Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-22

The foundation of the Amber bank
building, at No. 16 East Bay street, Jack
sonville, has settled so much as to render
the east and south walls unsafe.
P..B. Carpenter, who is at present con-
fined in the jail at Tampa, has heen adj
judged lunatic, and Judge Mitchell has
ordered him to be sent to the asylum.
The South Florida Railroad has estab-
lished hospital at Sanford to be used by
their employees in case of sickness or ac-
cident, each one being taxed so cents per
month.
Some one in Kissimmee recently at
tempted to kill a horse there by placing
boards with nails in them so that the
horse could not step or lie down without
getting on them.
The removal of the Walton county site
to Lake de Funiak is again being agitated.
Petitions are being circulated asking the
County Commissioners to submit the
question to vote.
Last Sunday night some unknown par
ties fired volley of shot into the upper
story Of Samuel James house, at Cocoa.
No damage. save the breaking of a num-
Der of lights, was done.
A Marion county farmer has 1856 acres
planted in watermelons, which he eX-
poets will yield 44S, 800 melons, growing
not more than three melons on vine.
At Doc. apiece his returns will foot up
SIP 200.
Maj. Shaw, of Keuko, is succeeding
well gardening. He raised one cabbage
that weighed nearly 10 pounds. He has
pumpkins as large as water buckets, and
onions that VIII measure nearly 10 inches
IN circumference.
In a competitive drill few days ago
of the East Florida Seminary cadets, at
! Gainesville, +. X. Williams, of Fernan-
dina, took the first honor and secured the
prize of So. F. w. Stone, of Chicago,
carried of second honors.
At a railroad meeting at Sanford $50, 900
was subscribed for a railroad from that
place to Tavares, connecting Sanford with
the broad gauge road of the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation Company and the
Florida Southern Railroad.
III the case of the United States versus
Harvey, at Key West, charged with SNUG
Cling, the jury were out 20 minutes and
rendered a verdict of guilty. Harvey
was captured a few weeks ago by Chief
Inspector Kerr with II demijohns of
Spanish rum, which he says was given to
him by Spaniard, and he thought that
they were cOcOanuts.
The largest bird rookery in the State is
on Lake Gentry, in Brevard county. The
rookery covers an eighty-acre tract Of
ground belonging to Mr.. Mott. 1t is
estimated that over 100000 of birds are
at this rookery every season. 1t has been
the resting place for birds since time i'm
memorial. 1t is claimed that 900, 900
barrels could not hold the guano there.
The NeleS prints the following facts
about Gainesville: Two good brass bands
flourish about 800 children attend school;
about forty merchants sell goods; five pO-
I'd nh g
persons lnhabit the place; eight clergy
men hold forth every Sunday; about 800
Deope come to stay each year; about
100000 is the annual increase of taxable
property; about 100 new dwelling houses
are erected annually; about $500, 900 are
annually expended in Improvements;
about half a dozen good schools impart
knowledge to the young and rising gen.
GRAFTON; four town pumps, four soda fOun-
tains and six saloons assist in shaking the
thirst of the Inhabitants.
Jacksonville correspondence NEWS,
MAY 20: At a meeting of the directors Of
the Florida Fruit Exchange. held in this
city yesterday, Capt. A. NJ. Ives, at
present local agent OF the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company,
was elected general manager and
treasurer The appointment is exceed
ingly judiciOus. The bond required is
00.-Arrangements are being made
for the establishment of a line of
steamships to take the mails weekly
from this point to Nassau.-About
forty of the cigar makers employed
in the M0delO factory have
struck in consequence of a reduction in
their pay, and many of them will seek
work elsewhere unless some compromise
is effected.-The prognOsticated storm has
not occurred, although the weather is I'M
settled.-The vegetable crop generally has
been greatly curtailed by the prolonged
drought.-AnOther bOtel of 500 rooms, is
projected in st. Augustine. It will be the
largest in the State, and it is estimated that
the entire plant will require an outlay of
$1,00O,000.