Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-13
FLORIDA

Pensacola VIII have steam laundry soon.
Neni-on is selling at Altoona for l2ls cents a
pound
There are now fifteen vessels in the port of
jacksonville.
Marianna's Board of Health has raised the
quarantine against Pensacola.
The Public Library at Jacksonville opened
ii- do0r- To- the public last Monday.
Cotton continues to come in and sell, for
good prices upon the streets of Mariana.
Mr.. George Emery and Miss Maud L. White
were married az Jacksonville on Tuesday.
The banana stalks about Madison are near
ly all bearing fine large bunches Of fruit this
year.
Mr.. Witt-more. the Florida skeleton, is 6
feet nigh, y years old. and weighs just 30
pounds.
The Cushman property at Pensacola was
lately cold to Mr.. ID. Reache of that place
The price paid was S35,02S cash.
The store of Deputy sheriff j. d. Kelly. at
Iack@onville. was broken into 10y thieves and
robbed last night.
". y. ~heat $. near Gainesville. has an i'm
men'e crop 81 peas. which hc Is unable 90 get
gathered even by Offering onc-halr for the
work.
James A. Pickett has forwarded To Louis
VILE branch containing fort y-twO specimens
of grape fruit. They were grown near Jack
-ouyIllc.
\ large number of Iaborers passed through
lac6~ouylll Thursday en- route To their homes
3D. Georgia ana south Carolina from the south
Florida railroad.
The work of constructing "A building al
Pensacola. 10 be used as a cotton compress
VIII hc commenced at once. and be i'm work
ing order by November 18TH
The West Florida Falr Association will hold
ITS sixth annual exhibition at Mariana ON
the 21th of November and continue tour davs.
one thousand dollars in premiums viii be
gwen.
At the Office Of Hon. +. X. Foster. in TaIla-
N.
were awarded TO Miss Jessie b. Wauchopc, of
Providence. Bradford county. and j. ] Cone
Of Benton. Hamilton county.
I'm the municipal election hekl at kev West
"Wednesday. Mr.. Montsaivatjc. the member
of the Democratic Executive Committee who
resigned ON account of Colonel Peudleton's
continued candidacy for state senator i'm the
campaign OF last year, defeated Pendlcton for
May or 10y 20 majority of 800.
Tho-- Cole. one of the colored police of Pen
-Jclia, w;~ aIraigucd before Judge ShackeI-
ford Tuesday ON the charge of having "a few
days as" disturbed the peace Of worship at
the Missionary Baptist Church. The trial
Was hy jury, col !. =. Jones representing
the prosecution and j. -. Thompson. Esq
the prisoner. lie was acquitted.
The Tallahassee FIoridiaR says: ..The
months since formed u Joint stock company
and. for $500. purchased Harry Of Navarro.
thoroughbred Xcarllng. from the Jersey
herd of Mr.. j. B. Wade. near Atlanta This
fine animal arrived al the depot on FRIDAY.
and may he seen at Judge Gwynn's place.
The present owners have been offered $500 for
thc calf but IL Is not for sale.
There are few, if any. better weekly pa
pcr~ iu Florida than IHe FI0ridr Crescent
published al Br0gkSyille. fernando county
90 contains what Is seldom found in country
papers. VIZ. large amount of correspond
rnrc lrom dli parts of the state. Ina the mum
hrr ui october 9th there Is a well written.
We'll considered and an extremely interesting
anu valuable article Oh the soil. climate, re
sources etc, of lIc!nando county. and il i-
safe to say that the advantages Of no county
ln Florida are better advertised than those
of fernando county are IN this article. The
number Of the crescent. containing the arti-
cle. will Dee extensively circulated at the
Louisville Exposition.