Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-04

settled to the satisfaction of interested
parties.
The extension of the South Florida
railroad from Kissimmee to Tampa il
steadlly and rapidly progressing in every
department. Lumber is being sawed and
delivered at Tampa for its wharves. freight
house and sheds. CrOss-ties are being cut
and delivered at different points, and the
working force Is being increased daily
Laborers and material for this extension
pass through Jacksonville daily. We'd
neSday gang of TWENTY-FIVE bridge
builders arrived at kissimmee, ready to
commence work. The whole line is being
worked at the same time, and soon the
scream of the first locomotive will be
heard in the forests and iungles of South
| Florida. This extension is the farthest
south of any road in the United States,
and is being built by that railroad giant,
the Plant Investment Company.
The two new roads leading from this
city towards Tampa are progressing very
satisfactorily, the Jacksonville, Tampa
and Key West being in the lead, and 1t is
! confidently expected its grade win be
finished TO Palatka by August lst. The
trestling and bridges of McGirts and
| Black creeks have been commenced by
NJ. ;. Cater 81 Co., of St. Louis, The iron
to be used in their construction has ar
rived. Both will be drawbridges.
The Waycross Road is having erected
at its depot in this city large and COM
modious packing house, where fruit viii
be sorted, boxed and prepared for ship
| ment the next season.
! Two other recent improvements here
are noticeable. The passenger depot is
now supplied with a handsome train
register, the dials of which show the cor
rect time Of arrival and departure of
| trains. 1t saves conductors from ever
answering "HOw long before the train
leaves? and agents, "HOw long before
the train arrives?' These questions are
| generally asked about a thousand times
! per day.
The other improvement is a large gong
/ to be used by the telegraph operator in
starting trains. 1t will be sounded a
minute before trains are started as no.
| tificatiOn to passengers to get aboard and
! to engineers and conductors to be ready
| to move their trains promptly on time.
| one hears so much in day about rail-
roads he is in danger of getting as badly
| befOgged as a star route jury.
House building is again getting brisk in
the city, and mechanics are in demand
at from - to $3 80 per day. Up-river
towns are b dly in want of house carpen-
tiers. Big wages are offered even to good
jacklegs.
From all sections of the State encourag-
ing reports are received as to the growing
crops. An excellent Oat crop was har-
vested, and good yield of corn is prom
ised. Cotton is looking fine.
1t is rumOred that Captain Dyke has
sold the FtOridjdn printing office, at Talla-
hassee, to Messrs. Dorr ~ Bowen, of that
city.
Our city fathers are much worried over
the city's finances, as they are spending
$500 per month above receipts. They have
been searching for a remedy for month,
but up to this writing it has not been dis
covered. Oh, to where are we drifting?
State bonds, skies, are worth 81 10, sevens
81 30, and both scarce at these pleasing
figures. So much for good Democratic
rule.
1t is highly probable that the freight
differences in this city, existing between
the WaycrOss Railroad and the DeBary
Steamer Line, will soon be adjusted. Ru-
NOR says it is already fixed.
The organization of the society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals was per-
fected last Thursday by the election of the
various officers. This organization, it is
to be hoped, will last longer than a former
one, which was burst about ten years
ago by the Mayor taking sides with the
negro instead of the mule when the negro
was brought before His Honor for trial.
Mules are not voters, and this was fortu-
nate for the prisoner on that occasion.
of sterner stuff, and will assist this hu-
name society in abating the cruelty now
so common here.
About $4,000 worth of city real estate
has changed ownership the past week.
If this thing keeps on Jacksonville dirt
will soon be worth dollar quart.
Nearly every town in the State is pre-
pairing for happy occasion on the glori-
Gus Fourth. GunpOwder and iced beer
will hold the fort on that day in many
towns.
There has fallen 6.92 inches of rain in
the city during the past month.
The temperance organizations in this
Scity are waging a bitter warfare against
the authorities issuing new licenses to
the liquor dealers in this county. They
go about and obtain pledges from the
voters not to sign the dealers petition to
the County Commissioners for a license.
So far every attempt to obtain permis-
sion to sell liquor has been boldly met
and defeated by the friends of temperance.
The two licenses granted by the authori-
ties some three weeks ago have not been
issued yet, as the Tax Collector was
restrained by the Circuit Court Judge
upon a petition from the temperance peo-
pie, setting forth that the local option
law had not been complied with by the
dealers.
The sad news yesterday Of the death of
Rev. Mr.. Mccormick, at his house In
Gainesville Saturday night, was received
with profound regret by his many friends
and acquaintances in Jacksonville. For
80 years he has stood a faithful sentinel
upon the watch tower of Zion in Florida,
and was highly esteemed by all for his
earnest piety, true friendship and kind
heartedness. He has been pastor Of the
Gainesville Presbyterion Church for over
20 years, and was loved and honOred by
every good man and woman of that
community.
large hotel is about completed at
White Sulphur Spring, near Suwannee
Station, on the Waycross Railroad, and
another, the largest south of Washington,
is being erected at st. Augustine on the
Abbott tract, which contains about twen-
ty-tive acres. Orders have been given to
the Jacksonville saw mills for LOO, 900
feet of lumber to be used in it's construc-
ton. 1t will require fifteen tons of paint
to cover the house, and the doors, sash,
blinds, lime, brick, etc, are being shipped
from New York. Eighteen schOOners are
required to transport this material. This
building is located just outside of the old
city gates and near old Fort San Marco
Soon the points of interst which have
stood the wreck of three centuries will be
swept away by the onward march of pro-
gress. Many historic buildings have been
razed to give place to modern structures,
and the quaint old landmarks are fast dis
appearing.
Only three people died in the city last
week, two of whom were colored.
On the 18th instant the Grand Lodge
Knights of Honor of Florida will meet at
Gainesville.
There were imported into this city last
month l,474 tons and 1852 bars railroad
iron.
The first train over the new Melrose and
Green Cove Spring Railroad will start
from Green Cove on Wednesday.
During the month of June TWENTY-FIVE
sailing vessels entered this port-none
from foreign ports. Eighteen cleared, four
foreign ports.
The market clerks books show that
during the past month, among other
things sold, there were 500 quarts straw
berries, 1850 watermeloaG, 1900 musk
melons and 3 bushels G5s. CYCLoPs.
Editor Elam Improving.
RICHMOND, VA, July 3.-The informa,
tion received from Port Republic to-
night is that Mr.. Elam's condition is i'm
proved. He rested we'll all dav and his
wounds are doing well. If no new com
pllcations appear it is expected that he
will be in condition to be taken to his
home in Louisa county in week or ten
days.