Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-17
has been changed to Orange Lake, and Capt

has been changed to Orange Lake, and Capt
Whitney has been appointed Postmaster.
No white couples have been married in Leon
county since the latter part Of April They
evidently do no. favor IS 1mmer alliances" in
Leon.
It is authoriCatively announced that the
Green Cove Spring and Melrose Railroad will
be completed before Decembe. 1st next
Six applications for appointment to the
vacant West Point cadetship from Florida
were examined at the office Of Judge Archibald,
at Jacksonville, on Thursday, viz: G. W.
EaveTsOn, Of Jacksonville; J. ". Sackett, of
Titusyille; H. S. Bracewell Of Fernandina, and
D. W, Livingston. Of Madison county.
There is no tie which binds the people to-
gether in this age like a cross-tie.
Mr.. S A. Jeffords has recently purchased OF
Mr. B. W. Brown. OF Clear Water Harbor. the
Gulf Coast Nursery, containing q. coo trees.
The Cedar Key and Live Oak and Rowland
Bluff Railroad will be completed by the lst Of
August.
The Suwannee Hotel at Cedar Key was struck
by lightning on Saturday morniDg. The bolt
passed through two rooms where guests of the
house were slumbering, shattering the windows
and knocking the plastering from the walls
from ceiling TO foundation. None OF the in.
mates were injuTed-only lightly shocked.
Campviile, Alachua county, is determined
not TO have a barrOOm. Each deed has a clause
IN Il prohibiting the sale Of liquor.
The work on the Live Oak, Tampa and
Charlotte HaFbOr Railroad goes bravely for
ward The road will bs completed o Row
ladn's Bluff by the lst Of August The com
cany Is now having built two fl ie steamers fer
the Suwannee river, which will soon be ready.
The Palatka Herald, after the recent Fourth
or July celebration, makes this patriotic an
nunciatiOH: The declaration Of the indie
pendence Of the United States on the 4th of
July, 1776. cemented the hearts Of the Ameri
can people, and combined them as a one and
undivided nation"
The mansgers Of the Live Oak, RowIand's
Bluff and Charlotte Har5Or Railroad Company
advise the Railroad Committee that they are
not able at present to give any definite prom
ise to construct their road through Polk coun
tY aud indicate their intent to Keep close to
the Gulf coast, so as TO avoid competition with
other lines.
During the month of June forty-eight vessels
entered the port of Pensacola; tonnage of
same. 9.020S vessels cleared, rs; tonnage of
same. 81, ,094; vessels at quarantine, 10; tonnage
of same, 7.1s2; in port loading, July 1st. "a
tonnage Of same. u ,l32: vessels bound for
Pensacola, July lst, H. Timber exported by
above vesselsi Hewn, $50, 700; sawn, 1853, ,514;
lumber, 9,S7O,OOO.
Capt. Agnew, of Ocala. hopes to successfully
introduce the planting of German carp in the
waters arOund that pace, from the young Of
specimens in his pond lately visited and ex-
mined by a party of gentlemen, Col. Bullock
one Of the party. says the Banner, measured
one OF them by his arm, and It measured from
the tip of his fingers to nearly the top Of his
shoulder, and he thought it would weigh be
tween eight and ten pounds.
The whole number OF acres Of land sold and
otherwise disposed Of during the fiscal year
which ended June 30, 1882, by the United States
Land Agent at Gainesville, was 379, 106 acres
for which the amount of cash received was
SS56,4S OF the above, 122.515 acres were
sold for cash, 1898 acres were homestead
entries, j90!9 acres were cOmmuted home
steads, 1859 acres were special offerings, 2,O4C
acres we're pre-emptions, and 5Si acres were
reported as excess The whole number OF
homesteads taken during the year was ,5f5.
The whole number OF homesteads for which
final proof was made was : 8 The number OF
declaratOry pre-emption statements filed
during the year was ls3.
y temperance union has been organized al
Altoona, Orange county, Florida. TIE follow
ing officers were elected: President Clinton
Johnson; Vice President, Rev. Mr.. Pace
Secretary, VIM. Hand. There were steps
taken looking TO union in every community
in the county and to a county union. The
people are deeply stirred on this subject, and
are determined by the help of God TO put
down the liquor traffic. The purpose OF these
unions is not total abstinence, bat organic ltiOT
to secure legal protection; if possible. prOhibi
| ton. Let the blast sounded at Altoona sound
thI OughOut the land, until every community
! and county is organized in time for the fal
/ elections. Pledge: l promise to use every
/ le= itimate means in my power to secure tht
| suppression of the liquor traffic"
Fernandina Florida Mirror: The schooner
! SOroutO, which arrived at this port on Monday
/ night, brought the crew of the German bri,
] Orient. The Orient, CAPTAIN Stahl. left Slater
| Island on June 18Th, for savannah. in ballast
ON the evening of July 4th, when OF Cape
| Lookout on the North Carolina coast. the yes
| sci struck what the Captain supposed TO be
an old wreck, and sunk in nineteen fathOm of
water. The Captain and crew, consisting OF
| eight men. after it became apparent that they
could not keep the vessel afiOat abandoned this
ship at 10 .45 p. m, and took to the small boat
| in which they drifted about for fourteen hours
until they were picked up by the SorOntO The
Orient hailed from Stettin, Germany, and wa:
| Of 30 tons register. She was principally owned
by Captain Stahl, and was partially insured
The Captain and crew lost all their persona
effects"
South Florida Journal: "On Monday fore
noon Mr.. AL S. SpeeT, the champion deer hun
| ter of South Florida, accompanied by Mr. NJ L
| Hughey. started deer with their dogs sons
| two miles west of Sanford, and slightly
wounded it in the shoulder with buckshOt The
deer took the dogs a long chase south, theT
east and then came down through town pas
the Episcopal church. Arriving at A1r r
| TraffOrd's residence it made an attempt to iumI
his fence but failed. and fell on its side on the
sidewalk 1t got up and passed between MesSrs
| TraffOrd and Ways lots, and went into the
hummOck on the lake shore near the raiirOa.
wharf. The dogs struggled along soon after
one at a time, and finally run it into the lake
| IL swan out a long distance and finally turned
back Messrs. a. B. Russell, Raymond Rees,
aud Joe Vaughn Jumped into boat and wen
to 1t, when It turned down the lake and swan
nearly to the mouth of the lake before they
overlook and killed it ="