Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-14

The public schools at st. Augustine are
closed.
City scrip in Gainesville is worth 80
cents on the dollar.
A citizen of Crescent City has been sued
for $4,000 for alleged SANDER.
A 70 room hotel will be commenced in
Gainesville within thirty days.
Fifteen thousand boxes of oranges were
shipped from DeLand last season,
The Key West and Havana Steamship
Company is doing a good business.
Chickens of fine breeds are brought to
Key West from Cuba by every vessel.
Baker county farmers fear the contin-
ued dry weather will hurt the peach crop.
II. b. Green's residence in Brooklyn,
the Jacksonville suburb, has been burned.
A shell road is being built from Fernar-
dina to the Strathmore Hotel on the
beach.
The mortality of Key West during last
month amounted to ID adults and II
children.
A steamer will shortly ply between
Kissimmee and Fort Myers through Lake
Okeechebee.
There is soon to be boat race between
four members of the LakeVille Rowing
Association.
All the schools in Gainesville will close
sometime during the latter part of the
present month.
A few of the Key West cigar factories
have stopped work for a short time. Too
many cigars on hand is said to be the
cause.
During the month of April there were
3CS5 gallons of wine imported at Key
West from Havapa for consumption in
that city.
Lieut.. Wheeler; of the United States
army, will be commander of the cadets at
Gainesville after the expiration of Lieut..
A. l.. Wagner's appointment.
Five new dredges are to be built for the
Atlantic Coast canal, and the work for
connecting the Halifax with the MAINTAIN
zas must be completed by Nov. l.
Some orange growers at Crescent City
arc becoming alarmed at the continued
drought and think it will cause a great
part Of the new crop of oranges to blight.
Clark's new planning mill at Lakevlle
is now i'm full operation. He already has
about $50 900 feet of sawed lumber in his
yard, ana is cutting out at the rate of
10000 feet per week.
A few days ago the colored proprietor
of the st. James Hotel at Spring Garden
undertook to drive out lot of feas and
scattered over the floors for the occasion.
The landlord was too liberal with the
straw, consequently the fire got beyond
his control, and he and his employees
barely escaped with their lives, while the
building was totally destroyed.
A few days ago W. Clifton Eames, for
merly of Fitchburg, Mass, while out gun
ming near Pomona. accidentally shot him
self, and when found was dead from the
effects Of the wound. He is said to have
been Young man of marked ability and
sterling integrity of character, and dur
ing the past year he had lived with his
uncle, who Is engaged in making an
orange grove.
Lake City correspondence NEWS, MAY
u: The weather continues dry. The Oat.
vegetab and fruit crops have materially
suffered The late defeat Of the Demo-
cratic ticket was in consequence OF indif-
ference on the part OF the Democrats. 1t
is a sore thing with some Of our Demo-
Gratis, but it is nothing more than may al
WAYS he expected when so little interest
is manifested by party leaders. The I'M
organized masses are capable of doing
nothing, and it is hoped that such results
will teach our Democrats lesson that
will profit them.
Francis Urgcs, Of jacksonville, is now
in Apopka looking after the interests Of
the Italians lately at work on the Florida
Midlaod Railroad. he il sent there by
the Warkmgmen's Union tor that pur-
nose. lie has encoura sed The men TO 20
TO work on the Tampa. Orlando and At
nntic Railroad, and will institute legal
measures % get their pay If II does not
come soon. Mr.. Urges, although blind,
is fun of enterprise, and Is engaged in
settling q colony Of Italians on the St.
Johns river % engage in the cultivation
OF grapes. fgs. almonds, cbestnuts, fill
berts and other fruits suitable to Florida
climate and soil.
Mr.. schneur. Of 50. Augustine, has n
nair Of black fox squirrels ~ large cage
who were getting on nicely until few
days since. when the male commenced
rolling In the bottom of his cage. which
continued for several days. Finally, as
though neryed 10 desperation, he was
seen 20 fasten one Of his teeth around the
wires OF the cage and then pull back,
when the tooth came out. which was very
long and shaped like "A halfclrcle, also re-
sembled tusk. He then commenced on
the other Que in similar manner, which
was broken nearly Ia hai. His nose ana
mouth we're bloody, but his crOans ceased,
ana. like all those who have suffered
from toothache. he looked relieved. This
squirrel having been fed on soft NUS for
some time had not used hts grinders IN
masticatine, for which reason they lad
grown SO long az 10 lose their usefulness
aud normal condition, and TO develop
tO0thache.
Don't Rub on the Enamel
or tho teeth with gritty preparations.
The teeth are too valuable TO trine with.
When gone, you must have false ones or
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