Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-09

Apopka is to have Fourth Of July celebra-
tiOu.
Another iow OF artesian water has been Sc
cured at Palatka.
Col. John White. OF Live Oak, is spoken OF
strongly for Congress.
NJ. ID. Burnet's name is heard in connection
with Ocala's Mayoralty.
Immigrants from the Bahama Islands con-
tinue to arrive at Key West daily.
Apalaehicola hopes soon TO secure her for
wer Importance as a cotton shipping port.
Capitalists are &C work there.
Huntsmen continue 10 kill bear now and
then IN the swamps of Leon county. The
meat Is sold in Tallahassee at l2la cents per
pound.
Eighty schools have been in operation the
past term I'm Orange county, and the sum OF
Sl,Sl3 = expended during the present schO-
lastic year
a number of the young people Of Green
Cove have formed society, with view Of
raising She necessary amount To pay on the
Indebtedness Of the Methodist parsonage.
They viii give an entertainment TO might.
Eight handsome and expensive brick busi-
ness houses have been constructed. or are
going up this spring, ON Centre street and It's
vicinity In Ocala. over a million OF brick
viii be consumed and employment given to a
large number of mechanics The materials
are Of the best quality, Macon brick being
largely used.
AT meeting Of the Clay Guards held on
Monday night, IL was ascertained that many
OF the younger members could not be absent
from their duties during the time required
for the trip to Pensacola. The company was.
therefore, compelled to rescind the resolution,
which they had adopted, to be present at the
military encampment.
The three buildings destroyed by fire at
Palatka Wednesday night were the property
or ii. ". Kicker, and his loss viii be con-
siderable, as there was only $1,000 insurance,
which was with the Liverpool and London and
Globe Company. Lassetter 4 SchelOsky's
stock and fixtures were valued at about 1850,
u fnH N0zE
insurance Of $500, IN the Springfield Fire and
Marine Insurance Company.
ApalachacOla Tribune: "Mary WIlburn. coll
ored, brought 10 this Office Monday last q Gu
riOsity In tie shape Of a corn tassel- IL had
nine small ears Of corn on il. and eleven
more that would have grown out II they had
been left alone. This tassel is a very strange
freak Of nature, and perhaps, IS the only IN
stance where ears of corn were produced in
such large numbers without silk or shucR
upon tassel.'
has prevailed FOR several days, but
10 hardly amounted to a gale, and
did not prevent the Mallory steamers
from going out or coming in. The
CITY Of Palatka. however. was weather-bound
in the 81. Johns for four days. The wind on
the coast az the mouth Of the st. Johns was
southeast and the bar lies about due north
east, which. Of course, makes strong north
essterly winds blow directly into the channel
way the entrance to Fernaudina bar lies
almost due east. ana does not suffer the same
way. The jetties at Fernandina do not ap-
pear to have been at all affected.
-ApalachicOla Trj5une: In the last four
months the ladies Of the Methodist Church in
this city have succeeded in securing forty sub
scribers 10 the Wesleyan ChristiGH AdCOc1fe,
thereby circulating 1900 copies Of this excel
lent uaper every year. They have secured a
handsome silver service for the church. They
have paid all the church debts, paying ninety
odd dollars o. the parsonage, ami relieving it
from any further embarrassment. They have
paid all the foreign missionary claim. send
ing money 10 the girls school IN Rio de janet
70, Brazil. and 10 the mission house and
church ediice IN the City Of Mexico. They
have secured all the conference claims. They
have paid their ministers all dues up to date.
They have secured a handsome library for
the sabbath school. They have raised over
$50 10 set the church in order and repair the
same