Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-16
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A shipment for the expos,tion from C1av
county VIII be made during this week.
ME 1ne sale OF sponge was very brisk at Kew
"e7' last week, the total amounting to Sc. I43.
an sadmirer OF President-elect Cleveland at
DIaluehtoWn a.sall has sent him two boxes OF or
Isaac Phenix, the negro who was shot in the
still alive. ~ -iOii'iVeiio' lS
n Eustis post office will hereafter rank as a
81. .esll1entlal sltlal apDOintee Office, with salary
Stephen E. Rice has been apnointed suro-
Ian county. - anu Aoi rank
Estlmatlng five heads to a vote the beautiful
! ScWn sSi n OF OF Daytona has population of between
Mr. MckeOwn is building IA tenement
houses on the fine piece of land hack of his 20 :
loon at Key West. u 'ii0 "a
Heavy ship nents of oranges. Crane fruit-
pot55toes, syrup, cattle, hogs, etc, are being
made from Bronson.
There were 955, 900 cigars. 62 hides and so
crates OF tomatoes shipped to New York last
week from Key West
Inc county Board of Public Instruction has
appropriated $50 to aid in paying for seats
etc., Tor the DaytOna school.
.sag Givlng Nolusia population Of 1000 the total
assessed valuation of the county equally di-
Nldeu gives each citizen 500.
D NJ. u. Gary has given a room free Of rent
Tor one year to the Masonic Lodge Of ocaIa
recently sufferer by fire.
Marshal Campbell reports Sanford un-
usually quiet and peaceable. The health of
the town is also excellent.
COl. W X. Coulter, one of BrOnson's oldest
Sitizens. mas organized several very success
lul IoN-hunting expeditions lately.
Ozias BudingtOn. Of Clay county, will send
10 the New Orleans Exposition a box of or
anges which contains but so to the box.
AT starke the firm of b. E. Alvarez & T.
W.: sweat has been dissolved. Mr. Sweat
VIII continue the business in the future.
Ten thousand dollars worth of sea island
COTTON was marketed in Madison "Wednesday
beside a large quantity of upland cotton.
The passenger steamer Gov. Stafford has
Deeh placed upon the line between Cedar Kew
pany. I'm
d Seorge Null, who for time kept the Grand
haplus ana Indiana eating house at Kala-
maZoo, Mich, Is putting up frst-class hotel
IN Tavares.
The sloop Silver Spray left Apalaehicola for
sew orleans last Wednesday with so cases
OF ApalachlcOla canned oysters consigned to
san Francisco. Cal
The Rev. Mr.. Arnold, of Little Falls. \. Y.
VIII assist the Rev. Mr.. o p. Thackara. rec
tor OF 81. Peters Episcopal Church, in Fer
nandlna, during the winter.
James Nat Killer is in iaiI at ADalachicola
Tor stealing. 1t is said that he has been steal
Ing IOr some time, and had, when caught,
enough goods to start grocery store.
The waters around Sanford are teeming
with duck and all kinds of water fowl now
Sportsmen report duck of all kinds, bittern
herOns, cranes, cOOts, plOver, teal, snipe
marsh hens, ETC., IN great abundance
The case of John Bush and Ellen Bush. his
WIFE, charged with the murder of William
hushes, was tried at Tallahassee Friday. and
verdict of murder IN the first degree
rendered against Bush, while his wife was
acquitted.
The Florida State Baptist Convention con-
Vened IN Orlando Thursday morning The
session extended over Sunday. A large num-
Der OF delegates from ali parts of the State
ami number OF visitors from adjacent States
were in attendance,
Teri Adams & Co., of Sanford. have sold
over q, 600 orange boxes already this season
As these are sold 10 growers in that imme-
dlate vicinity, It shows very well Sanford is
located IN the centre OF very extensive
orange producing district.
The law Office of Frank W. POpe. at Madi-
son, was purchased by Livingston Vann on
last Saturday, who will take possession on
Jan. /. when he will commence the practice
OF his profession. Pope recently ran for Gov
ernor on the Republican ticket.
At the fall term Of court at Tallahassee
Eurman l 1Oung, charged with the murder of
his wife and daughter last spring was a year
ago, was tried. The verdict was not O1iiItv
Augustus Boyd killed his brother about the
same time Of the other murder. The verdict
was guilty of manslaughter.
The estimate for the continuation Of the i'm
prOvements in Tampa harbOr has been cut
down from S35,000 TO $4,000. This. with the
$4,000 previously appropriated and not ex-
pended, makes total OF 0,O0Q, which, if
judlciOusly expended, must do some good
though 1t is not a third of the amount neces-
sary IOr permanent benefit.
ApalachicOla Is on the high road to prosper
lty. In the past year 80 or 20 residences have
been erected and great many more are
needed 10 meet the demands OF increasing
population ApalachicOla's population now
Is about 5000, and population OF 4,OCO is ex-
peeted before January, 1886. The timber and
lumber interests bring much commerce to
the lort. There are now in port about Is large
square ringers and quite number of small
vessels that trade between there and other
ports. The sponge trade amounts to from
$4,000 TO $4,000 year. The fish trade and
oyster canning factory employ about 800 to
lJ0 persons and is increasing in number every
year. Property is rapidly advancing in
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