Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-27

race, procession, and musical entertainment
in the evening.
The new schedule on the Florida Transit,
Peninsular and Fernandina Road went into
operation on Monday last. passenger train
will leave Fernandina at O'Clock a. m, aud
arrive at Cedar Key at p. m; returning will
leave Cedar Key at TBS a. m, and arrive at
hernandina at $40 p. m. Passenger trains on
the Pensacola Road will arrive at Ocala at
$40, and will leave Ocala for Waldo at a. m.
On the Fernandina and jacksonville Railroad
passenger trains will leave Fernandina at g
O'Clock a. m, arriving in Jacksonville at 10 40,
and leave Jacksonville at o'clock p. H.,
arriving at Fernandina at $40.
The total number Of deaths 10 Jacksonville
for the week ending Saturday last was five
four white and one colored. Three were under
five years Of age.
The new pamphlet issued by the Bureau of
immigration Of the State Of Florida will make
is appearance this week.
Orlando has erected a Democratic flag pole
In token Of her Unwaverfng faith in Democratic
principles Long may it wave.
There is great deal Of sickness now pre-
vailing in Brevard county.
Trains are now running as usual to Cedar
Key, the damage done to the trestling having
been repaired.
Ihree negroes on small island on the coast
OF Taylor county were drowned during the late
cyclone. They were washed away by a tidal
wave which covered the island.
Messrs. A. Nicholson, VIM. F. Lee and J. B.
Roberts have been selected by the Democratic
Convention, recently held at Pensacola, as the
nominees Of the. party to represent Escambia
county in the next General Assembly.
Mr.. Harry Qaigiey, an inspector OF the Gus
tom house at Pensacola, received a request
from HubbelI to forward contribution to the
Republican Campaign Committee, which was
unanswered. Subsequently Mr.. Quigley was
taken i'll, and he received a note from head
quarters stating that his services were no
longer required on the ground that he was
absent without leave.
The Mother Superior Of the Sisters of Mercy
In New Orleans has sent four more of her
ministering angels TO care for the sick and
dying Of Pensacola.
Mr.. Madison Baiy, one Of the pioneers
and citizen of high character in Maji-
son county, died at his home in Patterson
hummOck on Thursday last He came
to the county forty years ago. and was one of
its Oldest and most respected citizens.
Many of the Republicans in the Second Con-
gressionaI district have declared their intention
to vote for Finley.
The value of and taxes on property in the
State of Florida in 1851 was Sl64, 1872 29, and in
1881 S7I9. SOP 37-sOmewhat Of a difference in
twenty years. The property value of the State
in 1881 is estimated az $50, 243, ,523.
One Of the best orange groves in the vicinity
Of Lake Eustis is that of Mr.. J. Bates. He has
in his grove 1000 trees, from bearing
trees Of 1900 oranges down to young seedlings.
The grove is six years old.
Eighteen tax payers Of Orange county re-
turn property ranging from $4,000 TO $4,000
each, the largest return being the South Flori-
da Railroad Company, whose returns embrace
the first mentioned figure 1000. st. Clair
Abrams and summsrlyn return S47, ,46O worth
of property.
Some miscreant ruined a country editors
orchard at st. Augustine a few nights since by
stealing the only bunch of bananas growing
therein. 1t is to be hoped that he got the
collie and died.
a company Of Chicago young men have
bought a large quantity OF school lands on
Lake Wier, in Marion county, and intend to
found new town called New Chicago
Alachua county Democracy will be repre-.
sented in the next General Assembly by
Charles L. Fildes B. J. Earle, L. s. Dupins and
John o. Cosby.
An election will be held on Tuesday, October
10th, for the purpose OF eIecting town officers
and organizing municipal government for
Callahan.
A cotton seed oil mandatory is to be erected
"a, NTa.Hf I q
thread men, who have purchaser from Captain
IngIiss part of his depot property for that
purpose.
Mr. Richard W. Cain, while clearing piece
OF pine land near Lake City recently, found
about a foot below the surface OF the earth.
an Indian tOmahawk in a good state of preser-
walton. IL is made OF steel, and has attached
to it pipe, while the handle is bored, making
a perfect stem. This, it appears, was not
only an implement Of war, but a pipe of
peace.
The Jacksonville Times says: ''NIr. LeBaron.
of the Engineer Department, has just returned
from his recent survey at New Berlin and has
made his report thereon. Although it has not
been made public it is safe TO assume that
enough OF the amount appropriated to our
river will be spent on this portion of it to ma
teriaily deepen it. and thus remove the great
est obstacle that ships encounter between
Jacksonville and the bar.
A Georgia man, Mr.. Walter Mitchell, while in
Florida recently was bathing in the surf near
Jacksonville where he was attacked by a mon
ster shark, and narrowly escaped an untimely
death by the interposition of a man who hap
pened TO be near raking shells with boat oar
Just as the shark made lunge at Mr.. Mitchell
the man dealt him blow on the head with the
oar, and Mr.. Mitchell sustained no more serious
injury than having his abdomen grazed, leay-
ing bruise, and being badly frightened.
The Sanford Journal announces that Col
Pitman and others, of Louisville. Ky, pur-
chased 3.700 acres Of the school lands and
a1Vaz
lies omit by January lst. They will sell only
ten acres TO each man, and only one lot in
forty. They contemplate settling all the colony
on adjacent lots so as TO form a close settle
ment. Besides Mr.. Hitman's colony several
gentlemen from Illinois bought 6. acres am
will have seven or eight families on their lands
before spring"
The Cedar Key Journal says: VERY little
has be sn done toward cleaning out the streets
owing TO a strike OF wOrkmen. The cOlored
people took il into their heads that they would
not work unless they got 50 TO 50 so per dav.
One dol ar per day was h0oted at. The conse-
quence is our town is fun OF people who could
have made So per week who have made moth
ing, and on expenses. Mr. Darby, we learn,
before he would pay the exOrbitant price asked
for labor. telegraphed TO Tallahassee for one
hundred hands
The steamer Mobile, the property of the Pen
sacOla and Atlantic r. R., was totally wrecked
during the recent storm. At the time the
storm struck her she was lying in quarantine
behind Dog Island, SS miles from Apalachicola
where she haa been ordered by the authorities
Of the town. The force Of the storm was so
great that 1t carried the water clear across the
island. The fastenings OF the Mobile were torn
loose, rendering her perfectly helpless all the
way across Tyson's Bay, 8 distance Of eight
miles. She was blown high and dry on the
beach.
Madison Recorder. "a considerable number
Of reports are published in the various papers |
In regard to distractions being placed on the |
rail and the railroad track being torn up along
the line in this county. In conversation with |
Mr. Jordan, agent at this place, we learn that |
the rumors are in a measure true but not to |
the extent reported The officials doing all |
in their power to apprehend the scOundrels |
who continue this nefarious practice, and we !
hope the citizens OF our county will exert |
themselves to bring the guilty parties to JUS |
tice. To make railroad travel dangerous is to |
check immigration and prevent visitors com
ing TO this section, and we hope we may soon |
be able to chronicle the capture Of the perpe
traitors"
Those Americans who are always groau-
ing over the ''lieense" OF the press in this |
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