The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-26

has employed a number of deputy sheriffs
for the purpose of enforcing the fish law.
A tarpon Weighing 1872 pounds was caught
at Braideutovn last week by Alex. Brown
ing. The fish made hard fight but was
conquered
At Jensen, on the Indian river, is a small
pineapple cannery. which employs about
fifteen people, and it is kept running day
and night.
The Tampa National Building and Saw
ings Association has decided to go out
OF business. and all of the business of
the association has been transferred to
the Georgia State Building and Loan As
ISOLATION of Savannah.
Not far from Orlando resides a gentle
man who for two years has built up a
trade in Europe for saw palmetto leaves
which ne crates and ships across the
water, where they are dyed or painted
green and used for decorative purposes.
Orlando Reporter: E. A. En-
mons, while bathing at St An
drews bay last week, made dive from the
top of a house thirty feet from the water,
and his head and shoulders struck the bot
tom of the bay with such forces as to
paralyze him, He has since been in bed.
Saturday was a big cotton day in Ocala.
All day long our dealers were busy I'M
loading and storing The crop through
out the county is reported much larger
than last year, and the quality is the finest
ever reported. On account of late plant
ing the season is about two weeks later
than usual.
Two new suits were begun in the cir
cult court Of Duval on Tuesday, in which
the city of Jacksonville was the defend
ant. The compliments We're the State
Bank of Florida, claiming assumpsit dam
ages of 5000, and Henry G. Arid. who
laid claim for assumpsit damages in the
sum of $1,000.
P. ]. Mills has started aucountie mill
on the Jackson homestead. This mill
was formerly operated by Dr. Jackson,
and has not been worked for about one
year. The price of countie starch has
gone up, and for this reason there is
much more interest in the manufacture
Of it by the residents or this locality.
The Tampa Times is bold to assert that
the school houses of Tampa, and as rule,
throughout the county, are a disgrace to
the citizenship. The ward school houses
in Tampa are enough to bring the blush of
shame to every man and woman in the
city, and the high school building is but
little better or more creditable, says the
Times.
James CARMEL, late of Ormond has es-
tablshed a canning factory at Cocoanut
Grove. Mr.. CARMEL has already put up
OVpT O0h re Of pIaVa i1faa which mill
be made into jelly, as it can be disposed
Of. Mr.. CARMEL was established at Lem
on City and removed to Cocoanut Grove
because he can get better facilities for
securing fruit The canning of native
fruits promises to be a great industry.
James Shepherd, colored, was arraign-
ed in the criminal court of DuvaI on
Tuesday on the charge of making a Grim
inal assault upon Mrs. Philomina Steele
This assault was made July 10 at Pilot
Town. The jury stayed out several hours
but finally came in and submitted a YER
diet of not guilty. Judge Doggett ordered
the defendant held until morning. When
he issued the order, he did not give his
reasons for so doing.
At a special meeting of the board of
trade of Orlando several important COM
mittees were appointed. One of these
was authorized to solicit funds to aid in
the construction of a clayed road between
Orlando and Sanford; another to solicit
aid for the Apopka and Orlando bicycle
path; another to ascertain what can be
done toward securing a clay road from
here to Oakland and still another to take
steps TO properly advertise Orlando and
this immediate vicinity, with a view to
attracting new settlers and new enter
prises.