Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-18

- -. pdbo Will soon Degln 10 erect
twenty tenement houses at Key West.
A large number of town lots changed
hanos at Brooksville during the past
Tampa wants a fish-canning factory es-
taollshed there, and is confident that it
would pay.
a hrooksTille contractor is figuring on
slA new buildings that are to be erected
within the next go days.
The Orlando District Conference of the
Methodist Church shows the affairs of the
district to be prOspering.
! sixty thousand pine apples were ship
! ped from Key West on the steamship
Lampassas last Saturday.
| The British steamship earn Marth sailed
from Fernandina for Queenstown on Mon
| day afternoon of last week,
Ivey & Robinson, of Apopka, have dis.
solved partnership. The business will be
continued by Mr.. Robinson.
O'Brien, a town in Suwannee county, is
to be hereafter known as Garden City' 1t
has full city government.
| DIR. j. II. Post is having a residence
erected at Paradise, where he and his
family will spend the summer.
A number of the residents of Pensacola
intend to pay their taxes in city scrip,
and will fight it in the courts if refused.
There will be a boat race at Eau Gallie
on June 10. Distance of course twelve
miles. A soup tureen costing $50 is the
! first prize.
Two colored train hands on the Florida
Railway and Navigation Railroad are
under arrest at Tallahassee for stealing a
drummer's trunk.
Mrs. E. c. Long, Commissioner for the
ladies' department of Florida's State ex-
! hlblt at New Orleans, returned home to
Tallahassee Saturday.
Work will soon be commenced on the
! house of refuge at Pepper Haulover, near
the head of Banana river. A schooner
load of lumber has arrived.
! Alachua county is entirely free from
| debt, and all her obligations are being
promptly paid in cash. The next tax
! levy will not exceed ten mills on the
| dollar.
! The century plants now about to bloom
In the Moragne grove, near Palatka, have
reached an extraordinary height, being
not less than 40 feet from the ground to
the top.
A new shell road is talked of at
jacksonville. 1t is estimated that a good
shell road, 20 feet in width and 6 inches
/
$4,000 per mile.
| Marshall and Eliza Mccall, charged
with numbering Mcclure, a peddler, last
winter, have been held for trial at the Cir
cult Court of Madison county. Eliza
! gave bail in the sum Of $3.50.
The Spiritualists Of Hillsborough coun-
ty recently held a meeting at SiX-Mile
| Greek. The Tampa Guardian says that
| Spiritualism seems to be reviving in that
vicinity, and several have been converted
to the faith.
At the Apopka election, held Monday,
| e. r. Prince, G. F. Harrison, J. T. Mears,
J. G.. Bradshaw and L. F. Henley were
! elected Aldermen, and e. NJ. Strong Mar
shall. More interest than usual was mani
tested. About 80 votes were cast.
At Sylvan lake, near Sanford, Sunday,
Cramer B. Potter, Is years of age, and
brother of II. B. Potter, the mail agent,
| was thrown from his buggy and, becOm-
ing entangled in the reins, one of his legs
was badly broken between the knee and
ankle.
A party has arrived in Apopka City
| from Cleveland, o., under the leadership
of Rev. VIM. f. lander, a Lutheran
minister, who comes to Florida for his
health. They are occupying DR.. Corn
welPs residence until they can buy or
| build for themselves.
| The Lake de Funiak Siq1dI claims that
| &. B. Rush, of Walton county. is the same
party who eloped with the wife of j. II.
Marion, of Prescott, Ari., and who de-
serted his own wife and three children.
The happy groom and bride have been
| residents of Walton county about year.
When the Mallory steamer arrived at
! Key West last week she anchored in mid
! stream, her Captain having been falsely
| informed that the commander of the
| United States man-oEwar Alliance was
dead, and that the cause excited suspicion
of yellow fever. Consumption was the
cause of Commander Clark's demise.
! Wednesday the construction train was
returning from Orlando. The switch at
| Apopka City had been carelessly left open
| and the backing train ran upOu the side
1 track, striking with great violence the
| fine new engine, TaYares No. 1, knocking
! off the COW catcher, head light and smoke
/ stack, and inflicting other damages. The
! engineer, conductor and others saved
themselves by jumping from the train.
| One man was slightly hurt.
Monday morning about , O'Clock dar-
| ing burglary was committed at White
! Springs. The burglars entered the store
| house OF O. K. Paxton, blew open his safe
|
! $3.50 in cash. The post Office was also
! kept in this store, and it was robbed of
500 in stamps and $50 IN money. The
money in the safe belonged to ]. f. Stew
art. the tax assessor Of Hamilton. 1t was
put in there for safe keeping. There is
| no clue to the perpetrators. The affair is
| a mysterious one.
A. NJ. Jeffries purchased 1900 acres of
land through Charles L. PORTER, real
estate dealer of BrOOksville. Later on
other land owners, who perhaps wanted to
make sales also, succeeded in convincing
! Mr.. Jefries that he had paid more than
this property was worth, and he became
very much dissatisfied with his bargain.
! Bad blood was engendered, and the affair
eliminated in Mr.. Jeffries, in company
with two of his friends, armed for the
| FRAY, repairing to the home Of Mr.. Pom
/ tier and demanding return Of his money.
/ This demand, however, was not COMPLIED
with, hut no blood was shed. Mr.. Jeflries
carried the matter into court, and Mr..
Pointer has given $1,000 bail for his APP
/ pearance.
Facts from the Farms.