Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-03
FLORIDA.

There will be ten hotels open in Gaines
vile this winter.
C.B. McClenny has donated five acres
of land for cemetery at SandersOn.
Levy county is out of debt and will
have about $l2, 900 with which to support
its schools.
A new scandinavian church is to be
built on the site Of the one recently burned
at Pensacola.
The erection of the addition to the in
sane asylum at ChattahOochee is pro
crossing finely.
Mr.. Loud, who was once a resident of
Brevard county, has returned there again
alter an absence of thirty-two years.
Seven columns of the last issue of the
Lakeland NelCS are devoted to printing
the names of men who want saloons
licensed.
The auditors report of st. Johns cOun-
sv shows that $5,9lS.O6 was disbursed for
the year ending August LIST for county
purposes.
During the month just closed there
were issued by County Clerk Buckman 26
marriage licenses, II to white and 10 to
cOlOred couples.
A branch of the Knights of Labor will
soon he IN operation at Key West All the
pTi0clpdi Clues OIL bue OJAOC nave dlIeduy
large working societies.
The last of the Turner Bros. stock of
goods at Leesburg has been sold. This is
the last of that firm. One brother was
killed and the other is bankrupt.
J. W. Tucker, of Sanford, has secured
and published a list of those citizens op-
posed to selling liquor in Sanford as a
set-of against those favoring 1t.
j. A. Harris has purchased another
orange grove. 1t is in Sumter county, and
is seading majOricus, This grove and
lis acres of land brought $4,000.
Capt Edwards will have boat on be-
tween Silver Springs and Leesburg in
month to make three trips week, and to
be kept on if the people patronize it.
II is estimated by the county superin-
tendent Of public schools that $l9,S40 will
De required for the next scholastic year
of the public schools OF Orange county.
EX-GOv. Bloxham denies the truth of a
recent report to the effect that he is inter-
ested IN locating large colony from Scot
land on the Gulf Coast near Cedar Key.
The Willing Workers have done good
work for the Presbyterian church Of
Orlando. Through their efforts money
was raised 10 buy q pulpit and three
elegant chairs.
Allen Barber, colored, OF Tallahassee,
borrowed 81 last Thursday, bought pair
OF No. IL shoes, got leave OF absence for
an hour from work and was married-an
cone within one hour.
The Pensacola Society for Prevention OF
cruelty 70 Animals have had their first
VII with man charged with driving a
SICK horse. The charge was sustained
ana hne OF ten cents imposed.
The new street railroad which was com
menced at Key West several weeks ago
near the garrison has been brought down
haten street 10 the corner of DuVal,
where a curve was laid in early part of
The week.
Now that there is plenty of water in the
pchawaha river, Col. Hart will start his
pIoats in a few days on the line between
Leesbirg and Palatka for the purpose
ol carrying freight for the Ocklawaha
country.
There is a good opening in Orlando for
ouIsLclass carpet house, and it could be
made very profitable institution by run
ning IN connection rugs, mattings, oil
o"ins, curtains, lambrequlns, wall papers
suu nice line Of furniture.
Tue supplies for the insane asylum
nave been furnished for the last three
Im9hths by Parker, Haynes IL Co., OF New
TDileans, they being the lowest bidders.
itne cost ofsupplies in June was 500,
July Si95, and August $500. Jacksonville
merchants might make bid for furnish
nls lhe supplies II they were aware OF
'De une and requirements for making IL.
layares Herald 1t will be pleasant
.eWs 10 those who are interested 20 know
TSudl settlement has been made OF the
Slay Spring land difficulty, that has been
IanEihg tre In the courts for years. NJ.
~ Doyle, OF Sanford. relnqulshes all
Sisims TO the land and withdraws the
pllL on the payment TO him OF $1,000 by r.
ipsuii,ock, Of Ocala, and L. M. Aud, Of Or
,,., ne church edlfice used by the colored
SSlll1ens OF Orlando threatened TO fall
eoWh last Sunday night, and caused quite
- panic. The congregation unceremoni-
v vy stampeded, the preacher made
aaplu exit out OF the window, and In the
General confusion several people were
TTalqlly bruised, but none seriously hurt.
mis- nis occurred before the collection had
oeen taken up.
az o1ourgh Is the name Of the new town
s @.u OUT about five miles out from Jack.
sonfllle on the Florida Railway and Nav
souon railroad. 10 will soon be settled