Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-11

July l. He proposes to prepare large
stock of fertilizers.
The farmers of Diego Plain, who have
retained their potato crop of last fall for
high prices, are now boating their pro-
duce to Jacksonville, where they are re-
ceiving satisfactory prices.
John I. Graves, editor of the Jackson
vile Herdd, has accepted an invitation
to deliver the commencement address be-
fore the East Florida Military College at
Gainesville on Monday, May y.
There were no polls opened in Micanopy
on Tuesday tor the election If delegates to
the Constitutional Convention. 1t APP
pears that the inspectors failed to qualify,
and there were no new inspectors APP
pointed.
The railroad celebration at Apopka, an
nOunced to take place Thursday, was
postponed for one week. There had been
slight delay in the completion Of the
road to that point, which caused the
p0stponement.
A small colored boy was severely if
not fatally injured by train at Cedar
Key few days ago. The car wheel ran
over one of his legs and over one foot.
Both were amputated. 1t is thought that
h. viii not recover.
The ca ital Of the new bank at Tavares
viii be 500, 900. The question under con-
sideration now is whether or rot to make
it national bank with a savings bank
in connection or to make it a private
bank pure and simple.
The agents along the line of the S. f.
Railroad now receive daily market re-
ports by telegraph of New York prices
OF vegetables and fruits, which are posted
on the bul etin boards at the several sta
tons, for the benefit OF the fruit and vege-
table growers of the country.
After consultation it has been practi-
cally decided TO locate the big hotel at
TavareG in the centre of Ridye Park, in
stead of opposite where the Union Depot
IS to be. The park being nearly ten
acres in extent, the building will not
occupy over two acres and the remaining
eight will be laid out in ornamental
grounds.
Charles Singleton. coIOred, was killed
by some unknown person on Tuesday last
near Macedonia Church, near Madison.
During the election there several shots
were heard by those at the polls, but no
note was taken of it, as the use of fire.
a ms is of almost daily occurrence by
hunters. Parties returning home from
the precinct subsequently, found the BODY
! of Singleton with a bullet hole through
the brain and his hip shattered by a ball,
and his open knife laying near by. A
tice Haven, who returned a verdict that
his death was caused by gun-shOt wounds
at the hands of an unknown person.
The dead and mutilated body of white
man named b. Chase was found in the
woods near Victoria station, Oh the
TavaTes Railroad, last week. Chase some
time ago was in the employ OF the con-
structiOn company. and when he disaD-
peared it was supposed that be had left
the country. When found the body was
badly decOmposed, and the head was some
distance from the trunk. Some unim-
p0rtant papers and a small amount of
change was found in the pockets. The
body was lying with one hand grasping a
pistol, two chambers of which were
empty. The skull had q pistol shot
through it, and all the indications pointed
to suicide.
At Palatka Friday a loud explosion
startled the inhabitants in the vicinity Of
the ice factory, caused by one of the am.
mOnia drums exploding. The "drum,"
containing 125 pounds of ammonia, had
been left in the sun, which proved too
much for it, and the explosion followed,
tearing a rent in the iron drum about six
teen inches long and one and half inches
! broad, literally demOlishing the wooden
/ casing around it and filling the air with
ammonia. Henry BTOward, the engineer
of the factory, was in the house at the
/ time of the explosion, and rushed out just
in time to inhale the fumes, which some
what injured his throat, but no one else
was injured. The vegetation about the
premises and the vegetables in the gar
den were wilted and blackened by the
ammonia.
Orlando Reporter: J. H. Abbott, the en-
gineer, is examining the matter profess
siOnally, and he is able to say that the
plan is perfectly feasible Of connecting
the lakes between Orlando, Winter Park
and Maitland by a system of canals. which
will permit steam yachts. sail and row
boats an eight-mile trip from Lake Adair,
west of Orlando. to Lake Maitland, pass
ing through Lakes Concord, Ivanhoe, For
mOsa, ROWena, Sue, Virginia and Osce-
ola. 1t will only be three miles by
the proposed route from the head Of Or
ange avenue TO the CONGREGATIONAL Col
lege-ROllins COllege-at Winter Park.
Street cars on Orange avenue could con-
ne + with regular steam packets, and Or
landO students attending Rollins College
would have but little waking to do. Mr..
Abbott has satisfied himself on another
point that has been talked here tOfOre,
which is that 1t is only a question Of time
when this route will he made navigable,
by means of proper system Of locks, to
Lake Jesup, and steamboats, will he rum
ming between Orlando and Jacksonville.
Madison Recorder: As the Inspectors
appointed 10 manage the election at
Hamburg precinct refused to serve no
e ection was held there on Tuesday. That
precinct is said to poll very large Re-
publican majority, so the refusal of the
Independent inspector was, 10 use "A com
mon expression, playing into Democratic
hands. An unknown and enthusiastic
writer, probably Democrat, returned
the ballot box properly iastenod. i'm which
vas found, not large Republican ma
iOrity OF votes as many expected TO find,
but that svmN0l OF good luck, a counter
part Of hcl was sent 20 Preside (
Cleveland rom Alabama s0ou after his
n0minatiOn--the LIFT hind foot Of grave
yard rabbit, hand s0mely embrllished,
with the following inscription attached f:
This il the LETT hiud foot Of grave
yard rabbit. With my best regards /
present 10 to the Democratic candidates.
Accept il, preserve It and your ascension
10 the high points OF political preferment
is assured. Long may she wave" IL is
highly priced by those 10 whom 10 was
sent. and with the returns from the other
precnt5 will be- filed IN the archives Of the
court house rs "A mementO Of the signal
defeat OF the Independent party Of 1855.
The stockholders of the Peninsula
Land Transportation and Manufacturing