Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-02
Florida ARairS.

flOrlda AlfalrS.
A Northern capitalist proposes to take half
the stock in cotton seed oil mill in Pensacola.
The thief, or some other. who so recently
robbed Mr.. Knowls, of Pensacola, entered his
dwelling the other night and carried of what
he graciOusly left on the former nocturnal visi-
tation.
Bob Thomas, colored, in Pensacola, bought a
city lot and built an $500 house, but discovered,
after its completion, that he had built his house
on the wrong lot.
Pensacola now has double 6aiy trains and
double daily mails, and is signing for a double
daily express.
Thirty-fve vessels arrived in Pensacola in
the last fifteen days.
G. p Coyle, arrest ID last summer for the
killing Of Phillips, in Hamilton county, and re-
leased on bail, on Thursday last was delivered
10 prison on the Indictment Of the grand jury,
the court refusing a second bond for his re-
lease 1t is stated that his attorneys viii make
an effort to relieve him by hdbeas corpus He
claims to have slain Phillips in self defense.
The weight of Northern capital begins TO
bear down on the Land of Flowers. W. H.
Vanderbilt and J. W. Selgman are negotiating
:Or one million nine hundred thousand acres
Of the Disston land purchase
The hay crop of Jackson county is said to be
very fine
Mariana had an inundatiOn Of tramps the
other day, on their way to build the railroad
The JacksOn county fair promises to be IN
usually large and interesting.
Oranges are splitting and falling from the
trees badly around Palatka
Passengers are arriving in Jacksonville by
the hundreds
The quarterly postal revenue of Palatka is
1894 20 gain Of s26I 81 over I5st quarter.
The Florida Southern Railway depot at Pa
latka is nearly complsted.
More hotel room is needed at Gainesville,
aud the Florida Southern is preparing it.
Eggs are thirty-five cents per dozen in Pa
latka
Some Of the school children Of Florida are
effiicted with sore eyes.
A taxidermist in Palatka is making for
tune.
The papers have been filed in Tallahassee
proposing the construction of the Atlantic, St.
Johns and Indian River Railroad.
An effort is being made to establish a high
school at Melrose.
vile is made in three hours
The moving machine trial at Col Beach's
place last week, says the Palatka Journal, was
a perfect success and gave great satisfaction.
A son Of Colonel Martin, OF Ocala, was Sc
riously i'll the other day from the bite Of an
insect supposed to be a spider.
The Methodists of Pensacola are about to
erect a new and elegant church.
Pensacola is about to have an important ad-
dition to her industries in the erection of a
large wood mandatory in all its branches.
1t is estimated that $1,000 boxes of oranges
/ will be shipped from around Lakes Griffin
/ Eustis and Harris this season.
| Extensive wharves, warehouses and side
/ tracks are being built by the Peninsular Rail
road Company at Silver Springs to facilitate
the transfer OF freights, etc. to and from their
connecting line of Ocklawaha river steamers
The Titusvie Star thinks the government
ought to improve the Blight Of Canaveral,
which can be mads, it thinks. one Of the best
harbOrs on the coast at a cost Of a hundred
thousand dollars
A mandamus has been issued to the County
Commissioners Of Nassau county, compelling
them to levy a tax to pay W. A. Sanborn's
judgment-S2.OOO
Larry White. Colored. found in his yard in
Mariana. one morning last week, colOred
infant.
Judge Baker imposed fine Of $50 and costs
on Roman Crib and Charles Newman. in Mas
sau county court last week, for an assault.
Jacksonville UHiOn: "A shed 40x3CO feet is
being put up on the south pier of the Way
cross Railroad, The shed on the north pier
mas been finished The two sheds are TO be
connected by a tower at the eastern end. Two
1afH hEarrr raarx-
Gen. H. Sebring visited Cedar Keys re-
Gently for the purpose of getting up statistics
of oysters fish, lum Der, sponge turtle and
other things shipped from this port. These
statistics are intended for publication in the
pamphlet to be issued by the Bureau OF Immi-
grafton
ApaIachicoIa Tribune: "Mr Murat shipped
a great many barrels of fine fish up the river
last Friday and Tuesday. the Cecilia having
arrived with load. Mr.. Kelly is having
wharves built all up and down Crooked river.
The vessel owners are fearful OF stOppage Of
the channel"
Jacksonville Unfon: 1--WE of the six new
elegant cosches built for the Florida Transit
ueatuess, of the Eastlake style finish, equipped
with air brakes. Miller's platforms. and heated
by steam. The outside finish is Of iron rust
and old gold, and would reflect credit on any
railroad"
Jacksonville Union: 1t was with sincere
regret that we learned of the death of Mr..
George Pratt, the editor OF the Leesbu Id
rance He was a young man of great promise.
a practical and. for his age, an excellent
journalist The AdUdnce. which he founded
and conducted with ability, would have done
creuit to an older and more experienced man.
LReSburg an Sumter county have sustained
great loss IN his untimely death
jacksonville Union: On yesterday Mr.. c.
r. Coats discovered that one Of the lighthnRer
ed mokes, during his absence. had entered his
store in the rear of the post office and stolen
full suit Of clothes, with several other articles
clos at hand Late Friday night thief enter
ed the rear door of Holt's drug store while the
clerks were busily engaged in front. and kid
mapped two coats, one belonging to Mr. Como
ve- and one to Mr. Jones This is the ninth
instance OF the kind during the present week
Mariana Courier: The present method by
which our mails are carried between Columbia
and Mariana is simply an outrageous impOsi-
tiOn upon the people along this line. We are
informed that the contr actor on this route
abandOns the same at his own discretion and
boasts that the Post Office Department will not
hold him accountable as his political status is
all right Many important offices north OF us
are entirely dependent upon this route, and
our people. together with the Postmssters,
should make immediate complaint to the de-
partment. and thus have all such inefficient
contractors removed The Columbia Enter
prise SAYS: Our entire mail system on this
section is VIGOROUSLY inefficient, and when
some impscunious and irresponsible pet OF the
government. as in this case. gets lire or two,
and then fails to do any of his duty. the out
RAGE becomes a burden that is hard to be