Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-09

The Lake House. at Kissimmee has just
been completed.
There are only 6,457 acres OF improved and
cultivated land in Polk county.
The Noiusia county school board have
granted colored school to DeLand.
new steamship line Will soon be eStab-
iished between Cedar Key and Tampa
The Sunny>ide Hotel at jacksonville was
opened for the season on Thursday last
Archie Hamilton has the contract for the
brlc6 work on the new court house IN Ocala.
The field pea crop of Gainesville is tine but
cannot be- gathered even at Oue-half for the
work.
During the month of September there were
SIN deaths ia FernandIna and four ON Amelia
Island
John L. Kelley has been duly commissioned
q Justice OF the Peace in and for Taylor
county.
The OIL mill at the Madison depot is nearing
completion. and is the only one Of its kind in
America.
The new packing house Of the Waycross
Kaiiroad VIII be ready for occupancy by the
18th inst.
Col: +. \. Wicker and d. L. Sweeney. of
hey West. have bought l,00e acres of CaIoo-
7ahathe land.
Several hundred passengers arrived al
Jack~onF llle from the North via the various
trains last Friday.
The shipment of oranges from Tampa is in
creaslng- The crop Is better and earlier than
any previous season.
There Is a scarcity Of farm and domestic
labor m AIdchua county owing TO the demands
made upon II bY the railroads.
The dwelling house and stable of Mr. Hoe
TELLS, Of GAINESVILLE, caught fire Thursday
night and were entirely consumed.
The City Council Of Fernandina threaten to
withhold the salaries of the police unless they
enforce the ordinances of the city.
Miss Annie Jones. daughter of Hon. w. J.
Jones, of Bronson, eied recently Of congestion
oil The brain. aged IL years and l3 days.
Garrett swndle, near Bronson, in Levy
county, Is preparing bale of cotton for eX-
mbltlon at Louisville. also samples of Florida
raised iute.
Notwithstanding the erection of an eNpen-
siYe court house Is to be provided for. the rate
oi taxation ln Alachua county is one mil less
tins than last wear.
Notice has been given to the fruit growers
Keith. - West 9TH ST., Cincinnati Ohio He
Is considered unreliable.
Three hundred and thirty-two pupils were
enrolled az the jacksonville Grammer school
Tor the week ending on Friday, an unusually
large number for this season of the year.
One siN year old scuppernong grapevine in
AoluSia county, between Enterprise and De
Barry place, yielded $50 worth of grapes to
ITS grower Mr.. Fadget, the present season.
Mrs. Elizabeth Frier was the first white fe-
male that settled in Polk county. She moved
from Bullock county, Ga. TO Polk in 1916. on
the "lst ultlmo she died in the last named
county.
The Pine street Railway, of jacksonville.
are having printed school tickets" for the
use 0i school children. the price of which
good for a ride over the length of the road,
VIII Dee ~ . cents only.
The new seminary building at ORLANDO an
prodchcS completion. IL Is expected to open
on the 18th inst The Orlando public school
wall he conducted in the seminary building
during the public school term.
\ mastOdon buck deer, known To the nim-
roIs of Madison a. Jesse james, was killed
recently 10y Lurius Henderson and Henry
Fappcll. oi Madison. This buck has been
hunted and chased for the last four wears but
none ever succeeded in downing him.
The mail route from Orlando to SumtervilIe
has been su changed 10y the Post Onice Depart
meut that Goiha Is the first station from
Orlando. then OcOcc. Oakland. etc Hereto
fore the Gotha people secured a special SER
wee 10y private subScriptOnOf of II. \. Hempel.
The IL. NJ. Pulsilcr," one of the new twen-
tY-ton engines lately received by the South
Florida Railroad. Is now doing daily service.
drawing the accommodation, freight and pas
SeH@er train. The III. b. Plant" will be out
ln "a few days, and another new one is looked
Tor soon.
The store Of +. Hopkins X CO.. c-rocers. at No.
- est Bay rcct.JacksOnvillc, has been over
run with rats for months past. Recently the
east wall Of the store settled about two inches
and the sidewalk fell in. Carpenters took
away the shelving. tore Up the floor and found
that nearly the whole length OF the founda-
tiun wall and part of the front wall and side
walk had been wholly undermined by rats.
Five earl loads OF bricks have thus far been
used In making the required repairs.
The DUval county assessment iust cOmplet-
cd shows the total valuation of property IN
side the county 10 be Sj.90O,440, Of which
amount Sl,40O.921 Is personal property. The
revenue To be collected and the present as
Scssmeut Is as follows: For general state pur-
poses S2j,Si6 76. for general school purposes
$500 81. total S3l.Il7 20; for county tax pro-
per S21.N46 Is. for county schools Sl170l p. for
county building purposes Sll.S00 s.. for cOun-
iy roads and bridges $500 A. total S6l .2f9 40.
The total collection 10 be made for both State
and county purposes under the present as
~c~~ment of i5 mills for all purposes is S95.-
800 $50