Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-07

Mr.. Gilbert, of Crescent City, has aplan
for building houses with cement and wire
cloth which he believes will prove sue
cess.
John Schurrer sold the building now
occupied by the Key Of the Gulf as an
office for $40. The Gulf will now have to
move.
A number of tents have been put up on
the railroad two miles east of Enterprise
for the accommodation of the men work
ing thereon.
The PenSGcoljan is rejoicing over the
new city government, which is distin-
gushing itself by having Pensacola put
in good sanitary condition.
There seems to be little trouble in let
ting the contract for the mail service be-
tween Racy Point and Federal Point, and
from Federal Point to Palatka.
The 20 leading insurance companies
doing business in Florida during the year
1884 received in premiums S279.474, and
paid losses amounting to $473,7l7.
A portion of the scaffolding around
the brick building on Front street, at
Key West, gave away, and a number of
labOrers were precipitated to the ground.
No one was hurt.
The Cuban wOrkmen in the factory of
Mr.. Stachelberg, at Key West, struck last
week and refused TO work. The proprie-
tor hoisted the stars and stripes and the
tables are now controlled by Americans.
At Jacksonville Monday afternoon a
colored boy named Adam Sargent, aged
years, was shot and killed while picking
strawberries by some individual. Sheriff
Holland is after the party who is sus-
pected.
The Park Theatre, at Jacksonville, with
all its scenery, stage property and all
other appliances, has been sold by the
Sheriff to Col. J. @. Burbridge for So, 100,
The bidding was far from spirited, only
two persons participating.
BY an order of the Postmaster General
the name of DarbyYille has been changed
to MacClenny. After June 1 Darbyville
will be known only as MacClenny. Hon
G. 9. MacClenny has been appointed
postmaster, with j. H. Montgomery as
assistant.
A coal burner was up before the Mayor
of Key West for acting disorderly, and in
order TO pay his fine instructed his mis-
tress to dispose of the necessary Goa! to
cover the amount. She sold the coal, but
rendered no account. Judge de Lond
gave her sixty days in which to repent OF
her sins.
Some one entered the residence of DR..
j. Y. Porter, at Key West, and disfgured
a large amount of furniture. Chairs
were cut and the piano was scraped. The
party evidently was bent on mischief, as
the valuables were in the same condition
as when left. A girl who was employed
as servant is suspected.
Postmaster Ledwitb, of jacksonville,
who is now confined to his bed with rheu-
matism and unable'tO attend to the duties
of the Office himself, has employed at his
own individual expense four men, tor the
reason that it is utterly impossible to
transact the business of the office with
the force allowed by the government, and
one or two of his men having succumbed
to the effects Of OverWork.
The value of the tobacco imported into
Florida from Cuba is over 100000 per
annum, and the cattle trade amounted to
nearly $500, 900, ana so on with lumber,
etc. The passage traffic between Key
| West and Havana has been from 700 to
900 persons per month. The Key West
Democrat, in commenting on the import
ance of Florida's relations with Cuba,
suggests Hon. J. p. Yonge, of Pensacola,
for Consul Genel al to that island.
The first effects of the barrOom which
was opened in Seville last Saturday were
/ seen on Tuesday. A man named Willis
in drunken fiji broke an ak handle over
! G. G. Smiths head and otherwise bruised
him up, and all without cause apparently
Smith obtained warrant for the arrest
! of Willis, but the case was tried before a
Justice" in the barroOm, all hands
drinking, and dismissed by imposing a
/ fine of So on Willis. The trial was simply
! a farce