Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-27

Mr.. smith has reported this information
TO the above address by mail, and will
take care Of the bird.
FLORIDA.
Oranges are being stolen already from
the groves in Orange City.
Thirty-five persons are to be tried at
the next term of Marion county Circuit
Court.
Burglars made an unsuccessful effort to
get into the safe of the bank of Sanford
thursday night.
Congressman DoughertY has returned
to Orange City from his visit to the noun
tains of Georgia.
The Lake City Guide has been enlarged
and otherwise greatly improved. 1t is a
good paper in every respect.
Mr.. Lyles, late manager of the Charles
ton hotel, Orlando, has located at Barlow,
and will engage in business.
Capt. j. w. Douglass, of Orange City,
County Surveyor, has been appointed
Deputy United States Surveyor for that
district.
Robert Harrison, Of Orange Springs,
viii establish freight and passenger
transfer line between Palatka and Orange
Springs. a1"
Several citizens OF Orlando have been
discussing the prOpriety of organizing a
STOCK company for the purpose of opening
ARRIVING park.
OrlandO'sl1 military company held a
meeting day or two ago, and twenty
nine members signed the roll. All the old
officers were retained.
At Niece a gentleman killed 'possum
gust as 1t was about to dev0ur hen. The
next day the chicken laid two eggs as an
evidence Of gratitude.
Orlando Odd Fellows contemplate or
gaRlzing the Order of the Daughters of
Rebecea, and also an encampment in con-
| nection with their lodge.
The assessors returns Just handed in
show that the amount Of taxable pro-
perty In Orange county is 81, 7S9 S43. This
is an increase over last year of $554,0OO
The contract for removing the city
lookup on the lot recently purchased by
Orange City has been awarded to Messrs.
Jones Il Wheldon, the lowest bid having
been sent in by them.
Within the next ten days Orlando's new
lodge OF knights Of Pythias will have
! their installation. Information has been
received that there will be no delay in re-
ceiving the outfit and dispensation.
Orlando has the neatest and best ar
ranged post office in the State, outside of
Jacksonville. The letter boxes and wood
work are of the latest design and were
made specially for the office. The walls
| and ceiling Of the room are handsomely
| irescoed, and the outside nicely painted
AS the steamer Plant approached Blue
| Spring landing, Thursday night, the pa
sengers on the wharf noticed white man
| having in charge a negro prisoner, Just
| as the plank was put out the negro made
| for the woods. He was pursued and two
shots were fred after him, but without
| effect.
Orange City Times: Attorney Hamlin,
of DeLand, called at the Times office
| Monday, and evidently wanted us to
| commit ourselves as to the meaning of q
certain local that appeared in this paper
| last week, that he might get libel suit
In the name of the town Of DeLand against
| this establishment.
A countryman took an old pistol into
| Crawford q Co.'s store at Tallahassee
Saturday to get 1t fitted with cartridges.
1t was said to be empty, of course, but
when Davidson Stockton gently pulled
the trigger the innocent-lOOking pocket
gun went off with a bang and sent a
leaden missile buEZing around among the
tobacco boxes.
The building of the Putnam house at
Palatka is progressing very satisfactorily,
and the workmen, now numbering about
200, will be increased as rapidly as pos
sible until the little army will be sufficient
to finish the building by January. The
framing for the third story is now being
put in place, and the outside walls have
been planked up to the top of the second
story.
A case was up in Justice BurrilPs court,
at Orange CITY, day or two ago, the
principals being Eliza Green and Henry
Jones. Jones was placed under $3.50
bonds, and while hunting for bail escaped.
Officer Scott overhauled him just as he
was getting on the down boat, but he
made break for liberty, and is still at
large, though Scott shot at him three
times.
Leesburg is temporarily a dry town,
and probably will remain so. The liquor
licenses alIexpired Oct. 1, and sufficient
signatures for their renewal could not be
obtained An effort to secure them will
be made at the November meeting Of the
commissioners, but it is doubtful if they
will be issued. The liquor trade is esti-
mated at $40, 900 year, and the mer-
chants are disposed to regard this amount
as likely TO be put in circulation in ways
that will do them more good.
TdlIGhdSSeedH: A jolly son Of Erin came
up from Wakulla, invested in bottle of
Joyous Julep, and was joyously waddling
MS way dCIOS5 hbl6Sb
afternoon, just as one Of CObb's splendid
double teams, driven by two ladies, came
dashing down the street. The horses
were feeling their oats and so was Pat; the
result was a collision. After the carriage
wheels had passed over his body Patrick
grasped for his bottle and exclaimed:
"Begorra, boys, she's not broken; Pm all
rightv and he picked himself up and
busted.
Capt. w. G.. Lee, who commanded the
st. Johns river steamer Belle of the Coast
when she grounded and her smoke stack
was broken by trees day or two ago,
has been dismissed by the owners OF the
vessel. The bell and wheel Of the Belle
of the Coast are operated upon an en-
tirely different plan tr0ns that OF any other
boat on the river. and from any other
boat which Capt. Lee ever handled, and
TO these facts the mishap Is attributed.
Capt. Lee Is spoken Of as one OF the best
naVigators on the river. and on several
trying occasions during his life afloat has
saved total of 10 people from drowning.
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA.