Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-22
FLORIDA.


Live Oaks much talked Of artesian well has
been commenced at last.
Thomas J. Isler is announced as a candidate
for Tax Assessor of Leon cOunty.
All the pulpits in Fernandina are vacant
except that Of the Catholic Church.
At Key West Undressed lumber is worth So
and dressed S25 per l,0JO feet at the dock.
The Tampa Guards met Wednesday even
ing in Brauch's Opera House for their first
drill.
The piles for the Florida Railway and Navi-
cation COmpanys depot, at the foot of st.
Clair Abrams avenue, Tavares, are being
hauled.
There were shipped from Micanopy depot
between the opening Of the station, Nov. l3,
ISS3 To March Is, 1881, total number OF IL
500 boxes Of oranges, or ? $50 bushels.
Two men while shingling house last week
in Orange county, were overcome with the
heat and fell 70 the ground. One was seriously
hurt; the other soon recovered and resumed
work.
Benjamin Williams, a fireman on the steamer
Dictator, plying between Key West and New
Orleans, has been missing since Aug. , His
clothing is on the boat, and considerable
money is owing him.
John Jackson. a c0lOred man, who had been
on the police force for some time, committed
suicide at his house in Palatka sunday morn
ing by shooting himself through the heart
with a revolver. He said before shooting
himself that the negroes of the town were
ferred death to life.
The Halifax Journal SAYS: Mr.. George d.
BENJAMIN. Superintendent in charge of the
Mosquito Inlet lighthouse, has left for Baltl-
more. The balance OF the force recently at
work sail on the schooner lilo as soon as she
can get out. Instructions have been received
from Col. Jared \. Smith, engineer-in -chlet
OF the district, TO close up the work ana SEND
she men North, leaving W. L. Smith IN charge
At St. Augustine, during the early part Of
this week, while Master - Stratton, aged
IL wears, was holding a rope tied to steer,
the rope broke and the steer made dash at
him, throwing him into the AIR twice, the
horns penetrating the left abdominal walls,
making a fearful wound and causing the
.intestines TO protrude. DIR. Alexander was
summoned, and from latest accounts there is
probability he will recover.
An amusing marriage took place at the
Grove Hotel IN Barlow asst Thursday after
noon. The couple were Ben. T. Rice and Mrs.
Fllen E smith, of Fort Meade. A crowd ga
thered at the hotel. but the groom would not
allow any one 10 enter the rovti. SO meeting
Of the charivari club was called, ana getting
together with their instruments in 'front.' Oh
Wrights store, they beat their cans and rang
their bells at a lively rate. rs the newly :
welded pair emerged from the saptel, entered
their buggy. and dashed al rapid pace
through the crowd on their re home.
Attbe mating Of the ExecuI& Committee
~ Tuesday afternoon IL SeS ~ "a resolved unanl-
mously 10 postpone the celebration of the a. -
settlement of florida and TIE founding of st.
Augustine until March -. 1855. This date is
the anniversary of the landing of Ponce de
Leon, IN 1872. The reasons that were con-
trolling with the committee as to the advisa-
bIlity Uf a change OF date were that the time
was too snort until sept. s to prepare for such
n celebration as the occasion called for. while
If postponed until the late date ample time
tiOn for a celebration that shall be an honor to
the city and state,