Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-20

FLORIDA
Hawks Park, on the coast, Is a new most
Office lu NOlusia county. Fo''
Jefferson county script is now at mar for tho
hr-l time ln many years.
l. +. Shaher Is an applicant for the post-
inastershlp Of Madison
a town Tor the north side Of Lake Weir is
no" Delng put on paper.
Orange and lemon trees are berinnip,- to
bloom in Putnam county.
Inc total value of real and personal estate
ID DeLand Is about $3.50, 900.
Ihe service on Lake Jesup by the steamer
FicOlata has heen discontinued
English peas are standing in some gardens
al Madison y or more inches in height
Clear Water Harbor's new Methodist
ter. F''"
Brook ksville has "a white turnip measuring
z'-a inches IN circumference aud weighing &
pounds.
IL Is rumored that Nessrs. Scoviue < Cul-
pepper VIII soon commence rebuilding the
Suwannee Springs Hotel ~ the Springs.
- h Duke, OF Orlando, IS having ripc
dWucfflc7 TO Use dt home, from his NoOuau
plants. ON Tuesday last he had some at the
store Tor SALE and IN "a few days VIII be able
20 supply his customers regularly from his
own garden
a proposition is afoot at Wildwood TO Sc
cuie money by popular subscription to pur-
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resident Of sumter county. who with he-
ProSeny- has been very instrumental in
building 10 up.
The case Of the State vs. Benjamin Gallo
way for the killing OF William Parker. at
NuinmcrvIlle, was tried 40 Mcstville Holmes
county. before Justice Hood, Monday Gallo
wy vac neli over o appear at the Circuit
court under "a bond Of $500.
Rev. T.. H. Nash. pastor Of the First Baptist
church. preached q farewell sermon 10 the Old
church at ociIa last night. The new church
VIII be dedicated Sunday. Rev. Mr. Curry,
go Nashville. Tenn, mas been invited 10 de-
Liver tae dedication sermon.
A young man, Bryant STRIPPING by name.
became involved ln diilici ltv with two
negroes at negro festival at Madison. satur-
lug night. which ended I'm the death of ona of
tac ne-roes and the wOunding Of the other by
otllp pilrE. An inquest was held over the
corpse OF the dead negro and q verdict Of
l47li4a3ie homici1e rendered as IL was proven
litl uoth negroes were advancing with knives.
Duvdl county still has the largest assessed
valuation u property IN the entire thirtv-
nine counties OF the state. The valuation is
S',i67,l ,lso The next highest is Orange, the
property OF which Is assessed at 81. .Z35. 1872.
L-cImlIa, Is third. $3.4-5.56l Alachua is
fourth and close ON 10 Escamba. being only
,sa-vo2 behind The counties which have as
-essncnts below s2,O00.OOO are HlIsbOrough.
Marion. Putnam. SHUTTER and Nolusia. Those
below s. ul0,u9O are Bradford. Columbia, Clay.
Hamilton. fernando. jackson. jefferson
Levy. Leon, Monroe. Madison. Nanatce Mas
sau. Polk. Suwaunec, santa Rosa and ST.
Johns. Ieaylug thirteen counties following
/ below S-pulu00. Dade county has the small
| e-i amount of asscssablc property-sSl. .2Gl.
The total assessed valuation Of an The cOun-
ties l- So 20 1850.
Orange city Times: Two issues back ap-
ucarcl au advertisement in the Times of a
large Fdlise having been fouui in a bav heal
between TINS place and the coast fun Of
watches. chains. watch charms. and other
IcWelry supposed to have been stolen goods
A. soon as the Itnes reached DayJOna the at
ieuiiou ot Messrs. Parker ,S stores, jewellers
ul ihtt place. was called to the advertisement.
The leWelry establishment of these gentle
men was robbed on the night Of Dec. 3, and
iue-dar they arrived here and upon CX4mi-
nation ihe goods proved tO De the goods stolen
from their establishment on the above men
tnned night. Mr.. Caunons of this place
found the vallse while on has wav from the
coast Dec. P. and 10 was the click of watches
tla- first attracted his attention. The valise
WH- under bushes or weeds, and two tracks
were discovered on the ground near it.