Savannah morning news., 1885-11-17

Between $4,000 and $4,000 worth of
lsno IN IaVares have been sold since the
middle of the summer.
remarkable case, whice has shocked
Tue social circles of Seville, is before the
courts of Nolusia county.
me Baptists Of Kissimmee are prepar-
ing Tor union meeting at Kissimmee on
the last sabbath in this month.
GOV. Perry has accepted the invitation
OF tue Columbia county fair association
ana ana Will deliver the opening address on
Thursday, Dec. s.
MIR. Lombard is erecting a patent drier
TOT the Orlando Lumber Company at their
dPlnecastle mills. It's capacity will be
2O,OOO feet in As hours.
w. ID. Clifton has contracted to clear
about 30 acres of land for Berlin H..
wright on Lake Dias, in Volusia county.
IL VIII De set in orange and lemon trees at
once.
One thousand dollars were
appropriated by the Volu-
proVement of the Daytona and New Smyr-
ma road.
The Peninsular hotel building at Tav-
ares will be very handsome when the
present alterations and addition of a man.
sard roof, with three observatories, are
accomplished.
1t is reported that the inhabitants of
Cerro Gordo, the county seat Of Holmes
county had general scrimmage among
| themselves a few nights ago and one
young man was severely cut in the leg by
man named Jones.
Four safes are to be purchased for the
use of the four principal stations on the
l., y. and A. road-Tavares, Victoria,
ApopKa and Orlando. A building is to
be erected at Victoria for the storage OF
oranges, brought from Lake Apopka for
shipment.
Saturday the American. Edison Electric
Light Company purchased the property
formerly owned and occupied by DR..
! Gould as fertilizer works, on Hogan's
| creek. near Pine street, Jacksonville,
where they will put Up their machinery
and dynamos.
A gentleman by the name of Brown has
returned to GAINESVILLE after an absence
OF II years, during which time he has
been cultivating orange groves on Crys-
tai river. Last week he sold part of his
South Florida property for 100000, and
now he has returned to Gainesville to
live.
Fire got out in the woods north OF
Orange City Tuesday and destroyed fences
around several groves and burnt num-
Der of orange trees. 1t is supposed that
the fire was started by some person for
eiCher fun or mischief. The fine residence
OF Lieut.. Johnson on French avenue mar
rOwly escaped.
One evening recently, Prof. Deyman, of
Kissimmee, noticed gator creeping
slowly towards a white heron on the lake
shore. Suddenly the gator struck the
heron blow with his tail and killed it.
Prof. Deyman then picked up his parlor
rife, carrying a % calibre ball, and at a
distance of 60 yards killed the gator.
The land boom has commenced at Tav-
ares. Judge Copeland, OF the firm of Cope
land & Rogers, of Orlando, and another
New Hampshire gentleman, are the buy
ers. Judge COpeland's investment will
be about $1,000 in land, and he cOntem-
plates the erection of several cottages Tor
sale or to rent, and a business block.
AS the schooner Leverett S. Nelson was
crossing the Jacksonville bar Saturday,
the cook fell overheard and was drowned.
He was at work tightening rope, when
it gave way and he fell overheard back
wards, striking his head on the rail of the
vessel as he went down. He was evident
ly stunned, as he sank Immediately and
was never seen afterwards.
The schooner Sibley, Capt. Bartlett, ar
rived at Jacksonville from the North
Saturday night. On her arrival Capt.
Bartlett reported to Marshal Vinzant
that on Thursday, while at sea, diff
Guilty occurred between two OF his sea-
men named John Ais and John Bryan,
both colOred, when the former stabbed the
latter with a sheath knife under the left
arm inflicting very serious wound,
through which the lung protruded. Mar
shall Vinzant looked Ais up and DIR. Liv.
ingstOn was called to dress Bryan's
wound. But little hope is entertained
for the wounded mans recovery.