Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-03
IL Is believed that Orange CITY will almost
louDle her present population before June

<Nstt AAfG4t time Il anticipated al the com =
issue.
There is not a house to rent in Quincy. and
number Of people on their way there to
locate.
Fresh mullet from Oelockonee Bay are sell
dollar.
The brick for The agricultural college at
Lake city can he burned within a half mile Of
the site.
Money is being subscribed 10 build church
at Fort Mason. II will be thrown open to an
denominations.
over 1,200 pupils were in attendance upon
The various public schools in Jacksonville and
suburbs Monday.
Ii is rumored that the Sanford House. at
sanford, will be kept open the whole year
round hereafter.
y petition has been sent to Washington re
questing that a Signal station be established
al Apaiachicoia.
Quincy's Artesian Wen Committee are
DONG all they can 10 iind out what it will cost
10 have well bored
Pensacola has a new machine shop in which
ls being built one of the smallest locomotives
in the United states.
Fifteen Of the 3,O9l officers and employees
of the United States Treasury Deuartment
were appointed from Florida.
There is at the Waycross depot a complete
saw mill, including engine and boiler. for
Constantine x DeBOise, of Waitsfield. Fla.
II is rWmored that Orange City win have
10y the lst of January "A bank with a capital
OF $3o0o0, TO be opened by an Ohio gentleman.
Mr.. King, Of Manatee. who has been prac-
tlclng attorney, intends applying for adms-
sion To the bar OF the circuit at the fall term
of court.
The banana tree Of J. W. Funk. of Lake
City. sent To Louisville, is said to be in excel
Lent condition, and Is one OF the best speci-
mems ON the ground.
There are seven saw mills in Suwannee
county. and others going up. some Of these
mills have capacity Of from 10000 to 10000
feet of lumber per day.
Mayor Dancy. Of Jacksonville. has notified
the Express Company that messengers or
packages from Pensacola viii not be allowed
To come or be brought inside the city limits.
+. }. Flemming has been appointed Weigh
cr and Gauger al the custom house at Rev
West. Hon. J. W MenaFd has been appoint
ed Principal Of Douglass school. at the same
place
The liquor ease Of Charles q. Elliott VS.. NJ !.
J. Brown, Collector Of Revenue. which was
argued before Judge Baker at chambers a
lew ddy ago. has been decided in favor of the
local option law.
The Clay Guards. of Green Cove springs.
Will have dress parade this afternoon, and
have sent out invitations TO a complimentary
ball'' TO take place later in the evening. The
Guards are but three -mOnths-Old organiza-
tiOn.
The orange crop Of Orange county is con
sidered the largest and finest ever gathered
But very few are splitting. notwithstanding
the frequent heavy rains have given an un-
usually heavy how OF sap, which is the cause
of the splitting"
The steamer Bertha Lee has arrived at Fort
Myers IN the interest of the kissimmee, Okee-
chobee and Gulf Navigation. Company. To
make weekly trips from Punta Rassa to Kis-
-immce city. with freight and passengers
through the canal.
The imports into Jacksonville port, brought
10y sailing vessels for the month of september
outside of general merchandise, fertilizers
lime. hay, etc. were 1921 tons and $50 steel
rails, Los tons of ice and :, $50 toHs of broken
stone for the jetties.
\ meeting is called to take place at Fort
Mason ON saturday, October 18th. for the pur-
pose of forming fruit and vegetable assO-
citation, To bring about concert Of action in
shipments and to protect the planters and
shippers IN their manifold interests.
The report that a case Of yellow fever has
developed in Pensacola had its origin in the
death of dissolute woman whose ailment is
claimed by the Commercial to have been
another disease The Contaerei1k and the
Board of Health are at swords points.
The vestry aud congregation of st. Paul's
Church, i'm Key West, have, during the rec
tors absence. put new roof on the rectorv
building. and since his return have raised
funds for the purpose of adding piazza to
the lower and upper stories in the front of it.
Mr. Joseph Cobb. a cripple, who came to
Jacksonville several years ago for the benefit
of his health, having been sufferer from
rheumatism for number of years, died on
sunday morning and was buried Monday af-
ternoon 10y the jewellers from Mr.. b. +. Oaks
establishment.
About a mile from Tavares on an old de-
serted ''deadening' may be seen century
plant which VIII soon be in bloom. spear
has been shot up to the height of about
twenty five feet, and eight branches have
grown out, from which smaller branches or
buds are growing.
Last Saturday night Elbert Hemming his
wife, and their cousin. Miss Mamie Dupont,
with their cook. residing at Jacksonville.
We're poisoned by eating shrimps which had
heen boiled in boiler which had a copper
bottom. Monday all had recovered from the
effects but Mr.. Hemming.
MIR Richardson. of Duval county. raised
Vest lnUIa or white yam. which measured
twenty-four and a half inches in crcumfer-
ence and weighed seven and half pounds.
The yam was grown ON Mr.. Richardson's
farm. about fifteen miles from jacksonville,
and will be forwarded to the Louisville EN-
position.
! few days ago, while Luke Baker,
who haas long been in the ser
vice Of D. ii. Wilson, OF Quincy, as
driver. was crossing the bridge over TOlge
river. g few miles beyond Mr.. Stoutemire's
plantation, one of the horses fell partly
through. and Luke jumped from the hack ana
partly loosed the harness. In a few moments
the other horse fell through. and both dropped
into 20 feet of water. the old man dropping IN
tirma.
The Pensacola Commercial mas the follow
ing. Misses Ruly Langley and Caroline
Cope found work for their deft fingers and
play for the generous emotions of their hearts
ln constructing two neat and tasty tides for
the benefit Of the sufferers at Warrington
These they disposed of for twelve dollars i'm a
raiile, and turned over the amount Yesterday
t0 the Relief Committee. The Young misses
are not yet in their teens, and deserve all
praise, both for their industry and true
charity"
Judge James Bell, agent of the United
states General Land Office. seized SIN large
ratts Of Logs at jacksonville last week claimed
TO have been cut from government land on
Black Greek and its tributaries by William
Bitch. o. a. Baddiugt0n gave bond for
them and they were released. Judge Bell re-
ports that fully 10000 logs have been cut from
United states land along Black Greek within
ten years. worth at least 100000 for which
not more than $1,000 has been received in
payment.
During September there were shipped from
Jacksonville 3.614. .099 feet of yellow pine lum-
Der, of which amount 35i0.097 went 10 do
mestic and $4,000 to foreign ports against
33l5,00G feet shipped during the mOunth of
August During the month of September.
lSSl, jacksonville shipped 1896. 800 feet an in
crease of the present month over that Of the
same month in 1881 of 307. .497 feet. During
the month of September. 1852. the city shipped
2.4SS. 900 feet. making an increase the present
month over that of the same month of last
wear of l.lS6.O97 feet Owing to the great To-
cal demand for lumber several of the largest
mills, which added largely to the shipments of
September, lsSl-2. have not shipped foot of
lumber North during the month Besides the
above shipment of lumber for the present
mont 1850 shingles were shipped TO foreign