Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-15


The new hotel at Eustis is nearly flushed
There is not a licensed bar-roOm in Polk
county.
Jacksonville has been gazing at a 24-pound
cabbage.
The only Catholic Church in Volusia county
Is at DeLand.
Many acres have been planted in melons
around Mariana.
The post office at Salem, Taylor county, has
been re-established.
Hundreds of LeConte pear trees are in fun
bloom in Monticello.
Mr.: Count has purchased the Brock House
store at Enterprise.
The new church of the Baptlsts at Ocala
viii be built of brick.
The erection of new court house will soon
be commenced at Barlow.
Lakeyille, a small town near ApOpka. has
an Improvement Society,""
Deer in quite large numbers are in the woods
around Como, near Palatka.
The court house at SumtervilIe is expected
To DE completed on the 18th instant.
George L. Master, of Macon. Ga. is LAYING
out new town in Hernando county.
The Republicans of jacksonville will hold
their primaries on the evening of March 2i
a new town has been laid out eight miles
from Sumtervllle. 1t bears the name of Bam-
boo.
There is a calf in Hillsborough county with
hve legs, the fifth one growing out from its
neck.
The beauty of the new court house at Ocala.
now nearly completed, Will, it is SAID be
marred by the tower.
Hon. J. II. Wentworth has been appointed
and commissioned Justice of the Peace in
ana Tor Taylor county.
Mr.. K. II. Pearce, of NicholsviIle Kentuckv.
Is negotiating with capitalists for the erection
OF $4,000 hotel at Bay View, HillsborOugh
county.
The type, press and other material of the
Indian River Publishing Company is to be
sold at auction, at Titusville, on the first
Monday in April.
y. V. Burke has bought out the interest of
Messrs. NJ. J.. Dekle n Co., and DR.. Theodore
West IN the Mariana Times, and now owns
The controlling interest.
DR.. IL. L. Lykes, who is one of the largest
cattle owners in the State, is obliged to re
move his herd south of fernando county to
save them from cremation by forest fires.
1t Is rum0rcd that the Morgan line of steam
ers from New Orleans, Key West and Havana
has been sold and will run between Tampa,
Key West, Havana and South American
ports.
DIR. I. NJ. Hills, Of Willimantic Connecticut.
Is IN Tampa with view of establishing in
south Florida home FOR those persons
obliged to leave the North on account of lung
disease.
The New Ocala House now in course of con-
structIOn viii be one OF the largest and finest
IN the South, all of brick, with an imposing
tower, and under one wing five stores will be
arranged.
The liquor dealers of Sumter county, who
recently failed to obtain licenses from the
County commissioners, have appealed to the
Judge of the Circuit Court. Every barroOm
IN the county closed last week
The Tallahassee FIorididu suggests that
man be placed at the New Orleans Exposition
with plenty OF advertising matter TO look after
the interests of the various neWspapers
throughout the State, and to take subscrip-
llOns Tor them. Ii says that a small amount
az aHrHNr naanH IL
salary, and suggests that Charles a. Ch0ate
Tor the place.
George w. Quintard, President of the New
York and Charleston Steamship Line; Will
liam II. Vanderbilt, the New York million
aire, Mr.. stears, the well-knOwn New York
ship builder; Admiral Shufeldt and a num-
Der OF friends arrived at Jacksonville Thurs
day on the steamship City Of Palatka. Dur
ing the two hours the steamer remained at
her dock they visited several prominent
places and left at O'Clock on the steamer for
Palatka.
Barrs x Hunter, TelfaIr Stockton and 9TH
ers have recently purchased what is known as
Hutchlnson's Island, which comprises 200
acre of fine land. This island Is bounded on
the north by Indian river inlet, on the south
by Jupithr inlet. on the east bv ST. Lucia
sound and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean.
The purchasers propose establishing on the
island large orange. cOcOanut and pineapple
grove, and are now making active prepara-
tons 10 begin work there. The price paid for
the island has not been made public.
Eleven miles south of Lake Citv last
Wednesday, Miss TeXana Feagle was fatally
burned. Miss Feagle had gone out
into the field where hands were
burning brush, and coming too near the
flames her clothing caught fire and burned
her person in a terrible manner before assist
ance could be rendered. She was taken to
the house and every means used to alleviate
her sunerings and preserve her life. She lin
gered in great pain until about half-past three
the following day, when death released her
from her suherings.
Wednesdays Mariana 7lnes says: 81 j.
Daniel, who murdered Mr.. John &. Jack
son near Orange Hill. in Washington county.
on the 4th inst, was brought to town yester-
day by Messrs. j. A. Matthias, Z. l.. Horne
and others, and jailed. He was captured last
Friday night near Brannon's Stand, in Alaba-
ma. Daniel has made several contradictory
statements about the killing. saying at one
time he killed jackson in self-defense. and
afterwards denying all knowledge OF the
affair, and said he could prove an alibi. 1t
seems that the trouble occurred about the
attention Of Jackson to Il country lassie'
that Daniel had-tO use the expression given
to us-becOme terribly spOOny on, and be-
cause she preferred the attention Of Jackson
to his he decided to put his rival where he
could not enjoy the society Of his 'dulcina.'"