Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-14
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Tallahassee can boast of colored man W he
wears No. 70 shoe. y" "'
New Irish potatoes are selling in c,aines-;u,
al hfty cents peck.
Three new churches are TO be built imme-
diately in Hawthorn
Archer will be made a money order post
olhce on the lst of July.
a new paper, to be called the ORANGE Rid0,
Z ch0 Is to be started at DeLand,
The cigar manufacturers Of Kew West
shipped nearly 100000 cigars last week.
Cllra is 10 have two railroads. The Florida
Southern Will build a branch there by fall.
The Polk county barrooms have all closed
ana the last one in Brevard will close in a few
days.
The Western Union Telegraph Company has
placed wires all along the new Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad.
\ new express Office has been established at
Greenyille on the line Of the Florida Central
ana western Railroad.
lhe law now requires all persons shipping
orages and other Florida fruits from the State
To put brand upon the package.
IL Is reported that yellow fever has been in
troduced into Kissimmee City by Cuban
steamers which arrived there lately.
The fire engine, Little Giant" that has for
month or more been expected in Gainesville
4rLIlNed on Thursday from Pensacola via the
Transit Railroad.
An election will be held at an early day in
NOlusia county to determine the question of
the removal Of the county site from ENTERPRISE
10 some other place.
Florida contains in round numbers 3S, ,0OO, 900
St M acres, one quarter million more than the
State OF Georgia. and 6,OOO,O0O0 more than the
state Of New York
Hamilton county has a pOmological mon
sFoslty IN the shape of an apple. 1t is per-
other a bell flower.
IL IS reported that the dredge boats in the
ApOpka saw Grass canal have met. and that
the cnannei between the Lakes Beauclair and
Apopka Is now opened.
The friends of Ex-Governor George +. Drew
nave purchased a solid silver service, valued
al $500, which will be presented 10 him on his
return from South Florida.
Shlngies are being cut at the Tavares Mi II
al Ihe rate OF about fifteen thousand daily
ana Yet the number already ordered eN-coa5 /,
the stock on hand by ninety thousand O'O'0
y check from the United states Governr,,,,.
iIateiY drawn IN favor of Reuben Marsh of De
Land, Tor $3.50 20, was for military services
rendered during the Indian war in 1856.
\ pulp mill for the manufacture of paImetto
nuIe = ABOUT 70 be erected in Jacksonville.
anu there Is fine opening for one almost al
any point IN West Florida. The raw m : to,.is si
Is abundant everywhere. ~
Ihe Baptist Church in Ocala has bougbttbe
southeast corner lot in the square north of II
y. Miller's residence, and will soon com n,enrc
The erection Of a handsome brick editice. n
VIII cost between $1,000 and $1,000.
- The shipments ofvegetable crates from the
Iavares mills for this season. I'D to MAY nj
have amounted to l3. zoe. .O6j, and il is
that at least 1905 more crates will he re
qulred before the shipping season is over.
The Lake City Reporter SAYS: ..Tbe orc
found IN boring the artesian well in Gaines
vile last month 3ks been assayed at the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology and Yields
81 l3 per ton. There il still prospects for cold
mining IN Florida, as 1t Is claimed that the
sample sent Tor assay contained abOut one
third only of pay rock from the vein.
The lneOrpOratOrs of the florida shin canal
nave met Tor the purpose of deciding whether
they would organize under the charter grant
eddy the state. or take advantage of the sren
eral Incorporation act Ofthe state. which fhev
regard as more liberal than their special char
ter. y decision Will soon be reached and an
attempt made TO raise the necessary capital
An effort is being made by the citizens of
Green Cove and Magnolia to procure the
adjustment of the draw in the bridge across
Governor Greek. At present this draw is
dangerous from its faulty construction and
II VIII soon become thoroughly useless, as the
two railroad bridges, which will soon he built
within few hundred yards of the public
bridge, will be without draws.
Charles Williams, the cOlOred man sentenc-
ed to be hanged at Gainesville at the recent
term of the Circuit Court for the murder of
shed Brown, is very despOndent All dav last
Friday while the crowd was present az the eN-
eeutiOn OF John Lee in the Jail, he lay on his
coat with his face in his hands. and refused to
answer all questions or even look at the
crowd. He fully realizes his fate, and the
TACT that he does makes his condition all the
more pitiable.
A day or two ago George Campbell, colored,
Of Ocala. called on his wife, who is in the en-
plOy of W. ID. Lewis, and begged her to re-
turn home with him, but she refused. where
upOn he made rush at her. stabbing her in
the left breast just below the cOllar-bOne in
hlcting serious wound. He then made his
escape, going 10 his home four miles north of
town. Warrants were issued and Campbell
was brought before the Mayor and afterwards
placed IN jail for trial. Campbell is a power
ful man, hard worker, and one OF the peace
ful kind Of his color. The cause of the. deed is
supposed to have originated from his wife be-
ing too familiar with others more than her
own husband. The wounded woman is doing
well, and has been pronounced out of danger
by the physician.