Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-12
FLORIDA.

A dentist and a physician are wanted
in Seville.
Plant City has sat down on the hogs
liberty in that town.
8 St.,Augustne's gas works will be put
in operation on Dec. %.
"A large ndnaberof Englishmen are To-
eating in Sumter county.
Two school houses were burned last
week in Bradford county.
The Key West Equator Is printing the
laws OF Florida in Spanish.
Attempts are being made to re-establish
the telephone exchange at Tampa.
A catamount over three feet long was
killed near AItamonte few DAYS ago.
A mandatory for stone and brick is
to be built in st. Augustine near the old
fort.
Workmen are busily engaged on the
addition to the Lake View hotel at San
ford.
Waldo men and boys amuse themselves
on Sunday by playing marbles on the side
walk.
The board of trade mania has struck
Leesburg, and an organization is con-
templated.
Ell. Millinger will begin suit against
the Key West Street Car Company for
breaking his leg.
The New Smyrna school was recently
robbed OF SOS. The thief was caught and
sent to enterprise.
The hull of a steamer fifty feet long, to
run on the Okeechobee company's canals,
is being built at Narcoossee.
Palatkas gas works will have a capac-
ity OF 6, 900 cubic feet per hour. They will
be ready by the 18th OF January.
The frame work for the Sanford skat-
ING rink is being placed in position, and
it will be finished as quickly as possible.
A charter has been applied for to con-
strlct a street railway in st. Augustine,
connecting the principal points OF inter-
est.
Alta meeting OF the citizens of Cocoa,
Indian river, it was unanimously de-
cided TO change the name OF the place to
Brevard.
The nvnaphe du poUe who murdered her
paramour at Mell0nville, near SANFORD,
recently. has been captured and sent to
Jail at Orlando.
Since the drinking saloons were closed
10 Leesburg scarcely an intoxicated man
is ever seen there. NO arrests Tor drunk
enness have been made in year.
Complaints are made that some of the
Indian river postmasters, instead Of sort
ing the mail sent out, tie II altogether
and send it to the general office, thus de-
LAYING its delivery several days.
several Italians were badly hurt while
riding on fal-oar on the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railroad few days
since near Bakersburg, by having their
legs come in contact with a wood pile.
Gen. Ayres, commandant At 50. Angus
tine. has been suffering from hemorrhages
OF the nose, caused by the recoil OF a 40
calIbre army revolver, while duck hunt
ing. II struck him on the bridge OF the
nose, causing severe wound.
The election at Tallahassee Wednesday
IN the bond question passed of as quietly
ne a mineral. and resulted ia As votes "For
bonds - 147 AGAINST bonds" and scat
tering. Not more than a third OF the re-
gistered voters OF the city voted.
The addition 10 Tampa OF Ibor villa,
the residences of the employees OF the large
cigar factory soon 10 be in operation there,
h ouite A boom for Tampa. The tempo
rary factory Is nearly done. The perma-
nent building will be OF brick JOxlOO feet.
A colored man who was cleaning some
ducks for E. A. Crawford, OF Tallahassee,
found trout about six inches long IN the
oraw OF small duck, not much longer
than the trout. The nsh hau eVlQehty
lust been swallowed when the duck was
killed.
ayndIcate Of capitalists has purchase
cd tn Aspinwall property on Anastasla
island. OF st. Augustine, ana are now
ha,.,n1 a oilv. 10 be called Anastasia. laid
~ tbere. A railway ia % be built from
a peinf Opposite the 81. Augustine plaza
10 The lighthouse,
sheriff Znnnhar arrested negro man
nv me name N Peter simmons, nc Ores.
cent city, Tuesday night who is wanted