The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-18
OUR SOUTH ATLANTIC NEIGHBORs.
Florida.

Florida.
"A Jacksonville merchant has shipped
three hundred alligator hides to Europe.
Samuel E. DeForest, collector Of the port
of Fernandina, died on the 4lh, of censump-
tion. aged twenty-elght.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe will give
public reading in Jacksonville, on the 2lst
instant.
Over hundred Cuban emgrants landed
at Key West last week. The Cuban popula-
tion ls rapidly Increasing.
The combined capital of the guests stop
ping at the Metrop0liI an Hotel, Jacksonville,
amounts 10 over $40 000, 900.
AT the municipal election, held In the
town of La Vile. laet Thursday, Mr.. John T.
Edwards, Republican, was elected mayor.
The vestry of st. Psuls Church, Key West.
have invited Rev. John Reuther, curate Of
Christ Church. Nassau, N. P, to become their
pastor.
Colonel johnson. Wellsvine, N. Y, has
purchased lot adjoining the Tolemato, at st.
Augustine, for $4,000, upon which he will erect
handsome residence.
The mangrove is extensively used for tan
ming alligator and other hides in South Flori-
da 1t Is said lts tanning properties are twen-
ty-fve per cert. more than oak bark.
AT the municipal election held In Apala.
chlcola, last Tuesday, the following officers
were elected: Mayor, DR.. F. B. Wakefield;
CLERK aQu lTGbbuEtE, ohuutIo III ycIos
The house OF Barring Brothers, London,
have opened q correspondence having in
view the sending of an agent to prospect in
the copper regions of South Florida, and the
ultimate development of that mine Of wealth.
The legislature has repealed the iDsur-
ance Law OF 1870, requiring corporations out.
side of the state to deposit thirty thousand
dollars with the State treasurer before trans
acting business In the State of Florida.
LkMr
BILE, ofLhe United States treasury department,
is expected here Immediately, charged with
the inspection Of the old customhouse, which
is to BIZ Immediately repaired and fitted up
for Federal courthouse"
The Herald reports the following market
prices at PaIatka: Eggs 25 cents per dozen,
venIson 10 TO rs cents per pound, beef from s
to 10 cents per pound. turkeys 81 so to 50 q
head. sweet potatoes f5 cents bushel, llm-
ber $40 per thousand. Female servants hire
from SIS to $8 per month"
Hunters are having lively time at the
head waters OF the st. Johns. Last week q
fine lot of skins WAS shipped North from Pa
latka, consisting OF one hundred and twenty
three otter skihs, iorty-Lbree bear skins,
DInety.six alligator skins, four hundred and
ilty-dve coon Skins and three hundred and
twenty.three mink skins.
Georgia.
-McEvoy's Hibernlcon ls In Savannah.
The next agricultural convention will be
held at Athens.
The Berger Bell Ringers open in savan-
nah on the Goth.
Barrett, the young tragedian, ls fulfilling
an engagement In Savannah.
The Savannah Gymnasium is 'sgoIng up"
on account OF lack OF greenbaoks to sup
port 1t.
The funeral of Mr.. 8. r. Papot, son of 8.
N. Papot, Esq, took place In Savannah on
Sunday last.
The Macon Fire Insurance and Trust Com
pany mas increased its capital stock to two
hundred thousand dollars.
The Slate chain gang has five hundred and
fifty men in It, representing all professions but
The law and journalism.
The merchants OF Macon have called q
meeting TO organize chamber OF commerce
or board Of trade.
Mr.. NJ. E. Parramore, On aged citizen of
Qultman, was killed last Friday by being
away.
The Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad has
sustained considerable Injury from the recent
flood, but the damaged portion Is being rapidly
repaired.
the boiler of Kelly & Matthew's mill. near
SaHdersvllle, exploded last week, utterly
wrecking the building. The employees OF the
mill escaped.
john Talbot, or Tolbert, an old citizen oi
Athens, committed suicide on Friday night
last, by jumping Into Carson's millpOnd. He
was deranged at the time.
Captain White, lale president of the Ma
con and Western Railroad, has retired from
That of1ce, The road having become part OF
The Central.
"A festival In aid of the poor of Savannah,
and also to raise funds to complete the new
Catholic Church at DIren, opens tonight In
The iorler city under the auspices OF It's Oath
olic ladies.
MIR. q. W. Bronson, who for about twenty.
FIVE years has beeu connected With the Macon
and Western Railroad, aud who, for cOnsid-
erabe portion of the time has been master
of transportation, has rendered Ills resigna.
LiOn.
The directors OF The Columbus manufac-
tory have decided 10 Increase the capital
stock $500, ,O09 IN order to build and run mill
of Two hundred looms. This company has the
finest and easiest controlled water-power In
The country.
An election will be held at the court
house In Athens, February 20lh instant, to
determine whether or not the city shall sp-
propriate $25, 900 In bonds 10 the University,
10 be used In the construction OF building
for the College OF Agriculture and Mechanical
Arts.
The depot at Ringgold, on the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, was consumed by 1re
Oh Thursday night just alter eleven o'clock.
The depot was Of stone, with wooden shingles.
1t must have caught from sparks from pass.
Ing locomotive smoke stack. Loss $4,000. All
the books were burned.
The Columbus Sun says: 1--WE learn from
good authority that. at the Augusta meeting
Of railroad magnates, 1t was Settled that the
branch road between here and Opelika would
be operated solely for the benefit OF the Geo.
lral Road. The remainder OF the road be.
tween West Point and Selma, and also the
Atlanta and West Point Roads, will be open
alike 10 receive treights iOr the Central, the
Georgia and the Southern Security Company"
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says: In the
Alabama Legislature, on Wednesday, mes-
sage was received from the governor. calling
attention to tho annexation Of West Florida to
the State OF Alabama by an agreement between
the States OF Florida and Alabama, and the
consent Of the United States: This anne1a-
ton, says the governor, was the subject OF an
agreement between commissioners appointed
by the States respectively, bearing dale the
18th day OF May, 1869, and approved by hls E1-
cellency w. h. Smith, then governor or the
State Of Alabama, now on hle IN the once OF
the secretary OF State, copy OF which is there
with transmitted. His e1oeilency asks ior
such action as will enable him to carry the
agreement into effect and consummate the
trade.
The dancing club of Charlotte gave 'hop
In mask" last Friday night.
The weather is warm and sprlng-lfke IN
Charlotte.
--Chiriski's Grand Combination is pleasing
Wlmingtonlsns.
Tremendous freshets have occurred Ia
Nash and Edgeeombe Counties. ,
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