Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-27


1t costs 81 - to send "A telegraphic dispatch
Of ten words from SandfOrd to Jacksonville
The banana trees about Madison are nearly
all bearing fine. large punches of fruit this
year.
The foundation of the depot for the s.
Johns and Lake Eustis Railroad at Tavares
Is completed.
Bruce Wallace. an Ohioan in Gainesville
Tor his health died suddenly at that place last
sunday evening.
Tampa viii have a new bank by November
lst. Amber, Marvin x stockton. of Jackson
vile. VIII be the proprietors.
+. NJ. Bryant. living on the Alfalfa dug a
casSava root last week that measured feet ;
Inches. and weighed 81 pounds.
The dengue fever has disappeared from
Tampa. There are still one or two cases ont
side but in the town proper not a case exists
The contract for building the Agricultural
College al Jacksonville has been awarded To
Hensely and EmmOns. of Lake City. for Sl2.-
200
On account of the drought this summer the
sweet potato crop of Hillsborough county
VIII be fully One-third less than any previous
year.
Large quantities of tropical and semi -tropi-
cal plants have recently been shipped from
liillSborough county To Orange county for
nursery purposes.
General Hazen has sold his saw mill prop
erty al Thonotosassa Lake to Messrs. Davis x
W. W. West, of Orange CITY. has leased the
Blue Spring landing on the st. Johns, and is
building railroad To Orange City, with the
intention Of extending it on from there to
Halifax river.
The Baptist Church at oak Grove. eleven
miles northeast of Madison, has had ''rc-
VlVal for the past four months. during which
Time the church has received twenty additions
thirteen 10y baptism and seven by letter.
Mr.. PIckerel. who has charge of Colonel
DpMllt'- moss hUSiue-< at Tallahassee has If
teen hands busily engaged in preparing and
packing moss for shipment. He has been put
ting up at the rate Of seven bales per day.
Il. y. Reid. the Clerk of SuWannee Circuit
Court. after thorough investigation, saws
that there is recorded in the old books in his
office l,703 deeds. Out Of this number there
are 6i6 that are improperly authenticated. and
therefore not properly recorded.
\ meeting Is called To take place at Fort
Mason ON saturday, October 18th, for the pur-
pose ot forming fruit and vegetable associa-
tou. 10 bring about concert of action in ship
ments and Co protect the planters and shippers
lu their manifold Interests.
party Of Floridians, named as follows:
tapt. j. l.. lnglis of Madison, 4 G.. BigeloW,
E-q.. of Lake City, and IL. f. Dutton. of
GAINESVILLE, have determined TO combine and
offer premium of 900 for the best Florida
raised cotton exhibited during the State Fair.
To be held in Jacksonville next February.
At Tampa last sunday night two negroes
named Moses Perry and Wallace Williams
became engaged in n fight, when Perry drew
a razor and cut Williams near the lower edge
of the ribs, laying open cash several inches
long and causing his intestines to prOtrude.
\ physician was called i'm and his wounds at
tended to- Perry fled and has not yet been
arrested.
Henry Pmkney, who severely stabbed
colored man named Houston, at Tampa last
July. has been arrested in Orange county for
robhmg the house of Mr.. McMichael. of Matt
land, ln whose employ he had been. He car
ried on two trunks to the woods, short dis
tance from the house. and riled them of their
contents, He also cut open a satchel in the
house. and took everything of value he could
Hay his hands ON. He was arrested by the
Marshal of Orlando and lodged i'm iails