Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17

Florida has now pOpulatiOnOf 100000.
The De Land ice factory viii begin opera
lions this week
Base ball games are becoming numerous
throughout the State.
Horseback riding Is becoming quite fashion
al-a among the ladies of De Land.
A sweet potato weighing thirteen pounds
li~ Iust been raised near ApOpk2.
During the last twelve months there has
.ecn nearly one hundred houses erected in De
Land.
Hawthorn is to have an artesian well.
Three hundred dollars have been pledged to-
"ari the expense OF driving it.
For the year ending August /, 1883, there
were shipped from jefferson county 1881
t-aJ poultry, anu 3f,24J dozen eggs.
Another dead infant has been found near
Jacksonville. 4 c0l0red woman named Eda
Na7angtOn was probably its mother.
The Minnie Hauk Concert Company viii
open the new Park Theatre at Jacksonville
on Friday and Saturday nights of this week.
Paiatka wants a factory at that place for
lie manufacture Oi starch from cassaYa root
tnd wishes northern capitalists to fUrnishIthe
funds.
Lake City expects to be out of debt by the
end ot the year and have money enough i'm
Tie treasury to purchase lot for town
1U.tlng.
a Nashville lady, upon leaving a Jackson
ftle hotel to return TO her home, left nearly
- 53 worth of diamonds beneath her pillow.
" len she tclegraphed back her loss the Jew
els epHld not be found. chief NinZaut ad-
fHilty frightened servant girl into confess
" that she had found them, and theyIwill be
returned TO the owner.
The Monticello Constitution says: ''A few
DAYS aEO Mr. John BRYAN. of this county. was
engaged ia a hunt in the great swamp" the
imposed locality of the volcano, and was very
much surprised 70 discover a hot sulphur
spring. The water Is very hot and strongly
mpre gnated with sulphur. Now, when we
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sulphur spring Is IN the immediate vicinity Of
lhe locality from whence so much smoke has
peen seen ascending for many years, the in
eNtaOle inference Is that that section of JEFF
leleQn county contains. If not volcano, GER
talnly subterrancan fire. emanating from
OH or ssEae other substance"
One OF the most interesting affairs con-
uecte0 with the ENpreSsRen's National Con-
tcntion IN Jacksonville during the past few
days was the presentation to I. d. Gillespie.
superintendent of the Eastern Division of the
I5 9ouSnerh lt iENpIesS company, OF a magnificent
Eolo Wa1ch ana chaln. The watch Is "JOr-
gensen7 with beautiful illuminated mono
gram- Handsomely engraved on the inside of
he case Is this inscription. Presented to T.
ID. Gillespie, Esq. by his friends i'm the East
ern Division of the Southern Express Com
pauy. February, ISL. The gift was pur-
chased through the celebrated house Of
Ilhany Co.. New ork city.
The Grand Lodge OF Geod TempIars of
florida has elected the following officers; q.
" q. T., Rev. J. +. Lee, of Jacksonville. re-
elected; &. W. g. +. A. Selby, Of Madison;
a.. ". v T., Mrs. Charlotte Eden, OF Fer
nandin2, reelected; g. ". s., VIM NJ.
Artrei Of Key West, elected; G. W. T., ;.
n. Dennis Jacksonville; g. W. Chap. Rev.
H. L. x. Banks, Waldo; q. W. NJ. X. b. Bon
ner, Oeala; q. 5. J. T., Mrs. /. A. Christie
gler' jacksonville, reelected; O.. Mess, A.
Is. >. TWlne, Tallahassee; A. q. Sec. Chas.
=. Dorsey, 5acksouville; ID. q. NJ. Ramon
-. VALDEZ. Key West: @. c.. Miss Mary
1loieg, East Jacksonville; G. S, Erwine
dAlres, Gainesville.
The Columbia star saws: ssOne evening
1sl week quite a curious incident occurred
10 Mr.. 3. W. HensIey. Mr.. Henslev had
stepped out in the yard after supper and
Gearing slight noise in ths deaVes near the
-tAce proceeded to investigate: striking q
match he approached the fence and saw
VIA dusk Mr. Hensley being keen sports