Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-29

dleton spit in Lieutenant Governor Bethers
face and hOrsewhipped him.
number Of prominent capitalists met in
a7hingtOn on sunday and took steps to or
ganize the Florida Ship Canal Company. with
a capital Of S5.0O000O. The object is to con-
strsct a ship canal across the Peninsula of
Florida from the Gulf Of Mexico to the At
lantic Ocean. We presume il is the old FIori-
da canal scheme revived.
The Directors OF the West Florida Fair As
sociation viii give a diploma to the best paper
published in the state and exhibited at their
next fair, commencing on the 18th of Decem-
Der next at Mariana.
The colored. teachers of Duyal county have
organized a normal institute. Prof. D. w.
Culp has been elected President. and J. v
Gibbes Secretary. It was agreed that the
institute have semi monthly meetings on Sat
urdav. Arithmetic. grammar. history and
mental and moral philosophy were adopted as
the regular studies to be pursued
There were six deaths in jacksonville last
week-two whites and four eolOred.
Right Rev. p. f. Crennan. 8,snOp of Hamil-
ton, Canada, died at JacksOsviue on Saturday
afternoon. at O'Clock, of heart disease He
arrived in the city on Thursda a. t. and was
a hale, hearty lOO&lng, stout I.niIt man. His
remains were sent TO Canada Can sunday.
Before the end of the present month all the
big hotels at Jacksonville save one will be
open for the reception of guests, and the
season may be said to have fairly begun.
Col Edward NJ. Cheney. of Jacksonville.
Will, II Is said, succeed the late Attorney Cen
eral Whitney as United States District Attor-
ney for the Northern district of Florida.
The Deputy Postmaster, E. 4. Bond, of the
Sumterville post office, has decamped, after it
had been found out that he had been sys-
tematic robber of the mails for some time past.
He left his wife, who is the Postmaster after
confessing to her that he had robbed the mails
Of about 5000.
The Cedar Key Ice and Fish Company have
constructed a floating fish house. 1t will be
towed out by the steamer and placed in a
convenient place. and the fish viii be packed
Us caught and thus prevent unnecessary waste
by decay.
The Bayport, Brookvile and Fort Dade
Railroad Company has been incorporated.
The company propose to construct and main
tain railroad from Fort Dade to Bayport. on
the Gulf coast, via BrOokyille The length Of
the road will be forty-five miles Ex-Governor
Drew and Captain I. L. Engles, of Madison
county, are among the incorporators.
Gen. sanford has presented the Sanford
school with an organ, new patent desks and
seats. and about S15 in money and lumber.
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fused $4,000 for his orange grove. near that
place last week. Colonel Burton broke ground
on this place thirteen years ago, and his grove
Is the result of his own labor, with such tran
slent help as he could from time To time Sc
cure.
The Hamilton CouRty Times saws that one
day during the past week the turpentine still
OF Mr. ). W Howell. across the Georgia line,
was totally consumed by fire: also. that a dis
astrOus fire had occurred al Navlor, and q
dwelling and two business houses had been
burned.
train of five wagons, containing three
families, from Polk county, Ga. passed
through Jasper last Thursday, on their way tC
Polk county, Fla. They had emigrated from
Hillsborough county. Fla. five years ago
and are now returning There Is no place
I like home"
BrOoksvillc Crescent: ''The colored people
I of our community show progress in then
selves a new house Of worship. and recently
/ they have put up a church bell. the only one
IN town. They deserve credit and public men
ton for their energy and hberality in thi'
direction
/ H1laiItoa Col1ty Times. Just little after
daybreak last Monday morning the residenc,
. of Mr.. ). ". smith was discovered to be in
T light blaze. Although the morning was damn
and rainy, the flames had made such progres,
+ before being discovered that IL was impOssibl,
r To- render any assistance or rescue anything
. from destruction. With the exception of one
/ bed and "A sewing machine, everything con-
tanned i'm the house was consumed
Ocala BdHHeT- LgcoR: 1.-The county Jail is 81
I full that the prisoners are almost hanging GU
of the windows. over twenty now partake o
I the COunty'S hospitality. and no prospect of
court. This Is an expense of something over
. $500 "a month To the county, besides the uncon-
. StitutiOnal denial Of a fair and speedy trial {,
the prisoners. Is thIs great expense in feeding
and watching them. This state of things
which is very hUrtful TO the interests Of the
county, is superinduced by the continued ILL
+ ness of Judge Dawkins, who is unable to at
tend 10 his judicial duties"
The st. Augustine) 81. Johns Weekly says
''All the preparations for the transit of Venus
E have been completed al the fort. The instru
. ments have been mounted and are being ac
. cUratclv adjusted. The latitude of the for
. has been found to be % degrees 53 minute
. and 63 seconds north. and the longitude S3 de
/ greeS Al minutes and 10 seconds west of Paris
/ The longitude Is probably inaccurate by some
. thing less than a second The correction vii
. he made. as stated before in conjunction will
. Mr.. Erasmus Preston, of the Coast Survey
/ Mr.. Preston arrived in the city Wednesday T.
consult with Captain Defforges. Unfortu
natelv some Of Mr. PrestOn's instrument
I have been wrongly shipped, and the investi
I cations viii be delayed about a week.
Washington Post. ~ second meeting of tn
new orange grove company was held las
evening at Timm's Hall, corner of Seventl
. and ID streets. Judge G.. =. Bundy presiding
4 charter was adopted, and the name Of Poll
County Land. Settlement and Orange Grow
Company was agreed upon. committee
consisting of Hon. James Giltillan, Treasure
of the mted states; Hon. {. =. Bundy am
Captain r. smith. of the General Land Office
was appointed to 20 to Florida and cXamn
certain lands proposed to be sold to the com
/ pany. and report a. to the character of tn
land. IN offer has been made to the conn pan
to convey them 1000 acres Of land in a body
. The capital stock Of the company Will he $50,
eco divided into l.500 shares of 500 EACH