Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-26

~ ANbeNAft VA NAlS AAttuNtCG OCCuAAtu YES
terday.
HHlsboroueh's fifth paper will soon be es-
tablished at Plant City.
POpe's resignation as Senator has been &C
cepted by the Governor.
ROusing meetings were held by the Demo-
crats al MiccOsukie and LlOyd's last week.
J. /. Demnly and J. II. Staley killed a fine
deer last Thursday about two miles IRON Tai
lahassee.
Mr.. Watts. Of Enterprise, has been en-
gagged TO teach the Orange City public school
for the ensuing term.
The Catholic colony of San Antonio. Her
nandO county, has population of about 800.
THIS number will be largely augmented this
fall.
The pool or combination of the steamboat
line on the river st. Johns ended on Aug. Is.
and freight rates above Palatka have lowered
so per cent,
David Lear fired five shots at Pat Boland at
Pensacola as he ran through the streets
Friday. but no one was hit. 4 trivial dispute
led to the fuslade.
Republican county convention is called
by Chairman L. /. Alexander, to meet in the
court house at Madison sept. , to nominate
senator and three Representatives.
The largest audience that ever assembled in
Orange City met at the City Hall to hear the
speech OF the Hon. Charles DOugherty, the
Democratic nominee for Congress from the
second Congressional district of Florida.
burglar entered the residence of WI.
Jarvis. near Beilville, but the noise made hy
his wife In opening box Of matches so closely
re-embied the clicking Of pistol that the
thief sprang through a closed window, carry
ing away panes and sash, and escaped.
+. F. Perley has sold the Bash place near
his handsome property east of Orange City,
for $l.20O. Two years ago this place was
bought for 5000 and no improvements have
since been made. except keeping up the small
grove already on the place when first bought
by Mr.. Perley.
The exports and imports to Crystal River,
fernando county, amount to $l5, $50 a month,
or the aggregate of $lS3,000 year. The
Dixon COmpany's cedar pencil mill at Brooks
willie eemplOys sixty hands, and turns out twenty
cases OF cedar per day. This mill alone would
load freight car daily.
Heavy rains have prevailed in South Florida
for the past month, and during the past week
have been extraordinarily heavy. Lake Ia
hOpetaliga is rising. This lake is the head
waters of the great drainage scheme, and il
the canals carry of the fast accumulating
water. II viii be good evidence of the utility OF
the work OF the drainage company.
ROckledge Sun: There is a constant and
growing demand all along the river for bet
ter mail facilities, and now that there is a
daily mail to Iitusvile, it Is to be hoped that
something can be done 10 get the daily service
extended 10 Eau Gallie. With the crowds of
visitors during the fall and winter and during
the shipping season, daily mail is getting to
be almost a necessity,
The steamtug Stella. Can't. Northrup, ar
rived at Tampa Thursday from Pensacola,
having made the trip in thirty-five hours.
The stella is a staUnch and handsome boat,
aud has a speed of fourteen knots an hour.
She has been chartered by Capt. James Nc
Kay to take the place temporarily of the Die
tatOr on the mail route from this place to Key
West. The Dictator will be placed in the
cattle trade.
An unsuccessful attempt was made last
Thursday morning to burn the gro cry store
OF Il. +. MarZOni, corner of Intendencia and
AiCaniZ streets. Pensac la. Fortunately the
fire was discovered before il had made much
| headway and was eXtinguished, though the
Incendiary had gone systematically to work,
| having piled the cOmbustibles under the
| building and fired them, after breaking a
pump near by. to cut or the supply of water.
a building on the same site was burned last
year after two or three attempts. The house
Is the property of Gam Bell. and it is doubtful
whether he or Mr.. Marzoni has excited the
ire of the fire e1ugs.
Tavares Herald: Mr.. J. II. Carter left
| Tavares last Monday for the purpose of pur-
chasing and shipping the machinery for the
planning mills and wood working factory at
Tavares. Mr.. J. :. Cross, who remains here,
is now hard at work clearing the factory lots
and preparing the timbers for the building,
which will be constructed within the next
thirty days and be in readiness for the ma
chinery. As We have already stated, this es-
tablishment Will be the largest and most COM
plete of the kind in South Florida. In addition
to ordinary wood work il wi i engage in the
manufacture Of pals, buckets, tubs and other
wOOdenWare. When fully equipped 1t Will
| give employment to thirty or forty hands.
At a meeting held in the Hotel AthenRum,
/ this week, an assembly on the general plan of
the Chautauqua Assembly was organized
and located at Lake de Funiak, FlOri-
da. The purpose of the ElOrida Chautauqua
is to extend the work of the Chhatauqua
Literary and Scientific Circle, and to aid in
the moral and intellectual culture of the
people by the use of such means schools of
| language, art. science, philosophy, courses of
| popular lectures on religious, philosophical,
| historical, scientific and literary topics, eX-
| pOsitOry and Illustrative papers, and lectures
/ on domestic economy, the science Of every
/ day life. agriculture and mechanic arts and to
| establish. whenever it may be deemed wiseso
| to do. permanent schools for resident and non
/ resident pupils. The location Is unsurpassed.
] Two hundred and seventy five feet above sea
! level. the assembly grounds, 200 acres in ex-
I tent surround one of the most beautiful lakes
| the sun eer shOne upon. The officers of the
! Florida Chautauqua are: President, Col. j.
I W. SlOss. Birmingham, Ala; superintendent
| of instruction. Rev \. Ii. Gillet, Cincinnati,
| o.; Secretary, c. c. Banfll.