Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-20
FLORIDA.

Quarantine has been abolished at Santa
Rosa Island.
A white frost was visible In Duval
county Monday morning.
The lighthouse, coal and buoy house at
Key West is still settling.
The Apalachicola canning factory is
doing frst-rate business.
Bishop O'Sullivan, Of Mobile, was ex-
pected at Pensacola yesterday.
A large excursion is booked to leave
Dayton, o., for Florida Jan. II.
The repairs on the wheel of the revenue
cutter Dix have been completed at Key
West.
James A. Harris, the orange king at
Citra, has sold his crop of oranges on the
trees for $4,000.
1t will require twenty-five miles Of wire
to fit up the electric bells in the new
Putnam house at Palatka.
1t is reported that r. E. Shivery has
about completed negotiations for renting
his new hotel at Gainesville to Eastern
parties.
A brilliant hop was given by the Jack
sonville Light Infantry to Lieut.. j. II.
Burroughs and bride at Jacksonville
Tuesday night.
Up to Nov. IA 1907 crates of oranges
had been shipped from Sumterville. 1t is
estimated that 5000 crates will be shipped
from the same place during the month.
A young man, living at Wellacotts,
near Key West, met with serious acct
dent by having two of his fingers cut off
caused by "monkeying" with a ''buzz
saw"
Fifteen cents per hour is all Italian
railroad labOrers are paid in Orange
county, and they are represented to be on
the verge OF starvation and in a deplora-
BILE condition generally.
There arrived in Key West on the mail
steamer early last week Rev. Mr.. Barnett.
presiding elder Of the Florida Conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
Rev. Robert Waller, evangelist.
There has been exported from the Lake
CITY depot, of cotton and cotton seed. from
Sept. 1, 1885, to date $7S,500. The above
is about one half of the business done by
the city for the same time last year.
The case of Messrs. Bayer and Burnett
before Justices Cone and Sadler at Gaines
Vile on Tuesday was dismissed for want
Of Jurisdiction by court. By agreement OF
counsel the case goes to the Supreme
Court.
A meeting OF interest has been going on
at Lake City in the Baptist church for
nearly two weeks, conducted by the pas
tor, 2. C. Drew. Eight additions have
been made to the church and others are
expected to follow.
The Methodists Of Key West are having
a revival. Frequent services are being
held by Rev. Mr.. Valley daily and
nightly, sinners are being converted, and
such as should be saved are being added
to the church daily.
In the circuit court at Palatka, Tues
day, in the case of the State vs. Anderson
Howard, a negro who, it will be remem-
bered, attempted TO outrage a white girl
at Welaka on June 10 last, the jury re-
turned verdict Of guilty.
Capt. Buck ParramOre will offer pre-
MUM Of 500 for the finest South Florida
baby exhibited at the Orlando fair. II
must be South Florida baby, born and
raised in South Florida, and no importa-
tions will be allowed to compete.
The Savannah. Florida and Western
railroad has notified Capt. Woods Of the st.
Johns river steamer Belle OF the Coast,
that In future the steamer will have 20
pay wharfage TO that railroad company
10 the amount Of &c. box and &c. bar
rel.
w. A, Richardson, who recently moved
10 Orlando from Vermont, is prominent
odd Fellow, was delegate from Ner-'
mont to the last National Democratic
Convention at Chicago, and has been
speakerof the House OF Representatives
in New Hampshire.
One OF the walters employed In Wella-
colts restaurant at Key West met with
a serious accident last Saturday morning.
He was saving wood by steam, and not
being very careful, his hand slipped, and
was cut in such a manner that three
fingers had 10 be amputated.
The building boom still continues At
Key West. In almost every portion OF
the city new houses are in course OF con-
struction. Three cargoes OF lumber have
arrived within the past week, aud yet the
demand is for more. Tenement houses
are in such demand that the supply OF
labor is not sufficient 70 meet IL.
The grand jury OF Franklin county
visited ali the city drug stores IN Apa
lachieola last week and examined the
methods by which the poisonous medi-
cines we're kept separated from other
drugs. The apotheearles and clerks were
closely questioned as 10 their knowledge
OF ooInpounding and selling OF medicines
The Board OF Directors OF the Florida
State Park Association helb a meeting
yesterday afternoon In the BOARD on tra sl.