Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-22

number present, and at the close Of the deGi-
cstOry sermon. Il being announced that 500
remained Of the amount necessary to relieve
the church Of the debt Of its construction in
ten minutes the entire amount was collected.
The waters OF the Pensacola Bav and the
ApalachlcOla river are now hound bv the Al
lsntic and Pensacola Railroad. which has
been entirely completed between the two
points Pensacola Is now happy over the an
tleipated results Of the important connection
which gives her a splendid back country from
which 10 draw riches and commercial pros
pefity.
Mr. Joshua Burgess, mste Of the steamship
Lucy P. Miller. died on the last voyage Of that
vessel from Key West 10 Jamaica, and was
buried 81 sea. His disease was congestion Of
the brain.
over seven hundred king fish were caught
BY the smackers OF Key West last Monday.
The following gentlemen compose the
officers Of the St Augustine Yacht Club:
Commodore. +. \. Douglass; Vice CommO-
dore- T. v Clarke. Secretary snd Treasurer.
Albert Tracy; Measurer. II. Gardener; Fleet
surgeon, DR.. Patzki, L. ;. A.; Regatta Com
mittee. Carroll Livingston, Lieuts. J. d. c.
Hoskins and J. Z. Rutherford.
The steamship NetO. which stranded on the
Gulf coast Of Florida, near Key West. recent
y. threw overheard 400 bales OF cotton. most
Of which has been picked up by small vessels
Al 4 distance Of fifty 70 one hundred miles at
sea The salvage deereed 10 the salvors Of the
steamship on the vessel alone was s.. .6s5. ex-
elusive Of the jetslui and FOfsGm cotton. upon
which salvage has not yet been decreed.
The Board Of County Commissioners Of
sumter county Will sell the old court house
and jail al Leesburg on the lst OF March next
The St Augustine Yacht Club. at a recent
meeting held, resolved 10 have the annual re-
gatta on February 18th. The previous regat-
tas Of the club have been eminently successful.
and IL i the intention 10 make the coming one
equally -. A number Of fast craft viii be
entered and the occasion promises TO be an
important event in boating circles on the
splendid course Of I'VE ancient city
Several Of the Maryland delegation 70 the
Sesqui- Centennial are in st. Augustine. ae-
eOmpauied By the special artist Of Hdrper's
KggGsias. Mr.. Horace Bradley.
The Tampa folks are Al present regaling on
choice tomatoes. fresh from the vines
Another manatee or sea COW has been cap
tured IN Brevard county. near ROckledge. II
weighs over 2,ooo pounds, and l. fourteen feet
long and nine feet In circumference.
Pensacola has fixed the license on circus
performances al 500, and the prospect Is that
the people viii be debarred from witnessing
the sawdust exhibition this season.
We have received the initial number Of the
H17ifaz Journal. very aeat weekly. pub
Ished al Days0na. Eolusia county, and de
voted to the interests Of the Eastern coast Of
Florida and it, people first. last and all the
time Mr.. r. a. Mann Is the editor and pro-
prietor.
Mr.. John I. Graves, formerly city editor Of
the jacksonville THi0H. has taken position
on the TiEass- Union a. staf correspondent
and in such capacity viii make tour Of the
state.
The surveys are being made for extending
the Florida southern Railroad from Gaines
Vile 10 Lake City. This will give direct
access 70 Palatka and the upper -. Johns
via the Pensacola and Atlantic. also the
Climax branch Of the Savannah. Florida and
Western
Tallahassee FLoridi1H. The Tallahassee
butchers have entered into an agreement not
10 sell lOIu or round beefsteak for less than
IL cents per pound. Ten cents 3 pound l. a
g00t price for beefsteak in this market, and
the people are perhaps willing . pay that
cents l. too much. and the people should COM
bine and break down the extOrtiOnate price
established by the butchers
Leesburg Adr1noe: THE woods have been
burning for several DAYS in the Orange hills.
sumter county. and considerable damage has
been done. Fences have been burned and
houses. and there l. no telling how much more
uroperrr viii be DESTROYED. as the ball has
iu-t oIlslued Every winter the woods are fired
10 get tender grass for few cattle by parties
who utterly disregard the safety OF their
neiEhb0r's property, and every winter hun
dreds Of dollars In fences are thereby de-
stroyed."
Orlando Reporter: 1--WE learn that the In
dlans Of south Florida are considerably in
censed at the encroachmeuts Of the whites
upon their domain. By some il l. claimed
that their treaty with the United states gives
them reservation and protects them in their
right % occupancy. while others claim that
the ola treaty was made with Billy BOWlegS.
and Afterwards annulled when his tribe was
removed 10 the West; that the few Indians re-
naming In Florida were renegades and strag-
slers. who took 10 the woods and refused 10 BE-
removed. and that they have no proprietary
landed rights IN the country they occupy
jacksonville Tilaes- Union. Last evening
a party n nine men. composed Of Messrs. :
Glover. Christopher Murphy John BishOp.
Archibald Ionic. Jack Giblin. Captain Payne I
and three cOlored men. all employed on the I
jacksonville. ~. Augustine and Halifax Rail- /
road. after completing their days labor. left Z
from the company's wharf on the opposite !
side Of the river IN row boat for the city.
When they reached the middle Of the river
swell struck the boat. knocking two Of the /
men from one side 10 the other. which had I
the effect 10 almost capsiZe the boat. which !
filled with water and Immediately sank. I
seven Of the men elung 10 the boat and were I
saved. but Mr.. Glover and a cOlOred boy By 4
the name u Whitehead were drowned. The I
men who were saved were picked up by a 3
passing boat and brought TO the city. Mr.. 1
Glover. one Of the victims. was an engineer. I
and had resided in this city several years. I
He was about thirty years Of age. and came /
and SOS. about siN years Of age, tomoUrn their /
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