Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-26

FLORIDA.
several new buildings are TO De erected a
Lake City this spring.
Burglars have been busy at Milton. but did
not secure much booty.
Col. s.. p. DeMitt. of Tallahassee. once a
prominent business man, has been sent to an
asylum
The policemen are killing all stray dogs OF
the female persuasion found wandering about
Tallahassee.
Parties living ON the Suwannee river report
that fishing in that strear' has been very fine
All the past year.
The probability is that more sugar cane will
be planted this year than formerly in the
vicinity of Lake City.
Col William II. Difiiu. United States Gus
toms Inspector and boarding officer at Barran-
cas- station, died Wednesday.
Or. J. b. Carpenter, Of New York, is in
feued the first forest tree after the location of
Orange City. anu the first orange tree IN the
place was set ont by him.
Thomas jefferson Epps, who shot and killed
Major Suhrer. proprietor Of the Mansion
House in Fernandiua: Tor insulting his wife.
had only been married three months, and is
great grandson of Thomas Jefferson.
Several Northern men who own large tracts
Of land in Columbia and Alachua counties
have been prospecting this winter, and rumor
has ii that "a cotton factory VIII probably be
very soon built on the Santa Fe river.
The case Of the state Us. Hunter and Last
nearly two years ago. was ended at Orange
CITY last week. a noHe proscqUi was asked
and granted. and the prisoners discharged
An eccentric individual at Orlando spent
several hours the other day distributing de-
tached leaves of a testament. Another indi-
vidual ia the same town persisted in plunging
into and Withdrawing his index finger from
pail Of water and then looking for the hole.
The following municipal ticket is in nomi-
nation at Cedar Key: For Mayor. J Ira Gore;
Tor Clerk. J.. o. Andrews; for Marshal, Giles
Walls. for Collector, VIM II. Anderson. for
Treasurer, j. l.. Il. COttrell; for Assessor, \.
Woodbridge: for Councilmen. W. ID. Fiulay-
son. j. NJ. LIssnby, Il. Y. IL. Thomas and A.
Thornton.
Secretary Of state Crawford lost his pocket
book containing about SSto, while IN attend
ance AT the state Fair. He, however, does
not believe that his pocket was picked by any
member of the corps OF light fingered gentry
there c0ugregated. He recollected opening
hls pocket book in Mai. Russell's Office and
taking therefrom a letter for the Major. He
then attempted to replace 1t IN an inside
pocket, buttoning up his oyercoat. Some
hours afterwards while walking 10 the street
cars, the weather being warm he unbuttOned
his overcoat. when he thinks his pocket book
dropped on the ground
Tallahassees new Council consists Of six
white and two colorcd men. G.. z. Pearce is
AaYor, Henry Douglass Marshal, j. l.. De
m1iy Clerk. w +. Thompson Assessor aud J.
II. Pearce Collector. Although a fun Alder
mamie ticket was elected. only four Council
men can be seated. as five Of the old Council
hold over and only four vacancies are now
open, but it has become a custom TO run nine
on each ticket and scat the four receiving the
highest vote. Mr.. Pearce is at present Chair
man Of the Council, aud his resignation viii
leave another vacancy, which VIII have to be
illed either BY a called election or bv the
Council.
A MORNING NEWS correspondent at Lake
CITY, Fla. writes on February y as follows /:
To-day viii be long remembered by the peO-
pie of Lake City. According TO previous an
nOuncement the members Of Lake CITY Lodge
No. y, 4. Z. NJ. met at their lodge al O'Clock
sharp. All the neighbOring lodges-evcn Ella
vile had its presentatlves-Were well rep-
resented. After the usual preiiminaries the
brethren Ofthe mystic tie, gOved and aprOned,
took up the line OF march, under the command
OF Grand Marshall t. NJ. Mickler, and fell into
regular procession, with Lake City COrnet
Band. Lake City Fire Engine Company,
Mayor and Aldermen and citizens, and were
soon brought up to the Agricultural College
grounds The craft formed a square and the
usual ceremonies were conducted IN an inn
posing manner by Past Grand Masters E.
Wargate, A. W. Mclean aud officers Of Co
lumbia and neighbOring lodges. The trustees
Of the college present on the occasion were the
Hon. David $. Walker and Hon. H. 4.
L Engle- who occupied the stand with Hon. 4.
J. Russell, Superintendent Of Public
instruction for the state, and who was
introduced as orator of the dav, after
the cornerstone received its treasures and
consecratlons. The address of Mr.. Russell
was one of the happiesJ efforts Of his life-ap-
prOpriate II every respect, and full of South
srn fire. Thus he taught to old and Young
the beautiful and the gay, the first lesson
from the Florida Agricultural College, after
which the craft repaired to the lodge, where
wholesome Instructions were impaired to the
brethren BY our distinguished brothers, Bur
rell, Wasgste and Mclean, and thus the glo-
Eles OF the day Fipened until late dinner
nour. Scarcely had your correspondent time
70 rest a wee bit and get a cup of coffee before