Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-09

}. F. Banknight, of Leesburg, is dead.
Orlando complains of a late influx of gam
blers.
Palatka wants an oil works and a brick
yard.
new brickyard is to be established at
Starke.
Watermelons were in market in Ocala last
Monday.
Charles Rowles, Of Pensacola, died sun
day night.
Back of Palatka the woods swarm with
partrIdges.
DIR. c. :. johnson has been elected Health
Officer at Key West.
All the public schools of jefferson county
opened on last Monday.
One hundred boxes Of oranges left Ocala by
express ON Wednesday.
Wild ducks are making their appearance on
the rivers in large drOves.
The Escambia Rifles. at Pensacola, are
drilling for target shoot.
W. c. Temple, at Temples Mills, has an
orange nursery Of 100000 trees.
The Ostriches on the island in Sylvan Lake
are still reported doing well.
Messrs. Winner n Sweet, of Orlando, have
bought the Orlando opera building.
Several parties from jamestown, n. Y,
have recently settled at Hawthorn.
Palatka will be able to accommodate the
coming winter at least 1000 visitors.
The machinery for the new cotton compress
works at Pensacola Is on the way out.
y negro stole a bale of cotton at Monticello
and after selling it for $40 made his escape.
The Sylvester made her first trip of the sea-
son from Jacksonville TO Palatka yesterday.
\ party of 30 is on its way in wagons from
Georgia To Hawthorn, where they will settle.
The canal being cut from the st. Johns
river, near Hawkinsvile, is progressing
rapidly.
Land is selling from $50 to 500 an acre in the
settlement Of Pine Grove, five miles west of
Palatka.
MHlview issues an appeal for aid on account
of the destitutiOn entalled by the recent fever
epidemic.
The Loeb liquor petition has been approved
by the Putnam County Commissioners, and
license granted.
The Pensacola gas works viii give light
early in December. The street railway is also
nearly completed.
\ car load of milch cows passed through
Hawthorn the other day, destined for a dairy
near Jacksonville.
\ tramway is soon to be built from De Land
landing, on the st. Johns, to De Land CITY,
five miles distant.
;. f. Queal, of NIillview, died at Chicago,
ILL.,, last week, whittier he had but recently
gone on business
Mr.. Buntings fish house, at Cedar Key,
shipped Il hogsheads and a barrels OF fish to
one firm last week.
4. c. Berkencamp, Of Philadelphia, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself Tuesday
morning at Lakeside. No cause is assigned.
Merryday one Of the Aldermen. The election
to fill the other vacancy will take place to-
morrow.
Wednesday morning Sanitary Inspector
Hernandez had hauled out of Jacksonville
three barrels of unsOund mullct and One-half
barrel of chickens.
The De Barry lines have purchased the local
wharf at Sanford. and will, it is reported.
build at an early day large warehouse and
waiting-roOm fer passengers at that point.
The DGig Bee says that on Saturday night
ten negro men and one negro woman were
brought TO the Gainesville jail, charged with
the drowning of a cOlOred man in the Santa
Fe river.
DIR. Murray. lately Health Officer at the
Pensacola Quarantine, was cOmplimented
with a dinner by the Pensacola Board of
Health on his departure to Ship Island, his
new station.
An election for member Of the jefferson
Board Of County Commissioners Is ordered
for ihe 20th inst. J. b. Roach, of Waukeenah,
and ". c. Thomas, Of Wacissa, are candidates
for the vacancy.
John swami. herculean negro. was lodged
IN jail in Monticello for deadly assault ON
bennett Moys. The negro fought furiOusy,
but did no severe damage. lie paid $50 10
secure his liberty
\ club-f footed thief who recently stole 81, 500
worth of watches from dealer in Maiden
Lane, New York, was arrested at Cedar Key
/ last week. on a telegram from New York. He
was trying to make Cuba.
Captain d. 4. X. Smith. Of the steamer
1 N.lAlNts WHICH, runs lIuAl bdthSuiN AilCs iidn
accepted a position on one of the up-river
steamers. Captain stephen Floyd succeeds
him rs commander Of the Pastime.
Mr.. Rosique, while out hunting about four
miles from Pensacola on sunday last, was
climbing over fence when his gun by some
means struck the fence and was discharged,
7 tearing of the middle finger of one of his
hands.
4 difficulty occurred between Col MacWil-
liams. brick manufacturer at Italid, and one
of his employees named Van, Tuesday, and in
the course Of IL MacWllliams both cut and
shot Van. IL is feared that the latter's wounds
are mortal.
The Levy Enterprise SAYS: 1--WE have heard
IL stated BY several that the cotton crop was
short through this section, but 1t continues TO
come in rapidly, and Is still bringing good
prices. the prevailing price paid being s. to
s. 80 per 100 pounds cash.
Edward McNulty was drowned in the river
atsJacksOnville Wednesday. The deceased
was a son of Capt. McNulty, formerly OF the
steamer SapphO, but now of the steamer
] Florida. He was between 2S and 30 years OF
I age, a native of Charleston and had been
resident of Jacksonville about five years.
Last night, at PalatSa, the ladies of the
I Methodist Church held fair and supper at
| Fry's Opera House. The object was to raise
money with which TO build small cottage
| on the church lot. The money raised at the
last fair Is in the hank, and it is expected that
l the whole Will put the matter on a safe foot
ing.
! There Is fish in the Aucilla river that by
many persons is considered worthless, but is
\ really not much inferior to the white shad. 1t
I is known as the ''red horse sucker" weighs
\ from to pounds, Is of copper color, very
rare and seldom caught with hook. 1t is
I found nowhere else, and its variety is un-
/ known.
| IL. Brooks, of Orlando, who has been exper-
: imenting with the NansemOnd. or Jersey
/ sweet potato, finds that this variety, when
grown in Florida. loses many OF Its natural
/ characteristics. The tubers grow larger, ir
/ reTuIar and unlike the same variety when
I grown elsewhere. Mr.. Brooks is of the opln
| ION that the soil of that section Is favorable
l to ii.
HORSFORD'S ACID PHOSPHATE
In SeaSickness,
Prof. Adolph OFT, New York. says: Il
used it for seasickness during an ocean
passage. In most of the cases the violent