Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-11

| sentiment is 50 strongly against IL that il is
/ thought the scheme has been abandoned.
one Of the best local pages printed in Florida
/ is that OF the Tallahassee Ff0rfdfqn. Inc
other departments Of the paper are o. hign
standard, and the paper is justly popular
Contracts have been let 70 cross-tle the +.
= !. Railroad from Buffalo Bun 70 Iilrasher ;
Ferry, and several hundred hands are now az
work getting ties along the line Of the road.
The name OF Lake T0hOpeEaliga Is Indian,
and was derived by them from the immense
number Of black birds from around the shores
Of the lake al al seasons, and whose song re-
sembied It in syllable pronunciation.
C. c. WOrley, OF Alachua county, Fla,
brought 10 the MORNING News ONCE yesterday
an immense turnip, measuring 25l< inches in
circumference, and weighing pounds. This
mammoth vegetable WIS grown. without fer
tilizing, on Mr.. WOrleT's place.
John Qualey. Of Tallahassee, who has forty
acres Of hne tobacco. has offered a cOlOred
man $50 for an acre Of the weed Just as il
stands in the field. i is estimated that the
yield on this acre VIII be 1850 pounds. The
tobacco crop, which IS very fine, is ready to
be cut and housed.
An indignation meeting Of the citizens OF
his7immee took place last week, Monday. for
the purpose OF cOndemning the city govern
ment for gross neglect Of duty in an Depart
meuts, thereby giving over the town 70 drunk
en- men and desperadOes. Strong resolutions
were passed.
A eoIored woman. accompanied by her two
daughters, entered o.. JOseph's store, at
GAINESVILLE, on Monday. and, as it was no.
ticed that they all appeared TO te put on the
broad gauge plan, some one present suggested
that the crowd be weighed. The old woman
stepped on the scales and tipped the beam 270
pounds. Her l3-year-oId daughter brought
down z62, while the S-year-old baby went l66
down weight. They hail from Georgia. and
look as though they had been stall fed for a
county fair.
The following civil appointments have been
gla4e Dy the Governor and duly commissioned
uurlng the past week: Charles +. Hopkins
and Page Mckinney 10 be NOtaries Public in
and for the State at large John 5. FLANAGAN
70 De Justice OF the Peace in and tor the county
OF fernando. A. &. Mcknight to be Justice
OF OF INC Peace m and for the county OF Franklin.
= ) COckstrull TO be Justice OF the Peace in
ana I0r the county OF Breyard. +. L. Porter
70 pe notary Public in and for the county of
levy. = X. BeynOlds to be Comm issiOner Of
Deeds for Florida in and for New York
James NJ. Ball 70 be Commissioner OF Deeds
Tor Florida in and for New York.
Lake City correspondence OF the MORNING
NEWs, July s: Our business men are feeling
tne pressure OF the money panic. This, how
ever VIII soon be relieved by the advent OF
INC cotton crop, which is at this time promis-
ing an abundant yield and a good staple The
crop VIII come IN about two to three weeks
earlier than usual. The present has been the
most favorable year for cultivating a crop l
nave seen since the war. Heavy rains have
laueh IN our vicinity, but there were no winds
70 materially inlure the crOps.-An influential
member Of the Baptist church, who has trav-
eled Florida over, few days ago told the
writer that Lake City had $4,000 advantage
IN point OF location over any other point IN the
state for the Baptist Female College,
Local option has been elbOwed to one
slde IN our town. and the occasional
Mayors Court is Notwithstanding
the extremely dull times, many strange faces
are 70 be seen on our streets. and an unusual
inquiry FOR real estate. Old claims to land
are being searched out, with a view to estab-
llshlng the titles Of former Owner.-It is proha-
Die that the Republicans will Indorse the In
dependents. Since 1876 we have had an influx
OF large number OF Northern men: their
homes are here; their families are here; they
are a reading and thinking people. and hav-
ing their Interests identified with ours, they
viii cast their votes intelligently, and the in
teiligence Of our people viii decide the ISSUE
az least so far as the election for Governor Of
our state Is concerned.