Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-12


Gross Prairie post office is to be established
IN Orange county. The English colony there
report the soil especially fine.
a shocking case Of infanticide occurred at
/ Waukeenah, near Monticello, last Tuesday.
The lnhuman mother was young colored
woman.
1t is said that the new town Of Prevatt. east
of Orange City, will be the compromising
point for the permanent location of the seat
OF government FOR NOlusia county.
Three cases of the ganders are reported
among horses IN jacksonville. Considerable
alarm existed, but the city doctor had the af-
Iected animals removed from the city Satur-
Mrs. Bull, OF Louisville, Ky, widow of Dr.
Bun, OF cough syrup fame, bought. on the LIST
INST, two lots corner of New england and
Interiachen avenues, at Winter Park, Orange
county, upon which she VIII build a cottage.
4 convention of the Local Option Alliance
of Orange county will be held in Orlando
April ,. Delegates from the various temper
ance organizations of the county, in the ratio
of one Tor each ten members of the society.
are requested.
The Ocala Banner says: "Wth brick hotel
now in course OF erection that viii contain
200 rooms, four stories high, contracts for six
more twO-stor1, IRON front brick buildings,
the completion of those now going up and the
erection of over fifty residences in Ocala
plainly show that our town and people are
still alive
The Live Oak Bulletin saws: Another thing
we should like TO see and that is the plat of
land i'm the railroad turned into a CITY park.
The railroads, we understand, viii donate
the land, and If the city viii only take hold of
the matter and show disposition to spend
little money. perfect little sem of a park
could be made
The Orlando Reporter saws: 'sNIessrs. Den
mis- X Sterling, who had commenced the cree
ton OF a furniture mandatory Just west
of the Sinclair real estate agency, and who
contemplated putting in steam power aud
operating machinery in their business were
EflnnpU "a fp IaT area
The reason of the opposition was the danger
TO adjacent property from their fire required
TO operate machinery. the insurance agents
refusing to carry risks on property in that
vicinity if such additional danger was permit
ted.
4 Winter Park correspondent writes the
Orlando ReD0rter of this week as follows:
ION the 26th ult. twenty EIGHT of the leading
citizens met in the town hall at 3 p. m and
organized a stock company with a capital Of
$4,000 TO build Il large hotel at this place
Twenty five thousand one hundred dollars of
the stock was subscribed on the spot. the re-
naming shares of 500 each are on the mar
ket. The proprietor of one of the largest sum
mer resorts on the New England coast is
ready to lease the house when done for $4,000
yearly rental"
The Kissmmee Bitter Street SAYS: ssDr. FL
mer Given and Mr.. Halstead made an eXami-
nation OF the IRON ore found IN the deposit of
{. f. Earnests brick yard. Some of il is a
crude mass of bog ore mixed with fine speci-
mems which a competent judge pronOunces to
is made. The examination Will continue. and
If the developments prove as they promise a
company will be established. 1t is a familiar
fact in geology that the hard pan which is
such source of vexatiOn TO the orange grow
er is an intimate mixture of iron and clay"
The Fernandina Mirror says: captain
Hamlin of the United States Fishery Depart
ment, has arrived from the Upper St NIarv's
river, where he has been engaged in inspect
ing sites and arranging locations for the ar
tlhcial propagation of shad fish. Capt Ham
I'm is much pleased with the envirOns, and
predicts most successful trip. The Fishery
Commission schooner Fish-hawk will soon be
here. .and the work viii proceed az once. To such
excellence has this science attained that the
operators are disappointed with any results
under ninety per cent. Each shad il is
calculated. Yields 10000 young fish, and Can't
Hamlin hopes ere he leaves our section to
start some 25,0O0,0C0 shadlets on their benef-
cent mission
The Palatka Herald has the following: "If
we mistake not. it was in 1889 that Judge
Hammond, of Fort Gates, in this county, took
unusual pains to estimate the number of
orange groves in the county, also the number
OF bearing trees. Statistics showed at that
time $1,000 bearing trees, and $4,000 additional
trees that would bear in year or two, be-
sides 100000 sour trees ana 100000 young seed
liugs not long set out. For the past four years,
from that period, the work of planting orange
trees has been going on, and IL Is almost inn
possible to estimate the number of groves and
trees al this date. The construction of rail-
roads through the county and the consequent
increase of orange growers has placed Put
nam forward and largely increased her COM
merce.'
The Apaachicola Tribune saws: son the
Clara Dunning there are twenty-five en-
plQyed, including officers and hands, These
were paid $40 Is. The Clara has been at
work removing trees, stumps and earth from
the ApalachicOla river. During the month of
January there were only twelve active work
ing days, not including the time consumed in
going down the river. For the month She crr
1850 Oyerhanglng trees from the river re-
moved 40 stumps and logs and Widpned tho
cut or by the removal of 240 cubic feet of
earth. The work Of removing Obstructions
was begun at Lower EibO.' a point about five
miles this side of Fort Gadsden, and the river
is now clear as far up as ChattahOOchee, being
the entire length Of the ADalachicOla river
In removing stumps dynamite was used to
blast them, two pounds of this powerful ex-
plOsive being sufficient to tear the largest
stump into atoms"
The Starke Telegraph says: "a Board of
Trade was organized in this city on Monday
last by the election of Mr.. J. NJ. Johns, Presi-
dent: DR.. j. l.. Gasklns, Vice President: Il.
4. Knight, Treasurer; J. c. Clark, Secre-
tary; Col. X. NJ. Smith, corresponding Secre-
taFy. Ihe membership now numbers fifteen
from among the merchants and business men
Of the city. Another meeting will be held in
the Council chamber Monday evening next at
S O'Clock, which, it IS desired, all enterprising
citizens will attend. The object of this assO-
citation Is TO advance the various interests Of
the town and to aid in the development of
every section OF the county. The following is
list Of those who have enrolled their names
as members OF the board: j. NJ Johns j L.
/ Gasklns T. A. Knight, J. c. Clark r. NJ
smith, Louis Witkoyski, A. W. Berry, B. E.
Alvarez, k. Il. Bowling, r. w. Vincent f.
Edwards, Jr., w. W. Moore, 7. W, sweat.
Tate Powell and Chas. E. Wyman."