Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-01
FLORIDA


ruberdeslers at Fort Dade have advanced
tler rates.
sweet potatoes are selling in Lake CITY at
a. s51t- Der bushels.
Tl0ma- Rivers house. on Lake Butler, was
5ss-rlyeI hy Gre recently
Iha QuylI Hotel. OF Jacksonville. will omen
to-day i5r the winter season.
T1e post office at Summerville was robbed
las wtgk ol $50 worth Of stamps.
Phillip Thompson has bought the Kew West
1larr- from Colonel PendletOn.
De1rtv sheriff.. d. Kelley, Of jacksonville.
intends removing soon to Mandarin, his fu-
turr home
Oa three-eighths Of an acre Of land Co
um0.a county farmer made this season SIS
EsrJh oi syrup.
B-H. Webster has received his commission
As Notary Public for Duval county from Gov
cn1Cr B.7Xham.
SIXTY bushels of peach stones were received
So hlW .l0rn last week. They are to be
r.al.tl i'r nursery.
Notwithstanding Lake City Is surrounded
D ponds, ash are brought there from Cedar
heF -l supply the market.
George lonant, brother Of Major sherman
l14lt 4l Jacksonville, died at his home in
leEls 90 Friday night last.
large quantity of oranges arrived in Jack
sl-T-.e last week from the up-river growers,
tlilale are Of hrst-class quality.
LsTe is a disagreement between DR..
I-a-l-, Port Inspector AT Cedar Key, and the
blAi OF Health concerning port fees.
Ars, Napoleon BrOward, wife of Captain
buNari. one Of the 81. Johns bar pilots died
kllllF morning at her home In East Jack
slTlle.
6e1rEe ". sweeney, proprietor of the ''Idle-
Wig restaurant on Amelia beach, near Fer
l1i.1l. died suddenly Monday at Jackson
7Leo. apopleXy.
Judge Mitchell, state Attorney Sparkman.
1'leral Wall and Judge Magbee left Tampa
Llsi seek for Br0Oksyille 10 be in attendance
CO. ie Circuit Court now in session at that
la,e.
IEo negroes. named Hall and Powell, have
.oa committed tO jail on a charge of setting
nt t1i +. McCOy 4 CO. turpentine works
q 4s,lmuia county on the night OF OctO-
llt Postmaster General has issued an order
ls1linliuS the keysville post Office in
hi-s.al1--l county. The money order busi-
-1e ll Aauliee post office has also been dis
f-lluued.
tt. Chapman, living near Orlando, has a
lel tl4- bass raised siXty-fOur chickens since
-' --lier part OF last March, and Is now set
L-s again. His family has also used several
4ler esss during that time.
lle Tampa Tribune SAYS the Supreme Court
- -7-lri q writ Of error in the case of VIM.
hlsr convicted 70 recent term OF court for an
---er BOND and released from jail
10 the estimates Of river and harbor work
Ar next fiscal year Tampa Bay Is set
--"l lpf $4,000. Mauatee $4,000, Peace
eteeA $500, NIthlacOOchee $l5.OOO. CalOosa-
----le si.lll and Key West $4,000.
lacAs2nviile's police force has been reduced
.-ti-- llc past few DAYS to only three men.
ne reason gwen is that for several months
lis. 'lt oIeers have been compelled to dis
ell-- tltiF warrants, there being no money
m ile treasury.
ne tty Council Of st. Augustine have re-
-.tel ilt license tax against express cOmpa-
lae AMI tle probability Is that an office will
= opened again over there. Last summer
company refused to pay this tax and
eisel Gp their Office.
llesiay morning two little bOOtblacks of
g5.AsolFille became involved in a quarrel
~ one named Fred Allen, stabbed the
49, uAmeu W llliams, in the side. inficting
-ssli'ls wound, which may end fatally. Allen
= pam awaiting the FINAL result of the
tle Board Of Pilot Commissioners have re-
.efe- reports relative to the condition of the
T-ise-l r-i.- oarfor the week ending ON last sat
-.s t-etler with the number OF vessels
f--el over During the week they pilOted
80 9liy two vessels. aud report from u to
~ ieeJ oi water on the bar at high tide.
A Tampa. on Wednesday last, Oliver
80 alas j. W. Pickett, cOlOred, was ar
= I. Lesley. signing W. II. Webb's name TO
-e same. After preliminary hearing was
--l De was committed to jail. smith has
-. served out two years sentence in the
lt-i'eutiary for the same Olense.
Mayor Long. Of st. Augustine, calls the at
flaon Of the Common Council and citizens
~ % the fact that the Board Of Managers
- 1oW ready te receive proposals for the To-
e-.,9n o. the blind, deal and dumb asylum
= -.'Il@eu by the last Legislature. He wants
- q eusilne i0 make bid for il. a special
r.--.l-.'ssee zee mas been appointed TO take the
81, 1Ar A1rIues- G1ssfte SAYS Surgeon r. ID.
]i.l' nited states Marine Hospital Ser
sce- physician IN charge of the Pensacola
k-4ra.'tlhe station, was relieved from
t-tl on ne DIST ult., and. as per assignment
II The su. 'Se0n General. he will assume
s-Afse Gt The u StlOnal quarantine station at
s-lg Island. Miss. DIR. Leonard will remain
= el4r-e of the statiOn at Pensacola until
"',-lrdWal Of quarantine.
-le GAINESVILLE DaHy Bes contains the fol-
r=' "on last SATURDAY. IN the Pine
~ F.-ion, near where the Rowland 5
-t An I Charlotte HarbOr Railroad crosses
~ S-lie Re River. the body OF mulattO
7.,i" /" rs l9und In horribly decOmpOsed con-
49, W hen discovered only the back was
49, s-e surface Of the placid stream. the
~ sll head being submerged. JpOn fish,
- o4t the hands were found to be bound
-e.l = small cord and the feet piniOned to-
a -, WIN the same Kind Of material
-. l-' had been punched in deceased's
oF eau tied on his head. No marks
1-sr,,9ien ,,t9ience were found about the dead
sfr-- person. and as a heavy rock was
I.1-l- 70 MN, the presumption Is he was
~ I-l.iered 5y drowning. No clue has as vet
fes5 1Lul 70 the perpetrators Of the foul
t5- - --t tne matter is undergoing investiga-
s~F.5 = Magistrate. Mr.. Thomas Price. He,
v9.--- y dIhcult TO get witnesses 10 testify
rsi7.eF.iay, dispatched Mr.. Holder. of Jones'
H. ~ " TINS city for further advice as to how
NJ. sucn retleent witnesses 10 tell the
now s. ruin We doubt not the Justice is
ton - tossesslon Of the requisite infOrma-
-' v-i' and that the perpetrators Of the deed
brought % speedy JUSTICE