Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-23
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mored n that city.
At Key West the underwriters in the
case of the wrecked Mallory steamship
Alamo have appealed from the decision
of Judge Locke, and Judge Pardee is eX-
pected TO shortly hear the case.
Rev. p. r. McCrary, living on Lake
Hollingsworth, has a mango tree on his
place which viii be full of bloom in about
a week. 1t is some twelve feet high, and
yet only four years from the seed. This
is the first tree of the kind grown in that
section.
Mrs. Carlton, who lives near Lake Par
ker, near Lakeland, finding that her veg
etable garden was being thinned out by
thieves of some sort set two stick traps,
one large and the other small, in hopes
of catching the marauders. A few days
since while she was at dinner, both traps
were sprung, a fine large turkey being
caught in one, and three partridges in the
other.
Apopka Citizen: Tuesday morning a
number of Italians employed ON the Flori-
da Midland Railroad came into town and
created considerable excitement for a
short time. They had heard that the
money had come to pay them. and they
were tncensed because they were not paid.
They offered violence to young Mr.. Mum
son, who was promptly protected by the
interference Of some armed citizens.
When it was explained to them that the
money had not come to pay them they be-
came quiet. These men have just cause
for complaint. They have waited several
weeks for their pay.
The Democratic nominations for dele
gates to the constitutional convention
from Hamilton county are c. f. Cone, OF
White Springs, and j. ID. Tuten, of JAS
per. Those in Hamilton county are j. 2.
Morton, Nj. NJ. Blackburn and r. F.
Rogers. In Polk county they are c. c.
Wilson and j. ii. HUMPHREYS. In Mana
tee county DR.. j. G. Pelot is the nominee.
| The Orange county nominations are DR..
kirly willy, J. G. Spear and W. ?. Ran
dolph. The Wakulla county nominees
are L. X. Swearingen and w. III. Walker.
The South Florida mail leaves Sanford
on the steamers every afternoon at 8
| O'Clock. 1t arrives at Palatka at 2 a. IN.
1t is there taken off, although the steam
! ers come on direct to Jacksonville Sand
remains there until S45 the next morn
ing. 1t arrives at Jacksonville at 1855
a. M, five hours being lost. If it came
on by steamer it would arrive at Jackson
Vile at a. M, and such portions of it as
did not belong to the city could be for
warded North by the 1880 a. m. train. Up
| to March l such an arrangement existed,
1t was then discontinued because the
post office appropriation was exhausted.
Lake City correspondence NEWS. April
81; The handsome, new Methodist church
is nearing completion, and it will be &C.
pied within month. Rev. Mr.. HOnaker,
pastor, is a faithful worker in his calling,
and is very popular with his congrega-
ton and the community. The Presbyte-
rian church is TO be repaired at once. A
new building, sufficient to accommodate
fifty students, will at once be erected on
the college grounds, the cost to be about
$4,000. The students who occupy this
building will be under the immediate SUI
| pervisiOn of the faculty. Other buildings
are under contemplation and will be added
to the grounds in course of time. AddI-
| tional facilities have been added to the
| chemical department of the college.
| President Hunt intends to make the col
| lege an institution that will add to the
| pride of our State.-The weather is dry
and windy, and alternately hot and cool
! top OF the ground very dry, and the young
/ plants are suffering for rain.-The Meth.
Odists at Wilson have determined to erect
a new church to supercede the original
wood building.-The butchers at Lake
City are dealing out Tennessee beef. The
cattle have stopped dying, and are i'm.
! proving fast; the grass, though a month
! later than usual, is good in the range
! The railroad connection to Lake City is
| expected to be completed in a few months
the grading is progressing rapidly.