Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-19
NEW LIGHTS FOR FLORIDA
THREE BRIGHT BEACONs SOON
TO SPREAD THEIR RAYS.

Where and What the New Improve
ments win be-Their Costa Presitlen-
tial Joke on a Pair of ReconciIed
Political 0pponents-Senator HilPs
Balance of Salary-People in Print.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The Light
House Board have commenced plans for
the erection of new light house at Mos
quito Inlet, Florida. The total appropria-
ton available for that work is $50, 600.
The engineer and officer for the district
in which Mosquito Inlet is situated has
been directed to select and negotiate
for the purchase of the land upon which
the light house lis to be placed.
This will be new light house
for the coast of Florida. One that
was blown down will be restored. A new
tower will be erected at Cape San Bias,
Fla. 1t will cost $35, 900. The one form
erly there was blown down July Sd last.
An attempt has since been made TO par
TALLY supply its place by showing a light
from lantern at the top of long pole.
There is no intervening light between San
Bias and Pensacola. 1t is proposed to
build the tower at a sufficient distance
from the shore to insure it's safety from
usual ersoiOns. and to construct 1t Of iron
in such manner that it can be taken
down and moved if any unusual change
of the shore line should take place.
Which was the whale? have Just
learned little incident of visit paid to
the White House by two Georgia Repub-
hcans some time ago. You recoilect
when A. n. Wilson and j. +. Bryant
made up and concluded to go for the
spOlls with but single heart. In order
to show the President that they had in
reality buried the hatchet they arranged
joint visit to the White House. They
went there. They were received by the
President. Wilson was spokesman. He
told the President that he and Bryant
were enemies no more. They were even
as brothers. The President with chuckle
said: sWilson, did you swallow Bryant,
or did Bryant swallow yOu!'
The Secretary of the Senate will send
in day or two to Mrs. Caroline Hill.
widow of the late Senator BENJAMIN Fl.
Hill, the sum of 81, 726 03. This money
represents the pay of a Senator from
August II, 1892, to March 4, 1883.
Senator Tabor has been over to New
York dazzling that metropolis. He came
back to-day just as eXuberant and un-
tanned as ever. His diamonds were lust
as large as they had ever been; his nsw
wife was even more elegantly dressed
and he was just beaming and bounding.
Tabor is too much for me. have to stop
and laugh whenever / think of him, He
went to the capitol to-day. He revisited
the Senate chamber, where for
thirty days he managed to shape
the destinies of the country.
He sat down in the seat which he had SO
ably adorned. A newspaper correspond
ent was standing near. Tabor called him
over. 81 left my mark, you see," he said
pointing to his desk. There were a num-
Der of scratches on the polished mahogany
lid. 81 did it with this;'' he threw the
palm of his hand upwards, aud showed
his big diamond cuff button. He smiled
complacently as ray Oflight striking the
big jewel blinded the correspondent in
one eye, What a chance Tabor missed
the other night! The Pullman car going
West from here, In which there were
number Of members of Congress-. was
burned. Those in the car escaped in their
night clothes only. What a glorious op-
pOrtunity it would have been for Tabor to
have paralyZed the country by escaping
in one of his $3.50 night robes.
Two post offices in Florida-Orlando |
and Tampa-will become Presidential Of |
fees on the 1st of April. After that date |
the salary of the Postmaster at Orlando. |
who is Il. w. Spicer, will be increased TO |
$1,000, and the salary of N. r. Benjamin, |
to 81, 100.
Mr.. James Atkins left the city yes
terday for Savannah. He has been here |
for number of days. He has not been
troubling himself about the offices. He |
has been arranging old accounts with the
government.
Frank Hatton, First Assistant Post |
master General, returned from New York |
yesterday morning. He came over in a |
sleeper. During the night some one stole
his pantaloons and his gold watch, Hat |
ton borrowed pair of breeches from q |
traveller who had two pairs with him. |
Until struck that man" he said to-day. |
81 did not know what was gong to do. / |
had, however, a scheme upon which / had |
practically decided. l was going to wrap |
a blanket around me, and go to the Inte- |
rior Department and call upon the Com |
of Indian Affairs. 1 was going I
to ask him to send me back to my reserva-
tion,'' P0To,fxc.