Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-08

West on Monday morning, on the steamship
Hutchinson. They were received by the
Mayor and a committee of reception on Tues
day. They were driven around the city. and
left on Thursday Of last week in the further
prosecution Of their investigations.
During the month Of January 1850 guests
registered at the several hotels Of Cedar KEYS.
There were but nine deaths in the city Of
Pensacola for the month of January, an indi-
cation that the normal healthfulness Of the
city is being restored.
Seventy-fve hands are working with energy
upon the track laying Of the Jacksonville and
st. Augustine Railroad. and are making good
progress, considering the recent wet and dsa-
greeable weather.
There is on exhibition at Sanford a sugar
cane fifteen feet long and nine inches in cir
cumference, veritable example of "linked
sweetness long drawn OUT
There has been thirty-One thousand dollars
subscribed for the construction Of a railroad
from Orlando to ApOpka City, and a prelimi-
nary survey has been ordered.
The orange orchards in portions Of Florida
have been badly injured by frost and cold.
The banana and guava trees are many of them
killed, and the lemon trees have turned vel
low.
The st. Johns and Lake Eustis Railroad
has been graded into the town Of Lake Eustis,
and the r9Sd is being vigorously pushed to
completion.
General Manager Conant, Of the Florida
Southern Railway, says that road will be
completed from Gainesville TO Lake CITY in
time for next seasons business.
Bishop Kavannaugh, of the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church South. now in Florida, will dedi-
cate the new Methodist Episcopal Church at
Sumterville, on sunday next, llth inst. The
church has just been completed, and is a
model of architectural beauty.
A dairyman at Madison has contracted all
the butter he can make, delivered at the rail-
road depot in that place, at thirty cents per
pound.
The number of crop liens or mortgages an
nually executed in Leon county has decreased
al least so per cent. in the past six years.
This is a good indication of increasing general
prosperity among the people.
The growth of Orlando is wonderful More
than half Of the city has been built within
twenty months past, and it is estimated that
an equivalent of one fOur-roOmed house per
day Is now the rate of increase of buildings.
The bridge over the ChOctawatchie has
been replaced and trains are crossing, and
be closed, thus making the line of steel con :
tInuOus from Pensacola waters to the Apalach-
icOla.
There were received in jacksonville last
this number all but 100 boxes were carried on
st. Johns river boats, the DeBary line carry
ing nearly half the number. or 200 boxes
Only 100 boxes were brought from other
sources, and they came from smyrna. Over
half the number, or 5,Sl5 boxes, were from
points south of Palatka.
The Tropical Paradise is the name of a new
weekly journal published in Jacksonville by
Mr.. John Frank and Mr.. W. ). Waggstaf
editors, who say in their salutatOry: HIt will
be Florida paper, first, last, and all the time.
SO far as political questions are concerned,
this paper WILL while it is under its present
management, let them severely alone, feeling
satisfied that there are enough able organs
looking after the purity of the political par
ties"
In their report. the Committee on Educa-
tiOn of the Florida Legislature say: I'VE are
of the opinion that much of the money eX-
pended in the sO-Called education of cOlored
children Is simply wasted. 1t is like water
spilled upon sand. on account of the total in
capacity OF many of the teachers to instruct.
These remarks are applicable, to a greater or
less extent, TO white teachers, and we know of
no better way Of remedying the evil than by
teaching teachers, both white and cOlOred,
how TO teach" To cure the evil the commit
tee suggest an annual appropriation of $1,000
for the establishment of normal Institutes.
Gen. SandfOrd has ordered the erection of a
bath over the great Warm sulphur Spring, at
st. Gertrude, in Orange county. This spring,
which burst out Of the ground after the great
storm of 1871. throwing out great volume of
wide; in fact. there appear TO be three springs
constantly boiling up in this space. The swim
mig bath will be 30 by y feet, with dressing
rooms for ladies and gentlemen at either end
The beautiful cabbage palmetto jungle, in
which variO us cold springs of medicinal
sulphur water, will be cleared up of under
brush, and paths rustic seats and bridges will
make it a delightful resort.
The annual convention of the Florida sun
day school Association met in Tallahassee
yesterday, and will continue in session
to-day. The following is a list of the
more important subjects: Address of We'll
come; Rev. y. T.. Allison, of Tallahassee. Re
spOnse by the President of the Association
in Florida; Rev. J. B. Foster, of ThOmasville
Ga. Obstacles and progress of Sunday School
Work in Florida; b. F. COachman, Esq. of
Bronson, Fla. Qualifications of Superintend-
ent and Teacher; Rev. {. c. Mclean, of Jack
sOnville. Duties Of Parents to the Sunday
school: Hon. +. W. Pope. Relation of Sunday
school to the Church; X. b. Reppard, Esq,
Savannah Importance Of SUNDAY School to
the state ;Rev. ". h. Tully. Jacksonville How
To study the Bible; Rev. II. II. Kennedy, Tai
lahassee. How 10 Interest the Children senator
Mann. How to Organize and Sustain sun
day school; L. PaysOn Porter, of Philadel-
phia. Object and Utility of sunday school
Associations and Conventions; b. f. Jacobs,
Esq. of Chicago. Addresses on Organized
Work; :. &. Cobb. Of Escambia, and others.
At the children's meeting this even
ing Rev. J. L. Lyons will deliver an address
on the Manners and Customs of Bible Lands.
illustrated by the exhibition of various objects
Of interest from Palestine. The following
Is list of the officers of the association:
President, Rev. J. L. Lyons; Vice President,
John r. White; Recording Secretary, Prof.
W. b. ClarksOn; Corresponding Secretary,
John +. Eastman; Treasurer, Hon, J. c.
Greeley; Executive Committee, q. B. Griffin,
Rev. c. c. Mclean. Hon. Il. II: NJ. Davidson,
Hon. J. I. Bernard. r. II. Jones, Esq, f.
Rpau. EsQ.. DIR. l.. III. Mason.