Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-31
The DeBary- -Baya line is to build two large

The DeBary- -Baya line is to build two large
freight steamers at once.
Quincy farmer has sold slO0 worth OF
syrup from one acre Of sugar cane.
Murat & Townsend are to engage in guano
manufacturing at ApalachicOla soon.
Twenty-three excursIOnists from Indiana
stopped several days in Tallahassee this week
4 number Of wagons loaded with immi
grants and their goods arrived IN Fort Dade
on the 25th
Some TennesseaDs are prospecting near
Fort Dade for a suitable place to establish a
marble yard.
Jonas Cooper. a young colOred man Of Talla-
hassee. was among the victims Of the il-fated
steamer City Of Columbus.
The Ministries who were in Key West re
Gently turned over some SIC to Toby Collins. a
sick loyal soldier Of the rebellion.
Forty people. bent ON settling in NOlusia
county. are now living in tents. awaiting the
erection Of their dwelling houses.
Mr.. DeLand has offered to give $1,000 to the
Baptist Female Seminary if it is located at
DeLand, and $1,000 If located elsewhere.
senator Call has introduced bill TO apprO-
pirate $1,000 for the improvement of Manatee
river from Fort Harmer TO Mitchellville, Fla.
A new and substantial dock has been built
at surf City, near St. Augustine, which viii
enable boats to land passengers at any state
Of the tide.
The weekly shipments OF boxes of fresh
vegetables to New York from Key West are
now among the thousands, and the number is
constantly increasing.
Some Of the Quincy farmers complain that
their oats are frozen in the ground, and the
land Will have to be replanted, which will
make the crop very late.
The steamer Hutchinson. of the Morgan
line. ran aground in Cedar Key harbOr on the
18th inst. \ dense fog which prevailed at the
time was the cause of the accident.
William Brooks, Of Lawtey, fell from the
roof Of building on which he was working,
which were soon followed by death.
The fast sailing yacht Rambler. of Mobile.
sailed q race against Palma SOla yacht on
the 22d for a purse Of $500, and was beaten
twenty-five minutes and thirteen seconds on
q ten mile course.
Mr.. Maxwell and lady, while perambulat-
ing the streets OF ApOpka, near the Baptist
Church, came upon a large otter which they
promptly attacked, and after a hard struggle
succeeded IN killing.
Among the paying crops grown in Florida
says The Lake City Reporter, grass would be
one Of the best if cared for and cured. The
number Of cattle which die from want Of feed
in winter Is much greater than many are
willing 70 acknowledge These could be
saved and made profitable by farmers saving
the now wasted grass.
The two men who were arrested on the
charge Of drugginC X. G. HAYES on Monday at
the Jacksonville Hotel, were arYaigned Tues
witnesses Tor the prosecution, they were re
manded back to iail in default Of $500 bail
each until Yesterday morning. when the wit
uesses for the defense could be heard.
According to the programme of the Com
mittee of Arrangements appointed at the
meeting of citizens at the Bank of Tampa
Col. IL. S. lIanes. Col. II. NJ. Drane. of the
Plant Investment Company; J. +. Ingraham.
President Ot the South Florida Railroad !:
Capt. J. G.. Reynolds and Louis McLane were
received at the Orange Grove Hotel, Tampa,
and entertained ON the evening of the 22d.
Frederick Bettelini, saloon keeper ofJack-
sonyille. has published petition for "a license
to conduct his business in district No. II. An
examination Of the signatures attached TO the
petition develops the fact that several of the
names are those of persons not living in the
district. and one in the list is that of a dead
man. The controversy over the discovery has
also developed the fact that there are 7C0
names on the registration list while there are
only about 400 legal voters in the district.
The Quincy Hergld says: "Mr. " IT. Crom-
well, while cutting down a large black gum
tree on the place of Mr.. ". +. Random. in the
southern portion Of town, TO make puller
for grist mill, found q brass pin and four
rifle bullets, all of which were imbedded
several inches under the surface of the tree.
i'm one chip. Among many other things found
in tins tree was a glass marble, which was
several inches in the wood. This monarch Of
the forest had been standing where Mr.. &. re-
moved It from as far back as the earliest
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