Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-11
FLORIDA.

There was a slight frost at Psiatka
Monday MORNING.
Ripe straw berries have made their APP
pearapce in Orlando.
The Plant" Hotel at Tampa has been
opened for the season.
The ducks are beginning to gather in
Banana creek near Tltusyille.
The Kssimmee people are still eating
WatermelOns piucked fresh daily.
The poles are being placed for tele-
phone line from Sanford to Orlando.
The little steamer Victorine is now
making daily trips between Palatka and
Crescent City.
q. W. Davis has an Okra plant in his
garden in Palatka fourteen feet and two
Inches in height.
Some OF the Peen-to and Beatrice family
OF peaches in Clay county have bloomed
aud set young fruit.
Prof. W. G. Miller. a prominent civil
engineer OF Gainesville, died Tuesday
afternoon after short illness.
Arthur Schleman, OF Sanford, says he
hdgged eighty-tour quails one afternoon
last week with a muZzle-loading shot
gun.
The Florida Record is now issued at
Gainesville, Alachua county, having re-
sau county.
On Nov. 5, at Cedar Key, a four-year-
old son OF Capt. ). {. Reddick found some
concentrated I've IN an old tin can and
drank 1t, from the edec IS OF which he soon
died.
prisoner in the city Jail at Sanford
amused himself Sunday night by break
inl all tie glass in the windows OF his
cell He paid for putting them back
Monday. "
The directors Of the South Florida Ex-
position Company met at Orlando last
Friday and decided upon issuing 8 circu-
Jar calling upon the citizens of South
Florida to prepare exhibits.
The-rew addition TO the steamboat and
railroad pier atTiJusVille is fast approach
ing completion, and will add much TO the
room needed for storing ffeight and Civ
ing the steamer ample wharfage.
A rather peculiar coincidence OF the
election Of last Tuesday, IN Orlando pre-
ciuct, is the tact that the majority of
D0ugherty over Greeley is the same as his
majority over Blsbee in 1884, just 100
votes.
A fire Saturday night destroyed the
dwelling house property OF Mss Ed
wards near the depot at Gainesville. 1t
was occupied by Mr.. Willis, VINO had lett
1t only few minutes previous. The loss
Is about $500,
Orange county will be entitled in the
conventions TWO years hence to twenty
three delegates. In the last convention
she stood in the front rank with DuvaI,
but the result of the late cleo tion puts her
I'VE IN advance OF Duval.
The dredge Chester. at the Haulover
canal. has finished tue first cut to the
waters of Indian river, and now to make
it navigable for boats will only have 10
cut from the shore out to the channel,
which Will not require many days.
Ii. Bsrlack, OF Jacksonville, owns two
ancient books. One is entitled: "An En-
quiry into the Time Of the coming of the
Messiah and Reformation of the Jews"
printed in London l75l. The other Is a
sermon preached at Bishopstortford, by
the Right Rev. Father in God, Henry
Bishop Of London, 1878.
| 1t is rumored that the Plant Investment
/ Company are negotiating for the pur-
| chase OF the steam yacht Stran yer with
! the idea OF running her IN place of tue
| Whitney, as a c0nsOrt TO the Mascotte,
/ in the trl-weekly Havana mail service
| rom Tampa. The Stranger is nearly as
large as the MascOtte and almost as fast
Saturday afternoon the steamer Chatta-
hoOchee, Capt. John Fitzgerald, was at
tackled by Tattlesnake. The steamer
was lying IN the river about 100 yards
rom Lake View landing, when the snake
Was seen TO swim out from Lue shore in
! the direction OF the boat. When within
about five feet of the steamer it came
i TO a stop and assumed threatening atti-
/ tude, licking out its tongue and swapping
violently. Some of tue hands procured
an iron bar aud succeeded in Killing it,
when it was pulled on board and found
to measure five and three-quarter feet in
! length, nine inches in circumference and
! nad five rattles and button. 1t was
: skinned aud is now being stuff d, and in
/ future will be used as an ornament to the
| saloon OF the steamer.