Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06

Marine Corps. CAP Mead commanding.
/ statloned at Pensacola navy yard, received
telegraph orders from Washington Friday to
prepare for active service Immediately. The
| united States frIgate Tennessee, ordered
anu now en- route to Aspinwail, was expected
10 arrive Saturday, morning to take the
marlnesor board
Fernsudina Mirror: Mr. E. P. Moves, OF
TINS city, brought TO our Office IN his hand an
orange trer in fun bloom. This tree must
De OF the Llhputla1 variety. The seeu of this
tree "a mia 7ted one ye;.f ago, and the tree
mas now ia ned the magnificent proportion
OF iour inches in height and one fourth OF an
inch In diameter. 1t has a fully developed
heattny blossom on the Extreme IOpmost
D0uGn, and promises tofurnish an abundant
crop.
To morrow the citizens. of Orlando will be
/ calico upon to decide whether they are IN IA
Yor OF authorizing the City Council to Dor -ow
SlOOOO fGr the purpose of afIording protection
against nre and providing for IL erection Of
aDulidlng suitable for Il Council Chamber and
| city jan: There will be three methods Of vO-
ting as follows: Those faForL-S the borrow
ing OF tue money will vote ''for loan of
| SlO,VOO;" those against wiki vote against q
loan Of ''O,G9O." Should anv citizen he nm
willing to vote for io4n of SIC. 900, but will
! ing TO vote FOR loan e less amount, he will
1 vote, FOR loNn Of s." {specifying the
amountl.
Lake Cry correspondence NEWS, April g:
EThe weather hes been favorable for plant
1 inE4 ann a kaa - nuL. er OF farmers h.. re
plAhPfN thSEr cotton this week A merchant
| Of LAkC City tefls me- t21at he has made clear
$2S beihg Subscriber to the DAILY
MEN @Ihe Columbia Fair Association met
last evening and adopted bylaws, etc. Stock
! is hvlng taken freely and everything points to
success.-0ne Of the students OF the Agrlcul-
J tural Co'ege--son Of eX-SheFifT Perry-died
| the present week The financial condition of
| Columbia county is excellent. This has been
| brought ABOUT by the persistent efforts of the
! Board Of County Com mlgsiORsrs. who have
| served in that capacity for number OF years.
| In few years tie orange crop OF Columbia
county Will amount to as much in value as
( the cotton crOp.-A large number of cattle
! have died the past winter; some think it
| murrain, some EVOLVES in the back" bat it
/ certainly has been caused by the cold rains,
4 wet W ather and a want of fOOd.-Seventeen
I buil6-Ig Tots lave been sold TO different par
! ties at Columbia City.-JnO. w. Downing &
! Co. viii pat in motion their sa W mill, grlst,
cotton gins. ETC., this fall. Their business is
| now located in i've miles Of this point,
! where they ship over $4,000 worth of lumber
| per annum. They are ROW diA losing Of their
! lands at low figures at their present site.
These are excellent orange, fruit and Vcge-
table lands, and are situated in "a nice place foT
/ acountry village. The inquiry for Co uinbia
county pamphlets is increasing every day, by
| parties l. every State in the Union. All par
| ties can be accommodated with a correct de-
! scription, etc, OF Columbia county lands, by
, applying to Mat. scarboTo. Lake City, Fla
large livery stable building by J. L. Henry
us among the late improvements Of our city.