices. The poBulists hold their cOnven-
ton at Middleburg July 1. The democrat
ic senatorial convention will be held at
Highland to-day. Delegates from Baker
county will be in attendance. and Clay
county will have forty-eight delegates
The West Florida Baptist Union, com
posed of delegates from al the white Bap-
list churches IN West Florida, VIII meet
IN the Baptist church at Chipley on the
second Sunday in July.
The collector of internal revenue for the
district of Florida has given out the Off
cial figures Of the amount of tobacco used
and the total output of cigars and cigar
cites for the district during the year end
ing Dec 81, 1895. The report shows that
j6l,411 pounds of stemmed tobacco and p
$40, $40 pounds of unstemmed tobacco was
manufactured into cigars. The total cigar
output for the year was l6l .084, 1871 The to-
baccO manufactured into cigarettes
amounted to 2S33la pounds. and from this
99i, $40 cigarettes were manufactured The
amount Of tobacco manufactured into ci-
CARS during the year of 1894. was b13 06l
pounds stemmed, and 2.211.709 of unstem-
med. The cigar output for the year was
47S02. 500 The amount of tobacco manu-
featured into cigarettes was, stemmed, %
pounds; unetemmed. 1906 pounds and the
number of cigarettes manufactured was
1881, 395 Compared with the year 1894, the
report shows ar increase Of 1880 pounds
Of stemmed tobacco and 158,Sl1 pounds Of
unstemmed manufactured into cigars. The
Increase in the cigar output amounted to
1921 ,2S2 cigars. The cigarette output
shows a decrease of 942,S75 cigarettes and
d decrease Of 3S7I5 pounds Of tobacco used
in cigarette manufacture.