Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-16

Work on enlargirg Grace Church, at Ocala.
is progressing rapidly.
Large quantities Of oranges are now being
shipped from Indian river.
lheTe are more strangers in Tallahassee
no" than al any time during the season
The steamship America, wrecked ON the
pieces.
The Fret National Bank building at Pa
LMALAa M y last nearing completion, and will
soon DE- ready for occupancy.
The City Council of Lake CITY has donated
sL'' 70 perfect the water works, and eXte nj
the system along Marion street
The new double line Of telegraph wire ia
Delng extended south OF Orlando along rho
line OF the South Florida Railroad
\ steamboat is being built at Tallahassee of
t-leet drait-z0 miles from the place OF
launching. The keel is 20 feet long.
10 consequence Of protest entered by the
mail carrier the newly established most 0flice
Of Merritt, on Indian river, is vet without the
mails. '"e
The Baptist Church OF Orlando has an
pointed "a committee 10 canvass the several
methods proposed for the removal ard i'm
proFement Of the church building.
Thomas Brooks, Of Levy county. has %
young Grange trees. the crop from which
netIed him over Si25. HIS trees occupy about
al the raie of about 81. 300 per acre a wear net
The County Commissioners of bradford
nave ordered the county seat election 10 take
pace ON the 9TH Of May, the same day Of the
election for delegates to the COnstitufionsI
Convention. The opposition is to remove the
site from Lake Batter To Starke
Eugene ii. Way and Mr.. Middleton, of san
lori, ran race a day or two ago, of 100 yards
at Orlando for purse of $50. Way was
given a start Of 10 yards, and Middleton was
ueclared the winner by SIX inches They will
run another race The lst Of April.
\ negro named Charley Banks was killed Al
ChattahOOchee last Wednesday. IN seems
LUuE the negro
man named Alison, and during the quarrel
drew hls knife on the man, who Immediately
drew his pistol and shot the negro I'M the
head, killing him instantly.
The entire stock Of goods in the store Of the
late ". g. White, at Orlando, was sold at
auction on the premises day or two ago
MIS- annie \. White being the purchaser on
lhe thlrd old Tor $4,000. The bidding was
opened by Mrs White at $40, COO, and the
Gre'iltors made second bid of s24,O0o. Mrs.
White Will continue the business.
Through state Superintendent 4. J. Rus
sell the Peabody fund offered gold medal Of
exquisite design and Workmanship to the Or
lando public school rs a prize TO the pupil ex-
niDillng the best record for general scholar
snip. Tie award was made on Tuesday morn
ing last, Miss Ruth =. Bumbv being the mcri-
torious pupil to receive it.
The size Of the new Methodist Church 10 be
built NJ Orlando viii be S0x4O feet, and the
I church Will cost. when completed and seated
a'OuL F5,UJJ. The seating capacity will be
y0l- This church is having a rapid growth
January, 1881, the membership was 81. and
Eeuruary j, 1885, lt was ls6. since which time
there have been y additions, making a total
membership of lsS.
The Fort Myers Press is informed that the
upper CalOOsahatchee valley is more readily
aud easily Hooded now than previous to the
neSinhing of operations by the drainage COM
pany. Ine Press gives as a reason for this
state OF Things that the natural drainage Of
Lake OkeechObee Is south through the EVER
gltdes, lrstead Of west through the CaloOsa-
Hatcu,,e river, and that the cutting Of canal
from the lake TO the Okeechobee river causes
the Failey ire more readily TO overflow, as the
lower river Is not large enough 10 carry of
the water with sufficient rapidly.
4 cOl1rcd boy about y wears oil %. a grandson
OI benhis johnson, was killed last ednesday
evening ON the railroad track. near the Jordan
pl lntatlon, at Quincy, by being struck by a
pole car. william Mason. cOlOred, IN charge
ani several hands coming from Mt. Pleasant,
were ON the pole ear aud detached II from the
freight train as II nearcd the down grade. and
som after It was done the boy jumped on the
track about thirty yards in front TO watch the
passenger train move on, not having seen the
pole car. The hands cried out with all their
might aad main to him 10 get of the track but
owing 10 the noise made by the moving tram
nc ili not near the shouts OF warn ng. The
pOle car struck him anu Killed him instantly.
At Palatka Friday morning about $3.50
O'Clock burglar Effected an entrance into the
rooms OF =. y. >clp. over Illlenthals furni-
iufr -torc' aud secured S303 in cash and Mr..
SER Wdtcn ami chain. valued at Sis. Mrs.
>rlp aWoke and noticed the burglars shadow
ON the wall. but thought the shadow was
caused from some one walking along the
street. with a lantern. and paid no attention
20 it. The burglar then went to the door of
the next room, occupied by W. B. Cross and
Gov. Towns as a sleeping apartment. and had
succeeded IN unlocking the COOr with a little
clamp with which he grasped the key, when
he was frightened away by Mr.. Seip, who is
an engineer on the Florida Southern Road,
getting up and preparing to 90 10 his engine.
This Il no doubt the same thief that has been
operating at Palatka for some time, rs he
seems TO have but little trouble in gaining an
entrance into houses by the use of the little
clamp by which he is enabled to turn the keys
lett in the locks.