Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-19

John Bauer, aged L. died at Pensacola last
friday. Mrs. Johanna Stokes is also dead in
the same city.
Mrs. Duval, of Floral City. sold her orange
crop last week, 10 a gentleman of Cedar Key.
Tor sl,25O on the trees. Last year her grove
dld not pay over 800.
The South Florida Railroad made an appro-
priatiOn Of several hundred dollars to secure
articles for the Orange county exhibit at the
Louisville Exposition.
seven miles from Leesburg, on the Florida
southern Road depot is being built. and il
Is expected that thriving village will soon
spring INTO existence at that point.
At Pensacola sunday some unknown per-
son cut 4 horse owned by William Hudson
over the eve with knife and the sight Of the
optic may be destroyed. This is the second
similar outrage.
Gabe Williams. Jacksonviles champion
dancer. came To HaWkinsville.-1a.. and de-
feated Alex. Barnes. the champion of the
section, for a purse Of $50. The dancing came
on last Monday night.
W. J. Pankirk, Of Pensacola. was arrested
al Mobile. Ala. a few days ago for violating
the quarantine regulations and was obliged
70 leave the city. His violation was uninten-
uonal and he submitted pleasantly to the
penalty
hsthe election held at Paiatka last Satur-
day for Alderlpen To ill the vacancy caused
By the death of Joseph II. Mann. ;. j. Ken
nerdy was elected, his majority over the Op-
posing candidate, Dr. J. &. DOnnelly, being
four votes.
The machinery for the artesian well at
Leesburg has been placed upon the ground.
and as soon as the auger arrives the process
Of boring Will begin. The parties engaged in
the enterprise think good supply Of water
can De obtained at q depth Of about 300 feet.
The agent At Pensacola Of the British bark
Eliza Everett, which sailed from that port u
days ago, received a cable dispatch from the
owners in Liverpool. on Friday last, annOunc-
ing the arrival Of the vessel at Havana in dis
tress, and the Captain on board dead No
further particulars were received.
Jackson county boasts among other curl
Osities natural wei formed by the sinking
Of earth near Greenwood few months ago;
"A natural bridge of limestone across The
Chipola river about three miles above Mari
ana, formed 10y the river sinking for dis
tance Of half mile; and uncXplOred caves
too numerous 20 mention.
Two years ago Orlando had neither church
nor school house. The court house was used
for holding religious services as well as for all
sorts of public entertainments. while the
public school was held in a dilapidated old
structure, which was far from comfortable
and was hardly safe. Now there are six
church edlCes there where services are rcgu-
larry held, the finest school house in South
Florida, and the largest opera house IN the
state.
The Palatka HeyaN says: ''Thc subject Of
uniting the Crescent City Mcthodists with the
Palatka Church has been suggested. Hereto
fore Green Cove has been attached to the Pa
iatka station. but II has not worked well.
Green Cove Is in another county and is too far
OF. Crescent City is in our county and near
at hand. The members Of that religious body
would more readily fraterniZe with the mem
bers here, and on quarterly meeting occasions
the official members would unite and meet to-
gcther, which would make IT very pleasant
The monthly cost of maintaining the Gordon
around the naval reservation near Pensacola
D. $500 II no new cases are reported at the
navy yard between now and the 2jtlT. the cor
don VIII be discontinued on that date. The
AdC4Hce Gdsette says: "All the expenses of
our maritime quarantine and local sanitation.
are not paid by the Marine Hospital Service.
as some have supposed. The salaries Of the
ballast master and assistant, and their main
ienance, the salaries of The secretary, janitOr,
sanitary inspectors, mail and supply mes
>enger, expense of garbage cart. rent of Office
and warehouse for disinfcctants, supplies and
furniture for Office and for quarantine sta
tion, watchman at quarantine, disinlectants,
stationery, printing, postage, kilograms.
freight, etc, are paid by the Board of Health
out of their revenue from ballast dues"