Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-01
FLORIDA.

There are IA families between Palma
Sofa bay and the river.
A survey for a canal between Big and
Little Sara Sofa bays is being made.
Residents of Palma Sola are preparing
To go extensively INTO the fish business this
fall.
1t is estimated that 1000 people drank
water Monday at SimOnson's new artesian
well in Gainesville.
L. W. Palmer, of jacksonville, died in
Massachusetts a day or two ago. He was
attorney for the Disston Land Company.
Federal Point has had nearly forty days
this summer when the mercury has gone
up to 30 deg. and aDove at noon. The
highest point reached has been 50 deg.
At Federal Point George Baker, col
ored, fired twice at Harrison Thomas, also
colOred, with murder0us intent. Neither
shot took effect, and Baker was arrested.
The st. Augustine Gas Company has
arranged 20 secure the Bradford property,
Just north of knOwlton's mill on the st.
Sebastian river, where they will erect
their gas works.
The Southern Express Company shipped
from Tallahassee Wednesday 90 crates Of
LeConte pears, 6 cases OF eggs and coOps
of chickens. This is fair sample of their
every day business.
friend in New York, asking an immediate
reply. The letter was mailed at Bronson
on Tuesday morning at O'Clock, and he
received reply on Friday evening at 6
O'Clock.
Peter Brown, a negro living near Will
liston, has a daughter now in her Goth
year who has q daughter 16 years old,
who has baby now months old, the
grandmother becoming mother at the
tender age of 10 years.
Maitland has been Incorporated and has
elected the following officers: Mayor,
Capt. j. G.. Eaton; Clerk, G. NJ. Meteor
mick; Aldermen, e. Turner, W. II. Water
house, g. T. Stith, x. Il. Paekwood and I.
Taylor; Marshal, w. A. Morris.
1t is reported that the bonds of Peusa-
cOla's new Collector, Mr.. Mcclure, have
been adiudged deficient. or at least that a
question bias been raised as to their sufii-
cheney. There was some talk among the
citizens to the same effect at the time the
bonds were given.
A week ago last Friday o. M. Single
ton, of Fort Myers, was found hanging in
his house, nearly dead. He was cut down
and it was learned that some men who
had found that he had money hidden in
his house had caught him unawares,
strung him up, stolen the money, and es-
capped.
AT Jacksonville Thursday some wag set
afioat that round trip tickets to New
Ork, for those VINO desired to attend
Gen. Grants funeral, could be bought for
IS. Every body In the city determined TO
see the pageant, and ticket-sellers were
Hooded with wOuld-be excursi0nists. One
agent remarked that he didn't propose to
depOpulate Jacksonville in one week by
offering such terms and then follow 1t up
by making an assignment the next week.
Jacksonville Herald: A gentleman of
this city, well posted in the lumber busi-
ness, said Thursday that the cause of the
scarcity of lumber vessels in port was
owing 10 the depressed condition of the
market North. No orders of any conse-
quence, he said, are received here, and it
is too much OF n rick to pay So and
So 90 freight per thousand feet to
New York and then take ''Our"
chances for dispOsing of il there. He re-
marked: 1--WE continue to cut simply be-
cause We wish to bold on to our men, and
in hopes there will soon be a change for
the BETTER" There Is an unusually large
lot Of lumber on the Florida Central rail-
road dock, and not vessel there or been
there for week, TO load. train of
lumber comes in every night, and large
gang OF hands are kept busy placing it on
the dock. StevedOres are becoming down.
hearted at the dun outlook, and say they
will have 10 seek other fields or business
if something does not soon turn up for