Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-28
FLORIDA.

Nassau county VIII pay 14N mills Tor
State and county taxes this year.
Gov. Perry has appointed Irving
Schuyler an inspector Of lumber and
timber for Nassau county.
There is a prospect Of changing the
Orlando Episcopal church into a school
and erecting new church building.
Bro. Sam. Jones, the revivalist, will
spread his canvass and make a one day
stand at Tallahassee on Sunday, 18th Of
December.
There will be a general regatta Of the
Fernandina boat club to-day. All men,
bers owning boats are expected to put in
an appearance.
RUDE Long killed with piece Of an old
boat mast, in Lake George, a few days
since, an alligator measuring u feet and 2
inches in length.
Henry G. Baker, who has purchased the
Chester mill, at COneville, Nassau county,
OF Messrs. Proctor & Co., will start the
| mill up some time this week.
There are number of applicants for
the position of Principal of public school
No. /, at Pensacola, vacated by the re-
cent resignation OF Prof. Todd.
While at work assisting in discharging
a cargo of Ice from the schooner Levy 5.
Andrews, at Pensacola, q negro had a leg
broken by falling cake of ice.
The WOmen's Christian Temperance
Union gave pleasant entertainment at
Oeala Friday night. The temperance
people at Ocala are very numerous, and
hope soon to drive liquor out of the city.
The body of the late Charles L. HOyt,
which until now had been inferred in st.
Peters cemetery, at FernandIna, has
been taken to Meredith, n. H.. where it
will be deposited In the family lot in the
cemetery there.
Justice Pittman, Of Quincy, tried his
hand, day or two ago, at tieing up a
couple of cOlored lovers for lite. He
scared the coon so badly that he ran out
of the Court House as soon as the cere-
mOny was completed.
At the preliminary trial at Live Oak,
Monday, before Judge Phillips, Willie
Mills was exonerated for shooting Niney
Dixon. Mr.. Dixon had so far recovered
that he made his escape from the guard
which had been placed over him.
Ben T. Boyd has completed the census
returns for Putnam county. The total
population of the county is 1897 people,
an increase of 3,7l7 over the census of
1880. For the census year there were 50
deaths in the county. There were for the
same period 11S marriages.
The railroad men have been at Titus
VILE for the past week, sounding and To-
eating the line for the new railroad dock.
The line located, which is straight out
from their right Of way, is 1,45O feet in
length to deep water. Considerable ex-
pense will follow the building of SO long
dock.
A temporary track will be laid down
Front street, Palatka, by the Florida
Southern road for the purpose of deliver
ing the material for the new Putnam
house right on the ground. The SPED for
the wOrkmeH has been erected. and the
ground is rapidly being put In shape for
the builders.
The following is the cargo shipped from
Fernandina by the steamship CarOndolet
last week: 81 bales of cotton, 1000 logs
of cedar, 144 boxes OF cedar, lSl barrels of
rosin, SO barrels of spirits OF turpentine,
1873 barrels Of cOttonseed oil, IA cases Of
shrimp, IL barrels of honey, and 81 pack
ages ofmerchandise.
Orlando Sentinel: Mrs. Mary Timer,
who came TO this place about six years
ago without one dollar and cast her lot
with us, has place worth $4,000. Only
see what widow lady can do in this
state in so short time. She has about
three acres in grove six years old and
fifteen bearing trees.
The st. Andrews Bay Land Company
propose TO place line OF steamers there
and run them twice weekly between st.
Andrews Bay and Pensacola. A wealthy
corporation will build large hotel at st.
Andrews Bay, and expects 10 make
further investments with n view Of inn
proving that section.
OF. Langford, Of Madison county, has
bought Of Joel Rice, twenty acre lot,
which lies about two hundred yards west
Of the postOffioe at Mt. Pleasant, Gadsden
county. He Ia making preparations 10
build a fourteen-room hotel. IL will
probably be finished In time 70 catch
portion OF tho winter trade.
*. button, OF Live Oak, has 1900
barrels of crude turpentine slowed away
in two pits In his still yard In town. IL
Ia an ingenious Arrangement. and Is per-
fectly satisfactory. The gum is covered
with water, and over all is a thick layer
Of earth, which 10 guarantee against
FIRE, and the turpentine remains as pure
as when dipped from the boxes.
r. NJ. Henderson has just completed for
the Sisters Of ST. Joseph, in Fernandina,
handsome piece OF cabinet work In the
shape Of a vestment press for the sacristy
Of the chapel attached TO the convent.
The press, a combination Of cedar ana
curled pine artistically Joined together