Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-04

The fruit packing houses OF Palatka have
commenced work.
4 man has been fined 81 for eursing in the
streets Of Palatka.
The building Of large hotel on North Lake
Neir D. being agtated.
The Marion county institute will not be
held until after the election.
large buggy and wagon manufactOry is
% he erected at Lake City soon.
The crops are short in some portions Of
Illlsborough county on account Of the dry
The cotton crop in Alachua county is much
larger than the reports Of few weeks since
One hundred and twenty zone scholars were
present at lhe opening Of the Gainesville
The Gem City Guards Of Palatka has "a
membership Of nearly forty, and only two Of
them are married.
The valuation Of property in Duval county,
as assessed will amount TO $G,lO0,0J0 as
against A5,yUO,OJO for last year, an increase Of
SzlO,O00.
The Republicans OF Marion county will hold
convention Tuesday to consolidate their
tickets. They will probably nominate new
a strike occurred at Seidenberg 4 Co.'S
factory at hey West, Tuesday morning,
among the American wOrkmCn. Not one re-
malneb in the factory. There was some mis-
understanding I'm relation TO the grades Of
cigars.
The Republicans Of Sanford have organized
q club and are holding frequent meetings at
their rooms near the city wharf on Sanford
avenue This club Is separate and distinct
from the cOlorcd club which holds its meet
Iugs In Georgetown.
The French bark Sullv. from Mexico, bound
Tor Havre' with mahogany and fustc, got
ashore ON Marquescs last week and was
nlated OF by the Grover King. She is in Key
West harJor, consigned 10 MIR. Taylor. The
hing claims $4,000 salvage, for which the Sully
VIII he lilcllcd unless the matter is settled by
agreement.
One Of the largest If not tine very largest
orange trees IN Florida is 10 be found on Mr..
r. Il. >parkmIu's place, near Cork station, on
the south Florida Railroad. The tree meas
ure5 feet inches in circumference of trunk.
and bears rom 10000 10 1900 oranges each
season IL has but a single trunk. and the
height ls IN proportion To its circumference.
Lake City correspondence MORNING NEWS.
Oct. J.; The Perry and Mabry meeting of
sept. - was the largest turnout Lake
City ever saw. There never was more or
derly cTOwd-eyerything was one sided. 1t is
now estimated that Perry's majority will be
near l5,00O- Deal sherman, a cOlored farmer
81 this county, has gathered this year from
his onc-hor-e farm, S6i2 worth Of sea island
cotton, and 40 bushels of corn.
Key West DemOcrFt: The sloop Nellie Pin
der Captain Pent, arrived this week from a
cruise among the BAY Keys, having captured
"a turtle and large anchor. Mr.. Pinder,
who went on the trip. says that on the banks
they fell in with the skeleton of some species
of q submarine monster, in his opinion
whale To form some estimate of the size
DO can be seen for about three miles, and serves
rs e beacon. He brought one of the ribs, and,
Judging from that, lt v as indeed a monster.
MicauOpy Gazette: Through the courtesy of
Nr. Center and Mr.. A. J.. ShufOrd we are
able % give the total number of packages Of
the different vegetables shipped from Mean
opy depot between March Is and Aug. Z. The
total number Of parcels, including barrels
was 81, ,2l9. or f calculated as bushel crates,
wou.d make over 10000. Besides this there
was shipped from "a platform twO miles east
of town. about 1000 crates, which should
rightly be added 10 the above. Besides these
shipments large quantities Of vegetables We're
shipped from EynstOn, BOardman, River
~tyN and ArredOudO. by parties who trade in
AlicauOpr. With "a shipment OF l1.560 boxes Of
oranges and the above showing OF vegetables
this section produces an exhibit of real re
sources which few vicinities can show.
At Crescent CITY =. W. CoZart was Killed hv
Hy. smith Tuesday night Cozart and smith
had "a difficulty some three weeks ago, in
"a hich several blows were passed, since which
time bad blood has existed between the
parties. amt which eliminated I'M the death Of
Mr.. CoLart from pistulin the hands of smith
Tuesday. The difficulty took place IN front of
tHe residence OF COZart, which Is situated IN
NOlusia county, about i've or SIN miles south
Of Crescent City. Daring the alteration
several shots were fired ny both parties. Mr..
C0xart being struck twice, once in the mouth
and the other ball entering his right side,
passing through the heart and coming out on
the lett side. the ball killing him instantly,
as he never spoke after the shot was
fired. One report has 10 that Smith was
not struck by COzarts shots, and aGother
that one BAN entered the left shoulder
and another breaking his arm. Cozart was a
young man well known along the lines of the
railroads i'm Florida rs a competent civil en-
giueer. lie leaves wife and three children.
smith rs a young man OF about % years Of age,
and went o Florida about q year ago from
lrpuTgIa. where his family still reside.