Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-31

Baiatka by gasllght viii he the next attrac-
ton.
\ zig tree in MicanOpy bears fifty bushels Of
figs every year.
Palatka is rejoicing over the prospect OF the
old Charleston line being started again.
The cOlOred people OF Palatka, or at least
tine industrious ones, are accumulating prop
erty.
Cargoes of lumber continue TO arrive at
PalatKa from Jacksonville for building pur-
poses.
4 negro prisoner in the county jail, at
Paiatka, last Friday was chained TO the floor
for misbehaviOr.
Gov. BloXham announces his purpose to APP
point to Treasurer ROuX's uneXpired term
I'D. Hodges. of Newnansville.
Never in the history of st. Augustine has
there been, at one time, such extensive build
ing operations as now.
Although tine summer has been unusually
warm this year, yet no case of sunstroke has
been reported in the whole State.
In a tight at Key West between the Second
Mate of the steamer Alabama, and a drunken
negro, the negro bit on the Mates ear.
Adam Buck has bought the Parker tract
near the Barlow camp ground, containing 44O
acres, and viii improve it. The price paid
was 5000.
The report that the Okeechobee Drainage
Company has received from the State deeds TO
over half million of acres of land is denied
by the Tallahassee FtOFididH.
At Baldwin black sneak thief secreted
himself in the store of q. +. Fork, and when
discovered dashed on with the money drawer
lie was caught and lodged in jail.
Z. Il. Nelson, formerly of Monticello, has
been constituted quarantine officer for the
city of Jacksonville. He Is to inspect an
trains from Pensacola at the ChattahOochee
river.
George II. Meginnniss is the first gentleman
10 contribute to the Leon county exhibit for
the Louisville Exposition. He brought up
four bONes-tifty pounds-of fine honey in the
comb.
Rev. A. f. Randall. of ST. Louis. general
evangelist of the Missionary Baptist Church,
will preach in the Baptist Church at Barlow
on the first sabbath IN September, filling the
appointment of Rev. W. L. GOruOn.
Ex-Governor D. :. Walker offers Tallahas-
see rooms in the second story of his new brick
building, being rapidly constructed at the
corner of Monroe and McCarty streets with
out rental, TO be used aS a free library and
reading rooms.
Bailey Tucker, a popular official of the
Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad. at
spending the past month at the North re-
Gently had his pockets picked TO the amount
of $40 on C0ney Island.
Peter Rice, of Palatka, has signed a con-
tract for the bnilding of a two story residence
on kled street for Z. and IL. Petermann. lie
has also the contract for building seven stores
for Martin Griffin on the wharf, three of which
viii front on Lemon street.
Thomas }. Roberts. of Leon county, planted
twenty acres IN Irish potatoes last spring.
from which he realized net profit of 81, $50 50.
This crop was planted, grown and marketed
in four months, leaving the ground in fine
condition on the first of June, for a second
crop of corn, peas, mllet, etc.
The Brooksyille Crescent SAYS that after a
careful examination of the case, Judge
Mitchell issued an order setting aside the as
sessment against the DlsstOn lands in that
county on the ground of illegality, cOnse-
fHN an1a Of hnA sssesls
Used for Monday last did not take place.
Mrs. Sinner, of Mount Carroll Seminary.
Illinois. has purchased the land, with young
orange grove, from Messrs. NanhOOk. This
lady has been purchasing property somewhat
extensively in and around DeLand. The
amount she has already invested there is
somewhere in the neighbOrhoOd Of $4,000.
The Fg0rjdi0n of Tuesday last says: The
smoke rising from the Florida volcano Gn
jefferson county, was plainly visible from
Captain -. :. POrter's residence last Tuesday
evening. Parties who saw il say that the
smoke asceuded straight up for some distance
above the trees and then expanded into a fun
nel-shaped volume
4 Chicago company has been organized for
the purpose Of manufacturing paper from the
palmetto. They have capital of S20O. 900, but
as it is supposed that the Pullmans arc at the
back OF II. money VIII not be lacking. Ihey
have an agent quietly prospecting in Florida,
and hummOcks with heavy palmetto growth
will be likely to get boom where he goes.
The teachers of the sunday school at Win
nemissett have decided to improve the school
house by putting in two windows in the west
end of the building and making a superin-
tendent's desk. encase the new organ. and
seat the house with benches with backs. They
are looking for the new library which Mr.. II.
Y. DeLand kindly promised to the school.
There is no doubt that the school will double
this winter. The average attendance Is 80 to
40 in summer.
-Four of the little quail hatched out a month
or so ago at TOgni's AViary. at Jacksonville,
have survived the perils and trials of in
fantilc quailhoOd. and are now brisk, healthy
fellows, not yet quite half grown, but fully
large enough TO keep from under the feet of
the old birds. One of these Old lady birds
during the present season has laid fOrty-one
eggs. 4 part of them Mr.. TOgni gave to IL.
l.. Weller, the jeweler. who put them under
a setting hen. aud As a result three healthy
little quail came out of their shells last
Monday, and are being cared for by the old
hen.