Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-18
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which blooms and bears annually buckle
berry bush.
About 10000 crates of tomatoes have been
shipped from hey West since the Ist OF Janu
airy, and every one OF them have brought
good prices.
Tho Sparks chapel (AIethodistl al Kew West
is too small to accommodate the growing con-
grcgatiOn. new church j. 10 he built Rev
L. :. Bird Is the pastor in charge.
Ex-senator Yulee, of Florida, an ante
hellum statesman, whose wife is the daughter
0i eN-G0Yern0r Wicklifiee, of Kentucky. will
build splendid residence in Washington.
~ the Catholic fair at Ocala a week ago
edhesoay, cake was voted TO the hand
S5d00- The entire proceeds amounted to about
j. Denning, Of Bushnell, H., has purchased
me OLD Partln grove, on the road between
Maitland and Lake irma, for Sll 600. 1t is a
Inc ola place, and Is yielding fine crop of
oranges annually.
Bishop kavanaugh recently dedicated the
new Methodist church at Leesburg. At the
close Of the sermon il was announced that 800
was sun uue on the building, which sum was
raised in ten minutes.
stephen Miller, the United states naval
cadtt who was accidentally scalded 10 death
hly the bursting of steam pipe on board the
United States steamer Nandalia, WAS buried
an hey West on the 9th inst.
Pensacola is being subjected TO house TO
house Inspection by the sanitary authorities.
'ts - ID. lGilllluns surgeon General OF the
United states Marine Hospital Service ar
rived IN that city Friday evening, April s.
captain George L. Washington. who runs
star route No. 1921. between Palmetto and
Tampa, visited BraidentOWn and Manatee
this week with view to changing the mail
service between the above places from tri-
weekly 10 daily.
Freeman Young. Of Tallahassee. charged
with the murder of his Wife. Betty Young.
and her daughter, had his examination last
week. He was required to give bail to appear
al the next term Of the Circuit Court OF the
county 70 meet any indictment which might
he found by the grand jury.
The cave that has its mouth near the river
bridge, at Marianna, Il said TO be wonderful
IN extent Parties who have explored it claim
10 have penetrated to point under the court
house, and while there 10 have heard plainly
the speaking OF the LAWYERS then engaged in
the argument of some case.
Mr. MOrish, Of AnclOte. has been appojnted
agent for the Florida Land ami COlonization
Company. whose object is to drain the saw
grass and swamp lands in the vicinity of
Anclote. MOrIsh was in Cedar Key last
week, and has engaged a force of workmen.
Wh" VIII 90 down and commence work
shortly.
The dredge Alabama. at the mouth of the
Manatee river, is cutting a channel sixty feet
WIDE and between nine and ten feet deep at
low water, which will enable vessels drawing
from twelve to thirteen feet to cross the barat
nigh water. The dlpper attached To the dredge
+ The most powerful one in the Southern
rfstt = i'tD'S - ~ n ~ tlc uloutH Olltc
HiilsborOugh river weighing nine tons.
IL is rumOred at Key West, but can be trac-
Ell 10 no authentic source. that the little girl
daughter Of Mr.. Carlo who proved herself
such fine gymnast and bareback rider and
whose feats attracted 50 much attention
while acting in the CircO Jean when it was
at hey West, was burned to death at Haa
yana, her clothes catching fire from a burn
ing hoop which she attempted to jump through
while riding.
The iron screw steamship Kate Carroll.
which was built for ID. +. sullivan, of Pensa-
cola, by Harlan < HOllingsworth. of Will
mington, Del, was successfully launched on
the 18th of March. The following are her di-
menslOns: Length 200 feet. over all 2l5, beam
"a feet, depth of hold Il feet, driven by COM
pound engines with low pressure cylinder A
and high pressure cylinder 26 inches in. di-
ameter, diameter of screw IL feet, with
pitch of ILL., feet. The Kate Carroll will be
put in the cOasting and West India trade
Capt. J. X. LOwden will command her.