Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-10
FLORIDA.

| FLORIDA
Five new stores were opened at Ocafa
Monday.
The Gainesville NeooS is getting up a
new hotel boom.
Both Micanopy and Leesburg are erect
ing their first brick building.
A human skeleton was found at st.
Augustine last week in "North City,"
The Peoples ticket" with j. c. Don
nelly at It's head for Mayor, was successful
In the Palatka election.
Mlcanopy is trying to have $4,000 do
mated by citizens in order to have a hotel
built there this summer.
The sixth annual ball of the Gainesville
Guards Will be given at SimonsOn's Opera
House ON Monday evening next
There is an effort to be made to deepen
the arm of Lake Apopka, which flows up
to the vicinity Of the r., 0. 81 A. Railroad.
BY subscription OF 81, coo by the Coun-
~ Commissioners, 5000 from citizens and
$500 from the city, Madison is to have an
artesan well.
Pensacola is far ahead of Jacksonville
IN lumber exports for March. She shipped
23,637S97 feet, while Jacksonville shipped
2,SSS, 604 feet.
The steam mill Of Mr.. Linnville, located
at Frultland Park, Sumter county, was
burned Sunday morning. Loss 50, 500; no
insurance. The mill will be rebuilt.
Col. Overman, of Pensacola, has been
appointed Superintendent of the public
building in process of erection, in place of
Mr.. Garfield, who is relative of the late
President.
Messrs. Chandler, Miller and Goss were
nominated as delegates to be elected by
the Republicans in May as delegates to
the Constitutional Convention from Ma
rion county.
The third story of the new brick build
ing on the old Robinson corner, at Ocala,
will be converted into a large hall and
lifted up for the use of travelling trOups
and entertainments.
The Italians working on the Florida
Midland Railroad quit work last week
because Shey were not promptly paid for
their labor. They have since been idle,
waiting for their wages.
The inhabitants of Lake Worth have
joined together and cut road from Jupi-
ter to the lake, and will put hack on to
run between the two points. The outside
voyage can now be avoided by timid tray
elers.
The residence of Pullman and Lloyd. a
mile and halt northeast of Ocala, was
entered Saturday night by a colOred man
known in the neigh bOrhoOd, and a purse
OF money and valuable gun stolen. A
reward of $25 is offered for the capture of
the thief.
Mr.. Angel, of Boston, has organized the
st. Augustine Humane Society. with eX-
Mayor George 5. Greene as President, and
A. j. Corbett attorney. There were III
members enrolled. Mr.. Angel said there
were over 1000 societies for the preyen-
ton of cruelty to animals in America.
.zt. = 1
at Jacksonville from Jamaica with one
OF the largest cargoes Of fruit that ever
was brought into that port. 1t consisted
of 1900 punches of bananas, 700 cocoa
nuts, 10 barrels of lines, 800 pineapples
D barrels Of oranges, and barrels of
guaVas.
Lewis E. Pownall, of Mandarin, reports
that his house and store were entered
Monday night, between the hours of I and
IL O'Clock, and robbed OF about 5000 in
money, goods and wearing apparel. r.
Ferrier, an Englishman, recently arrived
and stopping with Mr.. POwnail, lost $3.50
in mOney-One 500 bill and the balance
in iVes and tens.
The Gem City Guards, of Palatka, held
an election for officers at their armOry
Monday night, when the following gen
tlemen were elected: William NJ. Hus-
son, Captain; William NJ. HaughtOn.
First Lieutenant; f. C. COchrane, Second
Lieutenant. and G. j. Joseph, Orderly
Sergeant. On April 16 the Gem City
Guards will celebrate their first ami
Versary.
The new Rock Ledge House, on which
work has already commenced, promises
to be one of the finest hotels in South
Florida. 1t will be a wooden structure
200 feet front and 202 feet deep, three sto-
ries high, with cupOla, containing 2C6
rooms, and capable of accommodating go
guests. The foundation is solid coqui-
ma wall. The fl lest wharf on Indian
river, with revolving light, summer houses,
ETC., will ad0rn the front.
The jury in the Rawls murder case at
Ocala was charged by the Judge Satur-
day afternoon, and retired to their room
TO reach a verdict, but up To II O'Clock
Saturday night had made no decision. At
that hour eleven of the body decided on
finding the prisoner guilty and one for
6cquittal. The eleven found IL impOssi-
bic to turn the determination OF the one,
and decided u report TO the Judge that
they bad disagreed. Upon their testimony
the court adjourned and the jury was dis
charged. The case has been postponed
until the next term.
At Jacksonville Tuesday John Wurts,
as special master, sold at public cutlery Il
house and lot to satisfy foreclosure III
favor of j. II. Paine and against Cain
Mahoney and wife to Julius Slayer, for
the sum of 81 200. While the sale was
progressing &. U. Walker gave notice
that j. =. Talaferro held claim upon
the property. No attention was given To
this by the special master. and he con-
tnued to cry the property until knocked
of to Mr.. Slayer. Wednesday Mr. Slayer
learned that Mr.. Taliaterro held "A tax
title to the property dating back some i've
years. Mr.. Slayer became somewhat un-
easy relative 10 his purchase, and made
an effort 70 relieve il of the incumbrance,
but failed, lie then threw up the trade
and paid the special master so TO resclnd
il, besides an attorney fee for eXamlna-
tion and advice in the matter.
Indian River sun: Al the recent rail-
road meeting NJ Titusville. Secretary
Dixon presented the following report Of
the amount of fruit and produce that will
be shipped from the river country during
1885; Number Of boxes Of oranges, 11,lG0;
lemons. 400; lines, 1000; pineapples,
IA. 4sO: number Of bushels OF guavas, l5,-
500: number of barrels Of syrup. 900;
number of crates Of vegetables, 2J.llO;
number Of punches Of bananas, 24OsO;
aggregate number OF packages, lO6,22O.
The following report, which gives the
number Of trees Of oranges, lemons, lines,
guavas, the number Of pineapples and
acres of sugar cane, vegetables and ba-
nanas planted out, is compiled from only
one.flth of the number OF blank reports
distributed and does not include but two