Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-24
FLORIDA.

The city taxes OF Kissimmee amount to
$l,749 So.
Fernandina, for 1884, collected all Of her
taxes but $57 II.
The Presbyterian Church at Kissimmee
is nearly completed.
An occasional visit is made to Rock
ledge by the Seminole Indians.
The addition to the Tropical hotel at
Kissimmee is progressing rapidly.
Will Wallace Harvey, the poet, has de-
cided to try truck farming for a living.
Work on the new bank building at Kis-
simmee is progressing favOrably and rap
idly.
The stone for the foundation of the new
church at Melbourne Is being put on the
ground.
A dance was rendered the Scotch immi-
grants at the Suwannee hotel, at Cedar
Key, Wednesday.
Rev. o. NJ. Woodward has invested in a
place at Melbourne, and will erect a
dwelling thereon.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
paymaster disbursed about 500, 600 at Fer
nandina last Thursday.
The Clerk of the Franklin County Court
asserts that there are more DIVORCES than
marriages. in his county.
A couple were married last week in APP
alachicOla. The day after marriage they
separated from each other.
There are great many Invalids in
Gainesville who have arrived to escape
the cold weather at the North.
The measles are prevailing to such an
extent at Welaka that the public school
had to be temporarily closed.
Of 10 Kou
Equator is Democratic in politics, while
the Spanish section is Republican.
The Pensacola Water Company will be-
gin work about Jan. 1. and the system
will be in operation by May l, 1886.
The Key West Democrat always prints
a most excellent local budget. The other
departments are also very we'll cotton up.
Mrs. s. Atzeroth, of Fogartyville, says
that she has growing on her place in open
air number OF thrifty coffee trees, some
of them fifteen feet high.
DIR. A. E. Hodges, pne Of the Oldest resi-
dents OF suwannee county. died at his
home on Hickory isle, about 20 miles south
of Cedar Keys saturday.
Large quantities of vegetables and other
produce from the adjoining Keys have
been sold at auction at Key West during
the past week, bringing good prices.
Another pencil factory will be estab-
lished in Cedar Key. Mr.. GoOdenrath,
agent of Isaac Eppinger, of New York,
has been negotiating for land for this pur-
pose.
The Board Of Trade of Tampa has de-
cided TO petition Congress TO give the res
eryation at that place to the town for
school purposes, part OF 1t to be used for
a public park.
The CITY Council Of Kissimmee at its
last meeting made a lO-mlll levy for city
purposes, which Is expected TO wipe out
Ali Indebtedness. bring warrants TO par,
and keep them there.
Judge James L. Magbee died at Tampa
day or two ago. 1t Is reported that
stronp suspicious are current, that the
Judge did not die a natural death, and
that he was poisoned.
Eleven Cubans sailed from Key West
on Dec. y on the steamship Alamo for
New York, II is said, for the purpose OF
io,ning a hlihustering expedition 20 be
fitted out for that port.
Lee A. Andrews, OF KIssimmee, have
bought John Tiner's orange crop Of about
~ 600 They have contracted with Bal
timore mousse 20 deliver them 1000 boxes
In the next two weeks.
Schooner L. q. Moelng, which left Key
west last Monday for Mobile, was obliged
an account Of the heavy sea % put into
Rabia Honda, where she lost TWO anchors
and came near sinking.
The shipping az fornandina was very
br,st the baat week. During that time
three aehooners, two brigantines, one
MIC ana one bark entered, m addition "
tha regular feet Of steamers.
The schooner Jessie Lowe IL daily ex-
nectea Al Key West with a cargo Of min
sral oil for use 81 TIE lighthouses, also
hall buovs and appendages 70 be- placed
M Tampa bay and at the Northwest Pas
sage at this pofh