Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-19


A large bear was killed near City Point
last week.
Caterpillars have made their appearance in
Wakulla county.
several new buildings are to be constructed
at BlOOmingdale.
The extension Of the limits Of Cedar Keys
VIII soon be legalized.
Gen. Perry speaks at Plant CITY to-day. A
barbecue will be given.
John NJ. Mooney is a candidate for sheriff
in Hillsb0rOugh county.
A building is being built at Volusia to be
used for a store and hotel.
Ten dollars is what it costs to be caught
firing pistols in Palatka at night
Crescent City's fleet is to be increased by a
new steamer owned by Capt. Beach.
1t is rumOred that the tramroad between
TitUsville and salt Lake is to be revived
a prize Of S32 awaits the man who lands the
first bale Of county raised cotton in Bronson
Burglars have just visited Jennings drug
store at Jasper. They obtained $40 in money
and goods o. equal value.
The first bale of cotton of this season was
brought to Tallahassee Saturday bv Mac
Gardner, colored. 1t weighed SIS pounds.
It is estimated that one hundred men are
employed az Lakeland in building up the
town. as carpenters. painters, plasterers.
workmen clearing lots, etc.
The slOOp Peral owned by Lewis Marot of
Tangerine, has ceased to make trips, the
tract for carving the mails.
lady left New York city on Wednesday
night at $3.50 O'Clock and reached Crescent
City, Fla. on Friday afternoon at 6 80 O'Clock
making the entire trip in less than two days.
DIR. q. II. Symmes who lives near Peru. on
the Alaia river, has gathered this season
from One-eighth of an acre of his land 3. 500
pounds of hay OF the natural growth Of ''crow-
foot" grass.
John Quailey. of Tallahassee. who planted
g4sar aF Fra1ra a ,1Fev
much encouraged by his success that he has
decided to rlant more largely next year. He
IS arranging 10 start cigar manufactory
and manufacture his own tobacco.
Another large storehouse, SO by 60. is now
under construction at Lakeland. 1t is being
built by COBchman & O'Neil who will use
the lower part for a store, while the remain
der of the building. comprising i rooms on
the second hoor, Is to be occupied as board
ing house.
William F. Forwards artesian well. being
sunk on his premises in Palatka. has reached
a depth of a little over 200 feet, and Saturday
was flowing at the rate of about 100 gallons
per minute. II VIII be sunk deeper and the
How increased. The water has very little Of
the sulphur taste.
The regatta on AIanatee river has been post
pOued till Aug. 26- 1t has been arranged that
the first boat shall take two-thirds of the
purse and the second one third. All sails
bent on the boats at the start will be allowed,
with the exception OF square sails. The time
allowance given aggregates three minutes to
the foot in the distance to be sailed-30 miles.
f. L. Otis, OF Tallahassee, imported this
year and planted four acres to the famous
Cuba tobacco seed. The results have been so
favorable that those who have examined the
crop and tested its flavor think II is bound to
take prominent place among the future
products of Middle Florida. Samples of the
leaf measure - inches IN length and l3 inches
in breadth.
Luke Palmer. of Tampa, has found on the
road between Lakeland and Lanier's Mills
two large linen maps of the +. 7. & z. r. Il.
They are each about 5Xl0 feet. One of the
maps embraces the surveys from some point
in fernando county to Hunters creek, in
Barlow TO Charlotte HarbOr. The maps are
no doubt valuable, and were probably lost by
some surveying party.
H. Gallagher, Tax Assessor, gives the
| following figures of the assessment for the
present year on the road bed aud rolling
stock of the South Florida Railroad ly-
ing in Hillsb)rOugh county: Twenty-siX
miles nam track, at 5000 per mile. Sl3O. 600; /;
one mile side track. S2,501: total track Sl32.-
500; pro rata rolling stock, S30,6S0; aggre-
gate, Sl63, $50. This is of course in addition to
the lands of the company. the valuation of
which has not yet been fixed.
\ valuable and long lost oil portrait of Prince
Nlurat has been found by the family in the
public library at Tallahassee. Moving into a
house in the city year or two ago the mis-
tress found several dust-cOvered portraits
stored away in the attic. No one knowing
anything Of them they were given to a cOlOred
woman who adorned her cabin with them
Eventually a gentleman induced her to sell
them to the. library, where they have just