Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-14
FLORIDA.

Gov. Perry's pet ostrich died Wednes-
day.
Tampa wants building and loan asso-
citation.
Circuit Court adjourned at Tampa last
! Saturday evening. ton.la
Circuit Court will convene at Monticello
on Monday, Nov. %.
The Plant hotel, at Tampa, has re.
! opened for the season.
Work on the street railroad at Tampa
commenced on Monday. tl51ss.
The Craft and Orange Grove hotels at
! Tampa have changed hands.
The brick for the new tobacco factory at
Tampa will come from Atlanta.
Everything is about in readiness to
commence the erection of the Holly sys-
tenn of water works IN Tampa.
The gas works company of st. August
inc is rapidly piping the ancient city. The
I tanks are building with great speed.
The Presbyterian church pulpit at San
ford, has recently been adorne by the ad-
dftion of three handsome antique chairs.
John b. Spencer, $. l.. Biglow and 9TH
ers have organized the Tampa Transfer
Company, and commenced business on
Monday.
Nothing has been heard so far in regard
to the identity of the unfortunate labOrer
who was found floating in the river at
Palatka last Saturday.
Frank Jackson, colored, who was work
ing in the railroad yard at Tampa Mon
day, got one OF his feet badly mashed
while changing switch.
On closing up Charles Garwood's store,
at Monticello a night or two ago, several
barrels OF -four were lett outside and q
thief annroDriatpd Ona of them
One of the oldest relics OF the revolu-
tionary war, pOssibyAin Hillsborough
county, is musket iRThe possession OF
Allen Bird who resides near Plant City.
The DeBarry-Baya Company are max
ing an addition TO their shore warehouse
at Sanford by roofing and flooring tho
space between the office and the old ware
house.
The local editors of the Tampa Tribune
are making their page one Of the most
complete and readable in Florida. In
fact, the whole paper is eminently sue
cessful.
A meeting was held by the Paols and
Sylvan Lake people at Paola recently, at
which time steps were taken to ferret out
il possibl the cause OF young Simms'
disappearance.
William Jones, cOlored, aged IL years,
Flomaton, Thursday, while stealing
ride on a freight train, that amputati0n
was unavoidable.
Capt. Frank Hall has been appointed
commander of the Cumberland, running
out OF Tampa, vice Capt. Donald 5. Nc
Kay. who was recently appointed Inspec-
tor Of Customs.
The following notice was found sticking
up in q restaurant on Water street,
Tampa: "Waters are not allowed 10 lafe
and tork with the men In the cichen
dewring mele overs or vile waiting on
gests."
Some feud incarnate, shot fine young
colt last week belonging TO Geo. Nobley,
who resides at Keystone Park, near Tam
pa. from the effect OF who the poor ami
NAL died In great agony on Saturday
night.
The jacksonville. St. Augustine, and
Halifax river railway depot buildings at
st. Augustine are very neat and commo-
dious. with Office upstairs Bnd baggage
rooms at either end of a 40 feet covered
platform.
Owen Miller was killed In Vernon, the
county seat Of Washington county, Mon
dav, by q man named Grace. He was
stabbed by Grace with a knife In the
breast. The cause is the old and usual
One-Whisky.
The building put up on Palafox wharf,
Pensacola, belonging 10 b. +. Simmons.
was blown down by the wind storm OF last
saturday. with loss OF about $500. Tue
foundation Of the building was not made
secure by proper bracing.
The Alba residence In 81. Augustine ls
being raised and fixed for rolling south
ward to give place 10 the Sunnyside hotel,
which is now dlagonally across the street
from the Alba residence and over a part
OF the new Ponce de Leon hotel.
Last Sunday party Of roughs boarded
Capt. Frank Swansou's train ON the south
Florida railway and attempted TO raise
disturbance. The captain very promptly