Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-04
FLORIDA.
Key West needs a new fire engine.

The Catholic church fair, just closed at
Pensacola, Melted $795.
A wholesale grocery house has lust
been esta blished at Key West.
Workmen are engaged in removing the
Sunnyside house at st. Augustine.
One contractor of Pensacola has orders
for IL new structures, 10 go up at once.
John White has donated large lot on
Division street, Key West, for a Baptist
mission church.
A New Orleans firm have sold "a pianos
to residents of Key West during the past
year, and have several orders yet to fill.
The first ice ever made In Gainesville bv
artificial means was turned out az the
Gainesville ice factory Monday morning
Capt. Finere, Of the revenue marine SER
vice, has arrived at Key West and as
sumed charge of the revenue steamer
John A. DIX.
The residence at Pensacola occupied by
George w. Turton, and owned by Gov.
Perry. was burned day or two ago. Tn
house was worth $1,000. and was Insured
for $1,000.
The trouble in the post office at Plant
City, which threatened to be serious, mas
been cleared away, the missing money
having been spent Tor clerk hire by Mr..
Iyner without proper credit.
The strike at Key West is ended.
Tuesday, A. F. Tiff, agent of the Mallory
line, acceded to the demand of the long
shoremen by settiug the men to work at
So per day and SOC. per hour al night.
A school house in Santa Rosa county.
about thirty miles above Milton, was
burned last Friday night week with it's
contents. 1t was an incendIarv fire, and
. niOfnn has fa Hon N q f,,r
near there.
The cause OF the recent collision near
Micanopy was the action of the con-
ductor of the construction tram, who
instead OF waiting at Micanopy Tor the
passenger, as ordered, pushed on toward
Evinston. The loss was from $4,000 to
$4,000.
A package Of eggs brought to Chipley
by gentleman were picked up from a
C untet on which they lay and sold to the
firm by a country boy almost Immediately
under the eye of the real owner, without
his detecting the deed for some time. The
boy was caught, convicted, and fined the
same day.
A post Office has been established at
Bushnell, eight miles south of Panasoff-
kee, with N. L. Anderson, Postmaster. &.
NJ. Blake, who has store there will act
as Du6ultll Is uJdT LIE DdUG
massacre grounds. Balls, arrow heads
and other evidences Of the battle are ire
quentiy found The graves in which the
men were buried, before they were re-
moved to st. Augustine are still to be
seen.
The quarters OF the new Social Club Of
Sanford are ing rapidly pul in shape for
the use OF that organization. There will
be in all seven rooms. varying from 7 by
1917 feet to 40 by 1881 feet. One will be
USED for a lobby, one for reading room,
one for smoking room, one for ladies'
reception room, one for an assembly room,
one tor billiard room, and one for la
dies retrin room. The whole will be
very neatly fitted up.
Il. V. Comb, tue general manager OF the
Italian Switzerland, and American Com
pany, accompanied Dy ancesco Brig
BOli, his interpreter, were In Palatka
Wednesday. His company has bought a
large tract Of land about WelchtOn, on
which be is locating large colonies Of
Swiss and Italians, who will engage
largely in the cultivation Of vegetables
and cranes. Mr.. Comb now has 1873 ltal-
ians on The land and 400 are now en- route.
TO be followed by at least 1000. These
people all thoroughly understand the We
etaDle and grape culture business, and
will no doubt build up one OF the most
fiourishing colonies in the state.
Key West Key Of the Guif: Mayor
Jones has received letter from Mrs. An
ME e. Roberts, OF Brunswick, Ga, who
states that on April - last. about mid
niQht. the Captain Of a small schooner fell
overheard lie called 20 the mate to lutf
the vessel up. but he did not do 1t. but in.
stead of winch, cut loose a small lite boat
that was IN tow. Since that time every
effort has been made % find tue boat or Cap
tain. but all has been OF no vail. a short
time agO man from Key West reported
that he heard an account that a man and
boat WIS seen drifting IN April. When the
boat was cut loose there we're no oars in
IL. II IL though that the boat NAV have
drifted on some Of the small keys along
the coast, and he could not get on. A
reward viii be paid IL the man and
boat can be found, or II he Is safe on any
of the islands all EXPENSES will be paid,
either for board, clothes, etc.