Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-30
FLORIDA.


Maitland's tax is per cent. of the as
| sessment.
A lot was ratified at Panasoffkee Christ
mas al So a chance.
A camp of Confederate veterans will be
organized at DavtOna.
| Capt. A. j. Phares. of Yalaha, has
| splendid crop of sugar apples.
Capt. Dyke has just set out 1000 ramie
| plants on his place IN Leon county.
The Baptist State Board of Missions
will meet at Hawthorne in January.
The name of the post Office at Lanier's
station has been changed from Silverton
| to Lanier's.
Three thousand dollars were paid the
workmen on the new Ponce de Leon hotel
At st. Augustine, Saturday.
The Sunnyside hotel at st. Augustine
has been moved from it's old site to place
diagonally across the street.
For the last two days the tides at st.
Augustine have been exceedingly high,
the water flooding the streets.
The Jacksonville Hotel NeacS made its
| appearance Monday as daily. 1t has
| been issued heretofore as a weekly.
Thomas Allan, of Port Orange, has do
mated Il lots and $500 for the purpose of
buildingia Congregational church at that
| plaCei Ai7As a-
The Congregational church people OF
| ApOpka have rehted the hall over Mr..
Tindall's store and will hold their SER
vices at that place every Sunday.
The Jacksonville Heg'dId has apparently
already fully recovered from the incon-
venienees caused by the recent fire and is
now neater and newsier than ever.
The wrecked schooner Elwood Down,
off st. Augustine, was sold at auction last
Wednesday for $40 to W. p. EichDaum.
The underwriters lose about 1000.
About 100 colored servants arrived at
Jacksonville, Monday, via the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway, en- route
for the st. Marco at st. Augustine.
Mrs. Pitkins, recently sent to the insane
asylum from Gainesville, is dead. She
leaves two little daughters. About a
year ago she came to Florida from New
ark, 0.
The schooner E. X. Hart, Captain Nc
KinnOn, sailed Dec. % from Baltimore
with 10000 brick for the new lighthouse
ho%eiA course Of construction at Mos
quito Inlet.
An attempt TO bride juror with $3.50
was made known to Judge Foster at Or
landa Cireuit Court last week. The panel
OF which the juror was member was
dissolved aud another jury impanelled.
The Titusville people are preparing for
a big time on the arrival of the first train
there. They have borrowed a cannon to
shoot and invited Judge Nolan, of San
fords TO make a speech on the day Of
jubilee.
While blowing up stump Wednesday
night in Clay county, Robert Hnson, De-
Witt Wager, Clyde Eddy and Harry Gal
tin we're more or less injured. The latter
lQUE
lost an eye.
The schooner San Domingo, Capt. Benz
nett. fOf sROkes' Baltimore and Jackson
willie packet line, is loading a full cargo of
orange box shocks at Tyler's saw mill,
Canton, near Baltimore, for delivery at
Jacksonville.
white woman and a colored girl had
fight last week at Milton about the pos
session of a row boat. The husband OF
the woman stood by and witnessed the
fight without making the least effort to
quels the disturbance.
The exterior OF the new Putnam house
at Palatka will be finished by Jan. l, and
| the contractor will then have three weeks
in which 10 complete the details of the in
ternal decoration. All the plastefing is
already dry and the hotel is almost ready
for occupancy.
Superintendent Merrihew, chief OF the
Soutbern di vision of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, has recommended TO
the Executive Committee the reduction OF
rates between Jacksonville and New
YORK from 75c. to Csc. 1t is expected that
this rate will very soon 90 into operation.
The number of deaths of all colors,
classes, conditions and ages among the
population of Leesburg during the year
1855 has been sixteen. This population
Is not less than 1,200. Some four or five
Of those who died we're transients. The
death rate has not been over one per cent.
Of actual population.
The Leesburg Board OF Trade has been
organized with TWENTY-FIVE mem Oers. ID.
r Campbell was chosen President, John
u. Love Vice President, and L. b. Lee, A.
3. Efrd. r. II. Herndon, M. W. Collins,
and j. NJ. Osborn directors. A secretary
ana Treasurer and the different COM
mittees were 10 be reported az the meeting
10 be held last night.
Tine first contingent Of the Scotch col
onisfs remained in Cedar Key four DAYS,
leaving for their Sara sofa home on the
Inn inst. They we're eighty-fye IN number,
of whom twenty-One were children, ana
tbeir prolonged stay increased the favor
able opinion which the citizens OF Cedar
Kew. without exception, mad formed OF
them on their arrival.
The fire insurance companies having
agencies in Jacksonville have ordered
that a charge OF % per cent. be made on
risks In the city until there is either a
maid FIRE department or some better mode
man the present established for extin-
Snishing fires in jacksonville. This
charge will be refunded pro rata aiter
amen demands are acceded 70 by the au-
shoritIes. This order has already gone
into effect.
The Council OF Cedar Key at a recent
Meeting plaeed the assessment on the
real and personal estate Of the town ~
On per cent. On last Monday night Col.
Luttorl0n. representing number o. ta5
navers. appeared before the council ana
ast,od thaf n smaller rate be assessed.
me matter was referred 70 The hnanc.e,
committee and 10 IL probable tue tax VIII
be placed At three quarters Of one per
cent
Palalka Kees Christmas day At 81