Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10

Democrat, BOyd Of the Madison Neto Era. and
Dyke of the Tallahassee FEorid,an. 1t viii
thus be seen that the fourth estate is well rep
resented at the State capital.
Oeala is preparing for the summer heat and
is to have an ice factory on large scale.
On the lot Of Col. W. T. Haskins, at Tampa.
which is los feet square, and on which is a
house s2xs2 feet. that gentleman this season
has picked from the orange trees thereon
1900 oranges.
a shaddOck Ia species OF the citrus family is
on exhibition at Orange City. 1t is probably
the largest ever grown in America. nearly
filling a bushel basket.
The assurances are almost absolute that the
Tayares, Orlando and Atlantic Railroad will
be commenced at once and pushed to an early
completion. A survey of the road viii be
commenced this week, and it is Thought the
work Of grading will be commenced during
this month.
Orland o proposes to be the city Of newspa-
pers. a Republican paper Is soon 70 be estab-
lished there, controlled bY a stock corporation
and edited by George Eugene Bryson. 1t is
also reported that the Apopka CitiseH is 10 be
removed to that place.
DR.. c. c. Ferguson, of Deer Island, cOntig-
uOus to Cedar Key, lost his dwelling house
and all its contents by fire on Wednesday
night last, including large portion of his and
his wife's clothing. The house and household
stun was insured for $1,000, which does not
nearly cover his loss.
The municipality Of Pensacola is run on
low financial schedule. The Mayor gets 500
per month, the Marshal S75 per month,
the Clerk $50 per month. the Treas
urer the same, and the lamplighter and city
scayenger each SIS per month Twelve police
men get $40 per month each. The total salary
appropriation is SS05 monthly.
Mr.. c. o. Hampton, late editor of the Florida
State Journal, has severed his connection with
the paper. The proprietor, J. Ira Gore, well
known to Florida as am old journalist, has
assumed editorial charge of the same.
The Pensacola 4 dUdncs- -Gdsefte says: ''The
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad viii be run
ming through trains to New York, via Savan-
nah. inside of three weeks. Take courage, We
Weak-hearted. There is a great future ahead
Of Pensacola. We speak advisedly."
The Tallahassee LdRd Of FIOacers SAYS:
Last Monday night two TeprObates went to
the place of Mr.. L. G. Demilly, twelve miles
south OF the city, ,and deliberately set fire to all
the buildings on the place except one, which
was occupied. We learn that the scOundrels
are spotted and will probably be in limbo ere
this goes TO press
II is stated that syndicate of the summer
cOttagers at Seabright, Monmouth Beach and
Rumsen, on the New Jersey coast, has pur-
chased the steamer "St. Johns" for $4,000.
The vessel has been leased TO the New jersey
southern Railway Company at an annual rent
al of $500. 1t will be put ON the road between
New York and Sandy Hook in the spring con-
Meeting at the Hook with express trains to
Seabright. Monmouth Beach and Long
Branch.
The Indian RiDer Nslrs has the following
item: ION Monday last, Mr.. Steve Ellis
brought to town and disposed of seven turkeys,
the last of a drove of fourteen that he has
within the last six months tanned wild from
the forest. They became so dOeile that they
would come up to him and eat corn from his
hand. His reason for dispOsing of them was
that the neighbOrs had began to shoot them,
as they often wandered miles from his house in
the day. At night they came up and roasted
within hundred yards of the house, and at
daylight they were in his yard waiting for
their feed. The wonder is, they had no tame
turkeys to induce them to become so dOmesti-
cated.''