Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-24
FLORIDA.

A 5-foot shark was caught at Fernan-
dina, Friday.
church is to be built at Spring Bank,
Clay county.
Two wells are to be sunk in the court
house square at Quincy.
Clay county is growing rich at the rate
Of nearly 100000 per annum.
There is big fight for the appointment
Of Collector Of Customs at Apalachicola.
The Oldest man in Clay county is Ozias
Burlington, who was IS ON his last birth
day.
The officers of the Jacksonville Guards
tcolored) have received their commits
si0ns.
large number OF teachers are In at
tendance upon the Normal institute at
Quincy.
Pensacola and Mobile will probably
soon be connected by q line of direct
steamers.
~ Dennis Sherman, coIored, was shot at
is'ares by Marshal knight, from whom
De WAS fleeing to avoid arrest.
L. +. Hoefer has leased the Lake Dora
mouse at Iayares to b. R. Strawbridge. of
BBaldwln, who will take possession next
Tuesday.
Inc Croker building at Green Cove
oPllug mas received the finishing touches
lhe carpenters, and will soon be ready
for occupancy.
Afrangements are being made with the
Re5 vest cigar factories to open in New
loIA an exhibition for tho display of
West 4Ai'Uo OHiy q" my
= D. harrington, of Tavares, has made
yearly contract with the Tayares. Or
.apuo ana Atlantic road for the exclusive
road. O'ei 'n"'
aleauy there are many assurances of
,e"colners to Tavares this fall, and if
NJ were tenements sufficient to house
.asn number Of them could be rented as
Early as Oct. l.
sisn ~ huot is now loading the Norwe-
~ .Iu DARK Columbia at Fernandina for
.Iu America. He has orders for sew
bs B 9i.lilon feet Of yellow pine lumber for
He River Platte.
co yue o. the large saws In Coombs &
IA llll al ApalachicOla was shattered
ssr5ceN last week by striking some
ent,gi@vVu pegs imbedded In log IL was
'1'Nug INTO lumber.
ks. NJ ~ lyles, Of Ocala, visited Panasoff.
Ct 49, ! uaY, to select a site for building n
tbe Wa ',,,l 70 run on Panasofkee lake and
an "a ,NiiaeOochee river. The boat. over
4" W be 80 by 10 feet.
trersay own government OF Tavares ia In n
merst.goI state. The offices of clerk and
- are only temporarily filed. and
volvo ~, uays the duties Of mayor will de-
M. gpou tue president OF the council.
perie sala Apopka Canal COMPANY are
worI w taeir arrangements 10 begin
ey.ry machinery has been selected and
pleof ,aaaaIng cement made 10 give the peo-
'aAe transportation this winter.
ofllaJ lounly' 3 population II 4.3l7, n gain
enti,io, ~ hVe years. The number of men
their ns, ~ vote IL given as LA, and II
reglsler - ,s could all be placed on the
send .ue county would he entitled 10
A.'-'or 70 the next Legislature.
stand a,' y pflsing proprietor OF a peanut
down III ehsscola, had his shanty torn
ihg apo,bay morning, and was build
he en-, a,l, ON more elaborate scale. but
could to, eenorit Ties Informed him that he
De ordnance. V'"''O" "
trrs.tod' o! e', the colored man recently
uNake al, ", ~ cen Cove Spring, through a
hlri-r v... uis ~ IDENTITY on charge OF
tta r.,nie,,o.ln tuesday again arrested
l.ng.s i'7iuon rom the Governor OF
alas,5 oa-ea on an indictment for mis-.
t9te nv, ~ Vlitman county. Jones was
ilaor.' 70 await action BY the Georgia
who y, 1iklts ago tho passenger train.
lafd In ,... way 10 DUPONT. ran into A
tasIng n , ,tl. at Crazy, killing two. and
ee1nAr wy upon The pilot carried n to
hat p.as. distance " three miles. Al
tgpfotef y. Hss rolled % into tbo dnrh.
" De dead, but when he engi.