Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-07

WA. Gilbert, of jacksonville. lost 500
on the result OF the election in New York,
out says he don't care, as the election OF
Hill and Lee fully compensates for the
loss.
MRS. Archer, Mrs. Ames, Mrs. McMa.
non, Mrs. Long and other ladies of ITALIA.
hassee, have considered the matter of or.
ganlzIng Women's Exchange or Coop
eratlVe Union and think favorably of it.
The Literary Home Circle Of Tallahas-
see' modelled upon the plan Of the New
1ork ChautauquS Circle, meet regularly
at the University library, every Monday
/ evening, The membership now reaches
! about 40.
In small crack In a piece OF casing
| Just under the centre delivery window,
the postmaster of Gainesville has just dis.
covered twelve or fifteen letters and postal
| Grads which were from time TO time put
there by people who thought the crack
served as a receiving boz. Some of the
postal cards were put there in 1883.
The contract bids for taking the State
| prisoners for the coming year were not
opened mt Tallahassee Monday as adver-
used. Owing 70 the absence of some Of
tne cabinet officers quorum was not
present, and opening OF the bids was
postponed until next Mondays during
which time other bids, il rendered, will be
received.
The next meeting Of Florida Camp Con-
tederate Veterans of Jacksonville will
! be Finnegan- Mcclellan memorial meet
ing. Senator Call, of his command, will
deliver eulogy upon Gen. Fmnegan.
The Grand Army of the Republic men will
be invited TO participate. An GRAFTON upon
Gen. Mcclellan Will be spoken, and other
| addresses made.
At Jacksonville Wednesday a profess
sional ''masher" halted two young ladies
who were coming down Bay street oppO-
site the post office. To avoid him they
went into Mr. CastelPs store under pre-
| tense OF buying some candy. He followed
them in and was Extensively obtrusive in
his attentions. George Il. Reynolds, who
happened to observe the young Washers
antics, walked up to him, caught him by
the seat of his trousers and the nape of
the neck, and walking out the front door
pitched him into the street.
At Pensacola there have been
during the past year 1873 new es-
! adjustments in business, A bust
ness dlscontinuances, and IS changes in
the personnel of business firms. The total
value OF shipments from Pensacola for
! the current year is $l,961.2I5. There were
imported 81 lots of merchandise that paid
duty; imported free, q lots. Foreign yes
= -
Cleared, foreign, 346; domestic, 1874; total,
$50. Certificates OF registry granted, %;
or enrolment, "a; license for coast trade,
"; hsheries, Il; licenses under 20 tons. 81.
Total receipts at custom house, $22 S36;
total expenses of collection, ST., 404 SO.
A meeting OF citizens was held at Tai
lahassee on Monday to determine what
should be done in regard to running a
tallyhO line to ThomasvIlle. Mr.. SlOrah,
no Toll xrhr sSfG
! and said that he was ready to put on two
| tirst-class tallyho's If the people of
I Tallahassee would pay the ex-
penses of getting his outfit here and
| insure him against loss. George c.
Morgan proposed that if the citizens
would give $4,000 as a bonus that he
would personally give Mr.. Slorah the
guarantee desired and the tally-ho would
be put on Immediately. This proposition
Walker, r. c. Long and G. Fl. Dickinson
were appointed as committee to solicit
contributions to raise the $4,000.
DR.. John Westcott, OF st. Augustine,
known as the Christopher Columbus of
| Florida, is writing work on the route OF
De Soto through Florida and Georgia.
The doctor is eminently qualified for this
undertaking, he having studied the topo-
graphy OF the country by wading its
rivers, ana walking IL sGralgnJ lines over
its sands, for more than twelve hundred
miles following the trail of this won
derful explorer. He differs from other
writer's in regard to the landing place of
De Soto. He says: Gin the opposite quar-
ter of the village from the temple near the
shore stood the dwelling of the chief, con-
structed to serve as a fortress. This old
Indian town. this eminence on the shore
of Tampa bay, is well known as Indian
bill, about six miles south of it, and the
whole distance an open country" This |
make the landing point of De Soto. Here
his feet could lay near the shore with
abundant water. and it was necessary for
him to have landed his force in the time
he did near the land the march from this
point along the shores being unobstructed.