Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25

men OF leisure are having some fine
sport.
A daughter OF Godfrey TompGins who
lives near Wildwood, was given morphine
by mistake for quinlne, and death
resulted.
The government lands between Cotton
| Rant and Levy county are about eX-
hausted, 10. 900 acres having been entered
within the past two months.
Hon. A. S. Mann, of fernando county,
was united in marriage with Miss Susie
b. Williams at the residence of DIR. Ward,
| In Nashville, Tenn, on Tuesday
Garrett Swindal, OF Lew county, has
sold to Ira j. Carter, of Bronson, the
bale of cotton that took the $3.50 pre-
MUM at the New Orleans exposition.
An alligator and rat were placed in a
box together last week in ApalachicOla.
They fought, and the rodent killed the
saurian by cutting its throat with its little
teeth
Capt. Hall, of the st. Johns river
steamer FL. B. Plant, has just been pre-
scented with a diamond pin for beating
the steamer Belle of the Coast on run to
Sanford.
The largest mail that was ever received
IN Orlando came in last Friday morning
over the South Florida Railroad. Over
$500 letters and over 1900 papers were
received.
DIR. FL. K. Clarke, President of the South
| ApOpka Land and Improvement COmpa-
ny, has purchased the Blanton place,
overlooking the lake, and is about to
ouiid thereon.
There is an orange grove in Liberty
county the value of which is estimated
at three quarters OF a million dollars. 1t
is SAID that 80 hands will not gather the
/ fruit bptWpQn this and Ian. /
Ocala appears to the visitor as a place
very religlously inclined at present. On
/ Sunday services are cid in all the
churches, and in Agnew's hall and at the
! Young Mems Christian association hall.
w. G. Jones killed a bald eagle at his
place near West Farm, in Madison coun-
ty, a few DAYS since, which measured Ga
feet across the spread of its wings. 1t
had been feeding on Mr. jones' pigs for
some time.
The grand jury of Madison county
failed to lind bill of indct aent against
the West Brothers, who were under bond
for their appearance al the last term of
court for the killing OF VIM. and George
Laugford, in May last.
G. s. Watkins, the colored builder, has
the contract for erecting cOlOred Meth
Odst and Baptist cburcnes in West Or
lando. They will be spacious and COM
modious buildings, the former being
35X60 feet; the latter 3SX55, to cost $1,000
| each.
Arrangements have been perfected by
the temperance people to contest the le-
gality of the whisky petition now being
published at Madison. Attorneys have
been engaged on both sides, and will APP
pear at The next meeting Of the commits
siOners.
Sheriff Bigham, of Levy county, left
Monday for Titusville, to get Frank w.
Thomas, who was in jail there. Thomas
is under indictment at Bronson for the
murder of Robert Towne, at Cedar KEY
in 1881, and has been hiding for the past
four years.
Orlando Reporter: A. r. Tichler, repre-
senting the well.knOwn paper and sta
tionery house of Byck g. Selig, Savannah,
Ga, is in to Wn soliciting trade. This is
Mr.. Tichler's last trip on the road. After
this he will come to Orlando and open up
novelty store.
The case of Miller Watson, who is
charged it'll being accessory to the muir
der of Gabriel Forth, came up In Justice
court at Jasper Saturday, and was de-
cided by his being bound over to the
fall term of the Circuit Court, which con-
venes this week.
A few days since, as r. B. Mosely, of
Madison, emptied the contents Of
barrel filled with Irish potatoes. he was
surprised TO find a snake Is inches long,
and of the gator variety, among the pO-
tatOes. The barrel came from New York,
and how or where he procured his quar-
! ters is a mystery.
A few weeks ago, James White, OF
| Hart's Road, Nassau county, a hard
working, industrious man, was struck by
| lightning and Instantly killed, leaving
seven mOtherless orphan children, all OF
immature age and utterly helpless. Sub
| scriptiOns for the family are being re-
ceived by w. W. Farmer.
Fourteen new and cOmmOdlous stores
have been added to Jacksonvile's bust
ness roster, six fronting on Bay street,
and eight on Julia, by the recent addition
TO the Everett house. Ten OF these are
| already ernted. The hotel is now the
| largest In the State, having accOmmoda-
tiOns for between 800 and TOO guests.
Florida expects another settler in 6. G.
| Bailey, Jr., a prominent citizen of BOs-
| ton, who expects to engage in the orange
business. MIR. Bailey was formerly a
| large type manufacturer Of Boston. He
| was also commander OF Timothy Ingra-
| ham Post No. 12l, of HYDE Park, Boston.
The latter position he lately resigned.
! Two colored men, Wallace Bishop and
| Turner Lewis, left Mariana Saturday
night last in company. Both were some
what in liquor. They began to quarrel
about some stock. Bishop drew a pistol
and fired twice at Lewis, striking him
both times, once in the breast and once in
the shoulder, wOunding him dangerously,
If not fatally.
&. M. Brown, Of Ocala, went down last
week to his orange grove on the Panasoff-
| kee outlet, aud while there be and Supt.
! Deas walked out one day with their Win
chester rifles 10 search of game. Pretty
soon they jumped three deer at once and
opened fire on them. With fusilade of
! 10 shots they brought down all three OF
/ the antleTed monarchs.
Callahan has been Incorporated. j. o.
/ Harris is the first Mayor, and will serve
| for two years. The following named gem
tlemen were elected Aldermen: n. 5. Up
church, W. A. MahOney, Louis Shaw, :.
/ u. Jones and }. r.. Booth. j. G. Little
was unanimously elected Town Clerk. j.
/ GOoge and j. c. Atkins were nominated
| for Marshal, and Mr.. GoOge was elected.
There are within radius OF six miles
Of Ocoee, planted IN grove form, 1880
orange trees, 49, l5 or which bearing. After
a thorough examination, the present crop
Is estimated al a, 430 crates. There were
| planted last year within the same radius,
| pa acres In vegetables. IL is estimated
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