Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-18


Efforts are being made to form dra-
matte association in Orlando.
Judge Hawkins. OF Apopka. was bitten
by dog one day last week, but there is
no sign of hydrophobia.
The question of supplying st. Angus
tine with telephone service is being agi-
tated among her business men.
Wild ducks are plentiful on Indian
river just now, and quantities ofthem are
being shipped to neignboring markets.
over 800 feet OF the patent stone side
walks manufactured by w. n. Clark IL
Son, at Woodbridge, has been laid in
Winter Park.
The residence OF Charles Terry at Moul-
trie was totally consumed by fire on FRI.
day morning. The house was valued at
$500, with no insurance.
Frank Adelman and S. p. Null have
sold out their livery business in Barlow,
and are now trying their fortunes at the
novelty and planning mill business.
1t is rumored that the Lorillard prop
erty on st. George street, ST. Augustine.
is being negotiated for by a wealthy
Chicagoan, TO be used as q club house.
The citizens OF Eustis are working to
have the Florida Railway and Naviga.
ton extend it's railway system into their
town, and $500 has been subscribed for
the purpose.
The Jacksonville Times III MON has
changed Its makeup to eight pages, and
is much more convenient to handle in
consequence. The paper has always
been newsy and well printed.
The steamer Marion brought about / 200
boxes OF oranges from the Ocklawaha
river to Palatka Wednesday,, which were
forwarded North by the jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West railway.
The COlored Pastors Union, OF Jack
sOnyille, has formulated declaration OF
civil rights, resolution of resistance, and
appeal against the railways, which are
charged with not furnishing them first
class accommodations.
The cadets at the Gainesville Seminary
have not yet moved into the barracks, as
the furniture is not yet all ARA nged in
the rooms. They Will, however. all be
comfortably quartered in their new
apartments in the course of a few days.
+. B. Smith, of Orlando, has in his fur
nlture repair shop chair belonging TO
! Col. II, b. Church that has quite his
, tory, aud that the Colonel doubtless prizes
very shIghly. 1t is camp chair, and WAS
used by Col. Church through two African
campaigns. The wood OF which it is
made is birch.
The outward swinging gate nuisance
is now receivtDg the attention of the
I Mayor of Jacksonville. The police, acting
under his instructions, are engaged in
I taking list Of all gates which open out
upon the sidewalks, and reporting them
as nuisances. There is an ordinance Of
/ the city providing that all gates shall
/ open INV ard. and il Is the purpose of the
| Mayor to ma Ike an effort to force COM
! piance with a law which has almost be-
! come obsolete under former admInIstra-
! lions.
Correspondence Palatka News: There
! has been 50 much transformation given
| by some OF your contemporaries IS o the
condition and intentions of the SeminOles
still in the Everglades, that perhaps a
! few words from one who has lived with
! them and knows them might not be unin-
teresting. There 10 no danger OF any war.
| They have no hatchets TO dig lIp." They
| have too much sense to light without
ammunition, and they ask only simple
| justice in temper as peaceable as that
| OF your own community would be under
| the same circumstances. 1t Is stated
that they could bring into the field 500
warriors. The males among them might
| foot up halfthat number, including babies.
| They have the most antiquated guns and
very little ammunition. They are
| thoroughly cowed, and believe im-
| plicitly In the omnipotence OF the white
| man. But white men have been pushing
several years. Not only il the game
wasted and driven out of their reach by
the better weapons of the in
| vaders, but their hogs and cAtCle
are killed, and themselves insulted
| by the "inyaders." This state OF
| things cannot continue, and our author
| tiles should protect them IN their rights
or remove them. They live on game and
| pumpkins and potatoes. They rarely
| have salt and never sufficient clothing.
| They are a miserable, dirty, ragged, hun
cry set, but they are human, aud their
! chiefs are descended from the proudest
families Of the Creeks, Chickashaws and
| Cherokees. For PHYS sake, let these
last descendants OF the forest princes
who once ruled over the iairest portion of
| the South be treated with the cOnsidera-
ton now vouchsated 10 horses and dogs
| and cows. Cannot the Governor have
| these matters investigAtedY Murder may
be thereby prevented, bat there is no
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