Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-28
"a, j.; A. Fuller Of White Springs, has invented

complete fire escape ~ -
Inc Tallahassee FLorid5as denies that that
CITY Is infested with band Of rOughs.
All All OF the Duyal county public schools will
Oe opened lor the term on next Monday.
Three additional parties in Tallahassee have
held by them. '''i''9
Inc public schools Of Leon county. more
sessions on Monday.
a Cedar Key fisherman caught in five davs
recently q turtles, averaging 100 pounds each
ana Tor which ne got Sl90
The orange crop of Florida this season will
De larger than ever before, owing To young
groves coming into bearing.
DR.. Knight, the Health Officer of Jackson
NlIle, has consented to let oysters be brought
INTO the city on and after October 10.
The third quarterly meeting Of the Metho-
1lst ,t Episcopal Church, south. will be held in
tOber.
The orange crop in the neighborhood of
Bellyille, IN Hamilton county. is said to he
nearly ruined. The summer rains have caused
them 10 split and fall of
\ few nights ago an unknown sneak-tlief
entered the public school house al Palatka
ana destroyed the books and broke the States
belonging TO the scholars, and then scattered
them about the floor.
Farmers from Madison and Jefferson conn
ties are selling their cotton at Ouitman Ga
anu also purchasing their supplies there
heretofore this trade was divided between
Monticello and Madison.
On september 18th the Democratic EXecu-
tive Committee Of jefferson county II Turn
huli- Chairman. held meeting and ordered
an election of three County Commissioners 90
De hau 1y lne Democrats of Jefferson county
on October 10th.
In the yard 0f the residence of ) j. Ken
nerly, at Palatka, is a tree of the citrus fami-
" which was imported from the Mediterra-
mean, that bears fruit of immense size One
ol lheh measures y inches in circumference
MI hennerly viii exhibit the fruit at the
Louisville Exposition in a handsome glass
case.
The PUfHdHt County Journal saws: s.The
famous Dummitt grove, on Indian river, the
QUEST bearing grove IN the state, has again
changed hands. Ii is now owned by Duke
de Castilluccia, late of Italy, who intends to
lay out from S25,000 to $4,000 on his property,
making an addition of eighty acres more of
trees 10 the twenty that have already made a
worldwide reputation. This grove was sold
IN Is. for $4,000; in 1878 for $4,000. and in
1851 for $40, ,OOO.''
\ strange and venOmOUs worm Of the cater
pillar order has lately been discovered bv {.
i. carroll, OF Monticello. 1t Is about five
inches long, two inches in circumference.
green Of color. with powerful claws on each
side Of It's body, and around the same are ap-
parently horny circles from whence prOtrude
numerous thOrns, and on its head il sports six
large, tough horns. IL is feasting on and
destroying the pecan trees in that vicinity
and Is said to be exceedingly poisonous.
The following civil appointments have been
made by the Governor and dull ~ commissioned
during the past week: II. II. Duncan. to be
Notary Public in and for the State at large:
Robert G.. May. to he County Surveyor in and
for the county of Brevard: George III. Curry
and Lawrence Higgs TO be County Commis-
slOners in and for the county OF Monroe:
Angus Morrison, to he Justice of the Peace in
and for the county of Alachua: W. r. john
son. 10 be Notary Public in and for the state
at large; James Z. Perkins, to be Notary
Public in and for the county of Monroe