Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-19
FLORIDA.

be enlarged and improved.
Scores of devil fish are seen daily near
the PENSACOLA life saving station.
The Palatka Gaslight and Fuel Com
pany was organized on Saturday.
Weir Park is the name of a new town
laid out Oh the lake of that name.
A clock is to be placed in the tower OF
the Presbyterian Church at Palatka.
More residences are needed In Ocala.
The demand far exceeds the supply.
Only one large steamer will run be-
tween Apalachicola and Columbus from
now until Aug. l.
Ocala has twenty brick store houses.
Less than TWO years ago there was not
brick store in the city.
The Ocala Daily Item has reappeared.
1t is a readable and newsy publication,
and should be supported.
The Congregational Church of Tampa
propose to give an old-fashioned New Eng
land 'sugaring-of'' at an early date.
The pardoning board has refused to
pardon Frank Gregory, recently convicted
IN Pensacola of keeping a gambling
house.
W. w. Aston, late of Leesburg, Fla,
and proprietor of the Leesburg NeoCS,
died at Monticello Wednesday of con-
sumption.
John j. Mcclure took charge of the
Pensacola custom house Monday morn
ing, and is now ensconced as Collector
for the Pensacola district.
The Port Orange Yacht Club have &C
cepted the invitation to race in the Day
tona Yacht Clubs race on July 4. They
will enter two tirst-class and three second
class boats.
All vessels, irrespective of masters or
owners, are required by the Board of
Health of Apalachicola to pay quaran-
tine fees previous to coming into the
docks of that place.
Prominent citizens Of st. Augustine
are engaged in improving and identifying
the old cemetery grounds at that eitv. A
company Is to be Incorporated, and the
grounds opened to the public as ceme-
terry.
While number of children were play
ing around a chicken coop at Gainesville
on Tuesday, little fellow by the name of
Gilbert hennard was accidentally pushed
of or fell from the top Of the coop and
had his leg broken.
John Constantine and Lewis Stems,
charged with setting fire to the house of
George Pavolich, and Constantine
Apostle, alias Constantine Andrews,
charged with being accessory to the
crime, are on trial at Pensacola.
A large pine tree in the yard of J. II.
johnson, near Ocala, has been struck by
lightning three different times, one time
each year for three years, and each time
the tree was killed. The last time the
electricity ran down the tree into the
ground, leaving hole the size of an uu-
brelia when open.
Edward Williams, of East Jacksonville,
a member of Guiding Star Division No.
SO, 5. of T., has been appointed by q. W.
2. g. W. Frazier, Special Deputy Grand
Worthy Patriarch. State organizer and
canvasser for the National Mutual Relief
Society for the Order of the Sons of Tenn
perance, and will start up the river this
week, stopping at all the principal towns,
where he will organize divisions in each
place he visits.
There has been a dispute between the
city government of Pensacola and the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, onthe
assessment made its property, the com
pany claiming that they were assessed
for more rolling stock than properly be-
longs within the city limits. After dis
cussion the board has finally agreed to
accept of the Louisville and Nashville
Company what they concede to be fair
tax upon their property, and has In
structed the collector TO receipt as on
account whatever monies may be ten
dered by the legal representative of the
railroad corpOr alton.
Rittenhouse Moore, OF Mobile, Ala, an
extensive contractor on the river and bar
Dor work throughout the South, has Just
left st. Augustine, where he has been to
close contract for dredging and cutting
the Atlantic Coast canal. Mr.. Moore re-
ports that be has made an investigation
into tho fnaaibilifu n tho prOinof mi
tai behind it, etc., and is so well pleased
that he proposes to take hold in earnest
and without delay to aid in opening up
this great water route along the east coast
of Florida. He will bring his dredges,
ETC., from the Gulf, and his present con
tract, when finished, will carry the work
to Indian river, beside a contingent con-
tract to be taken up later.
On account of sickness Judge Mitchell
has been obliged to give up holding court
at Pine Level, and the prosecution have
preme Court to send Judge Foster to
finish the term and the Sara Sofa murder
trials. Judge Mitchell was nearly over
come by the heat on Thursday. and has
been sick ever since, but there is nothing
to cause alarm as TO the result of his
sickness. The Judge has opened aud
adjourned court each day since, and will
endeaV0r to hold until the new Judge
arrives. On Saturday the Judge sentenced
Willard and Anderson to hard labor in
the penitentiary for life. They said
nothing whatever. Wizards friends are
pleased at the verdict.
News reached Palatka Tuesday from
Welaka of dastardly outrage that was
perpetrated there on Monday by an uu-
known negro on the person of a young
lady by the name Of Miss Morris. The
father of Miss Morris is a fisherman, aud
as was his habit left the house Monday
evening for the purpose of following HIS
vacation, leaving his daughter, who Is
about Is years old, and her little sister In
the house alone. Sometime afterward she
heard a knock at the door, and, inquiring
what was wanted, the black iend called
for some article. wnen she lit the lamp
and went to the door TO give il TO him. AS
soon as the door was opened he knocked
her down and eXtingulshed the lamp,
when the younger girl ran for assistance,
but before she could return he had ac-
complished his foul purpose and left. The
negro wore shoes in going TO the house,
one Of which had no heel, but on leaving
pulled them of, and the track OF his bare
feet measured II inches. Diligent search
IL being made for the negro.
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