Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-15

ferers Of the Key West IRE which amounts
to over $4,000.
The Tampa street railway is now COM
pleted TO the railroad depot and cars are
running regularly to YboI city.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Nassau county destroyed some $25,0 OF
cancelled county script at their meeting
last week.
Arrangements have been made in
Gainesville with Mr.. Thomas Eaton for
the erection OF gas works to be completed
by March l, 1887.
A bid of 81, 400 has been accepted by the
Board Of Trustees of the Library AssOcI-
alton at Orange City, to erect their con-
templated library building.
A peach tree at Tallahassee, the seed of
which was planted one year ago last Feb
ruary, is now 81 inches IN circumference,
. feet high and fun of fruit.
Ten boxes of cloth, hats, shoes, and
general wearing apparel were packed and
forwarded to the sufferers at Key West
from Leesburg few days since.
The Orange County Teachers Institute
met at Apopka last week and organized,
and held a three days. session, at which
the exercises were very interesting.
Joe Drayton, the slayer of the Kisslm-
NEE Marshal, and Arthur Williams, for
criminal assault upon a female, viii be
hung at Orlando in May. Both are col
ored.
The Town Council of Bronson, in Levy
county, has set aside the recent election
held there for town officers, on account OF
Irregularities, and has ordered a new one
for May 6.
The Crescent City people are in high
glee over the expected extension to that
place from Palatka OF the Astor railroad.
The road will continue on up the river
from Crescent City.
Cocoa is to have grand sailing regatta
on May |. Some go to 20 sloops and sail
ing boats will be in attendance, and it
will be grand day for sailors. Large cash
prizes will be offered.
The way-sack containing the registered
mail matter for Ormond and Daytona was
lost Saturday, April 3, by the mail coach.
1t was found, however, by parties travel
ing the road and returned to the st. Au-
gustlne post office.
Capt. Howard, of Norwalk, has sold his
little steamer Alice, for $4,000, and she is
to be carried down to the Gulf coast for
service. She is a new boat, built at the
Captains shipyard last year, and is the
second boat ne has made and sold, both at
a fair profit.
The VOlusia County Press Asso citation
organized at Enterprise Monday and
elected j, w. Count of the Enterprise
Herald, President; G. II. WEBB, of the
DeLeOn Springs Courier, Vice President;
and 5. W. johnson, of the DeLand Echo,
Secretary and Treasurer.
A negro named Lewis Robinson has
been arrested at Sanford charged with
setting fire to the South Florida railroad
shops, on the night of January2. He had
his preliminary trial before Justice Will
lam Shrine, and in default of $1,000 bail,
was remanded to jail to await the action
Of the grand jury.
A new cOpartnership has been formed
in TaVares for the manufacture of brick
from sand by means of lime and chemI-
Gals. Work has already been commenced
and specimen bricks turned out. The
manufacturers claim that these bricks
are equal to clay bricks both as regards
durability and hardness.
The Times UnIOB, of Jacksonville, urges
the people to boycott a certain large dry
goods firm who posed as friends of the
printers during the strike. The Times
Union also offers to put up $500, the loser
to donate the amount to charitable IN
stitutiOn, that it's printers are much bet
ter paid than the clerks of the house in
question.
At Gainesville the city election had
been the absorbing topic for several DAYS
past, and it was at fever heat Monday.
Hon. j. b. Brown, the present Mayor, and
II. K. Day were candidates for Mayor till
Saturday night, when both Withdrew, and
S. j. Burnett and S. G. Sadler were Sc
lected as candidates. The election re-
suited in the choice Of Mr.. Burnett.
Two insurance cases ofconsiderable IN
terest to the State have been tried in the
Circuit Court of Leon county. They were
brought by Messrs. b. c. Lewis a. Sons
against the Germania and Hanover Fire
Insurance Companies TO recover $500
from each company for the destruction OF
a building by fire, on which they had
taken a risk for that amount. Judgment
was granted for the plaintiffs for the full
amount claimed, but the companies APP
pealed to the Supreme Court.
At Cedar Key. for two nights, highway
rObberes have been committed. Monday
night the engineer of a passenger train
was assaulted and robbed OF all his valu.
ables on the principal street Of the city.
The police are on their track and hope to
capture the thieves. A prominent young
man of the city disappeared Tuesday
leaving a note to his wife and employer
that he would not return. 1t is thought
that he is temporarily insane and will be
found on a vessel which sailed for Key
West.
The Blackwater, Escambia, and Geneva
rivers are overlooking aud rising rapidly,
we are informed, says the Pensacola Com
nneTcidl. The two bridges across the lat
ter river are washed away and the Geneva
people are in a bad fix. Trade is cut OFF,
and the farmers are suffering in conse-
quence of this. The bridges across the
Choctawhatchie and Pea rivers were built
at great expense to the county, the build
ing of a new court house being deferred
that it might be built. This accident is
due to drives of logs which came against
them with such force as to knock them
loose.
Green Cove Spring: IAN exciting race
after deer in the st. Johns river, was
witnessed at Hibernia this week. Messrs.
Dewitt, Phillips and Cotton were out
with their hounds, when large buck was
Jumped. The chase being in the direc-
ton of the river, the deer took the water
and started out upon its broad bosom as
fleet as though the breadth of water be-
fore him was but trife. The hunters
took TO their boats, when an exciting
chase Of three miles occurred, when the
fleet-footed pride OF the forest was over.
taken and captured. The hams Of tho
venison weighed 60pounds each"
A citizens meeting was held at Orlando
FRIDAY afternoon for the purpose Of de-
yising WAYS and means for protection
from fire. Mayor Reel presided, with
Caorga II NaWpl1 "a Secretary IL was