Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-19

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Monday evening, January 22d inst, at
o'clock. Mr.. Shecut was formerly Of the
Georgia press gang, but is now of Florida,
conducting the Sumter AdcdRce. We extend
to him and his wife our cordial wishes for
their continued bliss conjugally and success
professionally.
Mr.. b. +. Linton, one Of the prominent eiti-
zens Of jefferson county, died suddenly on the
18th inst.
The educational interests Of Tampa are in
| a prosperous condition. The high school To-
Gated there has now over one hundred pupils,
and its curriculum remarkably complete.
The rumOr that has prevailed in Tallahassee
and other points in Florida that the Plant
syndicate had purchased the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad, or a controlling interest in
the same, is authOritatively denied by Vice
President Chipey, who says in dispatch
| Nothing of the kind has been suggested or
considered"
Boats drawing four feet Of water can now
ascend the ChOctawhatchie river forty miles
above Geneva, Ala, thus opening to the trade
/ of Pensacola u region rich in cotton, timber
and naval stores.
4 state sunday school Convention will be
held in Tallahassee on the eth and sth of Feb
ruary. Ex-Governor Colquitt, Of Georgia
and other distinguished gentlemen, are ex-
/ pected 10 DE present and deliver addresses.
In Polk county there are at present a large
number Of prospectOrs, and several land sales
| have been made. but the general complaint of
/ strangers is that lands are high.
Marianna last week elected the following
municipal officers: DR.. TheO. West, Mayor:
/ J. +. Harm. Marshal; f. J. Blackshear
I Clerk; B. r. Alderman and K. ID. Daflin. Al
dermen.
The sugar and syrup crop Of Columbia
I county this year is the largest ever known.
and the four cotton ginning establishments
/ there have been overstOcked with work to
/ Keep the article ready for shipment.
Mr.. J. IL. Burroughs. who has for more than
a year past filed the position Of cashier at the
| Savannah, Florida and Western depot in
jacksonville. has resigned that position to ac-
/ cept the agency OF the Florida Central and
/ Western and the Florida Transit Railroad at
I Baldwin.
The Tampa Guardian says the Savannah
DAILY and W EEKLY NEWS ''are too well known
for their excellence to need any commenda-
tlOn from the Guardian any other paper.
Our Brother Estill has the respect of all news
paper men as well as the public at large and
we hope his shadow may never grow less"
The Leesburg AdcdHce SAYS: '.The steamer
Astabula made a successful trip uD the Ocla-
waha river last week, arriving here Saturday
night. This Is the first steamer that has made
| this trip in many months. and our people. es-
peclally the merchants, are naturally glad
/ that this old and favOrite route of transporta-
| ton Is again opened up
The Grand Lodge of \. +. NJ in session at
I Jacksonville. held an election for officers for
/ the ensuing year on Wednesday with the fol-
I lowing result: T.. II. Mason Grand Master: r.
/ ). Perry, Deputy Grand Master; Marcus En-
I del, senior Grand Warden: y. II. Carter. ,Ju-
/ niOr Grand Warden; ii. Robinson, Grand
I Treasurer; ID. &. Dawkins, Grand Secretary;
/ John Penny. Grand Chaplain.
The state Medical Society. which has been
I in session for two days in Jacksonville elected
/ ON Wednesday the following officers for the
ensuing year. and adjourned after IA very
\ pleasant and instructive session: President
I +. 4. Sabal, NJ. D., Jacksonville; First Vice
I President, \. ID. Phillips, NJ. D., Gainesville;
second Vice President, J. f. W. Smith, NJ. D.,
Jasper; Secretary. Nv. Knight, NJ D., Jack
sOnville; Treasurer, J. ID. Fernandez, NJ. D..
/ Jacksonville; Librarian. c. J. kenworthy, NJ.
! D., Jacksonville.
The Grand Chapter of Florida closed its
eOnvOcation at Jacksonville on Wednesday
I evening after electing and installing the fol-
I lowing grand officers for the ensuing wear:
George :. Hallmark. NJ. f. q. p: VIM. E.
/ Anderson. ID. G.. II. P; W. f. Scott. q. H.; J.
I Il. W. V. Plummer. g. $; L. :. Williams. G..
. ny, q. c.; Marcus Endel, G.. &. H.; James F.
( Clark, p. =; Herman GlOgOwski, r. \. c.;
/ George W. EppersOn, G.. NJ. 3d v; j. J. De-
/ lanv, q. NJ. 2d' V; Angus Patterson, c. NJ LIST
: v; Milton y. PARCELS. q. G..
