Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-31
FLORIDA

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Leesburg's second brick Wock is ad-
vancing rapidly.
Lake Eustis has risen two inches with
in the past ten days.
Matters remain in Stdtu Quo among the
striking s~tevedores at Pensacola.
Another public we'll has been bored on
the north side Of the public square at
Quincy.
The Leesburg high school building com
mittee say that the building shall not be
involved in debt.
The quarterly meeting of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was in session at Or
lando last Sunday.
Preparations are being made to rebuild
several houses in the burnt district, Oh
Palatox wharf, Pensacola.
John T. Howard is building q large mill
and ginning establishment on Little river,
near the long bridge, in Gadsden county.
u. l. Harris, of Gainesville, died Fri
day. The deceased was the proprietor of
the Gainesville foundry and machine
shops.
Mr.. Slappey has bored thirty wells in
Quincy and sixty in The county. He has
a number more engaged, and will proba-
bly, run the number up to 100.
Last Tuesday night a freight train was
wrecked few miles west of Mt. Pleas
ant. Twelve cars were smashed, and a
colored train hand severely injured.
Operations in the logging camp. near
Tavares, have been suspended for the
present. About $50 logs are on the
log-ways, awaiting transportation to the
mill.
hallway Mail Superintendent Terrell
has asked the Post Office Department to
extend the mail service from Tavares to
Orlando, and a star service will probably
be arranged for at an early date.
An old colOred man, named Robert
Moore, was set upon by two brothers in
black-Andrew Moultrie and Milton Har-
rls-at Pensacola, and seriously stabbed.
HIS assa1lants have been arrested.
The candidates for the Leesburg Mayor
atty are Mayor Hunter and Tom Ivey;
for the marshalship Marshal Milan and
Mr.. Brewton. The candidates for Council
are Love B. Lee and John A. Hanson.
A public meeting of delegates from all
parts of Sumter county is being arranged.
to take place at Leesburg, next Saturday.
The idea is to arrange some systematic
method of inducing prospectors to locate
in Sumter county.
The prospect for Mount Dora to secure
the establishment Of the new branch of
the Chautauqua at that place is very
good. Mount Dora possesses peculiar
natural advantages for it, in the way of
an eligible site and boating facilities, pos
sessed by no other place that is DESTROYS
of securing it.
A base ball tournament, Open to the
State, is to be held at Gainesville next
month, beginning on Aug. 20. The Gaines
Vile club wants to offer as first prize 5000
and championsh p pennant, second prize
500, third prize $50, fourth prize $25, fifth
prize a handsome prize bat and ball, sixth
prize a leather medal.
Mr.. Leech, Agent at Pensacola of the
Southern Express Company, received
Friday from Mrs. E.. S. Starr, Secretary
National Homing Pigeons Association,
New York, twelve pigeons, which will BE-
liberated to return to New York. The
letter of instruction has not yet arrived,
and thet time of liberating is not known,
but the birds will probably be turned
loose in a day or two.
ThOs. V. Hall s. Co., of Orlando, made
an assignment last Saturday in favor of
their creditors, with E. r. Gunby, ESD,
as assignee. From schedules filed the
liabilities are from $1,000 to $4,000; the
assets are estimated at $4,000. Preferred
credits to the amount of 81, 700 are made
to the Bank OF Orlando and other parties
in Baltimore. Hall & Co. are trying to
al ans " GACl OOh OOnNlnuO
their business.
There is a rumor that, If the high water
continues, Col. Hart Will run one or more
of his steamers up TO the lakes, thus
making another line from the Tavares re-
gion to Jacksonville. The Ocklawaha
line is one Of the most popular in the
State, the boats last season hardly being
able to accommodate the tourist travel,
and there is no doubt that one or more
boats running from Palatka or Silver
Springs to the lakes would be be a pay
ing investment.
In the Circuit Court OF the United States
for the Fifth circuit and Northern district
of Florida the case of Tunno, Bessant ct
al. VS.. the Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton Company, in equity, has been de-
cided. This bill was q creditors bill,
filed to subject the lands from Waldo to
Tampa bay, known as the YuIee lands, TO
the payment of the free land bonds of the
Florida Railroad Company, issued on the
line from Fernandina to Cedar hey. The
effect of this decision is 10 declare that
the lands from Waldo south to Tampa
bay, granted in aid to the construction Of
the Dad on that route, are not liable to
the payment of the bonds In question.
This is the law OF the case as now settled
by the courts, and assures the title TO
purchasers from the railroad company.
Ocala Free Press: 1t may not he gen.
orally known that a long, VeXatiOus and
tedious litigation is ended, which for the
past five years has continued, and kept
FROM the market seventy acres of land In
the heart of the city This property be-
gins at the corner Of the Gary block, run
south half a mile and west a quarter.
Col. Gary Is now the owner, and In q
short time It will be plattedi mapped,
placed On the market, when some o. the
most desirable lots for business and resi-
denee purposes, may be secured al
able prices. The legal phase runs thus:
A number Of years ago a Mrs. Francis
Pyles, widow, having no children, died.
This seventy acres Of land was given by
her for debt, "a Mr.. Villargo, n under
execution was sold TO Col. Gary. Suit
was then brought by children OF former
wife Of Pyles 10 recover, which contro-
yersy lasted five years in the courts,
when 1t was amicably settled.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
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