Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-30
FLORIDA.

mere were Dub TWO uealnS at JACKSON
vile last week.
Several small cottages for rental are
needed at Cocoa.
There is not an idle mechanic in or about
Tallahassee now.
A general picnic is in contemplation at
MiecOsukie Lake on July 3.
The population of Cocoa is about 100
permanent settlers. One year ago it
would not exceed %.
The frame for the Rock Ledge House is
up, and the carpenters are busy putting
on the Notwithstanding.
A trout weighing ~ pounds was caught
recently IN Busby lake, in front of the
fremont House, at Lakeland.
Two new post offices have been estab-
lished in Chaires, Leon county, and Santa
Rosa Park, Santa Rosa county.
Mr.. Neal, the contractor will commence
tomorrow carrying a semi-weekly mail
between Orange City and Port Orange.
Two hundred and sixteen call boxes,
and forty-eight lock boxes fitted with Yale
locks, have been put in the Barlow post
office.
The census for precinct No. y of Leon
county is about completed, and numbers
not less than 1,250 persons and shows only
20 deaths for II months ending May 81,
1885.
The Lakeland Lumber Company re-
ports doing good business notwith-
standing the season. They run all day,
and frequently run some of their saws
and planners at night.
Jesse McEyans, of Lakeland, after eat
ing hearty supper, then ate three grape
fruit weighing lbs. and a watermelon
weighing 4S lbs. and then tried to make
up a stock compsnyto buy another melon,
not being yet satisfied.
March Miller, a Wakulla negro from
Sopchoppy, was at Tallahassee Saturday
with a wagon load Of horse collars, which
be had made from the bark of neighbOring
trees during his leisure moments Of the
past three weeks. Miller says that be
lost no time from his growing crop, and
what he gets for his collars is all clear
profit. He sold his collars and departed
happy.
Thursday night a colored man named
Robert Mitchell, who lives near the Geor-
gia line, took four head of cattle to Talla-
hassee and sold them to Henry Douglass
for S25 so. Henry thought he had made a
tip-t0p bargain until Saturday morning,
when a Georgia farmer entered the city
in search OF some cattle stolen from him,
and swOOped down on Henry's new pur-
c&ldets Outs
A lady who resides at Troy, took the
Cos train at Orlando Saturday TO return
TO her home. On arriving at that place
she missed her pocketbook containing $50.
She Immediately returned TO Orlando, but
could find no trace of il. She then tele-
graphed to Kissimmee, and on the arrival
of the train at that point the conductor
searched the ear she had occupied aud
found the missing pocketb0ok, which was
restored TO its owner the next day.
The prizes for the regatta at Titusville
on the Fourth Of July will be as follows,
viz: In the FIRST class 70 the yacht max
ing the fastest corrected time, prize $50;
TO the next best. SO; in the second class
to the yacht making the INST
est corrected time, prize SO;
10 the next best, si2 so; in the
third class 10 the boat making the fastest
corrected time, $50; 10 the next best, $40.
Entrance tees-Frst class s., second
class Sl, third class $3.
Sanderson correspondence NEWS, june
-. Prof. Richard Blair's academy had
49, annual exercises to-day prior 20 the
summer vacation. The creditable re-
views by the scholars Of their past reeita-
lions proves application 70 their studies,
and demonstrates the great interest mani
tested by the professor. who has had many
result The citizens are n0itating the
subject Of building town school house,
but seem 10 disagree as 10 whose name
deeds should be made in.
Sheriff Anderson, OF Orange county, ar
rived IN Jacksonville Saturday after the
negro Henry Jones, VINO was arrested "A
few days ago by sheriff Holland. Jones is
charged with the murder Of white man
By the name Of Schmidt last fall. A white
man by the name Of Smith was arrested
on suspicion of the murder, and AT the
last term OF the Circuit Court for Orange
county was convicted Of the crime, but
was afterwards granted new trial by
Judge Foster. Sheriff Anderson feels very
confident that Jones Is the murderer
There were disposed Of ia the city mar
ket OF Jacksonville. during the week end-
ing Saturday, 80 Florida beeves. i2,Ulo
pounds Chicago beef. SOC pounds Chicago
sheep. 10 hogs, 1900 pounds sausagoe.
1000 pounds veal, 800 pounds veuison. ID
pounds pork loins, 100 pounds pigs feet,
1900 pounds chickens, $500 dozen eggs,
% ducks, 1000 strings fish, 5000 clans,
800 pounds butter. 1880 pounds lard, 900
pounds ham, 300 pounds shoulders, 500