Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-18
FLORIDA.

McClenny wants canning IacUOrY.
The peach crop will be unusually good
in Clay county this year.
1t is on the cards to run a steamer
twice a week from Tampa to Liverpool.
A fisherman on the beach at Santa Rosa
Island was badly bitten by shark lately.
Cedar Key has purchased a lot OF fire
apparatus, and will have it in readiness
soon.
DR.. Sheldon, Of New Smyrna, has 100
colonies Of bees. They are of the black
and Italian.
The passenger traffic between Key West
and Havana has been averaging 700 per-
sons month.
A century plant has thrown out spire
% feet high, and will soon be in bloom, at
Lake Winnemissett.
An application is being made to change
the Orlando post office from third class
to a second-class office.
The grand jury of Suwanee county have
been doing their utmost to stop the carry
ing of concealed weapons.
The schooner Peerless has been char
tered to go to Central America for 10000
cOc0anuts for seed for Florida groves.
The City Council ofTallahassee want to
bond the city for $4,000, 90 as to procure
water works and a proper fire protection.
The Episcopal Bishop of the diocese
will visit Tallahassee on Sunday, May "a,
10 administer confirmation at st. Johns
Church.
The Centre Hill Union is a new candi.
date for public favOrs which gives evil
dence that it Will be deserving OF all
shown it.
A lot on the corner of North street and
Magnolia avenue, Orlando, sold last week
for s.. 600. 1t was the property Of CAPT.
j. B. ParamOre.
Nearly one-third of the rails have been
laid on the railroad from Fernandina to
the beach. The cut through ''Citrona" is
some 100 yards in length.
Sweet & Winner, proprietOrs of the Or
landO Opera House, are negotiating for
200 chairs, which are to take the place of
the present wooden benches.
The case of John Smith, charged with
the murder Of Smidt, the German, has
been set for trial at Orlando Thursday.
Considerable interest is being manifested
in the case.
Capt. j. c. Fleming, formerly of Nash
vile, Tenn, but late of Orlando, was
found dead in his bed last Saturday morn
ing at the residence OF G. Taylor, his
brOther-In-law.
There is talk of a tram road from Lady
Lake to Sumteryille, touching Lake Pana-
soffkee, with a branch to Centre Hill. for
the purpose of obtaining direct commune
cation with all points on both roads.
Cleveland, on Charlotte harbor, is
about to be laid out into building lots of
convenient size. Judges King and Craw-
ford own 30 acres each adjoining Cleve-
land. This 100 acres will be absorbed by
the Cleveland company.
Another new town has been laid out on
the line of the G. G. S. and NJ. Railroad by
party of Chicago capitalists, who pro-
pose TO erect at once saw mill and to in
duce a number of Chicagoons 70 locate
there. The new town will be known as
Belmore City.
The State tax for the current year will
be only mills. In 1876 twas 1917 mills,
/ in 1880 Z, and in 1883, 3. Under Gov.
/ George f. Drew a reduction Of 81 mills
was made in four years. In the following
four years, 20 the present, Gov. B.OXham
made further reduction Of mills.
An anomaly may be seen In the grove
ofG. A. Bra zee. at Green Cove Spring, in
the fruitful condition Of a number Of or
ange buds that were put in last August.
A similar freak in the japanese pprsim-
mon can be seen on the lot Of Jesse Bran
ming. where buds. put in last winter, are
prolific with blooms.
J y. speer, Of the Apopka region. has
some % or 30 acres Of fine vegetables
ready for market, a large orange grove
aud the finest field Of corn IN bis section
J The spot where this corn is growing has
been IN cultivation for 10 years, and its
fertility IL said to be uneXcelled now by
any OF the surrounding lands. The corn
In many places Is from four TO five feet
! high.
The residence Of James A. Knox. at Or
/ lando. was entered Dy some unknown
parties a night or two ago and robbed Of
about $50 or 800 worth OF clothing. They
had with them a bright light, which was
seen from the house OF a neighb0r Before
1 leaving they dressed themselves with
/ some Of Mr.. KnOx's best suits and left
their own for the benefit OF their uufortu.
I nate victim.
Fernandlna Mirror: A person who is
I well qualified 10 judge informs ms that not
over 10000 boxes Of lemons are produced
7 In Florida. Tue experiment has been
I sufficiently tried 10 demonstrate that
/ lemons can be as successfully cultivated