Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-21

Ihe GlHen grove, at De Land, will have q
crop Of l.200 boxes of oranges.
Oranges have been pouring into Tampa in
increased numbers during the past week.
The Rev. Mr.. Mines reports the work in
ms Eustls mission rs encouraging and sue
cessful.
Jose Torano, Of Key West, is in Tampa,
with the view of establishing a cigar factory
in that place.
The stockholders of the Madison Hotel Com
pany have been called upon for $50 per share
by the directors.
w W G. &, Crosby Of starke, has produced an
IN circumference at the base.
4 Mr.. Mum. of Louisville. Nv, through his
agent, Rev. McCreary, was engaged last week
IN laying out the prospective Lakeland city,
near Tampa.
Rev. John McNabb, late of the mission at
Cape Palmas, Africa, has taken charge of the
mission 10 colored people st Fulton, on the ST.
Johns river.
A large excursion party from Bradford,
Pa, left on the 10th for the land of flowers,
and expect to reach Tampa IN time to take
Christmas dinner.
W. a Redding, a Bradford county farmer
sold bag Of long cotton in Starke not long
ago. OF his OEn production, which netted him
Sl21 81. receiving for same the highest cash
price paid Tor cotton in that market this
season.
0Ir. Miller. who occupied the Mansion House
at BraidentOwn a short time ago, died at his
nome II HcfEE. iowa. a 4lILle more tnan q
week ago. He was doing well IN California,
but upon being taken sick he returned to
Iowa to die.
J.. Andrew has been suspended as Clerk of
the Jacksonville Council by a unanimous vote
OF that body. Dunbar }. Paul, of Jackson
Vile, appeared before the City Council and
preferred charges of unwarranted violence
against policeman John Ramke.
Work on the jetties at the Jacksonville bar
has been stopped. the present contractors
their
contract Wednesday. Congress has been
asked to appropriate. at once, $4,000, with
which to continue this work until the regular
appropriation is made.
cen. Elias Earle's grove on Santa Fe lake
yielded an immense crop Of oranges this
season. and after using up all the crates to be
haa IN MS section OF Ihe country ne was com
PEELED to call on Mr.. :. j. Temple to help him
cut. His present crop VIII run high up into
the thousands when converted into dollars.
Alec Dyal, of Bradford county, has about
500 orange trees ranging from to years old.
About 100 bore fruit this season. some of his
Seeding trees years old bore over 1000
auges each this season. His grove will soon
be enlarged to eight acres. Mr.. Dyal has
farm of $50 acres-75 cleared and in a high
state Of cultivation.
Tn hull of the steamer Fred de Barry will
leave jacksonville tomorrow for Whining
ton, Del, in tow of the tug Seth Low. 1t is
rebuilding the De Barry will be completed by
the first Of March. when she will return to
that city and take her place on the line be-
tween Jacksonville and Sanford.
The Manatee Nelos says: ''There has been
S57. 600 oranges shipped from Fair Oaks grove
This season. Three carloads of these oranges
sold for over 81 600; net proceeds about 81 800.
This shows what transportation and commits
siOns cost the fruit growers of this section.
But even at these figures there is more money
in oranges than anything else that can be
raised n South Florida. Set out orange trees
and get rich"
The DeLand Echo says: "Last week a small
lot on the Boulevard was sold for s. 800 Three
wears ago this property comprised One-eighth
of a LOT that was bought for $500: one year
afterwards half OF the lot sold for $500,
and the seller considered himself a fortunate
mau. Now one-eighth of the lot sells for ST..
500. IL the original owner had held the whole
Of the lot it would have been worth $4,000,
giving him profit OF Sll,luO IN three years.
Five months ago Mr.. NJ. Davis purchased
lot. corner of Indiana avenue and the BOule-
ward, for $3.50. The lot fronts p feet on the
Boulevard, and extends back 100 feet.
Wednesday Mr.. Davis sold the lot to Mr..
Robert Rawlins for $l,25O. Clear profit in
four months, $1,000"
\ special dispatch from Ocala to the Times
Union gives fuller particulars concerning the
the stabbing of Maj. W. p. COupeT, chief en-
gineer Of the Florida Southern Railroad. The
dispatch says; ''The stabbing occurred on
Tuesday evening at the Milan House, in
Leesburg. just at dark, and but an hour before
q splendid banquet was to have been served
at the Owens House by the citizens of Lees
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da Southern to that place. All the railroad
officials and employees were invited along
the line OF the road, and Mai. COuper
was 10 have been the special mark Of the
intended courtesies, in consequence of the
important service he has rendered to the
lake re6 ion, and especially to that town. II
seems that the man Birchfield had had con-
tract to get out some crOss-ties for the road.
some OF the ties had been condemned by the
tie Inspector. and Mai. COuper refused to pay
for those condemned. Birchfeld became very
angry. and, after receiving the money for the
good ties. declared that he was not yet salts
lied in the matter, and in the presence of a
crowd OF gentlemen on the street said Mai.
Couper was liar. Some one told the Major
what Birchfeld said. and it seems that the
fellow followed the Major, or at least
placed himself IN his way at the door of the
Milan House about dark, where he was seen
with a knife in his hand. On coming in con-
tact with Birchheld there Maj. COuper asked
him il he had called him a liar, and Birch
field SAID yes whereupon the Major struck
him in the face with his fist. Birchleld re-
spOnded by cutting the Major three times
twice in the side and once on the arm. As
near as the doctors could ascertain one cut
penetrated the cavity of the chest. cutting
into the lung. The physicians called con-
sidered his wound as mortal. Birchteld was
captured in the rear of the hotel behind a
door. listening TO what he could hear. He
had. with his knife, cut a number of
eashes in his forehead, and rubbed
the blood over his face, saw
ing after he was caught, that Maj. Couper in
nicted the wounds, and expressed himself
surprised that some one should have cut the
Major There was great excitement in the
town, especially among the large number OF
railroad employees, and, having no JAN there,
fears were entertained that he would be
lvpcbed before morning. A special car from
0cala carried Mrs. Couper to her stricken
husband. The telegraph line being down, it