Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-28


The sanford Arg1ts has commenced a war
on the gambling dives OF that town.
A building association and a gas companv
are among the projects under discussion at
sanford.
some one stole a fine horse from Mrs.
Ihrasher's place, three miles west of Jack
sOnvlile, Sunday night.
Extensive preparations are under way for
the improvement and enlargement Of groves
m the vicinity OF Point City.
DR.. W. \. She by, OF Orlando. was fred on
by an unknown assassin Tuesday. and
wounded IN one of his legs. Suspicion rests
upon young man who II being closely shad
owed.
Palatka Nelos: Architect j. II. Campbell
has Just finished the plans, which have been
accepted, for the new hotel to be erected on
the old Larkln house lot, by Mr.. Bishop. The
hotel VIII be constructed Of brick, and will
cover the lot, with q row of store rooms
fronting on Water street, and will be three
stories in height. The hotel will front on
Front street. with Offices and parlOrs on the
ground floor, while the upper stories will con-
slst OF zoo rooms. The dining room will be in
the court, with an open roof, filed with col
Ored glass. The house will be finished of in a
handsome and attractive style, and will con
tain all the modern hotel cOnveniences, such
as gas, water and elevators. The building will
cost 10000 to complete it, and work will
probably be begun IN short time.
Ttusyille Stdr: Yesterday morning early.
j f. 6ruDer. on MS way from LaGrange to
TttUsville. on crossing the first bridge on the
road, was attacked by large tiger cat. just
after stepping of the bridge and hearing
something grOwl, he turned around, thinking
it was "A dOg. as lie heard some one whistling
some distance behind him, but at the second
iuok he saw what 1t was just in time to pull
on his hat and beat it m the face. IL came
lrom under the bridge INTO the road Just
behind him, SO that he mad To turn at it. He
fought It with his hat and whOOped at the tOpOf
his voice. when ScIcty Warren answered and
1sa.Hn ia d
W Warreu the cat had disappeared under the
bridge, but soon came out at both of them.
when Warren pulled out two pistols, handing
one 10 Mr.. GruDcr. Then both fired three
shots apiece at 10 before DC retroated into The
thlcket OF the branch. Mr.. Gruber was pretty
well worried out when Warren came mp. lie
nau fought hard with his hat. walking back
wards away from the brI tge all the while. Ii is
evident That the tiger cat had young there, for
the farther he got from the bridge the less
trouble he had To- keep it of. He sprained his
thumb IN the fight, and thinks he got on lucky.
st. Augustine's mammoth new hotel was
thrown open TO the public Thursday. To
convey some idea Of the magnitude of the
building the following data are gwen: Three
million feet OF lumber, sixteen hundred bar
rels OF lime, eight hundred barrels of cement,
one hundred and fifty barrels Of plaster, three
hundred and twenty-five thousand brick,
three hundred thousand shingles. twenty
seven tons Of gas and steam pipe, five hun
dred and forty windows, seven hundred and
sixty doors, two hundred and fifty kegs OF
OF nalls. seven miles OF Carpetng.
sixty crates OF table crOckery, three hundred
beds, six hundred feet Of fire hose, eight
hundred gas burners. Water tanks in the at
tic Of 5000 gallons capacity were used in its
construction and equipment. 1t has over
three acres Of floors. fifty balconies, and $50
feet Of pOrches. The carpetings consist OF
over 500 yards of Brussels. 1000 yards Of
French mOquette and 2, 600 yards of wool car
peting. in all 1900 yards. or over seven miles,
while II took 5S4 yards of fine French mo-
quette to cover the main parlOr. There are
275 rooms, and 10 Is estima ated that the hotel
can accommodate JO1 people. II has three
floors above that on which the office IS located.
The dining room is l20X50X20 feet high, and
will seat $50 people. There are employed at
this hotel in Yari us canacities rs persons.