Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-22
FLORIDA.

pcdid mas no street lamps.
Quincy is badly afflicted with chicken
thieves.
Leesburg, it is said, has a public croquet
ground.
m several cases Of the dengue are reported at
Tallahassee.
Cabbage sells in Gainesville at from Is to 80
cents per head.
Marianna needs hotel. bank, more dwell
ling houses, and more manufactures.
No rain has fallen in Mariana for nearly a
month. Everything Is suffering and the wells
are almost dry.
\ barge with 200 boxes Of oranges sank in
Lake Griffin. last week. Only "a few boxes
were damaged.
The Jacksonville Board of Health Thursday
decided not to raise the quarantine against
Pensacola for the present.
An assistant is expected at the Signal Office
IA Jacksonville this winter on account Of the
increased work put upon il.
Dr. Frederick ID. Lente. of Palatka died at
Cold Spring, Putnam county. New York
Thursday morning, October llth
). ii. stanley, white farmer living about a
mile sonih of Tallahassee, had two of his
COWS rddled with shot last SATURDAY.
An unsuccessful attempt was recently made
To- lire 10 or 20 bales Of cotton at Marianna
The cotton was set on fire in three different
places.
Two families Of Quakers from Indiana con-
slStinS of eleven persons passed through
Gainesville. on Wednesday, on their wav to
Archer. W. W
Col. L. II. Terry, Of Orlando. and Miss r.
Myflelle Harris, daughter Of DIR. j. j. Harris
OF Sanford. were recently married AT the
latter place.
The yearly pilgrimage from South Georgia
10 the various fisheries has commenced A
good many wagons passed through Tallahas-
see last week.
island cotton from bronson, Levy county, to
ine Exposition, and each hopes to get the
$1,000 premium.
There was shipped from Pensacola last
month. hewn timber. Gj5 cubic feet: sawn
TIMBER, 3i6,Oll cubic feet; lumber. 3.9O6OOO
superficial feet.
The Mallory Line steamer, which arrived
AT feIhandina from New York Thursday
night, had 1870 passengers. most of whom are
Tor points up the river.
Seneca Lake, in the northwestern part of
orange county, Is soon to have a starch fac
tory, and parties in the vicinity are preparing
10 plant largely of cassava.
I'm effort is being made bv the Masonic
Order Of Lake City To get up a barbecue uDon
the occasion of the laying of the corner stone
OF the Agricultural College.
Tie stanton institute OF DuvaI county
burned Friday morning. The work is sun
posed to be that Of an incendiary. The loss
was about $4,000, insured for $4,000.
y Young son of III. Berlack, Of jacksonville
was badly bitten ON the leg, few davs ago,
by vicious dog. The owner of the doer was
arraigned before the Mayor and given t7yen
ty-ionr-hours 10 pay $40 fine or have the dog
killed.
Del.and wants telegraphic communication
win Astor, and the Western Union proposes
I0 furnish II for a guaranteed business of $500
This company also proposes to extend the
hne 10 orange city for a guaranteed business
Of $500.
Amanda Williams, of Jacksonville. a mglat-
TO girl. about p years of age, attempted TO
commit suicide Saturday night bv taking two
ounces of laudanum. The timely arrival of a
physician saved her life. The cause is said to
he love >crapc.
The residence of Mr. Hazelton. On the soutb
end Of Amelia Island. near Fernandina to-
gether with its entire contents. was destroy
,.... ed 10y ire o., ON Thursday morning. The fire
contents were insured.
Don Mcleod. of the Laad of FIo,rers. Tai
iahassee, who for some time has had under
consideration proposition of the business
men of Monticello to remove the Inn oT
+ Ft0'refS 10 that place, has finally determined
not To make the move.
cutting affray occurred at PinecastIe on
Sunday last between DIR. Preston and John
Arnold. two well-known citizens The Doe
tor used walking stick and Mr.. Arnold a
knife. The Doctor was dangerously but il is
thought, not fatally cut.
CrOmpton, a colOred mechanic. of Jack
sonvllle, has been awarded the contract for
erecting an Episcopal Church for colOred
people, about Is miles from that citv at Il
point on the river miles back from St Johns
BluH. 1t VIII cost, when completed. about
$1,000.
:, The schooner sam Juan, Captain r. A.
Hons. arrived at Fernandina Tuesday last in
distress The san Juan left Campeche
Mexico. Tuesday. October 81. with cargo of
hemp, log wood and fustIc, bound for New
York. The vessel is leaking very little and as
soon as the damage is prepared she will pro-
ceed on her voyage.
Last sunday morning, about four miles
from Welaka, Benjamin Campbell and
Charles Dell. c0lOred. had some words about
a girl, when Dell drew a receiver and shot
part OF the left breast. The victim ran a few
rods and fell, expiring instantly. The mur-
derer was arrested and committed to iaiI to
await the action of the grand jury.
EX-GOv. David ;. Walker, according to
the Ft0ridfdR and Economist, is building on
one of the most central, commanding and
convenient lots in Tallahassee Il two-story
brick building which. when finished. will lie
''0ne of the handsOmest buildings in the city,
and the eN-GOVcrnor offers the entire upper
story of said building free of rent To the peo-
pie Of Tallahassee for a public library and
reading rooms.
The Columbia Star of the 18th inst. contains
the following; I'VE learn from reliable
sources, the following, which occurred in the
lower part of the county recen lly: \ negro
woman wishing TO visit neighbOring planta-
ton, left her 4-mon hs-Old baby, which was
sick. In charge of two small children, aged
ana years, and departed on her visis. re-
naming away perhaps all day. Upon her re
turn she found the baby was being literally
ueNOurcd by ants. The child had been laid
down and left without attention, and the ants
had crawled into its ears. nose aud mouth in
fact all over it. The babe had been discovered,
previous 10 the mothers return, by lady,
and every effort made to save its life, but
without avail. the ants having almost entirely
filled the nose and mouth and eaten into the
hesh until recovery was impossible"