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


Gainesvllle's new directory is on the
press.
Cubans are baptized weekly into the
Baptist Church at Key West.
The people of Spring Garden Centre are
erecting a handsome union church.
Many negroes are leaving Tallahassee
for South and East Florida to settle.
The pressman in the office of the ITALIA
hassee FfOrjdIdn had his hand badly
crushed Wednesday.
Twenty laborers were sent to the Haul
over last week to commence excavations
on the newly surveyed canal.
For the month of July there were /, 1888
bales OF leaf tobacco, and 5,743 gallons OF
wine imported from Havana into Key
West.
The difficulty between the court house
builders ut Gainesville was amicably ad-
justed Wednesday, and contractor MUIR
ply has resumed work.
Two additional sureties have signed the
bonds of Collector John }. Mcclure, of
Pensacola, increasing it $4,000. He has
taken charge Of his Office.
A new town called Neptune has been
laid out on the South Atlantic beach, two
miles south Of the terminus Of the Jack
sOnville and Atlantic railroad.
G.. Joseph, who, until recently, was
Gainesyllle's oldest established merchant,
has closed out business there and moved
with his family TO Newark, n. j.
Serena Whitney, a dlssolute young
white woman Of jacksonville, was found
drowned Wednesday. Whether 1t is a
case of accidental death or suicide is not
known.
The two Young brothers, charged with
the murder of a Mr.. Young in fernando
county, were taken to Sanford Wednes-
day 10 ask that bail be fixed by Judge
Foster.
During a storm Wednesday the resi-
dence OF Clerk J. A. Carlisle at Gaines
vile was struck by lightning, but not Sc
riously damaged. The members OF his
family were considerably shocked for a
few minutes.
Capt. Fitzgerald, OF the steamer Chat
tahoocbee, reports the first fog OF the sea
son Wednesday night on the st. Johns
river. His steamer entered 1t at Welaka
and continued In IL until within about
fifty miles Of Jacksonville.
IL Is said that there Ia a greater demand
for lumber vessels at ApalachicOla NJ
present than for some time In the past
The lumber trade is looking up lively and
vessels are needed for CaracO, United
Kingdom, Aspinwall and Key West.
Work on the jeities near jacksonville,
IA delayed owing 20 the non-arrival OF
cargo OF stone which has been expected
for some time past. The contractors
hoped 10 complete their contract by Aug.
10 but owing TO the failure of the vessel
10 arrive with the stone will not be able 70
do so now.
The census returns from Hamilton
county are I'm, and show the number OF
inhabitants 10 be 1925; the number OF
farms Is 9O6 mills and manufactures, Z;
deathg during the year. 30. The Lafayette
county returns have also been flied. The
number of inhabitants Is 4,030; number Of
farms POO. There are no mile or manu-
f1ctories, and no deaths occurred during
the wear ending June 30.
Among the non-residents Of the Apopka
section who own orange groves are Mr..
Averv OF katonah, N. Y. who has 10
acres and grove Of 300 trees; Barrows
a geals. OF Arlington, Mass, 100 acres
srd u grove Of 300 trees; Or. SOula. OF
/ r,st BostOn. 40 acres and 300 trees; J..
l{earden. OF Lawrence, 10 sores and 200
s,ees. John j. Gill0n, OF Taunton, 50
acres and 900 trees; Fred. 4. Leighton. Of
lawrence, 10 acres and 300 trees; and 5.