Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-05

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FLORIDA.
Key West spongers, with a fleet Of about
iorty sail, have left for trip of ten weeks
down the bay.
1t is rumored at Key West that Mr..
Leon viii soon arrive there from Havana
with first-class circus.
The United States Court opened at Key
West Monday. There were quite a num-
Der of important cases on the docket.
The ladies of the Methodist church at
Key West raised nearly 5000 last week to-
wards the new pulpit soon to be erected.
AT Key West movement is on foot to
purchase steamer to put on the route
between Key West, Havana and Nassau.
The northerly winds have driven large
quantities of mullet in shore, where they
become an easy prey to the average Key
Wester.
Rev. Mr.. Wellens. a Methodist evangel-
list, has arrived at Key West from Tampa.
lie will conduct meetings in both of the
churches.
Cuban ponies are brought fromHavana
to Key West by nearly every steamer.
Iney are very hardy creatures, and can
-tand the climate and i'll treatment OF
their drivers.
;. K Sites, has compelled the mayor
and council of kissimmee to appear be-
tore Judge Mitchell. at Barlow, Monday,
u show cause why he should not be re-
nstated as city clerk.
Work has been resumed on the Duval
street car track, al Key West, and it is the
purpose OF the contractors to have the
road IN readiness so as to have cars rum
ming within few weeks.
DR.. King and Mr.. Neustadtl, special
agents of the Treasury for the internal
revenue, have just visited Tampa for the
pupose OF examining the internal reve-
nue. office in that city.
The Key West cornet band has secured
the lease of Stepney Austin's pavilion, on
Jne south beach, for term of years, and
propose TO make the place a popular resort
for the pleasure loving public.
Rev. j. b. Baez has returned to Key
West from Havana. where he has been for
some months past as an Episcopal mis-
slOnary. Mr.. Baez is pleased with the
outlook, and reports good progress.
The Sumterville brass band wishes a
teacher of music, but he must also be
shoemaker, and the band will supply
1lm with kit Of tools to start business.
While not engaged in cobbling he must
be teaching the boys to blow.
A bucket company has been organized
at Key West. Over twenty signed the
roll. and young America" was adopted
rs the name. The company will hold a
meeting every week, and the age of mem
bers will be limited to l6 years.
Mr.. Pohalski and A. M. Castillo, of Key
West, have gone to Havana for the pur-
pose Of purchasing fine tobacco, and to
secure hundred good cigar makers, to
! increase their force TO $50 workmen, hav-
ing orders from the New York house for
about 100000 cigars, which must be
Tiled by January next. .es's
On Wednesday last, by the steamship
COmal, from New York, the well-knOwn
Duhan General, Maceo. arrived at Kew
West. The Cuban citizens turned out in
large numbers with band of music, and
gave him reception. From the wharf
he was escorted to San Carlos hall, where
appropriate speeches were delivered, and
then he WAS conducted to Mr.. Ramrez's
house, whose guest he win be during his
stay. H
Saturday night a man under the in
fluence of liquor at the curve in the rail-
road Just below McLaurin's saw mill,
near Kisslmmee, selected spot where he
presumed a soft rail and tie met, and laid
Town to sleep. The eAglneer OF the
o'clock train saw him and Whistled for
brakes. The booty sleeper head the
whistle and raised up on mis- elbow, when
the cowcatcher struck him on the shoulder
and dumped him of the track, breaking
ais shoulder blade badly.
A few days ago a gentleman riding
along in a buggy few miles northeast of
Kissimme noticed a large hawk pOunce
upon and fix his talons in the body of
black snake. The snake immediately
coiled itself around the hawks neck and
the contest of life aud death began. After
watching them for some time, the gentle
man got out, threw them INTO his buggy
and then drove on to the residence of Rob-
inson Bass. The contestants each still
retained their death grip on the other,
though both yet alive. Mr.. Bass dis
patched both the hawk and snake, and is
prepared to vOuch for the correctness OF
the story.
Tax Assessor d. p. Smith, OF Duval
county, has presented his assessment
books for 1885, for the boards inspection.
From these books the following general
Information is taken: Total value of ami
mails in county, $124,69S; total value OF
personal property, exclusive Of animals,
81, 966. 462; total, $2,09l, 100. Total value
Of real estate, outside of city, Sl,364470;
total value of city real estate, 1921, $40;
total value of personal ard real property
in CITY and county, So, 702,97O; total Stale
tax assessed, 500, 1857 SO; back (railroad)
state tax assessed, S5,2O3; county tax as
sessed. $S3 391 IA; railroad county tax,
$5,9l2 30. The number of acres OF land in
county is given at 376, l49.
Kissimmee reports fine hunting and
fishing in that vicinity. Prof. Deyman
and Henry Artman, Jr., took little fish
ing trip TO Single creek Thursday fore
noon, and in about three hours and a half,
with a troll, they hooked seventy fine
trout. Mr.. Darlington came In Wednes-
day with bag OF twenty ducks, shot on
-ningle creek. Rev. Q. K. Jones. j. f.
Mosley, George Ivey and Willie Over
street one day last week succeeded in
killing three deer, young bear, and s.
tot rattlesnake with nine rattles. r. A.
Swearlngen and Mr.. Hobbs returned
Monday from a hunt down the country
with nine deer, twenty-one wild turkeys
and no end OF rabbits ana other small
game.