Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-18
FLORIDA.

a negro highwayman made an unsuccessful
attempt 20 relieve Mrs. II. ROsenwangle of a
basket Of provisions at Jacksonville Wednes-
day night.
Two thousand five hundred orange trees
have been set out in grove form at dunedin.
HIiisborouEh county, and 5000 more are TO be
set out soon.
The names stricken from the Monroe county
registration list lill three columns and a half
the KEY West Democrat of which all but 100
are illegally registered.
The Post Onice Department has ordered
mail service between Quincy and Faceville.
on the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way, and the contract for carrying 1t will
soon be let.
Reports have been mallciously circulated
that Tampa Is infected with yellow fever.
The truth OF the matter is that there Is not a
case OF yellow fever in all Florida, and that
but one or two cases, and those of a very mild
nature, have appeared in the State this sum-
mer.
For the year 1883 there were l.479 public
schools in the state, attended by 5l.945 child
ren; state and county taxes for school pur-
poses. with the states appOrtionment added,
collected 70 the amount OF S2i9,O54 OS. This Is
against 676 schools, with an attendance Of Is
AZ and a total schOO tax Of Sl5S, SAG 36, as
shown as far back as 1876.
Tampa Tribune: Last Sunday afternoon one
colOred man opened with a razor q poDlileal
aneurism on another colOred man with, as
might have been expected. a speedily fatal
result The amateur surgeon was Prince
l.
who was at one time IN charge OF a cOlOred
church in this community.
The largest fig tree in Bradford county is to
he seen on the plantation Of Mr.. II. ID. Shaw,
about four miles west Of Lake Butler, in what
Is known as the Buckscrape neighbOrhOOd.
The tree measures , feet ~ inches m clrcum-
ference at the base, feet to the first limb and
p inches arOnnd at the first limb, - feet high
and Is feet across at the top, and bears very
fun every year.
The residence Of John Campbell. at War
ringtOn. caught fire last Monday morning
about O'Clock, and, together with all the
furniture and household goods, was burned,
the family occupying 1t barely escaping with
their lives. The loss is about $1,000, and the
insurance $500. The origin of the fire is un-
known. While getting the fire engine out OF
the house the mules became unruly and ran
against a wall, catching Capt. J. I. CrOna
between the engine and the wall, crushing
him so severely as to break his right leg be-
tween the hip and the knee, and injured him
seriously otherwise.
Tallahassee FI0ridian: And now the news
comes from New York to the effect that those
who were to furnish the money TO build the
I. L. and u. Railroad are waiting for the re-
suit Of the State election before they invest
their capital in a Florida enterprise. The
natural inference Of which is II Pope should
be elected they would not invest dollar IN
the T. I. and q. Railroad, and those who
want the road built must whOOp 'em up for
Perry. Every ballot cast for Perry Is a vote
for the perpetuatiOn Of good government in
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DEVELOPMENT Of our State, and the prosperity
of the people.
Green Cove Sprifg: An interesting en-
counter between rattlesnake and two hogs
was witnessed afew days ago near where the
| Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad
i crosses Black creek in this county. There
were two sOws in the same locality, each with
| a litter OF pigs. \ large rattlesnake attacked
| and killed one OF the pigs, when the mother
of the pig attacked the snake, but, being bit
ten by the serpent, fell by her offspring and
| died Immediately. The other SOW then rushed
upon his snakeship, when she also received
| the fangs of the rattler. The sow, however,
| got in her work on the snake and killed him,
| when she also laid down and died.
Tavares Herald: When last year the assess
ment roll Of Orange county showed total of
nearly SS,5O0,oO0 people were amazed ana but
few imagined that the increase this year
would be more than nominal But the reader
/ will be again surprised To know that the tax
roll for 1854, just completed by our efficient
| tax assessor, Air. james NJ. Owens. exhibits a
total Of S. S54, ,432, being nearly 81, OO00O more
| than it was last year. At the rate of taxation
/ already levied. Orange county VIII De called
/ upon tins year 10 pay as IollOWs: or state
i tax slsS5i .. for county tax SiS,'Of 50; total
/ S61,Oo2 l3. Eight years ago the value Of
/ Orange county property was assessed at about
| per cent. Of the entire valuation OF the
/ state; this year it is about per cent OF the
/ state valuation. We now rank second in the
] State, and two years hence will find US first in
| values as we are IN everything else.
| At Pensacola lfonday night some person or
/ persons forced an entrance into the Office Of
/ the Adrdnce- GGzefte and made 'spIi' OF the
| whole establishment, taking the cases and
i emptying the type together IN piles on the
/ floor. and showing the standing matter
/ ads, etc, or the imposing stone on the floor
] in some instances and squabblng and mixing
/ the tvpe together in others. completely wreck
/ ing the Office for the time being The mischief
/ was evidently done by printer, and one IA
/ miliar with the Office at that, as he went sys-
/ ternaticallv to work, even dI Iawing the column
\ rules and mixing the various fonts of type 50
/ - 10 make tine confusion more complete and
4 carefully replacing the empty cases exactly
4 where they belonged. There were two piles
| OF type containing half bushel or more each
/ on the floor, besides large quantities scattered
4 All over the house. The damage VIII be al
/ least 500 or $3.50. besides the trouble and In
| convenience IN getting the paper TO its proper
makeup again. \ printer, giving his
Il name as Wiles and who has been &C work IN
I the AdcdRcs- GGsette Office for a couple OF
| weeks, but who quit last Saturday, was ar
/ rested on suspicion