Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-22
FLORIDA.
Tampa has three papers now.

Tampa has three papers now.
Circuit Court is in session at Tampa.
Charges have been preferred against
Marshal Ritch of Lake City.
building is being put up to enlarge
the orange wine factory at Clay Springs.
GOvernor-elect Foraker, of Ohio, is an
old schooimate Of S. A. Glenn, of Tampa.
The rock ledge in Cedar Key harbor off
Grassy point is to be removed by blasting
with dynamite.
A drive of 1000, 900 feet OF lumber was
carried down the river from Milton by one
steamer last week.
st. James on the Gulf is the name OF a
new town soon to be started on Pine
island, Charlotte harbor.
The attorneys of the Seventh Judicial
Circuit will meet at Orlando to-day to Or
graniZe bar association.
Key Vests cigar factories are all rum
ming full forces and turning out an i'm
mense quantity of cigars weekly.
A number of drunken rowdies white }
from Ocala, last Tuesday night, went
into the camp-meeting at Evinston.
A party of tourists started from Lees
burg last week In a sail-boat for St. Aug
Justine via the Ocklawaha and st. Johns
rivers.
The County Commissioners of Monroe
during the past week have been busily
engaged In thorough revision OF the
registration list.
The first carload Of coal ever received
at Leesburg arrived there for the ice fac
tory last week. 1t was from the Cole
burg Ala. mine.
Ten boxes OF silver coin, each contain
ing 81, 900, were received at the express Of
fee at Tampa this week. 1t is for the
bank at Key West.
Two Apalachicola gentlemen report
seeing an insane man on Panther creek,
at least % miles from any habitation. He
had been for three weeks subsisting on
berries and roots.
The st. Johns River Baptist Associa-
ton that had been in session at Palatka
since Saturday morning closed its session
Monday night, after a most interesting
and profitable session.
"Gus" Van EchOp, proprietor of the
Lafayette house, at Cedar Key, died very
Suddenly Thursday. His death was
caused by runture OF a blood vessel
while Over-exerting himself.
The City Council of Lake City, at its
meeting last Monday, authorized the
street committee to begin the construc-
tion of a sewer to empty into Lake De-
A party from the northeastern portion
of Georgia passed through Gainesville,
Monday, en- route to Volusia county.
They had five wagons and Is head of
horses and mules. Four weeks have
elapsed since they lett on their journey.
John Barker, of Fort Thompson, Mon
roe county, suicIded last week by shoot
ing himself. He had taught school at
Fort Demand, but the people had decided
to give the school to another man, and it
is thought that this was the reason for the
act.
A school has been established and
opened at Disston City under the charge
of Francis NJ. Wright. As yet there Is no
schOolhouse, the children being taught in
a temporary schoOlroom. But lot has
been given by the Disston City Land Com
paHy and subscriptions to the amount of
over $3.50 for the erection of building.
the Bowering Soap Manufacturing
Company has been organized at Sefner
with capital of $4,000. The gentlemen
at the head of this enterprise are Canadi-
ans, who will commence at once the cree
ton OF a factory. The building will be
30x60 feet, and two stories high. They
will make specially Of fine toilet soaps.
Col. j. E. Hart has purchased from
Mrs. GOrham the property at the corner
Of Market and Duval streets, Jackson
vile, formerly owned by DIR. G. j. Ken
worthy and occupied as residence.
This property consists Of one and one-half
lots, and the fine residence. Col. Hart
will in future make Jacksonville his
home.
H. A. Mathews. OF Kisslmmee, has a
tract of land about thirteen miles from
that place through which the proposed
Lake Shore railroad passes. He has made
a proposition TO the railroad company
that il they will erect depot on this land
10 give them ground for depot, any rea-
sonable amount Of land for railroad pur-
poses, side tracks, ETC., and then lay the
balance Of the forty acres on into lots ana
give the company every other lot.
The County Commissioners we're In SEES
sion at Orlando Monday examining the
tax assessors books and 10 fix the amount
OF assessment for county purposes. The
books show an increase OF over half
mill in the valuation Of property for the
current wear over that OF last, which was
something over $4,000,000. This Is the
natural increase Of property owned. there
being no new railroads added 10 the as
easement this year. The state This year
asseeses only mills, for the general
fund and / for school purposes. The
county assesses mills for the general
fund, 2 for public buildings and 81 for
schools.
A negro preacher named Alfred Coffee,
living eight miles north OF Madison, beat
one OF his children--a boy IL years Old
20 death for selling three pounds OF cot
ton 10 a country store. A post-mortem
was held and the boys skull was found TO
be fractured and his flesh beat 70 Jelly:
He bad been beaten with plow line, and
a large peach switch, half an inch IN d.
ameter az the large end. worn out 70 about
IS inches in length. A brush broom.
used for sweeping the yard, was next
worn out, and the last used was a piece
OF plank four feet long, five inches wide,
and a half inch thick, which was broken
into fragments, the boy dying IN IeW
minutes after the last lick was seluSA:
The screams OF the child and the sound OF
the blows were heard for mile, and,