Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-05

Live Oak. as well as South Florida, is a
market FOR Madison county corn.
Florida is eight hundred miles long. to mea-
sure round the elbow the State forms.
Only one case Of smallpox has developed
in Jacksonville or its vicinity during the past
week.
jacksonville has reduced her police force
from "A TO 10 men. An economical lit was the
impetus.
The Gainesville Bee announces that It Will
two weeks.
FortY-seven members Of the colored Ban
~ CHuIcn IN Madison were baptized in St.
Francis Lake on last sunday
IN iineenulary made a determined but only
partially successful effort to burn Mrs Bear
uer mouse IN Jacksonville Thursday night
bridgeport, on the St. Johns river, will be
extensively improved this fail. \ large wharf
Is TO be built. a flrst-class saw mill and a num-
ber OF buildings erected.
Col. Hunt Of the United States Army ar
rivcd IN II. Augustine on Saturday last. and
PAID his respects 10 the barrack fIe was re-
cciFeu with "a salute Of twentv-one guns.
The quarantine Of Madison against lack
sonvllle has been raised. Though the disease
ls sim in the metropolis. il is confined to the
suburbs, and seems to be under control of the
Health authorities.
The conservation Of the Episcopal Church
Do Madison, which was to have taken place
tuesday, Is postponed TO the fourth SUNDAY
m this month. at which time the Bishop will
confirm several applicants for membership
The Putnam County Journal saws: 'sAmOnc
the notable things in Palatka is the first Tan
garlne tree ever budded in Florida. The bud
was received by DIR. Morangue before the war
an't from this comes all the kid glove oranges
in TINS state. The tree can be seen in his
grove, which is quite celebrated on that ac-
count"
y case of smallpox died in a house five or
slN miles west of Palatka, in the vicinity of
Francis station. on Saturday last On Mon
udy the authorities were notified that the
body was uuburied. \ question arose as to
whose business IL was To bury the bOdv-the
city or county authorities. Before this matter
was fully decided the house was DESTROYED bv
fire and the body cremated
The Tavarcs HeydEd furnishes list of the
Governors of Florida sisce she became state
with the year Of their election. as follows;
William Il. MOScley. lS45: Thomas RrOwn
lSlS; James Z. BrOome, 1852: Madison ). Per-
ry, lS56; John Milton, 1860; A. X. Allison.
1855; VIM. Marvin, 1865; David : Walkers Sr
1865; II. \. Reed. 1865: o. T. Hart. IS73: NJ
/; Stearns, 1874; G. F. Drew, 1876: W. ID.
BloNham, lSS0.
According TO the books of Collector Hart
ridge. says the Jacksonville HergIT tbe totsl
assessed valuation of city property as as
sessed for last years taxes amounts S2g55.-
b4' 90, and the amount Of taxes on this com
paratlVely small sum was S74,l4l p. If the
law compelled or allowed our assessor to as
SeSs cllN property at a fair and equitable
valuation. instead of copying from the State
and county books as has to be done at present
TINS amount would undoubtedly be much en-
hanced.
The Jacksonville HeraH saws: '.The At
lantlc Coast steamship Company. of Florida.
mas recently been Incorporated to operate a
general lreighting and passenger business
outside between the Halifax. HillsbOrough
and Indian rivers and this port Its trans
porting power at present is the steamer
OteenWlch. now running between jackson
vile and New smyrna. but in the early
iall, II freIghts warrant. il is proposed to
build another and larger ship, besides placing
a CONNECTING steamer on the Indian. Halifax
and Hlllsboro rivers. 50 as to enable fruit and
vegetable growers on that coast to reach mar
Iet speedily, without their truck being sub
Jecte;i 10 undue handling. The capital stock
Is $4,000 and shares are held by all the mer-
chants and business men about DavtOna and
New smyrna. The officers are c. ID. Smith,
Of New York. President; William Jackson
ot naytOua, Treasurer; and Z. II. Hand
0f New York, Secretary. The stock
holders In the south alone represent $3,00O.O0O.
which evidences backbone enough to insure
success. Mr.. W. IL. Coats. the present polite
agent of the steamer, will he the Jackson
vile agent of the company, with full charge
OF the business az this end of the line The
incorporation of the company insures rapid
aud permanent transportation facilities
Tor citizens Of the Southeast coast. which adj
vantages cannot be too highly estimated by
them."