Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-15

100 voters
Washington county IL being instructed by a
lady preacher.
Nearly 5000 persons participated in Bar
tow railroad barbecue.
The travel between Kew West and Havana
Is largely ON the increase.
Only l60 of the post Offices in Florida pay
as much as Sl00 per annUm.
The Lake City Council has appropriated
$500 for additional fire apparatus.
Two pages and the janitor of the Assembly
are one-armed soldiers. The door keeper has
but one arm and one leg.
The Baptist Church building at OcaIa will
be dedicated on the fourth Sabbath in this
month. and the one at Lake Weir will be ded-
icated on the third Sabbath.
W. G. steele, Of Barlow. has raised an
orange weighing one and three quarter
pounds, and measuring u inches around 1t !:
also, lemon weighing one and half pounds
The government has sent Cyrus Becde as
special agent to visit the Seminole Indians in
the Florida Everglades. He left Fort Myers
last week 10 try To get conference with the
chiefs and find out what the government can
DO for them.
The eastbound freight train Tuesday morn
ing at Westville carried flag STAFF just lit
..e Too long. lt caught ON To the mail bag at
Westviiie and carried 1t TO Caryyiile. 1t was
returned during the day. and went west on
the regular mail train tndt evening.
The Cedar key Beac1a proposes TO charter
the harkentlne Joseph Baker for q trip to the
exposition at New Orleans. 1t requires 100
persons at Sl2 each TO secure the vessel. meals
and bedding excepted. Meals can be obtained
on board, however, at p cents each. Ii will
De timed 20 take IN Mardl GIas.
In October last, less than three months ago
Mr. harrington, OF Tavares, planted a guam
tlty Of orange seeds IN the garden The seeds
came up and grew finely. until now they are
from ten inches 10 a loot IN height. Three OF
the little trees are in blossom now, the blossom
on each being az the end of the top.
Tallahassee Land Of Floloers: As new
member from a rural district stood Monday
afternoon gazing admiringly upon the mas
siye pillars Of solid masonry that supported
the pOrficOs of the capitol building. he turned
% companion and innOcentlv remarked: :
We'll! them's the durndest biggest posts that
ever see. wonder If the trees growed in
Fl0rIdyt'
The oldest member of the Legislature Is
Col. COttrell, Senator from Levy county, born
IN lSUs, and now In his 18th year. He was
member of the Federal House of Representa-
tIvcs from Alabama, with ex-senator Thur
man. of OHIO, forty years since. But thirteen
months younger than Senator COttrell is Mai.
Landrum, senator from Santa Rosa. next to
Judge Chain probably the Oldest citizen Of
that county.
Tallahassee correspondence NEWS, Jan. y:
Hon. William MCWllliams of Nassau county.
who Is Secretary of the state Senate, is one of
The most popular men IN his section of the
state. AZ the Palatka Convention he was
chosen Presidential eleCtOr on the Cleveland
ticket. and made stirring campaign, speak
ing at all the prominent points in his district,
and by his original, amusing and persuasive
arguments won many votes for the whole
ticket. Although his Is a Republican county,
hC greatly reduced the majority in the last
election. and will doubtless represent his
county i'm the Constitutional Convention, soon
20 be held.-HOn. VI +. Papy, Sergeant at
Arms, Is a worthy citizen of Tallahassee For
years he was a prominent merchant of this
place, and is now one Of our most entcrprIs-
ing men. He is a brother of Hon +. b. Papy,
General Freight Agent of the Florida Rail
rnaI and NaEinaIinn lnmnnnN.