The County Commissioners on the 18th
I opened the bids for the new issue of Leon
county bonds. The total Of the bids received
/ was for double the amount of bonds to be is
. sued. and the following bids were accepted bv
[ the Commissioners: For $50, 800. at par:
for $4,000, at p per cent. above par; and for
I 1
/ above par. The premium received for the
| bonds is sufficient to defray all the expenses
incurred in the exchange and on the first day
I of February the County Commissioners will
I be prepared to redeem the old bonds and issue
the new ones. Leon county, like the State
under few years of Democratic rule, has be-
. come prosperous and financially solid.
II will he seen by tine following, which we
. clip from the Jacksonville Union that Queen
I NictOria's daughter l. going to hibernate in
I Jacksonville this winter: a gentleman in
I "A dISnafrb
/ the North asking if a house could be rented in
! this city for the Marquis of LOTne. Governor
General Of Canada. and the MarchiOness.
. Princess Louise. of Great Britain. The gem
. tleman at once made arrangements to secure
/ the beautiful new residence Of Mr.. Root, next
Z to Mr.. Ambler's mansion. on Adams street.
I and telegraphed the Marquis secretary.
. In reply the secretary inquired If the house
would accommodate fourteen persons. The
[ citizen answered that if it would not. con-
/ venient rooms might be had at the Windsor
/ HOTEL hard by. 1t Is therefore probable that
I within a few days the royal party Will take up
tsseir winter residence on Adams street. If
/ they rnd our climate and our city as pleasant
as others have, it will not be a disadvantage to
( us that the Princess Louise has found us out
/ and made her winter home here
The people of Pensacola are complaining of
the failure of those who have the direction
/ and control Of the appropriation for building
the custom house to perform their duty in the
[ premises. They say that il is now over year
/ since the appropriation was made by Congress
/ for the building, and no steps have yet been
E taken to commence the work. Ine custom
I hOtssc Is needed. and the extent OF the ship
Z ping business demands it. The Commercial
on the subject says, pensacola has larger
/ ocean going tonnage than any city in the Gulf
/ States-much larger than either Savannah,
I Mobile or New Orleans, all Of which have GUS
I tom houses much more expensive than the one
T proposed for Pensacola. We call upon our
/ Senators and Representatives TO see TO II that
I we are not Disseminated against any longer
and 10 take steps to ascertain at once
. why it is that the custom house at Pensacola
. l.. nf Iaiu
I by ether cities should have been S350,O00 in
stead Gi s2Q, 600 and II is an outrage that even
I the amount appropriated Is not being eX-
pended in the prosecution 9f the much and
/ daily needed building. 1t Is a matter in which
/ further delay Is not only unjustifable, but
( unaccOuntable. To senator Jones, especially.
I We look for immediate action in the premises.
I it Is net matter of favor, but matter of
[ right"
The following is the programme Of the
I Eighth Annual state Fair, t9 be held at Jac&
I sOnville on February 18th, l4th, 18th and 10th
I next: Tuesday. first day-FOrmal opening and
/ address by his EXcellency Governor VIM. ID.
I BlOXham, commencing at 2:3O pm. Wednes-
I day, second day-Grand tournament tilt by
I four companies from Madison, Gainesville.
/ Ocala and Jacksonville, commencing at 2:3O
{ p. m. and continuing through Two days.
Z Thursday, third day-A grand military par
/ ade and drill. followed by continuance of the
( tournaments gill take place. The parade and
{ drill will commence at 10 a. m. and .he tour
nament at 2:3o =. m. Friday, fourth day
I Target practice by rifle teams, COM
] menClmG AT lu Il. III. pFttl>tlA. hatts
I for Florida horses owned in the
I State-First, running race, single dash,
! one mile heat, purse. winning horse, Sl0O;
/ second. $50. thTse entries and 10 per cent. fee
for each. Second. tFestipg race, one mile;
/ purse, best horse, 500; second, go. three en-
tries and 10 per cent. fee for each. game OF
hSEe hall will be played on the grounds, be-
ginning e O'Clock p. m, by crack clubs.
/ During the fais week there will be exhibited
I that most eNquisiteiy wonderful mechanism
/ known and celebrated as the Giattle World
4 in which, before the eyes of the astOnished
spectator, CITY is being built by little an
Z donations. This wonderful piece Of mechan-
I ism. requiring abOnt 500 square feet of space.
I is the work of a London biacksnitl, who
Z spent nearly a lifetime TO complete II.
The Fate of a Masher.
NetC Orleans Times Democrat.
I Chief Sexton, of the st. Louis fire de-
I paFtInent, who was sharply criticised
T short time since for an error of judgment,
/ in sending the engines away from fire
/ before il had actually beeg gotten under
I control. has suddenly sprung back into
I popular favor. 1t came about i'm this wises
/ Riding along one of the leading thorough
/ fares 0f that city, his attention was called
/ to a man VINO Eas impudentlv accosting
/ ladies with whom it was apparent he had
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