Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-17
FLORIDA.

The two cotton gins at Archer are run to
thei full capacity.
At Barlow the opera house, the new hotel.
and Mr.. JacksOn's residence, are all nearing
completion.
4 movement is on foot to incorporate Braid
entOwn, Wilemsenburg and FOgartyville, in
Manatee county.
The high tides and strong easterly winds
are very seriously washing the embankment
OF ID" street on the bayou at Cedar Key.
The right-of-way of the southern extension
OF the Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany's line has been cut below Fort Dade.
The States Attorney for Orange county has
ordered all the collectors of taxes to issue
licenses in accordance with the local option
law.
The Democrats Of walton county yesterday
gave grand barbecue at Lake DeFuniak.
Gov. Vance, OF North Carolina, and Senator
Jones addressed the people.
The parties suspected of the murder OF
James Hand, near Parrish, in Manatee cOun-
ty, have been arrested and lodged in jail at
Pine Level, the county seat. They are young
white men named Samuel Keen and John
Downing, Jr.
The house of Henry Bailey, two miles north
west of Gainesville, was broken open on last
SUNDAY, while the family were at church. A
trunk was opened and ransacked and SIS in
money taken from 1t. A box containing s.
was thrown out Of the trunk but was not no.
tlced by the robbers.
While Gen. W. II. Sebring, State Commis-
elOuGE 10 tuG NGN 0ElEatl5 EAU0S llOns WAS IN
Tampa few days ago, T. Il. Spencer ten
dered his resignation as Chairman OF the
IIillsbOrOugh county committee. The resig-
nation was accepted and Mr.. J. NJ. DIefIen-
wierth, OF Clearwater, was appointed to fill
the vacancy.
The Postmaster at Orange City has received
orders from the Post Office Department at
Washington to advertise for sealed bids to
City and Port Orange, touching at Lake Be
len and Waverly both ways. Bids are TO be
opened, the contract let, and the first mails to
pass over this new route by Jan. l. 1885.
The wire for that portion of the line OF the
B~OOksville Telegraph Company lying be-
tween Tampa and TarpOn Springs, and the
latter place and Point Pinelas, arrived at
Tampa by the steamer Cochran several days
ago. and the work OF stringing It will be COM
menced at once. The posts are now all up.
and in a short time the entire line will be in
operation. Tampa will then have three tele-
graph lines.
The Florida Fruit Growers Association met
sc Palatka Tuesday. The state Commission
er of the Worlds Exposition at New Orleans
requested the association to consider the max
ing OF an exhibit Of the citrus family by the
association in a contest for the premium of
$3.50 and gold medal offered by the exposition. n.
After discussion, il was resolved that the
Florida Fruit Growers Association contest
for the premium and medal, provided the pre-
MUM should be given for the best display.
without regard 10 varieties, OF the citrus
fruits. IL was resolved that the managers of
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the premiums for the citrus family on Feb. Is
instead Of Feb. ;, and that that day be set apart
as FLORIDA Day"
Tampa Guardian: The saloon keepers are
already receiving orders not to sell to certain
individuals and as far as we can learn the
orders have been Obeyed. The better-half of
one OF the citizens called on the prOprietOrs
OF the two saloons, and limited that citizen to
three drinks per day. but did not mention the
time at which the several drinks should be
given The citizen called, ordered a drink,
and got il: ordered another and received that;
he also got a third drink, but after that was
refused Ho then went to the other saloon
and got his three drinks, making SIX in all
The result was that after taking down his six
drinks Of Tampa whisky he became as happy
rs he wanted to be. He got ahead of his bet
fer-haf that time, but will encounter some
difficulties in repeating 1t, as he is now limited
as TO time.
Smith who shot and killed Cozart, near
Seville, NOlusia county, on Sept. 30, has been
being justifiabie homicide. The whole diff
cRlty seems to have had its OriginatiOn in
some idle talk. Smith was stopped in the road
while passing CoZart's house. when after a
| sew words had passed between them. CoLart
struck Smi on the head with loaded stick.
Al Smith was getting out of his wagon COZart
fred twice at Smith, but missed his aim. .
/ they both then cllnched each other, and in
| tie scufile COzart shot himself in the thi gh.
| Yy this time Smith had his pistol out, and
, - - one ball entering COzarps arm,
~ ~ W .S,e other the heart. While backing away
ss.T M ~ Svss shot by Cozart through the arm.
Within a moment or two Cozart Ieii ana dleu
immediately.