The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-10
FLORIDA.

AN. Shepard, who lives one mile south
Of Jasper, killed a moccasin snake few
DAYS ago which measured 4 feet long. The
snake was accompanied by sixty OF her
young ones, which were also despatched.
The Osceola Gazette says: "W. B.
Makinson informs us that he has shipped
away from this point over 5000 alligator
hides since the first day of May. This
looks as though it won't be long before
the alligators will be all killed out of
this county"
A. G. Branham is at work at Orlando
with force of men and teams blowing
and preparing 100 acres Of land to plant
canaigre for r. ]. Kerr of Texas. Mr..
Kerr is the one for whom about fifty
acres were planted in this root in jan
uary last The result was so satisfactory
that he has decided to plant on much
larger scale.
The primary election for the democratic
nomination in DeSoto will take place
July IS. The candidates are: For clerk,
B l.. Blackburn, j. H. Afford, G. M.
Smith, D. D. Mahon; for assessor, w. w.
Bateman, n. c. Larsen; for treasurer,
J. n Parker; for collector, n. NJ Sauls;
for school superintendent, f. M. Dur
rance, NJ S. Giddens; for sheriff, A. L.
Pierce, D. w. Brown. D. Sharp; for rep
resentative, r. c. Hendry, S. T. Fletcher,
N. L. Williams, Albert w. Gilchrist.
notably fourishing tree, which is the
special pride of Maj. Adams, says the
Nanatee River Journal, is the Carob tree,
countless the only bearing specimen of
lis kind in this section, yet among the
4 most valuable trees in other countries of
similar climate. 1t is evergreen, the great
Fost did not injure it and single trees
nave produced 800 to 900 pounds of pods,
an invaluable food for horses, cattle and
nogs. They are, in fact, now exported TO
England in large quantities and known as
locust beans.
meeting of the Brevard county DEM
oeratic committee was held at Titusville
tuesday. 1t was decided that only white
democrats and such white republicans as
ueslre to become democrats and will
pedge themselves to support the demo-
Iduc ticket in the ensuing campaign
sHai be allowed to vote in the primaries
~ assessment of IS each was levied
asalhst the candidates for campaign pur-
poses, and only those who pay their as
seSsment will be allowed to have their
names on the ticket or to be voted for.
The Tropical Sun says that the Florida
Medical Company has been formed nv
several business and professional men in
list Pain Beach, its purpose being to
--ilize the medicinal plants. A good on
ing mas existed for such an organize
o-- III HfdIiy years. Medicinal p1autc
sowing wild in Florida are nun5eTo,ts
e1a valuable. among others the nonn1,
s s.oes lohelia, pitcher plant palmetto gi1,'
ssy camphor jessamine root. wild 6aX
5 sagI' nenbane, catnip, sassafras ana
,'oI semlnt. Any or all of these misbt he
'''"laply manufactured.
An effective method of disposing Of
pershable crops has been Introduces ~,
ne South Florida Niagra Crane 60.
tfaHy OF Jacksonville. The com3s,,' ~ ilL-
lady shipped eighty tons of IL sy liaS
1@ju OF white grapes to the nortS,.t.I
a r,' hels' out the grapes of that raailil
Tbar HHW onered in competition Re7bon
NJ M iose the crop the COMPANY bae ~ ,,si
i Ia s eT representatives in different oiting
f9o sen the grapes at retail. one &c YES ,ss
ne uIes IS daily shipments. The oro rie
Inc pIekea' packed, and shipped 60 g. -
enough are kept on hand to All 10y LAY
me steamer City of Key IVES, ., ~
Wy s W, est and Maimi Steamship Comnanv
60 a. -. Aoeled at Key West wednesda,, 80,
. 49, no - bond was Immediately furpis,,r,s =
sfssr non Bank, and it was relaasa6 ,, py
nipbt lier arrived at Ma:mi Tedrc--55. me
ms ana II viii continue lis reg,,la esC.ds
Ia was instituted 81 Ts7o Ia LUIS LUIS
T5irI' LOT a balance alleged 10 6 lark ARK
- questioned by the con0sDy, 4 1S',