Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-18

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G. Nj. Preyatt. who took the census in
the north end of Volusia county, reports
a population Of nearly 1000 in that sec
tiOn.
The Methodist Episcopal church, South,
at THstenuggee, has enjoyed revival,
and many have been added to the church
at that place.
Seville is on general boom, and extern
sive improvements are going on. The
streets have all been opened and plank
sidewalks laid.
Tallahassee builders and contractors
and carpenters are all busy. Several
handsome residences in the city are near
ing completion.
meeting to organize an Orange
County Publishers Association has been
called to convene at Orlando. at 10 O'Clock.
Friday, Aug. q.
E. A. Crawford's house at Tallahassee
was set on fire by lightning day or two
age, but the flames were extinguished in
their incipiency.
The new town of Hawkinsville. between
Orange City and the river, is on a build
ing boom, four houses having been erected
within the past month.
Comptroller General Barnes has rented
the residence at the southeast corner of
the Capitol square, at Tallahassee. and
will move his family to that city.
Marshal Dishong, of Fort Meade. ten
dered his resignation last Thursday.
which was accepted with the understand
ing that he serve until another can be Sc
cured.
The local page Of the grange City Times
stamps the editor as one of the most
capable newspaper men in the State. He
is gifted with remarkable nose for news
and facile pen.
Volusia county will enjoy most re-
markable prosperity the coming winter.
The indications are now that 80 per cent,
will be added to her population before the
summer of 1886 arrives.
The large 3-storv bath house over the
White Sulphur springs was burned Friday
night to the waters edge. Temporary
bath rooms were for baths even more
convenient than the old ones.
The Klssimmee School Board have ar
ranged TO give an excursion on the lake
with festival at the school house in the
evening, on Friday. Aug. %. for the pur-
pose 0fraising funds to enlarge the school
house.
George Chester aud another man shot
eleven times at deer near Titusville on
Saturday, but only two deer were brought
in. The woods are unusually full OF quail,
all nearly grown. Bear are also nu-
merous.
kear Orange City day or two ago, a
negro woman, said to be Of questionable
character, attempted to commit suicide
by taking laudanum and other drugs.
DIR. Allyn was summoned and admins
tered medicine in time to prevent death.
Saxon q Palmer, contractors and build
ers OF Orange City, have closed a contract
with Mrs. F. W. Gum, Of Washington.
Conn.,, for the erection of an elegant win
ter residence on Leavitt avenue, in the vi
entity Of Palmetto cottage, Orange City.
Lake City has but four physicians to
practice over large area of country, and
all Of whom are otherwise engaged. 1t is
claimed that fewer drugs are sold in Lake
City, in proportion to the population. than
in any other country, and the doctors
have fewer calls.
Mr.. Peoples, who has been working at
Mr.. Wilson's saw mill near Bethel, while
assisting i'm the removal of some machin-
cry had his arm fearfully lacerated.
Fortunately no bones were broken and
use of the injured member will probably
be recovered in a few weeks.
The board of county commissioners of
Brevard, at their session last week, APP
proved the amounts appropriated for the
expenses of the Metzger case, which were
introduced at the July session. The sew
eral amounts were paid by interest-bear-
ing warrants due Jan. l, 1886, at 6
per cent. interest.
One OF the negroes who broke into the
house of Mr.. Dolby, agent ofthe Savannah,
Florida railroad at Davenport, and robbed
him of $3.50, was captured, and after
preliminary trial at Auburndale, he was
lodged in the county jail. Mr.. DOby's
r0cketbook, with $503 OF the money, was
found on the person of the robber.
The census returns for Nassau and
Wakulla counties are now in ana show
as follows: Nassau county-Number Of
inhabitants, S,6l9; farms, 206; manufac-
tories, 10; deaths for the year ending with
June, 49, Wakulla county-Number of
inhabitants, 1896; farms, 200; deaths for
the year ending with June. 81
Between Tallahassee and Carrabelle
few days ago a Tallahassee gentleman
noticed great many trees lately struck
by lightning, and decided TO count them.
In distance Of thirty miles he counted
near the roadside 80 trees that had been
struck so recently that they were not yet
dead. Using this az basis for an esti-
mate, the gentleman concluded that
Florida loses annually over 800, 900 feet of
of humber, destroyed by lightning.
The post Office at Fort Meade was
broken into last Saturday night by some
person well acquainted with Mr.. Tillis'
business habits, but the timely return OF
Mr.. Tillis, accompanied by DR.. Arnold.
prevented him from securing anything OF
value. MIR. Tillis, on approaching the
post Office. heard the burglar wrench the
blinds open In the rear Of the building,
and sent DR.. Arnold around there while
he approached the front door and called
to bis clerk as though he were in the
store. This frightened the burglar, who
Jumped out of the window and was recOg-
nized. No arrest was made.
Titusyile Star: The cocoa roots and
specimen Of poisonous snake which Mr..
G. f. Herrick promised 10 send us, have
arrived. He says that one of the snakes
is called by the natives Tomatg0g, and a
victim OF its bite has never been known 10
survive more than two hours. This Is
only one Of about forty POISONOUS snakes
which lnfest that country Central Amerl-
cal. The Indians are generally the VIC
Tins, as they have a desire 10 become
snake charmers, and use kind OF weed
grown in that country which has the same
effect upon snake as chlorofOrm has
upon the human family: but from being
over-anxious TO handle his snak9ship be-
fore he is fully under the influence OF the
narcotic often results in death Of the most
horrible kind.
SOUTH CAROLINA.