Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-03
FIOri6a Affairs.

There was frost in Gainesville Thursday
morning
Rev. Edwin Cater lost his pocketbook. con-
tanning 500, in Gaine sville last Wednesday.
An iron vault in which to keep the county re-
cords has been built in Gainesville.
At Hawthorne city lots are selling right
along at from $50 to 800 each.
The total value Of shipments entered at the
Pensacola custom house last week amounted
70 S97,SS
Col Love- of Gadsden county, has recovered
his buggy which was stolen from him recently.
He found il at Hutchnson's ferry. The sup
posed thief, man calling himself Williams, is
still at large. He left with the buggy mis-
cellsneous collection of burglars tools and
tramp equipments.
The United States surveying steamer Ged-
ney. Bronson commander, has arrived in
Tampa Bay from Apalachlcola She Will sur
vey the shoals $50 miles north and south Of
Egmont bar and will be engaged in the work
about three months
Nearly all the cotton has been removed from
the plantations OF Jefferson county. The gin
houses are cleaner than they have been at this
season for years.
school was opened at the new town of
KisSimmee on Monday last with fair attend
ance or pupils The people now have religious
services regularly, preaching and Sunday
school every Sunday.
The Palatka and Indian River Railroad
has let the contract for grading the first ten
miles of this road, commencing at Buffalo
Bluff. CIossties are also advertised for.
On sunday morning last the new Catholic
church at Maitland was dedicated. The build
ing was just completed 1t has been some time
in process of construction, the work being
necessarily somewhat slow in this country: 1t
is the first house OF worship Of this church IN
Orange county.
Gainesville Bee: 1.-THE Florida Southern Rail-
way Company has thus far failed or refused to
pay the state and countytax on its road BED and
rolling stock. They have paid the tax on their
lands. but contend, we believe. that their road
is exempt from taxation. The Collector has
been instructed by the Comptroller to collect
the tax, and in all probability he may be forced
10 levy on a freight train"
Gainesville Bee Several weeks ago the
Bee mentioned the finding in the streets OF
several bolts Of cloth. At that time no one
was able to account for their presence there.
The mystery was unraveled last Saturday,
however, when William Wesley, a colored
preacher, was detected in the effort to place
bolt Of calico in his grip sack from Mr.. j. ID.
Matheson's counter. The pars n was arraign-
ed before Justice Tench. pleaded guilty and
was fined $50 He paid the bill. J."
Orlando Reporter: THE drainage company's
dredge boat was launched at kisSimmee on
Saturday last. The company is also building
steamb 6at for tender to the dredge. The
hu of the new steamer is completed Two
steamboats, are running on the lakes and
rivers, making kissimmee headquarters
Allen and Bracks saw mills are both hard at
work The two are turning out about eight
thousand feet OF lumber daily. but are unable
TO keep pace with the demand Brack IS
adding a planer. shingle mill, cutoff saw and
other machinery. and intends to keep as near
abreast of the times as possible.
Live Oak Bulletin: "We were at Jasper last
yveek AT the conclusion of the trial in the case
of the state VS. e. 7. Coyle, Tor the killing OF
J. E. Phillips last summer. The jury sat
patiently for nearly two weeks, listening TO the
evidence and arguments Of the able counsel
They were out sixteen minutes ana brought IN
stand was in full accord with the evidence"
as Marshal Cieghorn. of Milton, was on his
way home about O'Clock on Nonday morning
he was shot at when near the NJ +. Church oy
turned the fire as the person disappeared
around the corner of the church building.
Neither party was hit
Live Oak Bulletin; "a large panther skin
was on exhibition at the store OF II. K Levin |
this week It was killed by Mr.. Abb. Lewis.
in Taylor county. Mr. Levin has forwarded |
the skin to his father-in-law to use as foot |
mat and TO show him that such wild animals |
can really be found in this country. Mr.. levin
also has q wolf skin on exhibition. The animal
was killed in this county,
while Sir Edward Reed and his party we're Wis
iting he several portions or the state, they |
purchased from the grove OF Mr. A. L. Elchel- |
berger, near Oeala, number OF boxes OF or |
anges for shipment to friends &C home. DR..
Wertheim, who has been recalled to Florida by |
the serious illness Of a young gentleman, a |
relative of his, is now at the Carleton ano |
states that the shipments mentioned have been |
heard from. Those sent to England reached |
there in fourteen days. while those sent 70 Am |
sterdam required sixteen days for the passage. |
The entire cost of the transportation from /
Ocala to Amsterdam was seventy four cents |
per box, ana the average loss PER box did not |
exceed eight oranges. This is 1ne record Tor /
our staple fruit, and settles forever any I'm
gering doubt as to the possibility of there being /
q safe and easily reached market for Florida /
oranges outside OF the United States.