Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07

The Tavares Herald is as neat and well
gotten up as any local weekly publication
in all Dixie. It's Improvement during the
last few months has been simply wonder
fui.
Sweetwater is the name Of proposed
addition to the new and growing town OF
Bayard, Duval county, on the Jackson
vile, st. Augustine and Halifax River
railway, located 10 miles south of Jack
sonville.
The census returns from fernando
county show as follows: Number of in
habitants, $780, farms, $40; deaths for
the year ending June 80 50. Its thought
that the assessor has not sent up all of
his work in this county.
The Leesburg track company have near
ly all their iron ack laid for street car
service. 1t will connect the hotels with
depots, and also run from the Florida
halfway and Navigation to the Florida
southern, besides making the usual trips
to connect with this steamers on Lake
Harris.
A difficulty occurred at Martins sta
ton between B. f. Early, a merchant,
and negro named Lazarus Riley. Riley
attempted to use knife, but was shot in
the breast with a load of bird shot After
the dlthculty Early paid Riley's fare to
rant and receive medical treatment.
During the absence of y. J. Kingmau,
of Mount Dora, in Fernandina, some per-
sou entered his stable at night and took
his horse and used 1t the greater part of
the night. He saws he wishes to be
nelghborly and accommodating, and
thinks that the person who used his horse
should at least call and thank him for the
use of it.
The F. R. and n. company will at once
commence to fill in the low ground be-
tween the st. j. and l.. E. and f. Il. and
n. tracks, in front of the Boulevard at
Iavares. This has presented an insight
ly appearance, covered with standing
water and luxuriant weeds, and the
change will be great Improvement to
the town.
The Greenville (Ala.,) Advocate says
that the negro, Ebert Lee, recently
lynched at Milton YVES known about
Greenville as "Little Joe Payne." The
AdtQcdte further states that a negro was
hung in Greenville in 1852 or 1868, for
Crime similar to that which cost Lee his
life, and that Lee had stated that the
negro was his father.
Col, j. A. Mcdonald, who has lust re-
turned from Old Mexico and California,
was in Mount Dora last week. The colo
mel says the climate in none of the States
ne visited, can compare with the Florida
climate, and that they are manufacturing
lnvalids by the thousand in the Northern
and Western States, who will be obliged
to come to Florida to gain their health.
Thomas Tinsley. yardmaster ut River
junction, near Quincy, on last Thursday,
after coupling cars, stepped upon a rotten
cross-tie, or, according to another ac-
count, slipped up in the mud and fell, and
10 0n11l6 fol
run over by switch engine and one of
his legs was fearfully mangled. He lived
but a short time afterward, having bled
to death.
The first Of a series Of sailing races,
under the management OF the Old Town
Yachting Association, OF Fernandina,
took place on Wednesday last. The Reck-
less Babe won the first prize, beating the
Aggie minutes and seconds actual
time, and minutes and 10 seconds cor
rected time. The Aggie won the second
prize. The Tar Heel won the third prize,
beating the Undine.
The following challenge from W. l..
Davids, Vice Commodore of the Riverside
Yacht Club, explains itself: JACKSON
VILE, Sept. 3.-I'o l0bOm 10 neGu concern:
l claim To have the fastest 20-fOot cat
rigged yacht in the State of Florida. and
will race any boat of her size 10 miles to
Wlndward and return, the same to be
sailed over the Riverside Yacht Club
course within go days after date as
mutually agreed upon. Mainsau and
sprinkler allowed only"
The stone work on the new custom
house, at Pensacola, is about completed,
there being little more to do beyond put
ting up the chimneys. five in number,
which run 26 feet above the attic floor,
and finishing up the portico and steps.
The hoisting of the saddles" or key
stones of the gables. last Wednesday, was
quite Job, the stones weighing about
tour tons each and a clear lift of 70 feet
from the ground to the top of the walls,
being necessary to place them in position.
The club pennant of the Fernandina
boat club. for 6rst-class boats, was sailed
for Friday afternoon. Only three yachts
were entered, namely, the Undine, the
Tallulah and Clark's boat. The course
was from the New York steamship wharf
around the quarantine buoy back to the
starting point. The race was won by the
Undine, which was sailed by G.. r. Hub
by, in hour, 8 minutes and 80 seconds,
M. Clark's boat coming in second in
hour, "a minutes and 10 seconds.