Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-05
FLORIDA.

The Monticello Hotel is soon to change
ownership.
Ocala's new municipal officers have
been sworn in.
Mr.. IgO, Postmaster at Fort Mason, re-
signed his office.
The health of Orlando and vicinity is
exceedingly good.
DeLand receives a supply of fresh fish
daily from Tampa.
Orange county pays about one-twelfth
of the taxes of the State.
Sanford has a population of 1900. Three
hundred people live in the suburbs.
A dozen Monticello young ladies win
leave for various colleges next month.
During the past week 800 acres of land
have changed hands around Blue Spring.
The Panasoffkee train killed eight head
of cattle on Sunday-siX of them at one
time.
The Gulick Pine Castle mill is shipping
on an average of 10000 feet of lumber per
day to Orlando.
The establishment of foundry for the
manufacture of boilers and machinery is
among the possibilities at Sanford.
John Desc, colored, fell off of crank
car at Tallahassee, Thursday, and the
wheels ran over his body, killing him.
w. f. Ball, a prominent planter of
Leon county, died at the residence of his
brother, near Quincy, Tuesday, aged 60
years.
C. A. Boone is clearing off the remain
ing pine trees on Lake Lucerne prepara-
tory to planting out the land in orange
trees and extending the drive around the
lake.
1t is thought that the tax assessors
books of Orange county, when completed,
will show an increase of between $1,000
900 and 100000 over the valuation Of
last year.
w. A. Daniel, of Altamonte, in his eff
forts to drive a well at his home came in
contact with cOquina at a depth of 80 feet,
in consequence of which be was unable 10
obtain water.
A 10-year-old son of George Thayer, Of
Gatlin, caught 10-pOund bass last week
while fishing in Lake Gatlin with live
bait. IL was a pretty equal test of
strength between the boy and the fish.
The Supreme Court of this State has
granted an alternate writ OF mandamus
eX rel J. G.. Donnelly, late Mayor of Pa
latka. The City Council Of Palatka will
be required TO make return by July 8,
TO show cause why they should not has
restore him TO Office.
j. W. Ryan, of the Savannah, Florida
and Western service, arrested IN Orange
City, Thursday, negro named Ben
Spears, VINO confessed that he burned
down Mr.. lngraham's house, near sam
ford, on the morning of June p. lie has
been committed for the next term Of court,
as he could not give the $4,000 bail re-
quired.
Gordon Broome, a l0-year-old son OF
I. BroomeS Of DeLand, has a taste for
catching gophers and keeping them con-
fined in yard he has inclOsed. He has
nov 2s--some of them very large-and
feeds them with grass. One that he calls
"COmmodore" VIII come At his command
and eat from his hand.
Key West could, at one time, boast Of
having as fine q fleet OF fishing smacks as
could be found in the United States; but,
owing 10 the almost prohibitory taxes im-
posed by the Spanish Government, the
FISH trade with Havana is almost COM
pletely destroyed. and, IN consequence,
nearly all tie smacks have been sold in
CUBA and Mexico.
The new contractor on the tri-weekly
mail route between Tallahassee and Cara
belle ~ n. .. ROOp, OF Carrollton, Ga, and
the sub-contractOr, r. W. kilgorc, Of the
same place. The time has been reduced
from thirty to thirteen hours, aud the
mail leaves Tallahassee every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, returning Tues
day, Thursday aud Saturday. The ser
vice began Wednesday morning under the
new contract.
William Cramp& Sons, the Philadelphia
shipbuilders, have contracted with the
Plant Investment Company % build y
steamer 70 run between Tampa and Ha-
Yana, tue boat 10 be finished by Dec. l.
and 10 mual annM q annnn Of from lnnrlnan