Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-21

FLORIDa.
An industrial institute for colored youth.
/ similar to the one at Hampton, Va. is to be
I established near jacksonville. Prominent
/ gentlemen are interested in the scheme.
/ According to the Palatka Herald the Ock-
laWaha boats are so crowded that many tour
/ lists nave to forego a trip up that river. M
/ such season was ever before known in the
/ State.
/ w. W Mcdaniel, who lives five miles north
/ west Of Barlow. picked the other day three
I sweet seeding oranges weighing nearly IL
/ pounds each, one of them measuring 10 incnes
] IN circumference.
EX-Gov. Drew has disposed Of his blooded
cattle farm, a few miles south of Jackson =
! ville to Messrs. King aud Griffin. who will
continue the business. which viii be extended
/ as rapidly a. possible.
An attempt was made to wreck a passenger
train on the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key
/ West Railroad, near Palatka. a day or two
/ ago, but the engineer discovered the cross-tie
[ on the track just in time to prevent an acci-
/ dent
J. &. Lanier has been appointed agent OF
| the Leesburg and Indian River Railroad at
/ Leesburg. i. f. Watts will be in charge OF
/ the Geographic department, and will also as
/ sist Mr. Lanler IN the general management OF
the office.
The mail contract from Barlow to Fort
Meade was awarded to Oliver p. johnson.
+ late OF Washington, but now of Barlow. He
! also secured the route from Manatee to Palma
/ Sola, and will soon be in Barlow to locate per-
manently.
The Phoenix Iron Company, of Trenton. y.
I J.. has just completed two lighthouses, one of
which Will be placed at Cape st. Bias and the
other on Sanibel Island. Fla. They are iron
skeletons los feet high, each being surmount-
( cd by parapet and lantern.
The Commissioners for Monroe county. an
4 pointed by Gen. ". ii. Sebring. for the col
I lection Of exhibits for the Worlds Industrial
Exposition at New Orleans next winter, are
/ a. +. Tiff, VIM. MeClintock, !. }. Delaney,
/ W. ID. Cash, !. J. Fogarty. Samuel Filler W
4 c. Maloney, Jr., r. ). Perry.
the electric boat being built at Jacksonville
has been completed, and is now ready for the
| machinery. Prof. Eaton, of the Storage Elec-
tric Company, has had the machinery manu-
featured, and starts from New Ork for Jack
I sonvilie to-day with the new batteries and
motor. which viii be put in the boat as soon
as he arrives.
The Leesburg NelCs SAYS: 'Judge King
/ has issued a writ of mandamus requiring the
7 Board of County Commissioners to grant
John Martin license to sell sprituOus malt or
vinOus liquors in the town OF Sumtervillc. or
to appear before his court at Sumteryille on
Monday next and show cause why such
license should not be granted"
1t is claimed DIR. A. p. Smith, of Bradford
county, has the finest orange tree IN the
world all things considered. Six inches from
the ground DR.. Smiths tree measures feet
and inches in circumference, is 36 feet high
and has a spread Of branches % feet wide.
rms tree Is a seeding from the Fort Harley
tree another monster tree, and, considering
( the respective ages of the two trees, is vastly
superior in all respects to the parent tree.
The full municipal ticket nominated bv the
Democrats of Jacksonville is as follows. For
Mayor, W. Mel. Dancy; for Marshal w. d.
Ninzant; for Clerk, W. c. West; for Collec-
tor. NJ. L. Hartridge; for Assessor, John
ConiG; for Treasurer, Jacob Hun: for Alder
men. Gus Muller, ". \. BOurs, r. NJ. Call. b.
VI. Baer, X. I. Masters and L. c. HAYNES,
The nominees for Mayor, Collector and Treas
urer are the present incumbents.
The Palatka DaIy Herald of Tuesday saws:
"Ihe yacht Ranger. belonging to the New
York yacht fleet. and having on board a plea
sure party of ladies and gentlemen, left this
point on last Tuesday for Enterprise, but got
aground on NOlusia bar, in the south end of
Lake George. from whence the steamer Flora
Temple hauled her of and tOwed her to this
city on Sunday. On yesterday the Ranger
spread her canvas and sailed away north
bound for New Orleans. She is model OF
beauty and strength, and one of the famous
vessels of the New York yacht squadron"
The Barto1o Informant says: THE Secreta-
ry of the Interior reversed the Commissioner 5
7 decision in the contest of G.. W. Morgan vs..
Prince johnson. on the ground that johnson 5
original homestead entry was defective in
every particular. We have often warned our
people of the risk they are taking in bad titles.
We are advised by the department officers of
many defects in cases pending, and some day
we viii have another sensation here, such as
grew out of the entry of part of the town of
LaNilla, and later Of Lake City. We venture
the assertion that there are more defective
titles in Florida than any other State"
The Palatka journal has received numerous
replies to a circular addressed to all the men,
bers of the State Legislature, asking their
views on calling an extra session for the pur-
pose Of making a State appropriation TO aid
in securing Florida exhibit at the New
Orleans Exposition next winter, and whether
they Will attend such a session without cost to
the State. A. majority of the members heard
from express their willingness to attend such
a session at their own expense. Direct replies
/ fO the question of fnVoTfnp the fnO
are not numerous, but the tenor of the letters,
as a rule, is favorable. There are, of course,
several members who are opposed to the plan
in every respect.