The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-30

first became aware of his power, and does
rot even know how he discovered it. He
says that when the figures are given him
he sees their answer Immediately. Sim
ply by glacing at a long line of figures he
can tell Immediately what the addition is.
FLORIDA.
Alachua county's jail only contains four
prisoners.
Ripe Japan plums made their appear
ance in Gainesville last week.
: Strawberry and celery shipments will
soon be made daily from the Gainesville
section.
The stockholders OF the Brooksville
state Bank are negotiating for loan to
pay off the depositors and resume BUSH
ness with every prospect of success.
The Key West Advertiser says the judg-
ment in the case of Baer VS. the city of
Key West amounting to 81, 52371, with s
per cent. interest from March 10, 1891, now
amounts to $4,000.
It is now reasonably certain that har-
ness factory will be established in Gaines
vile before next spring. The factory
viii be started by stock company of bus
mess men of that city.
The Tallahassee and Gulf Railway Com
pany is putting up poles for the new tele-
phone service between Minneola and Ia
wares for the benefit of the truckers dur
ing vegetable season. The telegraph line
has been removed.
In the United States court at Jackson
vile Thursday morning the two children
Of John b. O'Nell a former Georgian, but
now a resident of Arkansas, were turned
over to the father in accordance with the
granting Of an application brought by the
father in habeas corpus proceedings.
Representatlve-elect Champion OF Cedar
Key spent several days among the people
of Eastern Levy county recently, in COM
pany with his friend, Rev. DR. DePass. 1t
is said that Mr.. Champion intends TO IN
troduce a bill in the legislature soon TO as
semble releasing the county from taxa
ton.
The name of the Russell house at Key
West has been changed by the new iessees
the Florida East Coast Line. to Hotel
Key West" and it will be opened on next
Saturday, with Leon H. Cilley as mama
ger. who Is well known TO the travelling
public as manager of the Maplewood Cot
tage, Maplewood y. II.
j. X. Mcdonald, national bank exami-
ner, who had charge of the First National
Bank OF Ocala for some time after its sus-
pension in 1894 arrived in Ocala Thursday
and will assist Examiner e. r Shubrick
in the work of making up the reports of
the suspended Merchants National. re-
port will in all probability be made TO the
controller within the next three days.
The Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower
copies the substance Of recent report
made to the United States department of
agriculture concerning the Mexican
orange worm, in which the facts are sta
ted that no specimens of the worm are to
be found save in oranges that We're grown
in the state of Morelos. about 100 miles
south of the City of Mexico, and that no
fears are entertained that the pest will
be introduced into the United States.
DR.. J. T. Godfrey, one of the most emf
nent physicians of Hamilton county, and
whose residence is at Belleville in the up
per part Of the county. has been recently
sorely afflicted. on Monday of last week
one of his daughters Della, Il years ODD
died Wednesday his only son (Joshda
Just grown 20 MANHOOD died. Another
daughter Emma, about 80 is not expect
ed TO recover. The doctor himself has
been very sick. A few days ago he seem
ed better and could get up, but has re-
lapsed and is not now expected to live
The cold Thursday morning through
out Florida was the most intense since
February, 1895. Across the northern coun-
ties from jacksonville to Pensacola the
thermometer ranged generally between 20
and p degrees, going here and there as
low as II degrees Frost In lesser degree
was felt as far south as Rockledge on
the east coast, and the neighborhood OF
Tampa on the west. AZ Palm Beach A.
degrees was the minimum. Reports from
the districts devoted to the orange Gull
ture indicate that except in the more ex-
posed situations little injury was done.
In some Instances. the groves will lose
part of their foliage or the latest shoots
Not sufficient sap was In the wood to
cause material damage The losses or
the truck farmers in the Gainesville dis
trict VIII prove more severe A consld-
cradle percentage of the growing lettuce
beets and cabbage was killed, but no close
estimate can yet be formed
The late Henry o. Houghton the puh