Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-25
FLORIDA.
Florida has SIS nost ofioes.

FloFlud mas 5lS post Offices.
sugar-cane is ripening in West Florida.
Barlow and its vicinity is enjoying build
ing boom.
Seed cotton is bringing 81 75 per 100 pounds
in Lake Citv
Tarpon Springs will soon be connected with
BrOOksville by wire.
The fish business at Cedar Key Is again as
sumlng large proportions.
The post Office at Gainesville has been re-
moved into the new building.
BartOw's new court house will be sur-
mounted by an artistic tower.
From present indications there will be an
Independent candidate for the Assembly from
Bronson.
Dredge No. of the Okeechobee Companv
broke INTO Little Lake TOhOpekaliga Monday,
last week.
There was a Republican Convention at
bronson last Saturday, but no nominations
City Marshal George Turner, of Palatka.
vas was arrested last Friday for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
A colored woman in ApalachicoIa. while in
a nj, fell into fire and was horribly burned
She cannot recover.
At Apopka's election last week, Hon. J. j.
Combs was elected Mayor; E. G. Morgan,
CITY Clerk; NJ. Hendrix, City Marshal.
Adjt. Gen. J. Z. Yonge has presented Uni
Nersity Library, Tallahassee. with a splendid
ly bound copy of the Letters of Junius."
some rascally fellow cut the haIyards of the
cleveland and Perry flag during the POpe
pOw-wOw on Thursday at Milton, Santa
Rosa county.
An old gentleman named Gideon Lucy died
at BrooksvIlle, LAST Friday, from the effects of
an opium pill, which, from its size, must have
| contained from 100 TO $50 grains.
Last Friday night Eustis Post, G. A. r..
mustered IN two new recruits. The post is
now crawling up towards fOrty-siX members.
and intends 10 reach fifty before the winter
| Is over.
The first brick front in Eustis is now being
/ put up by Thomas Little opposite the railroad
/ depot. It is a handsome little building, and
/ Is going TO be occupied as a shaving saloon,
| with bathing rooms.
Mrs Bunch, prOprietress Of the ''SiX-mile
/ House, near Tampa, has bought the Grove
/ Hotel, at Barlow, and will make add tions
| and repalnt and refurnish it throughout.
/ There VIII be no change of management
/ \ key West girl. who "lOved not wisely
| but too well,' has forced her truant lover to
| give $500 bonds to appear at the next term of
/ the Circuit Court. 1t is the same old story,
| betrayed, broken hearted and disgraced.
The sum of $3.50 has been raised to Law an
/ artificial sidewalk in front of the Episcopal
/ church al Key West, and the work Will soon
/ DE done. If sufficient fluids can he raised.
! the whole length Of the sidewalk fronting the
| church lot Will be paved.
The fire which broke out in Gainesville sun
day night was quite destructive. 4 dwelling
house. clubhouse and q small Office were COM
p etely destroyed. The fire originated on the
west side OF the square, and the destruction
would have been far greater-the entire
square being threatened-but for a heavy
rain which commenced falling. The livery
stable of L. C.. Pond was at one time in
danger, and the horses were turned loose.
Three in their fright took to the railroad
track and were run over by the night tram on
the Florida Transit road. The engine was
dItched, and also several cars. The engine
was badly damaged, but no one was hurt.
| Tine horses killed were valued at 5000.