Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-08


Iae key West Gas Works are completed and
Iu worhiug order
GainesytIIe's municipal election is only
about tour weeks on.
Seven OF eight buildings are IN course CT
construction at Cocoa
Travel between ST. Augustine and Havana
Is Goa stautiy Increasing.
The Southern Press Association meets in
Jacksonville next mouth.
cat at Barbervil.c last week killed q rat
tlcsnaEe five and one half feet long.
Worz on the new Catholic Church AZ Pensa-
cola has been commenced and VIII be pushed
Three wears ago. il is ssid, Barlow had a
population OF twenty i've, and now ithas over
Il Is rumored that Wallace :. Jones, of Jef-
ferson county, Will probably be made Consul
90 China.
sheriff Holland. OF Duval county, has lust
been presented with a handsome gold badge
{ 1y his admlrIng constituents.
The laying Of stone, which had been discon-
tiuuad for some time. has ben recommended
ON the Federal building a Pensacola.
The Methodist Parsonage at ApOpka has re-
Gently been improved and prepared for the
residence Of the new pas OF, Rev. j. Z. Ley,
who expects soon 10 occupy Il.
GOV. Perry never forgets one Of his old SOL
diers. At the funeral Of y q. BOatwright, a
private in his command daring the war, he
served as pail bearer last sunday.
There is a pumpkin vine growing on Mrs.
hlEt ruNOt 5 D. UIt IN Allt utANt tADChs hear AOth
Ledge. which has been bearing three years
ard shows every indication Of holding out for
another.
lis rumOred that another national hank Is
To be started in Jacksonville with capital of
100000. which amount has all been subscrib
I'd. The company, &c is said, is being gotten
up by Mr.. d. c. Ambler and his friends.
4 convention Of the Democratic Conserva-
tive voters II Levy county has been called 10
meet at Bronson Monday, NJ arch p, 10 nOmi-
nate three delegates 10 the constitutional
Convention. 1t Is recommended that the diff
ferent precincts select delegates to the County
Convention on Saturday, March 2l.
Norbert de Dachenhausen, formerly Lieu
tenant OF artillery IN the Italian navy, has ar
rived in jacksonville AMI VIII make Florida
his home He was forty two days nj sea. and
put into Gibraltar an Bermuda for food ard
coal. Mr.. Ddchenhausen, with the Duke Of
Castelluccia, intends bringing over colony
of skilled Italians for orange and vine grow
ing. and viii probably locate them near
Bayard, between Jacksonville and -. Angus
tine.
The new town on the Leesburg branch Of
the 1t. Johns aud J. ke Eustis Railroad di-
vision Of the Florida SoSthrrn Railroad. at
tine crossing OF the Ockiawaha river. about
miles from Fort Mason. b as at last secured =
name bon. IL has been bereft and denied
several others. because OF being anticipated IN
the same names BY other places, and by 'he
Post OlliCe Department IA other instances.
There are already built number Oi neat
dwellings. hotel, two storeh 'usas and
schOOlhOuse. % the prospects are propitIous
for another hJurishing vii age IN Orange
county
allah ssee Land of Fi0UerS: VIM Thomas,
OF Wakulla county. V as married at the Town
sen House IN this city yesterday, Miss III
J. kervi,. Of Travis county, Texas. Rev a. g
Nc ants officiating. The marriage wa tner
romantic, a5 the ide and groom had never
seen each other un d a nOut ten minutes before
thew took The solemn obligations upOn them.
Miss keryiu Is a middle ged lauy. intelli-
gent educated and rather good II king. She
was teac er Of a uubliC schO %, and must have
b9rue good character IN IeNa-. Mr. Thomas
is we'll known here As plain OLD NaSula
farmer, little past mlddl age. FOR many
wears he has be Il unanimously osen mes-
senger IN our state Senate. where ne \ IA
miiiarIv called Uncle Billy" After losing
his wife "ITncle Billy said he had decided
thaf this world was too bIg for
man to live IN without 3 VIE Whch
there are 50 many women Wanting 10 marry,
80 he set to looking around for another help-
meet. 4 few months ago he got hold OF the
Hame of Miss hcrvln ana wrote 10 hef. a
correspondence, an exchange OF photographs
8 mutual statement OF their circumstances,
an finally an engagement followed by ap-
p0iutRenI the lady came on 10 Tallahassee
alone, arriving saturday afternoon. CnCle
Billy came mp yesterday Win lhe man car
rler. SIR. I4lly. The editor OF the Lana q
tt0dcsFs and i've others were invited 70 Wiz
ness the d. .'trriage. When the Orlue anu
groom weT, introduced they shook hanu7
suited toEeti- for few moments. r.
nailY tac lady remarked: As
tomorrow is inauguration day,
probably we hau better postpone 20 then and
kave a big day FOR it." "Weil. l cont
particularly cafe.' saIt ncle Billy, 'but TIT
las 10 marry now and get through with IL"
A bF,ef pause cusued, Finally the minister
asIeds 'fAre you ready 20 proceedf' "Waal,
/ come here 20 get married" SAID Uncle
Billy. a nd that IS what brought me here"
chlmed ia the lady, blushing profusely. The
man and wife, and received me copsTh'u 'ul'-
fi0ns or ali present,