Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-05

J. +. Dart, himself a member OF the Georgia
Legislature from Glynn county, and specially
commissioned by the citizens of Brunswick to
represent their interests in the natter has ar
rived in Washington and will press the me-
mortal upon the attention of Congress without
delay"
FLORIDA.
Senator Edmunds cOntemplates a visit to
Florida this winter because of the delicate
health of his daughter Mary, who requires
climate miIder than Washington. Mr.. Ed
munds and daughter viii remain until spring.
IstO Barghi, an Italian youth Of "a, attached
to the Italian bark Antonio Ferrari while at
sea stabbed the bOatswain, causing his death.
Upon the arrival Of the bark at Pensacola he
was taken into custody by the Z. s. Marshal
and is now in jail subject to the order Of the
Italian Consul.
dairyman in Leon county has six cows
one two years and another very old. From
these six cows he has sold in Tallahassee
during the past year 1906 pounds Of butter at
80 cents per pound, realizing 1919 so. From
the same cows he has six calves worth SIS, and
has used at least 100 pounds of butter at home,
worth $50. To sum up he has realized S424 80
or $40 50 per cow.
The two annual conferences of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, the Northern and South
9rn branches of this denomination, met at
jacksonville Tuesday, the Southern branch
at st. PauTs NJ. Z. Church South and the
Northern branch at Trinity NJ. f. Church
North. II is not anticipated that their peace
ful session will be disturbed by any Odiuna
the0l0gicuH.
The Odd Fellows Of Pensacola have ex-
pressed their appreciation of the services of
Mr.. X. J. Jordan during the yellow fever
epidemic of last year by presenting him
beautiful gold medal in the shape of five
pointed star, with a scroll at its head. On
one side Of the scroll is engraved the name of
the doner, and beneath several marginal mot
toes: Educate the Orphan" ssRelieve the
Distressed . ''Bury the Dead, > ''Care for the
Widows" ''LOve Humanity" The centre is
inscribed II. L. T." and engraved, surrounded
in an open hand with an eye in the centre,
''Presented by Odd Fellows of Pensacola" On
the reverse side, under eye and surrounded
by symbols Of Odd Fellowship, appears the
legend, Omitted for Labor and Good Odd Eel
lOwship."
The following is the official exhibit of the
business Of the Pensacola custom house dur
ing the month of December, 1882: Duties on
imports So, ,s44; tonnage, tax So ,3l7 40: marine
hospital tax, Sl73 17; inspection of steam YES
sells, 1858 "A. Total collections, S7,S4S 20. The
exports to foreign ports for the month were
1882 OS3 feet of lumber and 4O2 S54 feet timber;
anu 10 uOue6liC ports, ZsZ5o.tuU lcct lumOef.
at a total value of Sl5O,7Sl.
The dengue fever still fingers at Gainesville,
and the good sheriff of the county, Mr. Tur-
ner, is having a hard tussle with it.
cOlOred girl named Cinda Mcneil, at
Gainesville, one day last week, was suddenly
stricken speechless, and shortly afterward eX-
pired.
party of gentlemen from Thomas county.
Ca, have purchased a large body of land near
Archer and expect to largely go into the sheep
raising business.
Editor c. \. Magee, of the Pensacola Com
1,ercsdl, has disposed of half interest in that
/ journal.
! One day last week colOred woman named
/ Boston and an infant were burned to death at
] Kings Ferry. in Nassau county, while asleep
IN a shanty, which was also consumed.
I The Democratic voters Of Nassau county
/ will meet in convention at Callahan on Janu-
arv 6th, 1888, at 1890 o'clock, to recommend to
I the Governor for appointment the county Of
/ fcers.
! jacksonville is to have street railroad 10
/ extend from Bay street down Pine and out to
] Springfield. The company ask the city to
/ grant the free and exclusive use of Pine street
/ for twenty years for this purpose.
/ According to the report of the Comptroller
/ General of the State the assessed value of
I property in the State for the year 1882 was
| S45, ,2s5, ,997. Duval is the richest county, the
I property value being $5,9O5, Az, Escambia
county comes next, with property value of
$3.50, ,546, Alaehua next, with S2,S6S,9OO worth
of property. Dade county is the poorest in
the state. the assessed value of property being
but S6S,770.
