Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-23

FLORIDA.
Il is rumOred that there is smallpox at
Hilliard.
, A Congregational church is to be built at
Tampa.
a political reform club is to be organized at
GAINESVILLE tomorrow night, in preparation
Tor the coming municipal campaign.
The City Council Of Fernandina destroyed
Si'eof ~ ol cancelled city scrip at their meet
ing on wednesday evening last.
Al FernandIna gentleman from Massa-
chuselts lost $500 diamond and emerald
overheard while coming from the New York
steamer last Tuesday.
LOngwOOd has taken on a boom. About
twenty live new houses are now being built
2 Skating rink is To be started next week, the
hotel l= to be cor pleted at an early day. and
everything ind '1lcs that a bright future Is
At haud.
Building operations at Orlando are boom
ing. a new hotel OF slNty-five rooms, to be
erected by Mr. Wilcox near the railroad
junction, has already been contracted for
and the building has been leased for a term OF
five years.
The Sands grove, formerly owned by W. 4.
Patrick, IN the western edge of Orlando, is
now the property Of J. NJ. Wilcox, he having
traded the Barlow grove, near AltamOnte,
sand dollars.
Lake City Reporter: As an evidence Of the
interest felt in the completion Of our new
road, we heard one of our merchants give an
tured, ana not TO be shipped until this line is
ready for business.
Lake City Reporter: This has been a hard
winter on stock cattle. 0ne of our friends
told us nc had lost twenty eight head since
Christmas, owing To the rain and cold. Rem
edy: Plant enough corn and peas to make
forage Practice the Old-fashiOned plan of
taking care Of what you have.
On Monday evening. March 9, A. A. Porter,
proprietor Of the Westviue Pioneer, left that
place and went to Pensacola. He went for
the purpose Of settling some little bills he was
owing, taking with him $500 or $500. He was
in the city on Tuesday at the City Hotel. That
night after supper he settled his hotel bill and
gave his valise 10 the clerk, Mr.. Cook. receiv-
ing a check for il. Since that time he has not
been heard from and all efforts to trace him
have proved unavailIng. His family and
friends suspect foul play.
Prof. a. ii. Curtiss has shipped two tons OF
wood. representing l6j Florida trees, TO the
State University Of Iowa. Several years ago
Prof. Curtiss sent set of about l75 specimens
TO the Agricultural College of Iowa. The
DisstOu sets are nearly cOmpeted-one for the
Office at Jacksonville and one for the Phila-
delphia office. Most Of the North Florida
specimens were exhibited at the State Fair,
/ but the South Florida woods were not then
Z ready. The intention Is TO place the set now
at the exposition in the capitol at Tall llahassee.
I They are TO be repolished, and it is hoped in
. time 10 increase the number to 200.
For some time past the trains of the Florida
Railway and Navigation Company have been
systematically robbed of freight at and be-
| tween certain stations between Baldwin and
I Highland. Since Jan. l upward of $4,000
worth of goods have been stolen from cars
7 barrels of whisky, bottled beer, coffee. sugar,
[ boxes Of clothing. etc. sufficient to stock
store. Recently the company located the
I point at which these robberies were being
committed. Mr.. Papy, General Freight AGENT
Immediately sent one Of his clerks, Mr.. {. +.
| Taylor, TO Highland, with instructions TO
Z catch the thieves, and had he employed one
Z Of PinkertOn's detectives the work could
/ not have been done so we'll and in so short
I a time as it was by this inexperienced detec-
tive. In less than twenty-fOur hours he dis
I covered that he had 10 deal with an organ
/ lied band Of robbers. members of which lived
I at points remote from the places where they
committed the rObberies. He succeeded IN
falling five OF them. the last one being Ike
Watson. of Kings Ferry. Two others es-
capped. aud were followed by Mr.. Taylor as
far as WaycrOss, where he found they had
taken the train for Albany. One more of the
gang Is still in the State and will be captured.
There il no doubt but that the many acci-
| dents which the company has had the past
/ winter may be charged in part to this gang,
whose purpose in wrecking trains was rob-
I berry. Much Of the stolen property was re-
/ covered, and the gang entirely broken up.