Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-05

Crops are fine around Brooksville.
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Gen, Perry viii address the people OF Or
/ landO Sept. Is.
A Republican barbecue viii be held to-mor-
row at Gainesville.
The Presbyterian parsona0e at TaIIsbsssas
Is nearing completion.
Rock Ledge rej0ices in increased steamboat
facilities on the ST. Johns
Inc eolored normal school at Gainesville
stu bOoms with about sixty attendants.
The increase Of stock sales and livery busi-
/ vile.
Guavas are ripening at Rock Ledge very
Iasi, ana large quantities are being shipped
to sanford.
Fort Dade is making strides to prosperity,
and ere long VIII be one of the most thriving
/ towns IN the whole State of Florida.
Work on the new Baptist church at Brooks
Nlile ~ progressing rapidly, and the building
| VIII soon be ready TO receive the roof.
The Rock Ledge Wharf Company com
menced charging wharfage last Tuesday. The
rates decided on will be the same as those
charged at Sanford.
The Board OF Education Of the literary de-
partment OF Florida University have sue
ceeded in securing the services Of Mrs. :. :.
Nllilams Tor the ensuing session.
Iraca laying on the Transit road is going on
AZ the rate OF three-lOurths of a mile a day.
In one week the construction train will reach
FanasOHkee two Illles west of Sumterville.
\ rattlesnake feet inches in length,
10 inches around the body and 2I5 inches be-
tween the eyes, with 2l rattles, was killed
one and one-half miles from Olustee last
week.
A servant girl at Kew West last week gave
birth TO child and drowned il in some water.
She was afterwards arrested and the jury
found her guilty Of willful murder. The child
was large and well formed.
\ negress, aged I3 years, was killed by an
engine at johnson station on the Florida
Southern Railway Tuesday. She saw the en-
gine approaching, but for some ineXplicable
reason failed to leave the track.
Negotiations are in progress at Tallahassee
for the transfer of the interests of the Page
/ combination in the proposed railroad from
Tallahassee to ThOmasville to some capitalists
who viii rush the road to completion.
The Leon county Republicans will hold
| their primaries on Sept. II to select delegates
| To the county convention to be held at Centre
| vlll%On sept. l3. One of the objects for which
| the convention was called is the nomination
| OF four candidates for the Assembly.
The following is the ticket placed in nomI-
nation for city officers at Orange City, at the
! town caucus last Saturday evening: For
/ Mayor. 4. NJ. Bailey; for Aldermen, NJ. p.
| Horton, Charles Parker and W. T. Herring:
| for Clerk and Treasurer, Il. W. Sturdevaut.
/ for Marshal and Collector, X. S. Bockee.
At the regular meeting Of the Alachua
/ County Commissioner Tuesday, the contract
| for erecting the new court house was let to
Roberts \ Murphy, their offer being S3l. 600.
/ Mr.. Roberts is a resident of Waldo; Mr.. Muir
| ply resides at WaycrOss, Ga. The commits
slOners granted license to 4. b. Edgell to sell
whisky at Newnansville.
Palatka NelCs: We learn from Mr. J. NJ.
Dixon, one OF the most prominent business
men IN South Florida. that arrangements are
being perfected which viii ensure two local
railroads for his town. and provide adequate
accommodation for the heavy freights now
handled on Indian river. Five years ago Ii
tusVllle was served with transportation mainly
bY the steamer NOlusia, and two wagons then
''cOnuected' at Salt Lake for Indian river.
Now. additional transportation is provided
by the opening Of Lake Poinsett to steam
present facilities for heavy freight are not at
all sufficient. We have made application for
TWO railroad charters, one from this place to
salt Lake, and one to Deep Greek, on Lake
liarney, where the largest steamers can make
connection with US.
Tallahassee FE9ridjan: The statements of
cash and sinking fund accounts which accom-
pany the report of the Trustees of the county
bonds OF Leon county, presented to the Board
Of County Commissioners, at their meeting
show that the annual interest on the bonds
has been paid. that 5000 of the county bonds
have been Cancelled during the wear, and that
there are now in the hands of the Trustees
5000 ~, available for the retirement of
bonds. which could not be used, for the reason
that the holders of our bonds will not sell.
This has been done with a tax which, pre-
vlous to the issuing Of the new bonds, was
Ouly sufficient TO pay the annual interest,
leaving nothing for the cancellation of the
old bonds Our county may now congratulate
itself upon the success Of the measures taken
To provide for the liquidation of its bonded
debt. and can confidently look forward to a
speedy eXtinguishment Of this burden.