The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-06
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Memphis i justly rejoicing in the
practical completion snd efficiency of the
system Of drainage from which 20 much
has been expected since the work was
begun three and . half months age.
Within that time twenty and one-haf
miles of sewerage pipes have been put
down and thirty miles Of subSoil drain
pipes. Already it is ascertained that the
soil of streets in low places thus drained
is dry and free from disease-breeding inn
purities, the death rate of the city is re-
markably low, and tits believed that the
taxpayers, by considerable pecuniary
sacrifice, have escaped the dangers of all
prevalent epidemics.
On Tuesday night at eleven o'clock,
q wonderful meteor was observed in the
heavens near Macon, Ga. 1t fell from di-
rectly overhead down the northeastern
sky, turning to greenish, then reddish
hue, and finally bursting in pieces. The
meteor appeared to be about the size of
an ordinary hat, and shed white light
all over the city, SO strong that letter
could have been read by it alone. The
night was very dark, and the sudden ap-
pearance of moving shadows on the
ground, and the brilliant moving light
overhead, was startling. Following the
fall of the meteor came deep-toned re-
port and a vibration, as though from a
great gun fred at sea. 1t is thought that
the meteor struck as near as Hancock
county.
The Conference on the Greek frontier
question has unanimously approved the
final draft of the document prepared by
the Count De St. Valliere embodying its
definite decision. The new Greek frontier
commences on the east at the mouth of
the Maurolougos Passes and extends
thence over the highest peaks of the
Olympus and Pindus Ranges. At Kau-
halhachi it strikes the River Kalamas, the
course of which it follows to its mouth.
Turkey retains the Seagori District The
supplementary Conference will hold two
more meetings. Prof Kiepert, the IA
nous geographer who drew up the Con-
ference map, estimates the extent of terri
tory coded to Greece to be $50 geographi
cal square miles, containing 10000 in
habitants.
Captain Kennedy, Of the British
steamer Deronda, from Liverpool, on June
Is picked up the British steamer Edmon-
ton, abandoned, about one hundred miles
north of Key West. Captain Kennedy
placed two officers and crew on board
the steamer with instructions to take her
to Key West. The Edmonton did not
appear to be disabled. 1t now appears
that the Edmonton, which was bound
from Cardiff (Wales) for Havana, went
ashore on Gingerbread Rect, Bahama Is
lands, on the soth of May, and part of
her cargo was thrown overheard to tighten
her. On the 5th inst the vessel was light
1ened sufficiently to get her off, but stiff
breeze set in, and, according to the Cap
tain's (Strachan) report, "she broke in
two and bumped all over" The Captain
and men then abandoned the vessel,
going aboard the wreckers, and were
landed at Nassau, N. P. AS the steam
ship doated for ten days, and drifted from
Providence charnel to the coast of Florida,
it would seem that she was not badly
"broke in two" The Captain, however,
will probably be broke in two.