Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-23

Barlow Is to have railway mail service.
| Orange trees are now N fun bloom in sum
| ter county.
Ocala has :, 200 population. Four years ago
she had only 1000.
Several wagons Of immigrants passed
| through Ocala Monday.
An octopus, or devil fish, of Is feet, spread
IN all his Shiny folds, was caught near Punta
Rassa on sunday of last week.
4 white man and negro at Barlow had a
tight with spades last week Tuesday. The
negro's skull was fractured so that the brains
OOzed out.
MIR. ". n. Bryant, of Lake POinsett, while
loading a large fly wheel last week was
crushed against building by il and severely
n not fatally injured.
new town has been laid out four and "a
half miles south of Sumterville, at the juno
ZION Of the Florida Railway and Navigation
COmpany's road and the Gordon Road.
1t is said there is a fall OF "A feet in the
Miami river, from the Everglades to the sen.
distance of three or four miles. If this be
true. the drainage of the Everglades would
not seem TO be a very difficult achievement.
Fort Mason vegetable gardeners are max
ing big preparations for large shipments
soon. Their crops between Lake EustIs and
I ale are in fine condition. and as a much
larger acreage has been put in than any pre-
viOus year, lucrative season is confidently
anticipated.
Mr.. Shelton SOuteT, living near Anthony.
VIII ship this year between 500 and 1000
boxes of oranges. From the same grove last
year he only shipped 80 boxes. This increase.
though large, Is not unusual, and demon
strates the wonderful bearing capacity of an
orange grove.
Fort Myers Press: Mr.. Cyrus Beede, the
snecial Indian agent is abOut 10 take a trIu
accompanied by Mr.. William N. Hendry. tC
the vicinity of Fort Meade. kissimmee and
elsewhere 10 visit the scattered settlements
Of the SeminOles in pursuance of the object OF
MS mission. lie Is endeavorlng to do all that
is possible To prevail on the Indians to secure
hOmesteads and save themselves from being
literally crowded out of the country, as they
VIII be In time II they neglect the opportu-
nifty.
Tallahassee correspondence NEWS, Feb. 90:
The cause of education was encouraged in va
riOus ways by the last Legislature. Florida
University at Tallahassee and several other
institutions Of learning were Incorporated
and large apprOpr atlOns made for the benefit
of the state Agricultural College at Lake
CITY, the teachers institute and for normal
instruction. DIR. +. 5. Grill, the new State
Treasurer. assumed the duties of his office
Wednesday. DIR. Mitchell, the new Commits
siOner of Lands and immigration will take
charge OF MS office on MarCu l. Col. JnO. a.
Craig, Il prominent cities Of this county, and
q gallant soldier lnthe late war, died of pneu-
mOnia last Thursday at his home near the city.
Lake City correspondence MORNING NEWS
Feb. 20: 4 cold wave struck us last night. and
this morning we had a brilliant frost, and all
to-day shawls and OverCOats have been in re-
QUisitlOn.-A family, consisting OF husband,
wife and several children. passed Wills II last
week on their way back 70 Georgia from South
Florida. Their equIpage was a bundle in
dirty rag and a shOtgun.-The public health
Is remarkably good in this sectiOn.-One of the
greatest improvements Lake CITY has had Is
the management of the Peabody School 10y
Prof Beutly. assisted by Miss Anna IL. POr-
ter. The school mas l3l pupils and is giving
universal satisfaction, so nuch SO that the
trustees and citizens find that it is necessary
TO either build or buy another building 20 ac-
cOmmOdate the rapidly increasing school.
Scholars, residents of Columbia county, have
no tuition to pay. while those from other
counties are charged 81 per month tuition.
Another assistant is to be added TO the in-
structors at once in this school,