Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-07

FLORIDA.
Pensacc wants a bonded warehouse.
work on Leesburg's artesian well has
stopped for want of funds.
The public school. or most Of them, will
hold for months this season.
The Sanford merchants are feeling we'll
over the seasons trade so far.
There was picnic at Lake Helen Wedres-
DAY at which over 500 people we're present.
The tournament at Quincy. Tuesday. was a
brilliant success. Nineteen knights rode.
Orange Heights supports two stores. Two
years ago the place had but one dwelling
-Four hundred barrels of fertilizers were re-
ccelyed at Orange City last week for groves in
that city.
a new Episcopal Church is soon to be built
az virginia. Several new families will soon
reach the town.
The East Florida Seminary Cadets will at
tend the State far at Jacksonville, and com
pete Tor the premiums offered.
The residence Of VIM. L. Robinson, one of
the handsOmest and most costly furnished in
Leon county, was burned Friday.
Madison has had a boom during the mast
year. Several new houses have been erected
ana more are IN contemplation. with a town
full of visitors.
On Christmas day the Rt. Rev. Bishop Pot
Ter, OF New I Ork, who is visiting his brother
at Maitland, preached at the Church Of the
Good shepherd at that place.
The sailing regatta which took place at
Lane fark saturday was decided success,
SIX boats entering. The GWynplane took first
prize and Capt. Marshalls Daisy second
John Davies has a contract with the Florida
Land and Colonization Company and Judge
Markham for opening Park avenue to the
latter's grove two miles south of Sanford.
Postmaster General Hatton objected to the
name Virginia" and would not give the
town pOst Office. The people will be COM
PEELED 10 choose another name for the town.
y petition containing the signatures of all
the prominent voters in Alachua will be pre-
sented, asking the appointment of 4. I. Har-
rls 10 the position OF United states Marshal.
Mr.. Porter, of Virginia, has shipped about
$4,000 oranges this year already, and has
about $4,000 more on the trees. He also Is en-
gagged very extensively in the manufacture Of
wine.
Judge T. F. King has lately presented so
volumes Of valuable books to the library of
the East Florida Seminary at Gainesville.
over 500 volumes are now on the shelves of
the library.
a new post Office has been established on
Merritt's Island, called Merritt post office,
with ). j. Frost as Postmaster. The new
Office is located between the offices of City
Point and Cocoa.
The cOlOrs of the Chesapeake were flying at
half mast at Sanford last Tuesday on account
Of the death of L. L. Maddy, OF Gallipolis. a
brother OF the well known Captain and Purser
OF the Chesapeake.
East
LiyermOre, Maine, who died recently, was
father Of G. c. Haskell, Treasurer Of the South
Florida Railroad, and of +. b. Haskell, pro-
prietor Of the Boston Herald.
Hugh Black, of the western part of Leon
county, says that the cattle in his section
have ceased to die since the rain set in. He
attributes the disease from which they were
dying to the continued drought.
At a meeting of citizens held at the City
Hall at Sanford two companies were organ
lied Monday. one to be knOwnas the Hook and
Ladder and the other as the Hose Company
the two TO constitute the Fire Department Of
Sanford.
The people of St Sebastian Raw bavs
changed their post Office. The old one kept
by L. New under the name of New Haven is
abolished, and new one opened half a mile
further south with ;. hltching for Postmas-
ter, called Sebastian.
\ meeting of the citizens Of Enterprise was
held at the court house on Thursday evening
TO devise means and methods for directing the
attention OF the large number of people who
are coming to Florida to the advantages of
that place. y committee was appointed to
devise plans.
Hunter 4 Co. have just started a saw mill
on the northwest shores of Lake Josephine
southeast Of W. 4. Hunters and four miles
east Of Winter Park. The engine is 25- -hOrse
power. They also have planer and win soon
put IN shingle mill. W. \. Hunter has sur
Veyed town there and several lots have been
spoken for. Building will commence as soon
as the mill can supply the lumber.
Quincy Herald: The following county Off
GERS were elected on Dec. 20 by handsome
vote: III. ). Reeves, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court; ii. McPhaul, Assessor of Revenue: {.
+. l.. Allison. superintendent of Common
schools: William Gee, Surveyor; II. NJ. Nor
gan. Co OlectOr Of Revenue; Thomas Mitchell,
sheriff. From a number OF names that were
presented for County Commissioners the fol-
lowing were chosen: William MunrOe. IT.
ID. 4. McDOugald, G. W. Shelter. John Val
landiugham, Thomas j. Davis. al of whom
are present incumbents except the two latter
names.
Tallahassee Lana Of FLolcers: Last week
Sheriff MOseey made a jail-yard trusty of
Henry Man alias Albert Jackson, one of his
cOlored hain-gang, whose sentence had al
most expired. Saturday, after dark, when
both the Sheriff and his deputy happened to
be absent. Henry took French leave by scaling
the plank wall around the yard. He lmmedi-
Ball. about three miles from the city, stole
one OF his horses, rode it up to the front gate,
called up Mr.. Ball, and asked the loan Of his
saddle and spur, promising to return them
in few hours. Mr.. Ball, not sus-
pectinE for moment that the horse was his
own, refused the loan of the equipments,
whereupOn the thief rode on bareback. After
stopping at a negro festival IN the neighbor-
I hood, and dancing until midnight, he mount
ed his stolen steed and departed, saying that
he was going TO Attapulgus (whsre his mother
and family reside), but he SION turned in an
opposite direction. Sheriff MOseley soon had
all the Sherifs around looking out for the
scamp, and ne was picked up Tuesday in
Quitman, Ga. The horse was secured and
returned to Tallahassee, but the thief es-