I Several important questions of State policy
/ will engage the attention. of the Legislature
{ Of Florida now in session. The first is the
proposed Constitutional Convention; second,
| reduced governmental expenditures and re-
duced taxation: third, appropriation for the
/ Bureau Of immigration $4,000 annually, and
Z lastly, the amendment of the fence law These
/ and other topics affecting the growth and
| prosperity of the State viii doubtless receive
the attention of the wise men in the legsla-
! tive councils Of the commonwealth.
Jacksonville Times: ssHis Grace the Duke of
I Newcastle with his companion, 4. Parmeter
I Langley. arrived in the city sunday. and Is
| now dOmicled at the st. James. The Duke is
a young man, a youth almost, who visits this
Z country for rest and health. and positively
ir0a't be interviewed
Nessrs. T. T. French and W. c. Kelly, of
I Michigan, arrived at Tallahassee few days
l ago They have recently purchased about
I Cadsden counties for milling and logging pur-
! poses. and left on Tuesday last, accompanied
by Captain II. I. Blocker, to take a look at
/ their vast purchase,
/ Jacksonville Union: SThe Florida Southern
I has changed hands. EX-COngressman Chan
\ dler, of Boston. has been made President, also
I that there is a general change In the officials
/ of the road. The road is to be extended one
! hundred miles. An influx of a million dollars
has been added. Also the palace steamer St.
Z Johns is to be bought and put on the line be-
I tween Charleston and Palatka."
The Florida Gulf Coast Steamboat COmpa-
I nv recently organized, has for Its object the
! accommodation Of travel and commerce by
I placing q first class steamboat on the route
/ from Cedar Key to Clearwater Harb0r, and is
I one in which our men of affairs must feel a
deep interest, as promising TO furnish the
I needed facilities for the prompt transaction Of
I business between Cedar Key and the beautiful
I and rapidly improving section of country on
I the coast southwark. The intent is to connect
: at Cedar Key with the Suwannee river boats,
l which the Savannah, Florida and Western
Z Railroad Company -ill soon have running
I and make regular trips, touching at rapport
/ AnclOte, faFpOn springs. yellow Ripn, Dune
I lin and Clearwater. The capital stock Is to
l consist of 100000 $50, coo of the amount to be
! raised BY subscription-shares $40 each.
The Tallahassee FE0ridias says, editorially:
Z ~The closing DAYS of the last session OF the
I legislature witnessed the charterlng OF the
Z Pensacola and AlSntic Railroad Company,
I and the advocates Of the enterprise VINO eN-
/ pressed their conviction that the members OF
I The next Legislature could travel over the
] new road were deemed visionary. But their
/ foresight Is Vindicafed, for the members from
I the extreme West have rusAed through by
/ rail over the wilderness places OF thelr long
l n,>qlected sectiOn-wilderhess because SO
I Long ne~lected-but now to be developed
/ an its merits along the avenue of travel
/ and traffic which Is opened up. But small
gap of twelve miles renis ihs nnlnisheu, anu an
this because Of the loss of a ship I'o VI Ins Inls.
/ The gentlemen from the Western coG" -
/ came on invitation from Superintendent W.
] ID. Chipiey, and bis special car was the first
Z passenger coach to cross the ChOctaWhatc
/ Thus Is an obligation met and cancelled; for
/ less than two years ago Hon. ;. Il. Mallory
stated in his place in the Senate that IL the
charter of the Pensacola and Atlantic Road
I was granted the members of the next Assem-
blv from the yest would come to the capital
of through Alabama and Georgia by
4 hundreds of miles Of unnecessary
travel Captain Chipley. protector Of the
Pensacola and Atlantic Road. was back of
this promise, aud the object OF this trip was to
/ make good his pledge 50 sOlemnly given
! through Senator Mallory. preliminary de-
! tails of organization being accomplished,
I srTo1nd was broken on the I'D OF August, 1881,
( and the work of construction has been pushed
I with energy and intelligence, which now
/ shows results scarcely paralleled IN the hlsto-
~ Of railroad construction IN the oOutn. nc
/ West is bound by ties Of steel 10 the MI1ule,
1 and a great step-a giant stride-has Deeh
made in the march Of progress by Mhlch tioT-
ida is keeping her place in the RANK 9i stales'
A BULLDOG Stops RUNAWAY HORSE.
One day recently Messrs. Batchelder q
I Heyden's bay horse took fright and ran
I away. and ia so doing il sprang completely
out OF the shafts. The man in charge inn
mediately started after the horse, but by
the time be had reached the corner Ihe
/ horse was making good time 5or Centre
[ vile. just then the well-knoWn Dulluog