Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-12


Madison's new hotel is going up rapidly.
Quincy's municipal election will be held
next Tuesday.
Hog cholera has caused the death of a num-
Der of hogs I'm Gadsden county.
number of wagons passed through Quincy
lately going east loaded with immigrants,
The Old Hodgkiss building, at Tallahassee,
was purchased last MOnday by Mr.. Lively for
Sl,63l.
The Methodist church at Lake City was
damaged TO the extent Of $l00 by fire day or
two ago.
The value of the exports going through
Lake city depot aggregate from S650,000 to
Sl2oo00 in value annually.
T. Jed. Epps, who shot and killed Mai.
Suhrer at Fernandna, has been extended the
privilege Of giving bale in the sum of $4,000.
l.. Harrison, collector of town tax, for
Lake City, has collected the sum Of Sl,jll 50
for licenses and property tax from March 20.
1888, TO january 2S, 1881.
The colored men of Lake City have organ
lEct a fire company. They viii first provide
themselves with buckets and afterward have
the hook and ladder addition.
The residence of II. Rosenstein, in Pensa-
cola. was entered on Monday night last by
thief, who stole his clothing, which was
near the bed, and contained several dollars
M cash, together with a silver watch and
chain.
The Lake City Reporter says: 'The float
ing of he Arre1OndO grant has forever put
so rest the fears our people were for many
wears troubled by, that sooner or later some
spanish claimant would step up and politely
,ske their homes 1t was a great drawback
20 the advancement of tins town."
George Stuart a clerk in the employ of j.
ID Buckley. of Jacksonville, had an exciting
encounter and chase with a negro burglar in
taal city saturday. Stuart was badly han
Hleo- and after long chase the burglar ef-
lected his escape. Two watches and a small
quantity Of other ewelry constitute the
booty obtained by the thief.
g.. y. Leonard, travelling agent of the Col
Inns Manufacturing Company. OF Macon. Ca,
while in Starke on Thursday night, was going
to his hotel. when he was set upon by several
parties, who knocked him down, beating and
ro5hinE him Of fifteen dollars which he had
In his vest pocket. After securing the money
the thieves He'd, leaving Mr.. Leonard in a
state of semi-insensibiiity.
To having been asserted that the steam
boats on the st. Johns river do not
pay taxes In Jacksonville nor any
where else, Manager Watson states that his
line does pay taxes He has shown tax re-
ceipts Of the line for 1888, showing that the
company paid to the city of New York ST.
81 s. and 70 the state Of New Ork Sl34 50.
Manager Watson says the reason why the
change was made from Florida to New York
" as because Of dangerous defects in FlOrida's
statute laws, and that the State viii lose all
revenues from steam craft until these laws
are amended.
The Quincy Herald says: Last Saturday
the stockholders met at the court house elect
the board to sell out the building and fencing
on the grounds and appropriate the proceeds
ol the sale to the payment of the Indebtedness
Of the association. This amount was $3.50.
principally due for advances made by
0derent parties to operate the last
fair. The Board of Directors met, i'm
mediately after the stockholders meeting was
adjourned and elected Mr.. J. L. McFarlin
PRESIDENT; Col. W. II. Scott and Judge p. W.
W hite, Vice Presidents; Hon. f. e. Love,
treasurer, and Col. Henry Curtis Secretary.
Messrs. McFarlin, Love and Z. p Dismukes
were appointed Il committee to sell the build
inS and fencing. as instructed by the stock
holders. This action was the thing neces-
-ary TO be done under the circum-
stances. There could not be a fair be-
4ore the fan of 1885, and by that time the
putlolng ana fencing would be in a consider
a1iy damaged condition. necessitating enough
money Tor repairs as would be necessary, al
most TO erect new ones, and it was best TO
save Wnat could be saved even if there were
no no creditors to pay. The main building is in
sue sue wrong place, anyway, and other improve
,le1ls could be suggested that will have TO be
.lfiade II there should be held fair in 1884.
e tIe pupuc spirited members Of the Fair AssO-
,atS s.+floh 90 not propose to give up the Organi