Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-27
FLORIDA.

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FLORIDA.
! Forty-six schools are in operation in
| Bronson county.
Fifteen DeLandites left Wednesday on a
pleasure trip to the North.
/ 1t is said that hotel, with 200 rooms,
is to be built at Crescent City.
Three so-called tigers have recently
been killed near Federal Point.
Work Of clearing the debris from the
new bank building site at Ocala has COM
menced.
A big fish fry will be given at the Chat
tahOochee Asylum on July to the col
ored inmates of the insane asylum.
Chambers Williamson, of Belleview,
has bought 20 acres of land at Watula at
$22 80 per acre, and will erect hotel
building.
DR.. Brown has sold so acres on Fig
Lake, mile east of Stanton, for 3,700 to
several maiden ladies from New York.
They will improve it.
Mr.. Dodson has started store at Smith
Bros. 81 Readings saw mill, known as
Watula. The citizens have raised 5000 to
erect public school building.
A large influx of Canadian families are
looked for next fall at Watula. They
come at the instigatiOn of W. j. Wilcox,
OF Canada, who owns grove at that
point.
False reports have been in circulation
for several days that there was yellow
fever in Jacksonville and Palatka. They,
doubtless, are originated by malicious
foes OF the cities in question.
Jesse Burton, colOred, made an attack
on Joseph Ambrose, a white man, six
miles south of Madison, intiicting severe
wound in the left lung with knife, from
which he may die. Burton is still at large.
1t is reported that Beach d Miller, own
ers of the Crescent City and Jacksonville
line of steamers will get the contract for
carrying the mail from Palatka TO Federal
Point and Racy Point and the offices be-
tween those points.
Jun. Reeds stepson, colOred, who was
recently bitten by a snake on Lake Jack
son, was taken to Tallahassee day or
twOagO for medical treatment. Physicians
amputated the afflicted leg Just above the
knee. At last accounts the little sufferer
was progressing finely.
DR.. E. B. Miles, of Fort Mason, has for
some time been engaged in the manufac-
ture of a solar chronOmeter or selt-equat-
ing sun dial, by whichnot only solar time
can be ascertained at any time OF day,
but also mean or clock time can be aocu-
rately settled. This solar chronOmeter is
of especial value to jewellers, and Its cost
of manufacture being small will place
them in general use.
Henry Jones, colored, has been arrest
ed at Jacksonville, at the telegraphic re-
quest of the Sheriff of Orange county, on
a charge of numbering a man. Jones
protests his innocence, and requested the
sheriff of Duval county to telegraph to
| CnaprH A nd IN arraaf two
now in Orange county by the names OF
James McGar and George Lancaster, who
he thinks are the guilty parties.
Eugene Branch, p years Of age, LETT his
home at Broomville about six weeks ago
to buy land in South Florida. He Is about
. feet 10 inches tall, fair compile xion, and
wore navy-blue suit; had on a silver
watch with gold chain, and about 500 In
money. He rode a handsome bay horse,
for which he had just paid Sl66. No
tidings have been heard OF him by his
wife or family, and they are very uneasy.
John G. Philips, confined in jail at
Madison with Thomas jenkins as access
series TO the murder Of Charles Singleton,
made his escape from the jail Thursday
night. Jenkins would not leave. An
atger. rope and file were furnished by
some outside parties, while two men were
employed as guards. Philips left word
for the Sheriff that as the guards were
sleeping so well he would not wake them
TO say goodbye.
AtTallahassee slusser s. Co.'s old cat,
whose tail was chopped of last year by
John Flatauer, gave birth TO another lot
OF kittens this week, and several Of them,
as usual, have not the slightest sign Of
tail. There is something rather peculiar
about this cat. Before her tail was cut
IL was rs long as the tail Of any ordinary
cat. and her kittens all had tails OF usual
length. Since. the most Of her kittens
come totally tailless, not even a stu0 70
Indicate that q tail was ever intended.
Thirty-seyen years ago there was but
one house between Ocala and Camp IL
gard. on the Withlacoochee river, and but
one house between Ocala and Lake Grlf-
fin. There was but one man living ON
Lake Harris at that time. But on Lake
Griffin there was quite q settlement OF
planters, who had emigrated from south
carolina. On the west end Of Lake Weir
Rev. Dir. Halliday cultivaieda plantations
one other nettlefnent onithat lake made
nm the community. The early settlers OF
those DAYS had a hard time. But they
lived happily and enjoyed the fruits OF
| their labor. Ocala was In its rude IN
/ fancy. Log cabins wore the order OF
! building.
Judee Bernard, Of Tallahassee, has a
cat that be decided last week 70 dispense
with. Not caring 70 undertake 70 destroy
| the nine lives thot Tommy and ms Isoe
7 are said 10 possess, TIE Judge concleaoo
- seudhim Of 10 James leland "nete
bis company aqd services Nou,le1 De moie
appreciated Aceoruinsl{ toln
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