Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-08
FLORIDA.


Gated IN so terrible an affair.
FLORIDA.
The Cleveland ball at Key West last week
was brilliant affair.
Several families will reach Anthony in the
course Of month from Mississippi.
Nearly 500 have been raised at Ocala for an
Illumination Of fireworks on Christmas night.
Smith x Co.. of Perry. Ca. will soon have
their livery and sale stable at Anthony com
pleted.
W. A. Belcher, Of Clear Water Harbor.
shipped on last weeks boat five crates Of Gu
cumbers.
Between $1,000 and $4,000 worth of real es-
tate mas changed hands at Anthony in the
last three weeks.
Six immigrant wagons, containing Is par
ties from Pulaski county. Georgia, passed
through Ocala Tuesday found for Polk county.
The West HillsbOrOugh Times has been re
moved to Clear Water HarbOr. Rev. C.. :
Reynolds has been employed as editor. 4. {.
Turner Is proprietor.
Lynn is the name OF a new town. and post
Oihce has been located there already. 1t is
situated near Moss BLUM, on the Ocklawaha
river, IN beautiful section of country. Al
ready Lynn Is clamOring for a railroad
John a. Hamilton, from Taylor county, Ca,
reached Anthony lew days ago. lie las a
wife an eight sons and one daughter. They
are well pleased with that section. He bought
land last week from James COnnel and will
build at once.
Gas and street cars, which will be in opera
uOn about two months hence. Will make
Key West not only the second city in the
state in point Of population, but also as re
CARDS modern cOnvenlenCes and metropolitan
equipments.
Mrs. Gabriel BOrrOtO, an accomplished Key
West lady, has just finished a fine piece Of
hand work for the Exposition. Ii is il hand
some bed spread. crochet work. in which are
woven chariot wheels and stars, in the centre
Of which raised roses are artistically worked.
The spread weighs about eight pounds Mrs
BOrrOtO has two pieces Of crayOn work also to
send with the spread.
The restaurant on Amelia beach. Fernan-
dina, known as ''The lille Hour" was de
strOyed bV fire on Saturday afternoon last
about $50 O'Clock Mrs. Sweeney. W 10
owned the premises, was absent at the time.
The fire Is supposed TO have caught from de
fective chimney. Nothing whatever was
saved. Mrs. Sweeney had about 81 .O0J inSur-
auce on the building and Its contents, which
VIII only partially cover her loss.
F>rnandina Mirror: The tonnage of Fer
nandlua viii now compare with any port in
the state except Pensacola. IL the Commit
tee on Rivers and HarbOrs could pay us "A visit.
they would appreciate the Importance to the
commerce and the national defense OF our
most excellent harbor. The Yosemite. now
lying IN our waters. can probably enter no
other harbOr in the State. With a moderate
expenditure, steamships of 5000 tons and up-
wards could lie at our wharves.
Fritz O'COnnor, a German living on the
mainland, four miles from Fernandina. com
mItted suicide on Friday Of last week bv
shooting himself through the head. O'COunOF,
who was a retired seafarlng man. came TO
Florida some three years ago suffering with
consumption. he renamed IN TINS city about
twelve months, when he returned to New
J Ork. During his stay there his health
kept continually failing, and some
three months since he came back
TO Fernandina, moving onto little farm
across the river belonging 10 Mr.. HObein. The
disease, however had already gained too
much hcddWay, and il is said that he suffered
dreadfully, FIncing that his condition was
hopeless and the end drawing nigh. he deter
mined to end his agony and on Fri ny last
sent his wife, who had been his faithful nurse
for years. to spring near the premises, under
the prcteAt of wanting some fresh water.
DbsIng her absence he took revolver, which
had been lying on a table near his bed, placed
the muZzle behind his ear and pulled the
trigger, the ball passing c'ean through the
heai aud dropping on the pillow. Death en-
sued almost instantly.
Mayor Long. of st. Augustine, has written
the following letter TO Secretary OF War Lin
coin: Sir-I am officially informed that IN
pursuance TO instructions from the Honorable
Secretary of War, an agent of the govern
menE is here for the purpose Of enclosing the
military reservation land around old Fort
Marion in this city. 10 would appear from
the plans and instructions under which this
| agent is acting that the government cOntem-
plates closing four OF the public streets of the
| streets. ana also erecting a fence directly IN
/ front of the front doors of all the resident;
along the northern boundary line of the fort
| or military reservation, so close that Occu-
pants Of houses, who are innocent purchaser:
and holders in good faith under misappre-
hess5ou as to lines, viii be utterly de-
/ prived Of access or cgress. except
/ iv climbing over government fences
The boundary lines OF this prop
/ ertv. as surveyed and established by cOmpe-
/ tent engineers and surveyors Of the govern
ment are not resisted nor questioned by the
/ city But we indulge the hope that at time
| of pFafolnG peace with all tine nations of thC
! earth. and great national prosperity at home
/ the Hon. SecHStary OF War VIII not deem Il
! necessary TO close our public thOrOushiare
| which have been open to the public for more
I than 800 years, nor to fence in the front door
| oi > large number Of our citizens lmany o.
/ whom arv y.dOws and Orphansl merely bc
| cause they innOee2tly made mistakes m lOcat
| ing their lots uDOn government lands. II th'
| Hon. Secretary VIII grant the use OF this va
! can't and unOccupied land To the city of st
/ Augustine, as public government park, un
/ tI suCh Fime as il may be required for mil
| tarv or other Buroses by the government, th'
citv will gratefully care Tor It, and Will bull'
1 walks. fountains, and plant shade trees anl
/ sbrubberv and otherwise improve and beau
/ tifv the same 1t its own expense