Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-14
FLORIDA.

Laldthd ldll Is wei Nllcus
Bisbee is billed to speak in Orlando on
Saturday. sept. p.
ApalachicOla lumber men expect to ship 2OO
cargOes this season.
The work Of excavation for the foundation
Of Orange cOunty's new jail commenced last
MORday morning.
James Floyd, who has been afflicted for sew
eral years with a cancer on his face, died at
MaypOrt day or two ago.
Mrs. Redgate having disposed of her house
and lot in ApalachicOla, left this week for Sa-
vannah, where she will, in future, reside.
a Cleveland and Perry Club was organized
st Callahan Saturday, with "a members. W.
A. Mahoney was elected President, and c. o.
I Donald secretary.
Gen. Perry and several other distinguished
gentlemen will address the people of ApOpka
and vicinity at ApOpka on Thursday, Sept.
IS, at O'Clock pm.
General ID. L. LOmax, the former Govern
ment Inspector on the jetties, is expects at
MayPort next week. He probably will retain
his old position on the works.
G. o. Garrett has been elected Treasurer OF
the South Florida Preservation Company OF
Orlando in place of +. q. May, who has sold
out his interest in the company.
Several flOcks Of teal ducks have already
made their appearance in the marshes at
MaypOrt, and the local spOrtsmen. by the
sound of the many guns popping, are giving
them warm welcome.
Palatka 8e1os: The largest deed probably
ever recorded in our State has been received
by our Circuit ClerK. 1t is the Florida Land
and Mortgage Company, limited, to C.. T.
Murdoch. L NJ Lawson and j. A. SAUCER
huizen. On our large books il covers the
space from page II to l6l, and the record fee
is $67.
The schooner .RolIin Sanford, Cant. Davis.
from Cardenas, Cuba, entered MaypOrt a day
or two ago. AS 1t was only days since she
left Carden2s, she was promptly placed in
quarantine by the port physician. She has q
crew Of 6. and passengers, and all are bound
for Palatka. All arc well aboard. The cargo
is mostly machinery.
a colOred man was brought to ORLANDO
from Winter Park Tuesday morning with the
top Of his head nearly split open from blow
with an AK. He got into fight with another
darkey, who threw the AK at him. 1t was 3
well aimed shot, and ii is a wonder that it
did not kill him at once. AS it is, his life is
in great danger, as the skull Is cut nearly
through.
Orlando Reporter: Chu-lu-ota is attracting
attention far and near. Last week Robert A.
Mills sold .! acres each TO Messrs. \. III. Mer-
rin and VIM. L. Fowler, of Las Vegas. New
Mexico, both OF whom viii soon leave there
for their new purchases to make 1t their per-
manent home. From - TO 20 families, neigh
bOrs OF Merrill and Fowler, are anxious to
follow them to South Florida.
The Orlando Gun Club has decided to ac-
cept the challenge Of the Sanford Club to n
friendly match at glass balls. The shoot will
take place at Sanford, toward the close OF the
present month. Mr.. Loud, OF Sanford, Is
going 10 be a hard one for the Orlando shoot
erS TO beat. On fFludy last he hLtDb Ut luu
balls, standing with his back to the trap until
il was sprung. He broke 90 out OF 100.
The members OF the Presbyterian Church
and congregation at Orlando who attended the
temperance meeting held there last Friday
night, were agreeably surprised on entering
the church to find the aisles covered with
handsome sea-grass mating. The person OF
persons who made the present evidently dld
their work very secretly, as repeated inqulr-
ing failed to ascertain from whence it came.
ApalaehicOla Tribune: The new pilot boat,
Frances and Louisa, arrived IN port Iuesday
evening at about O'CLOCK, having
made the run from Brunswick, Ca, to Apa-
lachicola in eight days. She made the run
from Tortugas to this port in - hoprs. Ihere
were aboard Messrs. Amos Sharritt, n. w.
Poland aud Patrick Long. The vessel IS
schooner rugged and is AZ feet on the keel, and
she measures q tons. She draws feet OF
water. Taken as a whole the Frances and
Louisa is a very creditable boat.
Palatka Neacs: Last Tuesday morning, just
after partaking of breakfast, Mr.. and Mrs:
Shook, two well-knoWn and highly respected
residents Of Georgetown, were taken violently
i'll, and. in the absence OF doctor, they sum
mOned Mr.. Steve Causey to their assistance.
Mr.. Causey. suspecting from their symptoms
that they had been poisoned. made them
drink large quantities OF sweet mix ana eat
raw eggs, which caused them to vomlt freely,
and after a time they were out OF danger;
The family have living with them an adopted
boy, whom they suspected as the author
of the poisoning, and on investigating IL
was found thar a package of "ROugh on
Rats" which was in the house, had disap-
peared. 1t was thought the boy had placed IL
in the coffee, and a lady who lived near by
and had gone to the house drank a little OF 1t
to see il Il was poisoned, and was made quite
sick. The boy was then made to drink some
OF il and was also made sick, showing con-
The only reason assigned for the boys action
was that Mrs. Shook had threatened to whlp
him the day previous, and in order TO escape
the chastisement attempted to kill the OLD
couple. The boy stoutly denied placing the
poison in the coffee, but the circumstances all
point to his guilt.