Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-17

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store az Leesburg night or two ago, but
ieIt without taking anything.
a large lumber firm at Spar, Marion
county. will in a few days establish
large lumber yard at Leesburg.
Conant is on boom. Over 300 lots.
containing $50 acres. have been sold, with
condition to improve in six months.
From three to five carloads of lumber
leave Darbyville mills daily to be used in
the construction of the new Leon Hotel at
Tallahassee.
The Board of Health of Cedar Kew has
reelected DR.. R. Y. Fl. Thomas Health
Ofhcer. This makes the eighth year the
doctor has filed this important place.
The work of draining the reclaimed land
at the English colony, near Kissimmee, is
being pushed vigorously. The result is
looked forward to with considerable inter-
est.
The water tank at the Cypress Lumber
Company's mill at Apalachicola tumbled
from its supports on Monday, aud did
some damage, besides frightening the
operatives.
The driving of piles for the new railroad
wharf at Enterprise has commenced. The
appliances are derrick 40 feet high. a
2,3OO pound hammer and a stationary
steam engine.
Col. f. r. Rivers, for three years Prin-
cipal OF the Literary Department of Flori-
da University, at Tallahassee, will next
year devote himself to study in the Ger
man University, at Berlin.
At meeting of the Leesburg High
School Association Wednesday, it was
agreed to build the school house on the
LOT OF land known as the school lot and
belonging to the association.
waterspOut was seen about two miles
out IN Apaiachicola bay Wednesday MORN
ing about sunrise. The water extended
high into the air and the phenomena last
ed about half an hour or more.
The steamer 'EAiert" has a good bust
ness between Waldo and Santa Fe Lake
landings. Gen. Earle has constructed a
neat wharf, from which he will doubtless
ship thousands Of boxes Of oranges next
winter.
The pages in the constitutional conven-
ton are W. NJ. Myers, of Gainesville;
VIM. j. Johnston, of Waldo; Eugene
Hawkins, of Mariana; Glover Miller, of
Ocala; Fl. W. Fowler, of Palatka, and
Chas. Hopkins, of Tallahassee.
1t is said there are iish enough in Lake
Ariana to feed the present population OF
Polk county. -Four young men recently,
in half an hour. caught fOrty-four fine
black bass from the lake. They had only
five live minnOwS to do all this hooking
with.
The Town Council of Leesburg, at its
last meeting. passed an ordinance to the
effect that all persons caught on the
streets after midnight, who cannot give
satisfactory report Of themselves, shall be
locked up by the night Waterman, who
has been vested with the same power as a
policeman while on duty.
Waldo is on divide midway between
the waters Of the Gulf and those of the
Atlantic ocean. All main drains and
sewers of the west side of town flow
through the new drainage ditch now near
ly completed, and southwest and finally
flow into the Ocklawaha and st. Johns
rivers. On the east and north of town
the waters find their way TO the Santa Fe
river, and thence through the Suwannee
river to the Gulf of Mexico.
The commencement exercises of the
Kentucky Military Institute, Frankfort,
took place Friday last. Cadet B. H.
Kuhl, Orlando, Fla, was valedictOrian.
Cadet j. II. Allen, Kissimmee, Fla, won
the medal as best soldier. Cadet W. II.
Chaulk, Jacksonville, Fla, took the de-
gree of B. S. Among those who received
medals for conspicuous excellence was j.
ence.
Green Cove Spring: AS given to us, the
following formed the bill of fare for
luncheon recently eaten by section hand
on the railroad. The man ate the whole
bill, with no assistance from any one:
One can of pears, two pounds; one can of
peaches, two pounds; half pound Of
cheese, half pound of sausage, one can
beef, one pound; one can salmon, one
pound; one can mackerel, one pound; one
pound of soda crackers, one pound Of
sweet crackers, three ginger cakes, AXIS,
one inch thick, and half gallon OF cider.
The name of Capt. Slusser's steamboat,
the WalkatOmica, was given to the United
States inspectors on June 6. She was in
sDected by Col. Wise, of ApalachicOla,
United States Hull Inspector, and Capt.
Fry, of the same port, United States
Boiler Inspector, classed AL and will be
licensed to carry 80 passengers. Capt.
Slusser expects to move her from ITALIA
hassee down to st. Marks this week,
launch her and run her round to Apa-
lachicOla TO take out her papers. The
WalkatOmica is the first steam boat built
at Tallahassee. The inspectors praised
her model highly, and were fully satisfied
with her seawOrthiness. and her ma
chinery.
The suicide OF Mrs. Mallard, living near
Sumterville, was one of unusual sadness.
Her mind had become unsettled from the
effects of premature childbirth, and she
first attempted to drown herself in the
mill pond of her husband, who runs grist
mill three miles east of Sumterville, but
failing In this. there not being sufficient
water, she attempted to brain herself with a
Ratchet. but after she had cut a severe
cash in her forehead she was discovered
and the Ratchet taken from her. After
this second attempt she appeared TO be
quiet for several days, when she made
another attempt to kill herself, this time
being successful, piercing her throat
through with fork. She was a most esti-
mable lady, and highly esteemed In the
neighbOrhood in which she resided.
Saturday Hon. j. c. Greeley and Capt.
Holmes perfected the sale Of The Fort
George Island property and the appurten-
ances to Edwin r. Simpson, Pniladel-
phia capitalist. This property. situated
near the mouth of the st. JOhu's river,
has long been considered by tourists as
one OF the most enchanting places in
Florida. The property was purchased
about two years ago for about $4,000.
The tract embraces 700 acres Of land on
the island aud two medium sized hotels.
For several months negotiations have
been pending between the above parties
for the purchase, and on Saturday the
sale was consummated by Mr.. Simpson
paying $4,000. 1t will be laid of into
lots and sold to people who desire 10 have