Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-19
FLORIDA.

Ocala's new opera house is ready for
business.
Mayport fishermen have not succeeded
in catching tarpOn this season.
A colony of Germans from Ohio will
soon be settled in Marion county.
Levy county prisoners will luxuriate in
steel cells which are soon to be added to
the new jail.
Six hundred thousand dollars is the in
crease in the taxable property of Leon
county this year.
Two new dry goods stores and one large
furniture store will soon open for bust
ness at Jacksonville.
A large batch of letters from the North
recently reached Tallahassee a week
later than they should have been received.
The Florida Orange Land Company, of
BTQOksville, sold $4,000 worth of Annut-
tadZa hummock land during the last
week.
]. L. Weatherly OF PaIatka, who was
charged with decamping with the base
ball clubs funds, has returned the money
and been released from custody.
skinner perhaps the most noted deer
dog in Florida, died at BrOoksville a day
or two ago. Over 800 deer have been
killed In fernando county with him.
For two weeks ending Friday there had
been received by the dealers of Pensacola
1880 red snappers, besides 1900 pounds
and "a barrels of other varieties Of fish
l. l.. Mccoy, teacher of colOred school
at FaIatka, has tor some unknown reason
incurred the enmity of his race and they
refuse TO even furnish him with room or
food.
Ex-Msrshall Hodge of Ocala says the
cause of his resignation arose from the
fact that he cannot afford TO work for soc.
on the dollar, the value Of city scrip In
which he was paid.
The Austrian who was recently ad-
Judged q luRatic at BrOoksYille, and who
attracted 50 much attention in that town
for several weeks, was removed to the
State asylum Tuesday.
Ed Merrill, who robbed the money
drawers 0f store in which he was clerk
ing in Charlotte, N. c., last December,
was arrested Mt Key West last Thursday
and taken back to Charlotte.
There were shipped from Oxford station,
Sumter county, this season 1889 crates of
vegetables, > 127 boxes and 30l barrels OF
oranges, and Is carloads OF melons. The
Wildwoo ORANGE Leaf thinks the section
lying Slong the railroad for eight miles,
and including five shipping points in sum
ter county, will ship, during the coming
year, 10000 crates of oranges and Vegeta-
bles and $50 carloads Of watermelons.
A new company has assumed charge of
the canal being cut from st. Augustine 10
the Halifax and Indian rivers. The new
company Is known rs the Wilmington
Dredge Company, and have agreed TO
have the canal finished by Dec. /. A
powerful dredge frem the Gulf coast has
been added TO the three alre9dy at work
roll
to run from the north end of the unfinished
work to the south end, is being con-
structed. Two small boats to assist in
the work are also being built.
There is said to be Il ghost in J. l..
Mackey's store az Jacksonville, and its
perambulatlng around the store is heard
nightly. The police have some misgiylng5
rs to the strange noise heard there. ana
are az u loss 10 understand whether il Is
a spirit or some other nocturnal visitor.
The store IL bOlted and barred for the
summer and the proprietor on the east
coast of Maine, and there is no way, the
police say, of entrance there. NO one
cares TO enter after nighttall, however.
The ghost may prove to DO reptile
probably u sauriRn.
Orlando Reporter: "Through the cour-
tasy of Mr.. II. G.. CraWder, the local agent
OF the South Florida railroad a. this place.
we are able 10 give the shipments OF vege-
tables and fruits from the station OF Or
lando over the line Of that road for the
eleven months preceding June 30 last.
The highest month was August, 1884, dur
ing which time only TO barrels and crates
were exported. The heaviest was Febru-
arv, 1885, when the shipments reached
4. 1903 barrels and crates. The total eN-
parts tor the time referred 10 reached 10
los packages. Let It be remembered that
these figures only cover the freight snip
ments and are exclusive OF the express
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