Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-05
FLORIDA.

The State Legislature meets tomorrow.
The amount Of property in ApalachicOla
held by tax titles promises TO be the subject OF
interesting litigation.
The contractor will commence laying brick
on the new Catholic church at Pensacola this
week. and will push the work forward 10
completion as rapidly as possible.
u. :. Roberts residence near Pensacola was
burned a few days ago. with most or its con q
tents The total loss is s.. 800. The insurance
is s.. 100. InCendiarism Is suspected.
McIver 4 Baker. prOprietOrs Of the DuVal
Hotel OF Jacksonville, have just leased the
Ataianta Hotel and cottages at Asbury Park.
y. j., which they viii run during the summer
season.
Mr.. b Cock. or DeLsnd. sent eight boxes Of
oranges 20 Cincinnati by the Florida Dispatch
Line. The fruit sold at - 50 per box. but the
freight. $40 81, aud other charges ate up ali
except 81 ..
Quite a number Of families have recently
settled in the country surrounding Fort
White. They come principally from south
Carolina. and are pleased with the country in
which they propose to reside.
The prisoner, Ben Renza. who recently al
tempted ta escape from the custody Of the
county jailer at Pensacola. and was shot IN
the hlp IN consequence thereof, Is dllng well,
and content TO now abide by the SEN
tence Of the court and serve his penitentiary
term He was sent up for 10 years for man
slaughter.
The settlement Of Gotha, in the South
ApOpka region, has had an addition to its
number OF settlers OF 65 persons during the
mast year. Most OF GOtha's population are
Germaus-everywhere noted for thrift and
industry. They seem 10 have nearly all they
want. and think II they had q railroad they
AZ Sumterviile $. 5. BeVille. Of the firm Of
Beviue & Hall, sWOre out warrautsO on Christ
mas morning against seven Of the town bows
for re ring down their sign and c7rryinC IL OF
on Christmas eve night, but afterwards dis
missed them on the boys promising 10 bring
back the sign, replacing 1t and paying tht
costs OF Issuing the papers.
One OF the new enterprises soon to be mum
bered among the permanent institutions o
Orlando is a telephone exchange. IL viii bt
a plant OF the Southern Bell Telephone anC
Telegraph Company. F. e. Hand Is manager
and n. r. Farley foreman ana constructor
The material is all on the ground. and worl
Will be commenced establishing the lines a
once.
All the business houses on the south side O
the public square IN Wildwood were destrOyet
by IRE a lijtle alter midnight Wednesday
morning. About y O'Clock several citizen:
were awake ned by loud explosion, and. OF
looking cut 10 ascertain the cause, discovered
flames issuing from the back part OF the store
OF W. j. Hunter, situated on the corner OppO-
site the Georgia House. At first many were
deferred from approaching the burning build.
ing by the iucessant EXPLOSION of cartridges
Lhe flames rapidly made their way
from Hunters store 10 ". b. Den
Eam's. which adjOined on the east
thence to J. NJ. TOdd's store, from which they
calght the barber shop and restaurant whiel
Oh IN the rear OF the barber shop Thes.
4st two buildings belonged TO the widow o
W. ) PlummeT, the cOlOred barber who diet
lefe last year, and they were occupied by
Johh 4 shuiten. another cOlOred barber. Al
these i've buildings - effort