Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-21


Fourteen passenger trains pass Gala
han daily.
Callahan has two churches, and it has
no saloons.
The new Masonic Hall at Callahan is
completed.
1t is rumored that a large fertilizer
factory is soon to be started in Tampa.
Strawberries have been more plentiful
at Tampa this year than any previous
season.
1t will require $1,000 boxes or more to
move the orange crop Of Columbia county
this year.
1t is said that a New York company
will establish a large brick yard at Cal
lahan soon.
The number of people who pass through
Callahan during the winter season cannot
be far if any short of 100000.
The steam yacht Tarpon was sold at
Tampaa few days ago at United States
MarshaPs sale to j. S. Franz tor $500.
There has been shipped by Columbia
county truckers so far $4,000 pounds of
vegetables, principally English peas.
The BiiOu Opera COMPANY, which an
peared last week, was tue first Of its kind
70 ever give an operate entertainment in
Tampa.
At Tampa Edward Bugg was danger
ously beaten on the head with an ak by
John Dickinson, cOl0red porter. Dick
ensOn was arrested but escaped.
The old Long House, east of the market
square, at Madison, formerly used as a
court house, has been condemned as I'M
healthy by the City Council, ana ordered
moved.
A dancing master is irving to organize
a school at Madison. The clergVmen OF
the place have published a long protest
in which thew set forth the alleged SIN
fulness Of Il dance.
The old Kindon building, now used as
a city market at Tallahassee. has been
examined by committee, com posed OF
some of the city fathers and a disinter-
ested mechanic, and was condemned as
dangerous.
The outlook for the farmers in COlum biq
county is very cheering. The omen
weather is enabling them TO get their
farms in fine condition, and if they are
favored with clear weather a fortnight or
so longer they will be able to clay by"
their corn crops.
Capt. Edmunds exhibited curious fish
for Identification at Cedar Key a few DAYS
since. 1t had a mouth like a turtle. a
back like a catfish, and belly somewhat
resembling that of frog, but sprinl5led
with curious, short spines. The gills Of
the fish open in a singular manner from
the base of the pectOral fins. This speci-
men was about foot in length.
Lake City Reporter: The MORNING
NEWS, of savannah, Ga, has appeared as
an eight-page, fifty-six column paper.
Neatly trimmed and pasted and well
arranged, it is model paper. IL was
good before its enlargement, but il is bet
ter now. 1t has been consistently Demo-
cratic all these years, and has contributed
no little toward bringing about the pre-
sent happy condition Of affairs in the
country.
Robert Bass. of Kssimmee. is a gener.
Gus and public-sprrted citizen, and his
Gifts for public purposes aggregate
large amount. He gave the Methodist
Church at Kissimmee a lot, then lot for
a public school, next an acre for a ceme-
tery. e-fOurth Of which is 10 be reserved
for poor strangers who die here, and now
he has offered to give to two ministers all
the land they want on which TO erect
dwellings.
Tallahassee correspondence News,
April Is: Among the candidates nOmi-
pated for the constitutional convention
who are sure Of election are some OF the
best men in the state. Thus far four SEN
ators have been selected and about as
many Representatives who were members
of the last Legislature. Several counties
have not vet named their candidates. bat
the indications point TO the selection Of
the best men available.
Welshton now steps to the front and
calls for recognition. All the arrange
ments necessary have been made 10 es-
tahlsh a furniture factory, which viii
manufacture Florida wood 0niy-curly
nine. rcd bay. white oak. cherry and
hickory. The forests are full OF this kind
of timber, and the prettiest furniture
could be- made from them. The company
will be m active operation in time To sup
ply goods for the fall trade. Welshton 10
on the Florida Southern Road near Ocala'
Tallahassee Limit Of Ho,cers: x. 5.
williams informs us that al is ready to
BEGIN work on the Leon Hotel. provided
that 81. 600 more bonus is raised by citl-
zens, and that be has worked hard All the
week trying 10 get subscribers enough TO
cover that balance. Many, be says, ap-
pear interested and subscribe literally
but some Of our moneyed citizens appear
Indifferent aud absolutely refuse 20 IGN
TIC list for any amount AS a natural
consequence the thing goes by DEFAULT
and the Leon will never be rebuilt uuless
more interest is manifested than now IS
being taken.