Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-28

the ring of the carpenters hammer can be
heard.
There is a man at Apalaohicola that
eats eight mullet three times q day, two
loaves of bread, and drinks a gallon of
coffee.
The contractors for the iron roof on the
new custom house at Pensacola, are al
lowed four months in which to complete
the job.
The Eustis Semi Tropical has one sub
scriber that has paid his subscription
six years in advance, and another during.
his life.
John ssvarese. of Cedar Key, has opened
a fish shipping business in Tampa. He is
one of the largest dealers in fresh fish in
the State.
Ten or twelve young ladies' OF Month
cello will take their departure on Mon
day next for schools in Virginia and
Georgia.
Capt. James Kanen, of Pensacola, is
! negotiating for n steamer to take the
place of Ida Stockton, in the Choctawhat-
chic trade.
Capt. R. G. Parkhill has received his
commission and entered upon the dis
| charge OF his duties as Clerk OF Jefferson
Circuit Court.
ii. Ruge q Sons, Of Apalschicola, have
received diploma tor their exhibition of
sponge at the late exposition for the best
on exhibition.
A witness in Judge Lamar's court at
Monticello stated that she was a lone col
ored widow with four children and never
had a husband.
Walter Davis, who broke Jail at San
ford, last week, cut the telegraph wire
between Sanford and Eustis to avoid be-
Ing caught at other places.
Parties living in Jasper have recently
purchased of Judge Ramsey a plot of
ground near the depot, at Brooksville,
and will soon erect large hotel.
John B. Davids, of Westchester county,
N. T., bought last week of Samuel Hum
phries $40 acres OF farming lands, situa-
ted five miles from Tallahassee.
Mrs. j. D. Bennett, OF Crystal river. re-
ceived this week diploma from the New
Orleans Exposition for a piece OF music
composed By her, entitled "Florida For
ever"
Some merchants of Lloyds speak of
| countermanding their orders for goods,
for the reason that the present indications
are that the cotton crop will be cut short
one-half.
The cOlored people are making prepara-
lions for one of the largest camp meetings
that was ever held In Florida, which will
be held at Evinston about the middle of
October.
A large number of colored children
have died in the vicinity of Monticello
during the past three or four months. In
many instances the cause of death was
lack of attention.
! Extensive preparations are being
made at Cedar Key for the winter fishing,
already nets and seines are being hung
and boats repaired. The last winters
catch was very good one.
The postmaster at Pine Level did not re-
ceive the order from Washington to close
his Office on the day of Gen. Grants flu
neral. until three DAYS after the general
had been quietly laid away.
James NJ. Dannelley. of Baldwin coun-
ty, Ala, Tuesday, sold the schooner Ev-
erline to j.. p. Johnson, of Pensacola.
The Everline is five and twenty-five one
hundredth tons burden, and plies in Per-
dido bay.
DIR. j. II. Elheredge, of ApalachicOIa,
has Just received a model of an instru-
ment for cooling the body burning with
fever, which instrument he has recently
invented. He will at an early day have 1t
patented.
The City Council of Waldo is determined
to extend the corporate limits and add to
the town certain property which for years
has enjoyed all the benefits and privileges
of the municipality without bearing any
of it's burdens.
W. K. Hope, Of Brooksville, lost a fine
mule this week. It ran against a wire
fence, nearly severing its front legs and
cutting its neck and breast. MIR. Spring
stead put it out of its agony by hitting it
in the head with an ak.
Some trouble and excitement has re
Gently prevailed in the A. NJ. K. church
Of Monticello, and one faction has
'silenced" ParsOn Quarterman from the
exercise of his ministerial duties until the
meeting of the conference.
Brooksville Register: The officers tax
ing the census have not finished their
work. but from data furnished US the pop
ulation of fernando county will be be-
tween 1000 and 5000. The census for
1850 showed 926, 1860 1900, 1870 2,93S,
1880 4,24S.
From five stations, viz: Wildwood, Ok
ford, Orange Home, Bamboo, and Cole
man, in Sumter county. there were Al
566 packages of vegetables, oranges. and
lemons shipped during the past season.
There We're also 70 carloads OF melons
shipped from these places.
Last week there were lively times at the
railroad camps in Polk county, caused by
an agent Of another railroad going there
ana attempting 10 Dlre tne negroes "N-
plOyed at work on the Florida Soul e
and South Florida railroads. A row. yo
men shot and the agent jailed was the re-
suit.
Mr.. Shutter, who lives near Waldo, in
getting out Of his boat at his wharf seized
his gun by the muZzle and drew 1t to-
wards him with the view Of lifting il out.
Unfortunately the gun, by some means,
was discharged. the contents entering his
arm and shattering 1t so badly as TO neces-
state amputatiOn.
The census returns for the counties Of
Holmes and Polk are now in and show az
follows: Holmes county-Number OF in
habitants 1928, farms $40. manufactures
O.; deaths for wear ending June 30, 10.
Polk county-Number of inhabitants
6.623. farms 553, manufactures IS; deaths
for year ending June 30, 80.
The benefits Of the work OF the Disston
Drainage Company has Just been most
strikingly illustrated. Tue little steamer
Nareoose left kissimmee Saturday and
renched Fort Myers Monday, having lost
sixteen hours in stopping at landings.
Three years agp Kirke Monroe made The
same voyage IN skin and had 20 get his
boat carted over land about twenty miles.
Now. steamer drawing three feet or
water can make the trip.
Coosa Sun: That boy, called Latest,