Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24

Cedar Key has two saloons at present. and
Two more VIII probably be added to the num-
Der IN short time.
Alligator hunting with "bul's-eye" Ian
tern on Dead river is now the principal sport
Tor the nimrods Of DeLand.
The Florididn says that Tallahassee's boom
VIII receive a set back if a 200-room hotel IS
not erected there during 1884.
DR.. Thomas and the Board of Health, Of
cedar hey. have reached an amlcable settle
ment of the matter in controversy between
them.
The vulcanizer Of DR.. G. F. Lampkin, r
dentist of Jacksonville. exploded Saturday.
The doctor had narrow escape from serious
injury.
1t Is estimated that $1,000 visitors have spent
the present season in Florida; and that there
has been 2j,000 people settled in the State with
ln the past year.
Ed. C.. Campbell. formerly of the Pensaco-
Ia Adc9Uce- gazette. has lately assumed the
city editOrship of the Jacksonville HeraLd and
ls doing good work.
It is said the cold wave the past winter has
not discouraged the orange growers Of Flori-
da. Thousands of acres are being put out in
young trees this spring.
The SDriRg says: ''The orange trees in ana
around Green Cove are literally covered with
embryo oranges so that we may expect an
unusually large crop the coming season -
Mr.. Brigham, formerly purser on the Caddo
Belle, has accepted a position in the custom
house at Cedar Key. Mr.. W. II. Anderson
now ills ms place as purser on the Caddo
Belle
Jacksonville children trap wild mocking
birds and sell them to guests at the hotels
The purchasers cage the birds and the latter
soon uash their brains out against the bars of
their miniature prison.
The Republicans of Leon county will hold
their county convention, to elect delegates to
tie state convention, at Centreville on the
lyth OF April The precinct meetings will be
held on the 18th of next month.
Capt. Il. f.. Bradford. United States Navy.
assumed command at the navy yard at Pen
.acola last Saturday, superseding Lieut.. VIM.
Welsh. who has been cOmmandant at that
point for considerable length of time.
solomon Sills, of AIiccOsukie, shipped his
whole crop Of syrup to New York II was
graded high in the market, and sold readily
Tor forty cents gallon. but he claims that the
trelght- are 50 eNorbitant farmers cannot af-
ford TO ship their syrup.
Nearly all the leading hotels in Florida are
making arrangements to enlarge their ac-
commOdatiOns during the coming summer
At moderate estimate the established hotels
VIII be prepared next winter for a twenty
per cent. increase of patronage.
The number of arrivals at the three TaIIa-
has7ee hotels to date this season aggregate 962
more than were registered at the same hotels
mp 10 ana including April ,, 1883. This is eX-
elusive OF boarding houses. fifteen of which
accommodate from twenty TO thirty guests
The propretors of the hotel at White
springs are h;tv ing an engine put UP and pipes
run through the house, for the purpose of
supplying wafer to every room in the house
from the celebrated spring. This water can
be used for drinking ana bathing purposes l,v
guests m their rooms.
The Orange Heights mineral sprlnps at
Apopka. three in mum ber are constantly 'flov--
ing with water clear as crystal and possessing
mineral properties which prove to be highly
beneficial TO lnvalIds. and not surpassed bv
amy water Tor IFS refreshing sweetness and
pleasantness for drinking purposes.
is rumOrp1 that fha rsr.o,,,.ia f,.,.- 90 a..
steamship City of Palatka have fully decided
10 build another steamship the coming sum
mer 70 run between Palatka and Charleston.
via Jacksonville, in connection with the CitV
of Palatka. Except that she is to be fiftv feet
longer. the new steamer Will be in every re-
spect similar to the City of Palatka
During the survey made last summer one
OF the engineers of the ship Canal COmpanv
discovered i'm the interior of the state an ey
tensIve deposit of what ne believed to be gen
uine phosphate rock. Specimens of il were
taken 10 New ork and submitted TO we'll
known analytical chemist. who has recently
reported that II is not only a genuine phOs-
phate. but that il is richer in fertllizing DrOp-
critics than the famous Carolina phOsphates
should the deposit prove as extensive as the
dlscoVerer believes. new industry on large
scale VIII soon be maugurated in Florida.
\ mass meeting at Cedar Key passed a
resolution asking the City Council to purchase
the land now used as Il cemetery. but which Is
not owned by the city. The meeting also
city Council to proceed at once to nut the
town IN first rate sanitary condition, to pre-
vent the Introduction of disease and conserve
public health. The following was the
subject of another resolution adopted;
''As few parties own most OF the vacant lots
IN our city, and have withdrawn the same
from market, we would suggest to them that
IL would be largely to their interest. as we'll
as the general interest of Cedar Key. If they
wOuld sell every settler sufficient land to
build home or place of business, thereby an
choring capital and enterprise among us
which now goes elsewhere, for the reason that
arsons residing here, or wishing to immi-
CRATE to this pl.cc, cannot purchase a home in
our midst" Various minor improvements
about the city are advocated,
and the following shows how the
citizens propose to defray the expense
of carrying out their plans: 'Resolced. That
lnasmuch as the improvements specified, and
others quite as necessary, viii require the
outlay of more money than can be obtained
through the ordinary channels of revenue
we respectfully request our City Council to
take such steps, Immediately, as are necessary
under the law to raise the needed revenue by
borrowing money or issuing city bonds and,
I'm the meantime, the want OF the funds
necessary 10 carry the work forward at once
be supplied by the issue of city script"