Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-06
FLORIDA
re a towns IN Orange county.

There are 42 towns IN Orange county.
Orlando wants pOmOlOgical exposition.
Cedar Key is organizing a fire department.
The orange crop around Orange Lake is
short.
Telephone lines are being rapidly extended
IN Ocala.
The shipment Of oranges from Orange City
has begun.
Circuit Court will convene at Orange City
next Monday.
sumter county boasts Of producing nine pair
Of twins this season.
The state Agricultural College to be erected
at Lake City will cost about Sl2, 200.
Jacksonville is the only point east of Pensa-
cola which continues its quarantine against
that town.
One bushel Of guayas manufactured into
Jelly will yield Profit of $40 IS, according to
the Orlando Reporter.
J. J. Tucker under sentence Of four years
in the penitentiary for attempting to shoot
Howell Titus, escaped from TitUsville jail last
week.
\ citizen Of Micanopy has a scupperuong
arbOr 200 feet long and 20 feet wide, from
which he gathered 100 bushels Of grapes this
season.
&. L. PendIeton has sold the Key West
Democrat to Phillip Thompson, of that city.
Mr.. PendletOn Will remain in Key West and
engage in business.
The rate of taxation for HilsbOro county is
being but mills; . mills for State, for county
and pa for school purposes.
J. II. Brantley, of Altoona, who sold his
grove some time ago to Dr. Starke, of Russell
vile, Ky, has purchased the Jordan grove,
east end OF Lake MinneOla. and will commence
a handsome residence in a short time.
The TesidenceOf W. II. Greene, of Jasper,
was totally destroyed by fire last Thursday
night. and the loss Will exceed Sl.500, wi tn an
insurance of 500. John L. Greene lost $3.50 in
money which he had saved, in bureau
drawer.
II Is reported that st. CLAN Abrams has
said that II the Peninsula Railroad was not
completed TO Tavares IN four months he would
bring suit against the company, as they are
under contract to build To that place within
the time mentioned.
The prisoner Reeves, who was confined in
the Mariana jail for safe-keeping charged
with murder in Walton county. was re-
moved To Eucheeanna last week and tried,
and convicted of murder in the second de-
gree.
The HayaiIt0u Comfy Times saws: "Ander-
son Rowland, who was convicted in the
Circuit Court last week for burning Dan
Bevill's store house, at Bellville, and who was
awarded new trial and admitted to bail in
the sum Of $500, failed to give the bond, and
was recOmmitted 10 Live Oak jail last Tues
day"
\ meeting was held i'm Pensacola last Tues
day night by the cOlOrcd people for the pur-
pose Of taking INTO consideration the recent
decision of the supreme Court of the United
states ON the constitutionality Of the civil
rights bill. \ number of the most prominent
cOlored citizens of the city were present. The
meeting was only preliminary to a general
public meeting which has been called for to-
morrow night on the public square.
Particulars have reached Ocala from Bed
dick station. ON the Florida Southern road, of
the killing of Alexander Clough, an English
man, 10y Ross Gibson. last week. Both
parties were clerks in different stores, and the
difficulty emanated from rivalry. The two
became quarrelsOme, and Mr.. Clough was
..sked 10 be quiet by Mr.. Gibson. but would
not. continuing 10 use prOfane and indecent
language toward Gibson, who. becoming
killing him instantly. After CIOugh fell he
was found with a knife in his hand, and evil
IDENTIFY intended TO use it. Gibson at once
He'd. and up 10 latest reports had not been
captured.
The Pensacola Adca5sce- Gazette has the fol-
lowing: I'VE learn that the suit of the Louis
VILE and Nashville Railroad against NJ.
Palmes, Tax Collector Of this county, which
was carried up from the supreme Court of the
state to the Supreme Court of the United
states. ON appeal by the railroad, has been
advanced upon the docket of the court and
will be heard on Tuesday next. The suit as
begun, IL viii be remembered, was by the
county for taxes claimed to be due il from
the road, for the years lS79-S0-l-2-3, amount
ing in the aggregate 10 about $4,000. The
road. we believe, claims exemption under the
general Improvement act of 1855. This is the
suit in nutshell. The county, as before
stated. obtained judgment in the Circuit and
supreme Court of the state, and the road ap-
pealcd to the United states supreme Court