Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-31

The recent heavy rain burst the large cistern
back of Good Templars' Hall in Key West.
entailing loss Of $500.
Chandler sharp. l2-year-old lad of Madi-
ton gin few days ago.
Mr.. Nanderipe's new building at Manatee
u nearing completion, and il is the best one
OF the kind in the place.
Two twelve-year old negroes Of Jackson
VILE engaged in a fight the other day and one
stabbed the other, but not fatally.
The City Council Of Fernandna has lately
reduced the expenditures Of that burg to
the tune OF one hundred dollars per month.
J. J. Tucker, under sentence Of four years
m the penitentiary for attempting to shoot
Howell Titus, escaped from 1itusville jail
last week.
cOlOred farmer near Lake City has raised
$1,000 worth of cotton this year, and the Star
say there are other negroes Whereabouts who
have done as well.
new map Of Madison county is greatly
heeded. The one now IN use IN the Clerks
Office was drawn many years ago, and the
need Of new one is constantly felt.
Prof. A. B. Starke, distinguished preach
er and educator from Russellville, Ky. has
located at Altoona aad bought an orange
grove. He comes to Florida for health.
Mr.. II. P. Roberts, Of Orange Bend. saws
that ne calculates on getting 5OO, 900 oranges
from his grove this season. He is now ship
ping at the rate OF a car load week.
The County Commissioners of Suwannee
county are bent on Issuing no liquor licenses
IN that county The Columbia Commissioners
have not set lee-- ~-.i'p-' ---- . ISSUE q
Northern capitalists have been induced to
establish in this State two ice factories with a
capacity OF ten tons daily each. one to be To-
Gated at Tallahassee and the other at Gaines
vile.
The Town Council are laboring with the
problem Of opening and widening the streets
OF Apopka. The ordinance has been passed
for that purpose, and arbitratOrs appointed
to assess damages.
While eating a chicken-liver the other day
a lady Of Fort Dade found a needle in its CEN
tire. IL had evidently been swallowed by the
chicken while alive, but the bird apparently
suffered no injury in consequence.
Gel. c. ;. Hardy. of Greenville, will divide
his town property into blocks and offer them
for sale. One lot, beautifully situated, he has
already donated to the Methodists, who will
proceed TO build at once. The Colonel also
proposes to give lot to the Baptists.
The Orlando Reporter says the Hugh Partin
Howell, is "a thing OF beauty" 200 trees in
grove, with 500 massive l5-year-Od bearers
holding now over 10000 oranges. Fine lem
Ons, lines and shaddOcks in fun bearing also
The municipal election held in Brooksville
resulted in the choice of the following officers
Tor the ensuing year; Mayor ID. Turnbull;
Marshal. +. +. Saxon; Clerk, j. W. Johnston:
Assessor. W. NJ. Garrison; Treasurer. T. j.
Cook; Aldermen, \. y. Chelf, A. T. Wade
W. ). Hancock. j. A. Marshall. 4. NJ c. Rus
sell and J. 4. Washington.
The books Of the Tax Assessor of Nassau
county show an increase in the total valuation
Of the real and personal property over last
year Of over S2j0,00O. The total State tax is
Sl,66i 80, nearly $1,000 less than last year and
the county tax Sl7, l0j Il, a reduction of 81 500
on last years taxes The aggregate value of
real and personal property in the county is
81 80. 40