Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-21

The Gainesville authorities will allow
no more selling of cigars and soda water
on Sunday.
Prof. A. H. Todd has rendered his resig-
nation as principal of public school No.
at Pensacola.
The board of health of Key West
assesses the owner of each pig kept in
the city 10 cents.
With an extra four-mill tax for Jail pur-
poses, the tax in Levy county this year
will be l6A mills.
The building of the burned district on
PalatoX wharf at Pensacola is being
pushed forward rapidly. $4,000
Not an employee of the Is in the Florida
Southern railway office at Palatka has
been sick during the summer.
Many houses have been built at Waldo
the past few months, and quite a number
OF others are in contemplation.
The protraeted services at the
Palatka Methodist church are still going
on, and growing daily in interest.
The school board of Levy county will
have about $1,000 on hand on J an. l, and
not dollar OF Indebtedness unpaid.
The firm of Devereux, Rogero Il Son, of
Palatka, have dissolved partnership, G.
p. DevereuX continuing IN the business.
The warmest day in the State reported
was at Key West on Aug. Is, where
the mercury gotup TO 81 deg. in the shade.
The City Council of Fernandina de-
strOYed some $500 of Cancelled city
scrip at the meeting Wednesday even
ing.
The first Shipment of Florida cotton
from Fernandina-350 bales-was made
via the Mallory steamship San Antonio
Friday.
X. c. Ivory, who formerly kept the Ever
glade hotel at sanford, has failed. tie
was keeping hotel at Old Orchard, Me.
His Liabilities are stated at $1,000.
The total vote at the late city election
at Leesburg was 299. OF this vote Mayor
Hunter got 10, Marshal Milan TO-. COun-
Gilman Lee 81, Councilman Hanson 70.
1t is rumored that during his recent
visit to Pensacola Alexander Stoddart eX-
pressed his determination to Guild street
railroad from that city to Bayou Texar.
w. S. Pitts, of Pine Castle, Orange
county, caught two 'possums the other
night and put them in one cage. When
morning came he found that the larger
one had nearly devoured the smaller one.
An attempt was made Friday morning
between midnight and daylight to burn
the Office of Capt. j. c. Petersen, at Pen
do more than show the cowardly inten-
ton.
Mr.. Pendry and DIR. Badger have each
given four blocks of land for the use of
the Florida Southern railroad at Eustis.
The property was wanted by the railroad
company for the extension of their tracks
and other uses.
1t is rumored at Sanford that negotia-
tons are pending between the new steam
boat line and the Floriaa Land and Colo
nlzation Company looking to the erection
OF a new wharf between the Sanford and
the railroad wharves.
The brother Of Lowery, the Seneca muir
derer, went from Seneca to Orlando aday
OF two ago and paid visit to his brother
at the jail. The recognition between the
two brothers was mutual, and thoroughly
establishes the identity of the prisoner.
The county Jail at Palatka now con-
tains Is prisoners-2 white men and
white woman, and 2 negro women and IL
negro men. Several DAYS ago the negro
men got into quite a racket because one
of their number informed the jailer that
they were planning an escape.
Fl. b. Carroll, who was formerly mar
shall of Lake City, and who was one Of
the posse summoned to arrest Willoughby
CasOn when be was killed, has been
bond at 81, 600. Good citizens immedi-
ately made the bond ON hearing the
amount named.
Since the death of Hon. j. l.. f. Cot
trell, collector OF customs. last week,
Messrs. E. j. LutterlOh, Il. II. McIlvaine,
Z. j. Demere, j. f. Mcdonnell, Of Levy
county, and J. b. Johnston, of Waldo, have
applied for appointment of collector of
customs of Cedar Key to succeed the
deceased collector.
Maj. A. z. Williams, who has been in
charge of the United States snagboat
which has been clearing the Apalachi-
cola river OF obstacles, has had to suspend
work owing to the river having become
swollen from the heavy rains. He sue
cessfully cleared the river for about 56
miles above Apalachicola. The boat will
now return back to the WithlacOochee.
Two negroes, working on Judge J. K.
Mizelps new building at Winter Park
became involved in a quarrel. One Of
them, known as JEFF ByraD, struck the
other, Andrew Coleman, several times
with a hoe handle, and then cut him
twlce-once in the side and the other
in the neck, severing the jugular vein.
Coleman lived but five minutes. Bryan
made his escape.
The lightning played strange freak at
LSObbulB EAtNAy1 NNtAh7 hAN eNtNSAH AVN
storm. 1t struck pine tree In the open
lot opposite the Methodist church, ran
down it, rolled in the shape Of ball OF
fire out into the street, followed the gutter
OF water down past the church, struck an
oak tree and ran up it. 1t was accOmpa-
MED by a tremendous crash OF thunder.
Both trees were plainly marked.
p party Of disguised men went 10 the
residence OF T. II. Hurst, near Live Oak,
q few nights ago, and from him forced the
information as to the whereabouts Of one
Caroline Anderson, who had foTsaken her
husband aud was living lewd life. They
then went TO the house where she WAS
living, and, according 70 her statement,
gave her forty lashes across her back.
Several men have been arrested on &C
count Of the affair.
Orlando Reporter: An Indian arrow
head was shown us few days ago that
was found by l.. y. Coiner at his fathers
residence, at Aitam0nte An old field,
cultivated by the Indians many years
ago, adjoins Mr.. COiner's place where
pieces OF pottery OF Indian manufacture
have been unearthed. II is said that the
spot upon which Orlando Is located was
once a faVOrite camping ground OF the
Seminole Indians.
Tavares Herald: The factional feeling
that has existed In Eustis between A. 5.
Pendry and John A. Mcdonald and their
supporters bids fair To become thing OF
the past. This feeling has had the effect
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